I’ve heard a lot of different things about Manresa Castle over the years and have an interesting tale to tell. My ex-wife and I stayed there six years ago during the off season. It was a very unique experience because we were the only guests in the entire hotel. We stayed up all night “ghost hunting,” but weren’t really surprised when we failed to find any ghosts. My ex-wife even dared me to go streaking buck naked through the various floors of the castle, which I did while she videotaped me. Eventually we tried to go to sleep, but were immediately awakened by the sound of curiously loud footfalls coming down the hallway. We happened to be in one of the nicer suites. In fact, it was right next door to the suite where the bride had allegedly committed suicide all those years ago. In any case, these footsteps lead right up to our door and stopped suddenly. My ex and I looked at each other, thinking that perhaps the night clerk needed to tell us something. When we went to the door, there was no one in sight, and we hadn’t heard anybody walking away. A little bit later around 5:00 a.m., we were both rudely startled from a sound sleep by a persistent and very loud pounding noise coming from the wall right next to our bed. We were both pretty unnerved, but went to investigate anyway. Actually, I think I ended up doing the investigation by myself since my ex was too scared to get out of bed. Anyway, once again there was no one there. Now, does this mean the castle is haunted? I sure hope so, because it’s a lot more fun to believe that it is. Just remember that regardless of what anyone says, this really happened to us during our stay inside the Manresa Castle one cold February morning in 2000.

i worked at the castle for a while and yeah its haunted..doors close with no one being thier..ive been alone in room 202 and it gives you a funny feeling but its not all crazy at least not during the day light hours..its a cool place to visit…and hey if you visit dont be stingy leave a tip the maids deserve it…..BELIEVE ME…..

If anyone can give me an address to this, or possible directions from tacoma. Email me at Ladybloodlust@yahoo.com….. I want to go this weekend.

Sorry to burst everyones bubble but it’s room 306 not 202. The womans name was Kate Eisenbeis and she commited suicide by jumping out of a third story window after recieving news that her husband was lost at sea. Ironically that was not true and upon his return he was greeted not by his queen buy by an empty castle, the same castle he built for his beloved queen who was now gone. Striken with grief he left the castle to rot. After that it lay vacant for many years until one day it was sold, remodled, and converted into a finishing school for training preists. One night for whatever reason one of the head priests hung himself from the roof support beam of the southwest turret. Sometime after that the Castle was converted into a Hotel and since then it has been subject to much speculation. Albeit a very beautiful building and a cozy stay my own experience there will always have me asking myself did I really see that, or was it my imagination. I seriously doubt anyone who dismisses the mystery surrounding this place has ever been there.

In 2005, my mother, aunt, two cousins, and I stayed in the Tower Room of Manresa Castle. It was really cool to walk around and think about all the stuff that could have happened and spook yourself out and that was most of the fun of Manresa Castle. Until we all went to sleep. All night I heard whispering. It sounded like two or three people whispering at once, but I couldn’t understand what they were saying. At first I thought it was the rest of my family but when I woke up the next morning I asked them and they all said they weren’t talking. Except my cousin who slept in the master bedroom said she heard the whispering too around the same time I did. My aunt, who is really skeptical about ghosts, said that someone shook her shoulder to the point where she woke up, but when she rolled over she didnt see anyone/thing and my cousin who was sharing the bed with her was asleep. The thing was, I wasn’t really afraid when all this was happening. It was more of an excited comfort, even though I know no one in my family was creating this.

We are staying at the Castle Thanksgiving night. I’ll let you know if we experience anything haunted. We are staying in one of the suites on the 3rd floor. Looking forward to it!

There is someone on the top floor. If you don’t believe then grab your balls and go and see for yourself. Then try to tell everyone you don’t believe. Just because it’s not someone from the stories, it doesn’t’ mean that the land itself doesn’t have something on it.

I want to go there, does anyone know how to get there? Please email me at mamadiva222@yahoo.com, Thank you!

