THE STORY
Reported Haunting
The historic La Concha Hotel is associated with several reported spirits, including the ghost of a waiter who allegedly died after falling down an elevator shaft. Guests and employees have reported apparitions, unexplained noises, and other disturbances throughout the hotel, making it one of Key West's better-known haunted landmarks.
This hotel is hopping with haunts. Rumor has it that one New Year’s Eve in the early 1980s a young man fell to his death down the elevator shaft, and his spirit is active in the elevator and on the 5th floor. It is also known in local lore that 13 people have committed suicide by jumping off the rooftop bar. Patrons here have experienced their glass of Chardonnay being jerked out of their grasp by unseen hands. The reason? One of the suicide jumpers drank a Chardonnay before he leapt, and it is believed that he has come back for another sip.