THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Herrmann Hall at the former Hotel Del Monte is associated with reports of unexplained paranormal activity dating back to the resort's grand hotel era. Witnesses have reported apparitions, phantom footsteps, mysterious voices, and shadow figures within the historic building. Many believe former guests still linger in the halls.
Hotel Del Monte was a luxury resort hotel from 1880 until 1942, when it was leased to the Navy to be used as a school to train electronic technicians during World War II. After the war, the building became the Naval Postgraduate School, the main building of which is called Herrmann Hall, and houses administrative offices and a hotel. Herrmann Hall is believed to be haunted by the ghost of a gray-bearded man in a suit named Charles Crocker. His apparition has been seen throughout the hotel, and many strange occurrences, such as moving objects, banging bread trays, shattering glasses, taps on employees’ shoulders, and the antique elevator moving by itself, are attributed to Mr. Crocker.