Dashboards and Saddlebags the Destination Magazine™ Issue 031 October 2013 | Page 22

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Spend A Night In The Pink Lady’s
Room, If You Dare
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uests checking in to Room 545 at the historic Omni Grove Park Inn
in Asheville often find they are not alone. The century-old mountain
resort hasn’t overbooked them, they happen to be sharing the room with
a guest who has been around, in spirit at least, since the 1920s. She’s
known as the Pink Lady and she is a friendly ghost who seems to be fond
of children. Legend has it she was a guest who fell, or was pushed, to her
death from the fifth floor of the historic section of the property, which
has an open atrium in the center of each floor. The Omni Grove Park Inn
offers history tours of the property that mention the Pink Lady. The resort
also hosts an event for Halloween weekend and many staff members will
share tales with visitors who are
curious about her. Spending time
with the Pink Lady is the perfect
overnight stay for visitors who want
to have some frightful fun during the
Halloween season in North Carolina. Project 543 tells the story of
unique spots across North
The spirit appears in a flowing, pink
Carolina we hope will become
gown and has made her presence
some of your favorite places.
known to hundreds of guests and
Why 543? Because that’s the
employees during the years. She’s a
number of miles from Manteo,
on the coast, to Murphy, in the
mischievous ghost, often turning off
mountains, and is traditionally
lights, closing doors and generally
considered to be the width of
watching over the happenings at the
our state. The entries in this
hotel. The Omni Grove Park Inn
project are in no particular
celebrates 100 years in 2013 with a
order, and we’ll add to them
each week. Check in often to
yearlong celebration the Pink Lady
find inspiration for your next
will definitely attend.
www.GroveParkinn.com

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