Thisfunktional Magazine Issue 8 A | Page 24

P AGE 24 HaunteD Hote Jesus Figueroa Writer I have been researching European haunted hotels for months and I came across four hotels that have a big reputation for being horrifying and in some cases dangerous. Renyle House Hotel: This hotel is located in Galway, Ireland. As with every house hotel, this building has been working since 1917 and was believed to be haunted since then. Even after it was burned down by the IRA and reopened in 1930, the ghosts of this hotel are still lurking around. There is a particular room where the guests felt the bedsheets being tugged, a menacing presence in the room with them and couldn’t sleep. They also experienced doors opening and closing by themselves. A few séances later, discovered that the spirit was a 14 year old boy who committed suicide in that very room. If you wish to stay in this hotel, the rates start at $77 per room, per night. Bela Vista Hotel: Hotel Bela Vista Praia da Rocha is located in Portimao,Portugal. It’s a luxurious pool and spa hotel, filled with all the amenities, it just happens to be haunted. But that is the beauty of it. Built in the 19th century by the Magalhães Barros family. Henry Bivar de Vasconcelos turned the house into a hotel around 1930. Staff and guests of the hotel reported footsteps, moans and cries. Hotel Bela Vista has recently been renovated and re-opend as a 5-star boutique hotel restaurant and spa but the supernatural phenomena hasn’t stopped. If you are interested in hearing cries, scratches, moans or footsteps in your room, then the rates for this beautiful hotel start at $135 per room, per night. Hotel Cismigiu: Cismigiu, a hotel based in Bucharest, Romania, was built in 1914 as a hotel, closed in 1970, then in the 90s turned into a students dorm, and now it’s back as a hotel. It is been said that thi