Employees allowed to talk Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
The Sentinel-Record reports that the hotel has long been talked about as haunted, but only about five years earlier were employees allowed to discuss encounters. Source: Sentinel-Record, 2020. The Democrat-Gazette's "Friday Frights" podcast also covered the hotel. Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 2025.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
The first Arlington opened in 1875. Its 1892–93 successor burned on April 5, 1923, killing one fireman. Mann and Stern designed the current hotel in 1924, and in the 1930s Al Capone rented an entire floor for his staff and bodyguards (Wikipedia).
Ghost stories
These are reported legends, not verified events. The creepiness score (1–5) is Spook Atlas's own editorial rating, not a measurement.
Then and now
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Public access
Open to the public The hotel takes bookings on its official website. Last checked: Nov 1, 2026.
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