Cuenca
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Cuenca, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Ecuador, is famed for its rich colonial architecture and vibrant cultural scene. Yet, as night descends, the air thickens with the whispers of restless spirits, and the old hotels seem to breathe the secrets of their haunted pasts.

Hotel Rural El Molino de la Ferreria

Spain

Cuenca

Spook rating:
5
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Visitors have reported strange occurrences such as the sound of machinery operating when no one is around and the feeling of cold drafts in certain areas of the hotel.
Price estimate per night

226

USD
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In the shadow of the jagged Cuenca cliffs, Hotel Rural El Molino de la Ferreria looms like a weary specter, remnants of its millers past whispering through the cold, damp air. The ghostly whir of forgotten machinery seems to echo from the decaying timbers when the moonlight is just right, chilling the bones of anyone who dares pass through its threshold. Its in those drafty corners, where the air hangs thick with an unshakable dread, that guests report a sinister presence watching, waiting-perhaps even yearning for company in its eternal solitude.

Hotel Boutique Pinar

Spain

Cuenca

Spook rating:
5
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1
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Some visitors have reported seeing ghostly figures in the garden and hearing strange noises at night; including the sound of children playing when no one else is around.
Price estimate per night

207

USD
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Beneath the crumbling archways of Hotel Boutique Pinar, the air is thick with the weight of lost time, where whispers of bygone laughter linger like shadows in the manicured garden. Guests swear theyve seen flickering figures weaving through the hedgerows, and at night, the distant echoes of childrens giggles taunt the silence, a cruel reminder that joy can twist into something mournful. As the sun sinks behind the ancient stone walls, an unsettling chill grips the heart, and one cant shake the feeling that the hotel itself is holding its breath, waiting for the unwary souls drawn to its macabre charm.

Hotel Rural La Casona de la Torre

Spain

Cuenca

Spook rating:
5
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1
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Visitors have experienced strange occurrences such as doors slamming shut and the sensation of being watched; particularly in the older sections of the building.
Price estimate per night

191

USD
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In the shadow of Cuencas jagged cliffs, Hotel Rural La Casona de la Torre looms like a spectral relic, its crumbling stone walls whispering secrets of a bygone era. Guests often report a chilling draft that carries the echoes of long-closed doors slamming shut, accompanied by the prickling sensation of unseen eyes trailing every step they take through its dim, hallowed halls. Here, in the older sections of the building, the air grows thick with an ominous awareness, as if the very walls are breathing, watching, and waiting for someone-or something- to join its haunted tapestry of the past.

Hotel La Posada de San Jose

Spain

Cuenca

Spook rating:
5
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1
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Guests have claimed to hear the sounds of footsteps and whispers; especially in the older parts of the building; and some have reported seeing ghostly figures in the dining area.
Price estimate per night

189

USD
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In the dimly lit halls of La Posada de San Jose, where the air is thick with a lingering chill, whispers flicker like candle flames, weaving through the shadows of a past that refuses to rest. Guests often find themselves ensnared by the disconcerting echo of footsteps that seem to follow them from room to room, as if the building itself holds its breath, waiting for the right moment to reveal the ghostly figures that haunt the dining area, their hollow eyes watching with a hunger that chills the soul. Those who sleep beneath its ancient roof leave with an inexplicable unease, the sensation of unseen eyes boring into their backs long after they've checked out, as if the hotel knows their secrets-secrets it yearns to

Hotel Alfonso VIII

Spain

Cuenca

Spook rating:
5
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Guests have reported strange occurrences; such as lights flickering; doors opening and closing on their own; and the sensation of being touched while sleeping.
Price estimate per night

175

USD
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Hotel Alfonso VIII loomed like a sentient beast against the jagged cliffs of Cuenca, its brick facade a sepulcher for whispers of the past. Inside, the air thickened with the weight of a hundred restless souls, where flickering lights cast ghostly shadows that danced in mocking rhythm, and doors creaked open as if beckoning the living to join their eternal revelry. Guests often awoke to the chilling caress of invisible fingers tracing their skin, the unshakable feeling that they were not alone-yet the true horror lay not in the touch itself, but in the realization that these spectral inhabitants had no intention of letting them leave.