The 03 rooms Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
OregonLive (Oct. 25, 2011) reported that Food & Wine put the Heathman on a list of 21 haunted U.S. restaurants and hotels. It quoted the magazine's claim that "a guest who fell from the window of Room 703 now haunts the whole line of rooms ending in 03." Source: OregonLive, 2011.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
The New Heathman Hotel was built by George Heathman as a sister to his first hotel, a block away. It was a 10-story brick-faced concrete building, and it formally opened on December 17, 1927. It was listed on the National Register in 1984 as the New Heathman Hotel (Wikipedia).
Ghost stories
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Staff accounts Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
CBS News visited the hotel for a ghost segment and recorded staff and guest stories about odd events in the 03 rooms. Treat these as personal accounts. Source: CBS News.
CBS News visited the hotel for a ghost segment and recorded staff and guest stories about odd events in the 03 rooms. Treat these as personal accounts. Source: CBS News.
Then and now
Public access
Open to the public It operates as a hotel. Last checked: Oct 31, 2026.
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