The hotel served many well-to-do guests, including the Vanderbilt family. And regardless of who attended dinner each night in the hotel’s grand dining room, Carolyn Stickney was always the finest dressed attendee. It is rumored that Mrs. Stickney would hide on the balcony and look at the hotel’s guests as they filed in—carefully contemplating what dress and jewels to wear in order to outshine them all. After playing the nightly “belle of the ball,” Carolyn and Joseph would dine privately…
On May 6, 1994, a young woman was beaten to death with a garden hoe. The attacker came back 20 minutes after the incident occurred to bury her body under the floorboards of the house, which was later converted to a motel. Visitors have reported hearing strange noises emanating from the floor at night.
Though it was once the Concord police department, the building was renovated and tables now sit in what used to be jail cells. There have been reports of a ghost that has been affectionately named George. It is said that George moves people's chairs, drinks their beverages, and even throws food.

