DJ Trava

Tampa has two notable haunted hotels. Well, A Hotel and a former hotel, now College administrative center, the Don Caesar Resort and Spa one of the local Tampa luxury hotels and the former Tampa Bay Hotel. The story of the Don Cesar tells of a lost love who Thomas Rowe, the original owner, built a fountain in homage to in his hotel. They fell in love while he was a student in Europe but he returned to America without his love after her parents forbade their marriage. Despite the fountain having been removed during renovation guests still report seeing apparitions of the lovers standing hand in hand.

While less touching a story the former Tampa Bay hotel is definitely described as the most active. The University of Tampa’s academic and administrative center was once the Tampa Bay Hotel and is still a symbol of Tampa and its heritage. The hotel was designed to be a symbol of luxury and wealth. It had many historic visitors who stayed in the hotel including Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders. Today this historic building is still the heart of the University but it has come to be considered one of Tampa’s most notable haunted locations. Haunting activities have been reported in various parts of the building that was once a hotel including the mail room, McKay Hall, and Plant Hall. The numerous sightings and experiences make this one of the most notable haunted sights in Tampa to this day. In Plant Hall and McKay Hall there have been sightings of apparitions in the windows and students have reported feeling “cold spots”. During the summer in Florida the buildings tend to be warm, so a cold spot is especially noticeable yet cold spots have been felt, in a building with no central a/c. Many students and faculty say they have a feeling of being watched, and doors seem to open and close by themselves. The mail room has been reported to have items move on their own and drafts with no explanation or source. Floating orbs have been spotted in these locations as well.

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