7 Movie Hotels You Wont Check Out Of

There’s Nothing Like a Vacation. But You won’t Want to Stay the Night in these Movie Hotels.

After taking some time to reflect on islands and theme parks from movies, I thought I might keep the whole travel motif rolling by taking some time to look at some of the movie hotels I wouldn’t want to stay the night in. It took some digging, but I managed to gather a list of the creepiest hotels to grace the silver screen. These places all have a wide variety of problems from ghosts to serial killers to cannibals that will make you think twice about booking them. The only conditions were that they had to be active hotels that you could check into and they had to be from movies. The end result is a list of the movie hotels that would definitely get a one-star rating from any guest foolish enough to stay in (if they could even leave a rating afterward). So get ready for the deadliest movie hotels of all time!

The Dolphin- 1408

1490 is one of the most underrated Stephen King movies of all time (aside from The Mist), which is why I’m kicking off this list of movie hotels with The Dolphin. Luckily, the entire hotel isn’t haunted. So, you might actually enjoy spending a night here as long as you don’t book room 1408. While a lot of places on this list might be haunted by ghosts or owned by serial killers, The Dolphin suffers from a far simpler problem, as the manager put is so elegantly, “It’s an evil fucking room.” There have been dozens of tragedies from suicides to murders to horrible accidents in that room and not even the staff will go in there alone. It’s so evil that it even manages to chew up skeptics and spit them back out again. So, next time you find yourself in New York, check out the beautiful Dolphin hotel but stay far away from room 1408.

Yankee Pedlar Inn-The Innkeepers

The Yankee Pedlar Inn makes it onto this list of movie hotels because of one devilish spirit haunting its halls, Madeline O’Malley. She was a bride who hung herself after being left at the altar by her fiance. When her body was discovered by the owners, it was hidden away in the basement because a suicide might be “bad for business.” Of course, this isn’t the best way to help her spirit rest, so Madeline has been haunting the place ever since. For the most part, she’s fine just being a creeper, but tragedy strikes when a pair of ghost hunting enthusiasts go looking for her. Luckily you won’t have to worry about staying a night in the Yankee Pedlar Inn since The Innkeepers starts with the hotel closing down. Still, this is one place I definitely wouldn’t want to lay my head at night.

Motel Hello- Motel Hell

With a name like Motel Hello, you’re just asking for trouble. It might sound like a nice and friendly place, but once that “O” starts to flicker you know you’re in trouble. Honestly, I don’t get why anyone would want to stay at this place. I mean, it’s attached to a farm. What are you going to do? Book a night and work the fields in the morning? Of course, Motel Hello isn’t just known for its rooster wake up calls, it’s famous for it’s smoked meats. The only problem is that they’re not exactly diet friendly, especially for those among us trying to avoid “long pig.” To make matters even worse, the couple who owns the place often use their guests in the cooking process. Maybe it’s just me, but when I check into a hotel I prefer not to be on the menu. Still, I’m sure there’s a niche audience that might enjoy Motel Hello.

Starlight Hotel- Eaten Alive

Strangely enough, the Starlight Hotel has something in common with Motel Hello. The only difference is who’s doing the eating. The owner of the Starlight Hotel might just be your average, run of the mill maniac. What makes him so memorable is that he’s got an enormous crocodile as a pet that loves to eat his victims. The thing is that even without the killer owner and his weird pet, I don’t think I’d want to stay in some random hotel in the middle of a Texas swamp. Then again, Tobe Hooper pretty much guaranteed I would never willingly visit Texas (he also gave us The Texas Chainsaw Massacre). Still, when it comes to movie hotels I have to hand it to the Starlight for pulling out a double threat with a psycho slasher and killer animal. However, that extra effort doesn’t mean I’m going to be taking a weekend trip there anytime soon.