Ecuador
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Ecuador, renowned for its breathtaking landscapes and rich indigenous culture, is home to the mysterious Galápagos Islands and the historic city of Quito. Yet, beneath the charm, old hotels whisper with restless spirits, their creaking halls echoing the secrets of the long-departed.

Hotel Red Mangrove

Ecuador

Santa Cruz Island

Spook rating:
5
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1
 votes)
Some guests have claimed to experience odd occurrences; such as items moving on their own and hearing voices in empty rooms.
Price estimate per night

204

USD
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Hotel Red Mangrove loomed like a specter against the darkening sky, its weathered walls whispering of lost souls and forgotten histories, where the rustle of unseen movements and the faint echo of disembodied voices turned the air thick with dread. Guests often found their belongings inexplicably rearranged, as if the very spirits of the island were toying with them, leaving behind a chill that sank into their bones, a silent warning that some doors should never be opened. Those who lingered too long spoke of a gnawing unease, a feeling that they were not alone, and when night fell, shadows danced in the corners of the rooms, veiling the hidden terrors waiting just beyond the edge of their sight.

Hostal La Posada

Ecuador

Manta

Spook rating:
5
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1
 votes)
Guests have reported hearing voices and laughter in the night; as well as seeing fleeting shadows.
Price estimate per night

193

USD
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The air in Hostal La Posada hangs heavy with the laughter of voices long past, echoes ricocheting off the faded walls like trapped souls seeking release in the night. Guests often find themselves waking to the sensation of fleeting shadows dancing just beyond their periphery, whispers slithering through cracked windows as if the very building remembers too much. As dawn creeps in, they discover they are not the first to share these haunted halls; the reflection of their own fear runs deeper than the dim flicker of the gas lamps, leaving behind a chill that promises they may never truly leave.

La Casa Verde

Ecuador

Banos

Spook rating:
5
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1
 votes)
Visitors have claimed to experience cold spots; flickering lights; and the sensation of a presence in their rooms. Some have even reported seeing apparitions.
Price estimate per night

182

USD
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La Casa Verde loomed in the heavy mist of Banos, its peeling green paint whispering secrets to the wind, where shadows danced in every flickering light and cold spots gnawed at the skin like icy fingers tracing the walls. Guests spoke in hushed tones of spectral figures drifting through the narrow halls, their sorrowful eyes glinting with stories of the past, while unseen presences wrapped around them like a shroud, leaving only the echo of a breath behind. It wasn't just the legends that lingered, but an insidious awareness that something watched, waiting for the right moment to slip into the waking world once more.

Hotel La Casa de Marita

Ecuador

Santa Cruz Island

Spook rating:
5
(
1
 votes)
Guests have reported seeing apparitions in the garden area; particularly at dusk.
Price estimate per night

181

USD
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At Hotel La Casa de Marita, shadows stretch unnaturally in the dying light, and the whisper of long-dead voices clings to the air like the salt of the nearby sea. Guests have reported glimpses of spectral figures drifting through the garden, their forms dissolving into the encroaching dusk, while the underbrush rustles with the unexplainable stirrings of unseen watchers. Laughter echoes where no one stands, and as night claws at the edges of day, a creeping dread settles, each guest left wondering if they might be the next to disturb the secrets woven into the very fabric of this haunted haven.

Hotel Otavalo

Ecuador

Otavalo

Spook rating:
5
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1
 votes)
Guests have reported strange noises at night; including footsteps and whispers in empty hallways. Some have claimed to see shadowy figures moving in and out of their rooms.
Price estimate per night

176

USD
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In the dim light of the Hotel Otavalo, where centuries of whispered secrets cling to the walls like cobwebs, the air thrummed with an unsettling silence, punctuated only by the soft shuffle of unseen feet echoing in the empty hallways. Shadows flickered at the periphery of vision, coalescing into indistinct forms that seemed to watch, to linger just beyond the threshold of the rooms, as if waiting for the unwitting guests to invite them back into the world of the living. Those who dared to stay the night spoke of restless whispers curling around their ears, an eerie chorus of voices that beckoned them closer to a truth better left untouched, turning the sanctuary of slumber into a malevolent playground of the forgotten

