The current Britannia Adelphi is the third building on the site to be used as a hotel and is rumored to be full of ghosts. From the murky basement to the haunted apartments on the upper floors, a hotel in Liverpool is often called the most haunted hotel in the UK.
In the center of Liverpool stands a grand and opulent hotel whose luxury hides a darker history. Once hailed as the most elegant hotel outside London, the Britannia Adelphi has long attracted travelers and the supernatural alike.
Behind the crystal chandeliers and marble corridors lurk the whispers of ghostly figures, disembodied voices and strange knocking sounds on the walls, and something much more sinister is said to reside on the third floor. Guests checked in expecting comfort, and then found themselves face to face with the unknown.
A story of greatness and spirits
The hotel has been on this site since 1826, when it first replaced Ranaleigh Gardens, one of Liverpool's earliest public recreational spaces. The original building gave way to a second hotel fifty years later, which was purchased by the Midland Railway in 1892. In 1911, the current Adelphi Hotel replaced the ancient ones. When it opened its doors, it quickly became a symbol of wealth and sophistication, welcoming guests from all over the world.
Its rooms once hosted renowned figures such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland and Laurel and Hardy. Even Roy Rogers brought his beloved horse Trigger to stay within its walls. Yet despite its polished surface, Adelphi always seemed to carry something unsettled beneath its grandeur, as if the echoes of its past refused to fade away.
The haunted Adelphi Hotel
According to stories, the Adelphi is haunted due to the many deaths and suicides that have occurred there since it opened.
The hotel is believed to be haunted by numerous ghosts. One of them is a bellhop, 15-year-old Raymond Brown, who got stuck in a baggage elevator and died in 1961. He can now be seen lifting guests' bags and carrying their luggage before disappearing around a corner or slipping into the shadows.
There is a whistle in the elevators that breathes down people's necks and taps their shoulders. A female ghost who robs guests and searches through their belongings early in the morning disappears when she is caught.
The basement is said to be haunted by a woman dressed in Victorian clothing. Among the many stories, one rumor stands out – the story of a demon prowling the upper corridors, growling and whispering with an otherworldly voice.
Haunted third floor
It is said that the most haunted floor in the hotel is the third floor. That's what the staff says. There have been several reports of people getting unwell from staying there for too long; people also claimed to see shadows and ghostly figures at the end of their beds.
This shadow is said to be the ghost of a man known only as George, with a tuxedo and a toothbrush mustache. He is said to stand silently by people's beds with an unreadable expression on his face, before disappearing into the shadows.
Some believe it is the ghost of a man who took his own life in the hotel in the 1930s. It is said that he died in the hotel elevator or fell to his death. He is also said to be calling people from a particular hotel window on the Brownlow Hill side.
The haunting of the Titanic crew in the Sefton apartment
The hotel's Sefton Suite is said to be an exact replica of the ship's first-class smoking room. This was later refuted by the hotel itself. But this myth may be why people think that Captain Edward Smith, who sank the Titanic in 1912, haunts the hotel.
Paranormal investigator and author Tom Slemen claims to have witnessed three men haunting the room and claims that it was Smith and two other naval officers who also went down with the ship.
“During one of the talks, it was standing room only, and I and many other people saw three men standing at the other end of the room, dressed as naval officers, with white caps and dark jackets with all the braids on. The middle officer, who looked to be in his sixties, had a white beard and was about five feet or four inches tall, and all three of them were there one moment and the next moment they were gone, and when this trio of ghosts disappeared, there was a shock.” Source
It is also said to be haunted by a woman in a gray Victorian dress.
The living and the dead
Today, the Adelphi Hotel continues to welcome guests in its 402 rooms, each ornately decorated with touches of old-world charm. Guests can enjoy delicious meals under sparkling chandeliers, relax in the sauna and marble swimming pool, or have a drink at the bar. However, when night falls and the last lights go out, the magnificence takes on a different shade. The laughter in the dining halls fades away, replaced by pale whispers in the long corridors and the creaking of unseen footsteps.
For some, Adelphi is a place of elegance and nostalgia. For others, it is a maze of shadows and memories that refuse to die. Whether George's ghost still watches or something much darker haunts the third floor, one thing is certain – those who stay at the Britannia Adelphi never leave once they arrive.
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