Room 242 Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
Hotel guide Trent Valladares told KGUN 9 that guests report a woman in white in Room 242, said to be a long-staying guest who took her own life there. Source: KGUN 9.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
The hotel gives its history as starting in 1919 (Hotel Congress). The Arizona Daily Star says it formally opened to the public on November 18, 1918 (Arizona Daily Star).
Early on the morning of Tuesday, January 23, 1934, a basement furnace fire spread up the elevator shaft to the third floor, where members of John Dillinger's gang were staying under false names. Firemen who carried out their heavy luggage later recognized them, and the gang was arrested on January 25 (Tucson Fire Foundation; Pima County Public Library).
Ghost stories
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The Victorian gentleman Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
On the same tour he described sightings of a man in a pinstriped suit and top hat in Room 214, a rattling door in Room 212, and butter knives turning up in odd places near Room 220. Source: KGUN 9. The hotel was featured on Ghost Adventures in 2024 (Arizona Daily Star, 2024).
On the same tour he described sightings of a man in a pinstriped suit and top hat in Room 214, a rattling door in Room 212, and butter knives turning up in odd places near Room 220. Source: KGUN 9. The hotel was featured on Ghost Adventures in 2024 (Arizona Daily Star, 2024).
Then and now
Public access
Access unverified It operates as a hotel, but the official site could not be loaded on the date checked. Last checked: Oct 31, 2026.
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