Hotel El Indio

Ecuador

Otavalo

Spook rating:
5
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1
 votes)
Guests have reported seeing apparitions of indigenous figures and hearing traditional music echoing through the halls.
Price estimate per night

176

USD
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Hotel El Indio loomed at the edge of Otavalo like a forgotten relic, its weathered stone walls echoing with the whispers of ancestral voices, their mournful cries intertwining with the haunting strains of distant panpipes that seemed to seep from the very bowels of the earth. Guests often stumbled upon shadowy figures clad in tattered woven garments, their vacant eyes locking onto souls as if to beckon them to join the endless dance of the dead; those who lingered too long found themselves trapped in a twilight realm, where time twisted and the air thickened with a sense of impending doom. Leaving the hotel was not always a choice, for sometimes, it was the hotel that decided who would remain.

Hotel San Francisco

Ecuador

Otavalo

Spook rating:
5
(
1
 votes)
Guests have reported strange occurrences such as doors opening and closing on their own and lights flickering without explanation. Some have felt an unexplained presence in their rooms.
Price estimate per night

163

USD
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Hotel San Francisco loomed over Otavalo like a forgotten specter, its peeling paint whispering secrets of the past as shadows danced in the flickering lights that never seemed to warm the cold, stale air. Doors creaked open and shut, a dissonant lullaby that beckoned the unwary, while unseen hands brushed against the flesh of those brave enough to stay the night, leaving them to wonder who-or what-might be lurking just beyond the veil of their consciousness. Guests swore they felt eyes watching from the corners of their dimly lit rooms, an unsettling reminder that in this place, the living were not alone; they were merely the latest residents in a hotel where history had never truly let go.

Hotel Boutique Vista del Angel

Ecuador

Quito

Spook rating:
5
(
1
 votes)
Some guests have reported feeling a strange energy in certain rooms; with a few claiming to have seen ghostly figures in the mirrors.
Price estimate per night

150

USD
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In the shadowy recesses of Hotel Boutique Vista del Angel, where the whispers of Quitos past intertwine with the spectral remnants of sorrow, mirrors glint like darkened portals, occasionally reflecting not the living but the long-forgotten souls who linger still. Guests have reported a peculiar heaviness in the air, as if unseen eyes are watching, their breath chilled by the intangible energy that hums through the historic walls, drawing them into a dance with phantoms who smile just behind their reflections. Those who dare to gaze too long might find that the figures lurking in the glass are all too eager to step out of the past-into their present.

Hotel Sol y Mar

Ecuador

Santa Cruz Island

Spook rating:
5
(
1
 votes)
Guests have mentioned feeling a presence in their rooms and experiencing strange occurrences like flickering lights.
Price estimate per night

149

USD
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At Hotel Sol y Mar, the echoes of early explorers linger in the salted air, their ambitions swallowed by the dense shadows that creep along the dimly lit hallways. Guests often find themselves under the unsettling gaze of unseen eyes, as flickering lights cast fleeting shadows that dance in grotesque mockery of the living. Whispers of long-gone settlers seep through the walls, leaving a chilling imprint of restlessness, and those who dare to sleep often wake to the soft sound of laughter-though no one else is ever there.

Hostal Tierra de los Andes

Ecuador

Otavalo

Spook rating:
5
(
1
 votes)
Guests have reported feeling an inexplicable sense of nostalgia and have claimed to hear voices from the past; particularly in the common areas.
Price estimate per night

146

USD
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The corridors of Hostal Tierra de los Andes whisper with the echoes of forgotten lives, where the heavy scent of damp stone mingles with the ghostly murmur of voices that drift through the common areas like smoke curling from a dying fire. Guests often find themselves ensnared by a haunting sense of nostalgia, as if the very walls pulse with the memories of those who once lingered here, their laughter now twisted into an eerie symphony that beckons them deeper into the shadows. Those who dare to stay too long risk becoming one with the history, their own voices fading into the soft, relentless chorus of the past, leaving only an emptiness where once there was life.