Haunted Colorado

The hotel's founder was F.O. Stanley who was diagnosed with a fatal case of tuberculosis. His doctor suggested that he moved to Colorado because of the mountain air being drier and pollution free. By doing this Mr. Stanley's condition would either improve or make his passing easier.

There are haunted tales today that suggest that Mr. Stanley wanders the lobby and billiard room and that Mrs. Stanley plays the piano in the music room. In Room 217 there is a story that speaks of a housekeeper Miss Wilson who survived an explosion in Room 217 40 years prior to her death. Mr. Stanley offered her a lifetime job at the hotel and that is where she ended up dying was in Room 217 from an aneurysm.
Some of the hauntings that have been reported is:

-In Room 217, guest have reported their suitcases neatly unpacked and stacked in the closet

-Beds have been reported as being turned down

-Some guest has demanded another room because bed covers were thrown off of the bed, and loud unexplained noises were reported.

-On different floors of the Hotel, you could hear children's voices and sounds that reminded the guest of children playing. These commotions have caused some guest to leave the hotel in fright.

When I did a research on YouTube I could not find any haunted videos from the Broadmoor Hotel. There have been numerous reports that the Broadmoor is not haunted and other rumors that claim the stories are inconclusive. But as with all haunted stories there are those who have reported experiencing paranormal activities. With that being said, the only thing I can do is share some of the stories which I do not know is true or not except for my own experiences which without a doubt I know are true.

Some of the stories I have read speak of a fire at the Broadmoor Hotel and supposedly the ghost from the fire haunts the hotel. When I tried to search for some information on the fire I could not find it?

An electrician claimed to see a woman passing by him in a reflection of the window. When he turned around, the figure had disappeared. Rumors say this ghost is that of Julie Penrose who supposedly haunts the Broadmoor.

Other stories shared also mentions Julie Penrose's ghost but ghost of others too. While renovations were being done to each wing, it closed so no guest was allowed in those areas. A Security Guards claims that he heard the elevator running although there were no guest on the floor and as he was investigating it, small metal objects were being thrown at him but he claims there still was no one around.

Sometimes when we are younger, we do the oddest things. One night a friend talked me and another person into going to work with him at the Broadmoor Hotel; he worked in the kitchen. When we got there, the other person with us had failed to mention to me that they would be working that night. After about an hour or so, the "Friend" said I could not be in the kitchen. It was about 1:00 AM and I did not have a driver's license and I was not going to sit in the car until they off from work. So the "Friend" suggested that they knew of a place I could hide for the night and it was in the basement. Very long story short, I had the choice of either going outside to the car by myself, or staying down in the basement in this little closet area.

Needless to say, I opted for the closet area; I thought it would be better than freezing in a cold car in the middle of night. The Broadmoor is HUGE so you imagine how big the parking lot was. That night in the basement was unreal. I smelled these strong floral scents; I kept hearing footsteps walking closer to the door. I kept hearing these sounds like moans or low whispers. I was fit to be tied! I was so mad I made the other person take me home. I had all I was going to take from that closet area and from those jerks. Of course they both claimed I was a scared little child and it was all my imagination. And frankly I did not care what they thought. I also never went back to the Broadmoor Hotel. True story-This was back in the early seventies!