PHASM

Palace Hotel

Port Townsend, Washington, United States

Hotel · local-legend

The Story

The Palace’s best-known figure is the Lady in Blue, often called Claire, whose arrival is said to be accompanied by perfume. Accounts associated with Rooms 3 and 4 describe shaking beds and moans. Other stories include a woman in black who vanishes near a stove and a boy called Adam running along the third-floor hall.

The Hauntings

The Palace’s best-known figure is the Lady in Blue, often called Claire, whose arrival is said to be accompanied by perfume. Accounts associated with Rooms 3 and 4 describe shaking beds and moans. Other stories include a woman in black who vanishes near a stove and a boy called Adam running along the third-floor hall.

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Operating hotel with no elevator or ground-floor rooms; guest spaces are restricted.

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