I just found this online on the site…….
Charles died in 1902 and Kate remarried a few years later. The Castle was left empty for almost 20 years except for a caretaker

I guess those are the people that built the castle and everyone keeps saying the wife is the one who killed herself by jumping out of the tower. Where is this info comeing from? I would like to read about it!

please post the facts……thankyou

My husband casey andistayed at the castel one week befor thanksgiving 2006 while he was on R&R from Iraq, we stayed in room 217 one the third floor.As soon as we arrived at the castel arrownd i felt realy wierd.At the end of our tour of the castel we heard somebody in the basement but no one was there,laiter at night my husband was sleeping i laid in bed and i heard moneing out side our door but nobody was on our side of the building there was also sounds footsteps in the attick. The next morning we walked up and down the hallways allone and my husbend cought an orb on camera another picture of a misty stair case and more orbs in the attick it is a very mistirius but very lovely place.My husband is now back in Iraq and will be back home in 07 Support our troops guys and gals!check out our ghost investigation teem W.I.P.I.T on myspace.Thanks …grace and casey

Have you guys ever heard of spellcheck? And to the lady looking for the place? Look it up! Jesus Tittyfucking CHRIST!

First off, that Ben boy needs his mouth washed out!! Second, I have stayed in the tower room at Manresa Castle and though we didn’t experience anything, it was a cool experience. We are returning to Seattle for vacation, and we have made a point to go again there. Lovely place, and the town is beautiful.

I do believe that “Manresa Castle” is haunted because my friend and her family went for a little vacation in “Manresa Castle”. My friend said that when my friend and her sister went to a little store she found a book about haunted biuldings in Washington and they found that the hotel that they where staying in was huanted. Later that night, my friend recals hearing strang clanking noises in the tower then she said that she heard the doors opening and closing.
The next day, her fathers shoe was on top of the light fixture. Her father said “I didnt do that!”. Usually her father can do a joke but say he didnt do it, but he was being serouse about it.Through that whole day my friend didnt want to stay a Manresa Castle anymore, but we all still think its haunted……

YEAH! I just want you all to know me and my man,and 3 other couples are going to go stay 2 nights in the hotel in 2 months, I made my reservations last night and woooo hoooo I am so excited to see what I feel and see if all this is true, I brought a big support group who is excited as well.

Well wish me luck ya’ll. its for my birthday too, so how interesting.

PEACE & LIGHT,
Darah

My husband and I stayed there in ‘05 in the turret suite on the 3rd floor. Being not of suspicious/paranoid heart, I went with a free mind. The room itself is gorgeous, elegant antiques fill a very spacious area and the view is to die for (no pun intended). It was a very hot day so we turned on an oscillating fan on a table which kept turning itself off. Now, I realize that to say a “ghost” did it would be the fun thing to say but my intellect calls faulty wiring. That being said, what I will at the very least question is the noctural activity emanating from the upstairs region above our bed. We hardly slept at all, due to footsteps (mostly) and whispering although we could not make out any distinct words. In the morning I inquired at the front desk if there were perhaps workers laboring during the night, which of course, there was not. Overall, I would say that the Manresa is a gorgeous place, the food in the restaurant was outstanding and the city of Port Townsend is definite must-see. Would I stay at Manresa again? Probably not, the feeling I got (more so in the froyer area of the lobby) was just creepy. Is it haunted? Whose to say, I’ll say what I’ve always said; best to be afraid of the people who ARE alive, not the dead ones!

No the Manresa Castle isn’t haunted end of story about this!

Wow, you’re a smart one! What else do you know?

That was cool im only 12 but i want to check it out already!

What great stories- I’m sorry the negative comments were not as entertaining to read but you can’t win them all.

Anyway, I can’t wait to visit Manresa for myself

amm

So, i just want to say that the person who believes this bullsh*t is the same dumb as the people who say it