Effie Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
Forbes listed the Skirvin in 2023 among hotels that dare travelers to spend the night, retelling the story of a ghost known as Effie. Source: Forbes, 2023.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
The Skirvin opened on September 26, 1911. It closed in 1988 because of low occupancy, sat abandoned for 19 years and reopened as a Hilton in 2007 (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.
The hotel's view Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
The hotel has played the stories down: in 2011 the Journal Record reported that the Skirvin spurns its specters. Source: Journal Record, 2011.
The hotel has played the stories down: in 2011 the Journal Record reported that the Skirvin spurns its specters. Source: Journal Record, 2011.
Then and now
Public access
Open to the public The hotel takes bookings on its own site (Skirvin Hilton). Last checked: Nov 1, 2026.
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