THE STORY
Reported Haunting
The Paso Robles Inn has several reported spirits, including one associated with Room 1007 who is said to make mysterious telephone calls to the front desk and, according to local lore, has even dialed 911. Guests and employees have also reported unexplained footsteps, apparitions, and other unusual activity throughout the historic hotel.
Room 1007 apparently has a ghost that likes to call the front desk and occasionally 911. Numerous people have reported unexplained phone calls coming from that room. Maintenance has not found a likely technical reason for the event. Some attribute the ghostly calls to a former employee who died after the inn caught fire in 1940. The employee discovered the fire and immediately after sounding the alarm, alerting guests and authorities to the emergency, he suffered a fatal heart attack and died. Some believe that the phone calls are still his attempt to alert the front desk and authorities to the fire that indirectly led to his death.