THE STORY
Reported Haunting
The former Dominican retreat is linked to wartime atrocities and reports of Japanese soldiers, headless nuns, cries, moans and screams.
The Dominican Hill Retreat House, commonly known as the Diplomat Hotel, began as a seminary before later becoming a hotel. The source attributes its haunted reputation to atrocities committed there during the Japanese occupation in World War II. Reports associated with the property include restless spirits, phantom Japanese soldiers, headless nuns, disembodied crying, moans and screams, and apparitions appearing in photographs.