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This Historic Ozark Hotel Comes With Ghost Tours and a Morgue
From $176
Some historic hotels come with antique furniture and a few old photographs. The 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa (rated 4.2/5 on Tripadvisor) in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, comes with those things plus an old morgue, nightly ghost tours, and more than a century of paranormal stories. The mountaintop hotel is a great pick for history buffs, couples, families, and anyone who thinks a hotel is more fun when there's at least a small possibility their room is already occupied.
We found stays from $176 a night, with some of the best rates in November and December.
🏴☠️ Pirate Tip: Eureka Springs is one of those small towns that leans all the way into its weird, wonderful side. Think winding hillside streets, Victorian storefronts, and more art galleries and crystal shops than you'd expect for a town this size. It's worth carving out an afternoon to wander downtown on foot (the hills are steep, but the whole town is walkable) before heading back up to the hotel for the evening ghost tour.
We've highlighted the best rates we found for each month below. Want to travel at a different time? Just change the date range on Trivago and check the latest prices.
October is naturally the big draw for spooky season, but November and December have the lowest rates we found, making them an especially good time to visit if you want the ghosts without the Halloween crowds.
The Crescent has been sitting high above Eureka Springs since 1886, and its history took some seriously strange turns along the way. It began as an upscale resort, later became a college for young women, and in 1937 was transformed into a hospital by Norman Baker, a notorious charlatan who claimed he could cure cancer.
The hotel's old morgue still exists in the basement, and in 2019, workers even uncovered hundreds of bottles buried on the property that were traced back to the Baker Hospital era. If this sounds suspiciously like the setup for a horror movie, that's because it basically is.
Don't stop at simply sleeping here. The Crescent runs ghost tours nightly, and the classic tour takes you through some of the hotel's most famous haunted locations before ending inside the former Baker Hospital morgue.
If that's not quite enough paranormal activity for one vacation, the hotel also offers an Expert & Expanded Ghost Tour and a late-night Midnight Investigation led by a paranormal investigator. There's even a shorter Kids Ghost Tour designed for children ages 5 to 12. Tours regularly sell out, so book yours ahead of your stay.
Historic mountaintop hotel dating back to 1886
Located above the Victorian town of Eureka Springs in the Ozark Mountains
Nightly ghost tours through some of the hotel's supposedly most active areas
Former Baker Hospital morgue still located inside the hotel
New Moon Spa & Salon for considerably less terrifying relaxation
On-site restaurants including SkyBar Gourmet Pizza with Ozark views
Year-round pool that converts into a large hot tub during the winter
Walking and hiking trails across the hotel's 15-acre property
Kids Ghost Tour available for younger paranormal investigators
Room 218, known as Michael's Room, is said to be the hotel's most paranormally active room and is also its most requested. According to hotel lore, Michael was an Irish stonemason who died during the hotel's construction.
Room 419, known as Theodora's Room, comes with stories of a former Baker Hospital patient who reportedly moves belongings and tidies up after guests. Honestly, as hauntings go, complimentary housekeeping from the afterlife sounds pretty useful.
You can spend the afternoon at the spa and the evening investigating an old morgue, which is a vacation itinerary we don't get to recommend very often.
The elevator has its own local legend (you can ask the staff about it at check-in)
Guests consistently rave about the breakfast buffet and Eggs Benedict
The hotel is currently nominated for USA Today's 10 Best Haunted Hotel — voting closes September 21, 2026
It's the kind of place where even skeptics leave with a story to tell
The Crescent sits at 75 Prospect Avenue in Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Standard ghost tours run nightly but are not automatically included with a regular hotel booking
Ghost tours have limited capacity and can sell out, so advance reservations are recommended
If you specifically want to stay in Michael's Room 218 or Theodora's Room 419, book early. Both are marketed by the hotel as particularly active rooms.
The property is a member of Historic Hotels of America and has been part of the program since 2000.