This historic hotel is believed to be haunted by two spirits. The first is the apparition of a young woman who is seen rushing through the hallways of the hotel. Her disembodied footsteps have also been heard in various parts of the hotel. The second is a ghost the hotel patrons have named ‘Rufus’, who is responsible for turning lights on and off, flushing toilets and moving furniture around. The ghostly phenomena is mainly reported in rooms #06 and #07. The sound of a dog barking and running through the hallways has also been reported by guests.
(Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Geographic Information
- Address:
- 201 Moffat Ave
Yampa, CO 80483
United States
Get Directions » - GPS:
- 40.150366, -106.90727500000003
- County:
- Routt County, Colorado
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I live in oak creek, co about 15 minutes away from yampa. The royal burned down during the winter of 2014.
I stayed here several times fully knowing the place was weird and haunted. Back around 2007s. I would go to the bar there and drink till closing. Then the bartender would make a last call, I would say I had a room upstairs and she looked at me like I was crazy. I always was the only overbite guest and the door was locked from the outside when she left. It was true that around 2AM the place began to creak and the hall lights would flicker and I would have to ponder the walk down the long hall to the toilet. I liked the SW room overlooking the main street and I had a street light shinning into my room for the night. One time there was a remodel taking place and the activity was crazy with noises around 3 AM. I always got my thrills and chills and was ready to hear the front door open in the morning.. Ole Rufus truly haunted the old building and some locals had stories about the gift shop that was located on the ground floor and the music boxes that would self start…. John Buerger