Passing By The Hotel Boulderado

I drove past Boulder's Hotel Boulderado, located a block north of the Pearl Street Mall, on a rather gloomy afternoon last week, and took the photograph above while waiting for the traffic light to change. That hotel opened with a New Year's Eve Gala Ball in 1908, and quickly became THE place to dine and stay in Boulder. After some hard times during the Great Depression, it once again became Boulder's top luxury hotel. And I must say, The Corner Bar, seen in the photo, does seem like a cozy spot on a miserable day. I have walked through the Boulderado a few times, and it is indeed very impressive. And no one will be surprised to hear that it is haunted. The "Lady in White" roams the halls late at night, the sounds of children laughing can sometimes be heard, and many guests report the feeling of being watched (although that is not that unusual in this day and age). There is also a ghostly bellman, and the sound of mysterious piano music. Paranormal experts have conducted several investigations, but the results have been inconclusive. Just for fun, I checked the rates there, and you can get a room for $166, at least during the month of December. That is really not that expensive for a hotel in that class, although I would certainly not pay it as long as there is a Motel 6 around. But for anyone who wants to get up close and personal with the spirit world, it might be a bargain. Of course, I myself have never seen a ghost, or for that matter a moose, either. And so if I stayed there, the only strange sounds in the night would probably be coming from the plumbing.