Being "Ghost Hunters" fans we decided to visit the Spalding Inn as part of a New England road trip. We stayed for 2 nights and enjoyed our stay. The Spalding has the friendliest staff I've ever met, they're eager to chat with you, share pictures and EVPs from past ghost hunting experiences at the Inn, and make you feel at home. The Inn is cozy, though the guest rooms have much to be desired. My hope is that Ghost Hunters fame will bring some revenue to this facility and allow for some updating. We had no paranormal activity, though my imagination coupled with the old radiator/boiler heating system left me with one very poor night of sleep. Also, I think a few upgrades to the continental breakfast might help as well. The 2 Kings Pub has surprisingly good food, and I will daydream about the Seafood Newberg for weeks to come! The surrounding area of Whitefield is quaint and quiet with beautiful views of Mount Washington, but plan to drive at least 20-30 minutes for lunch when the Pub is closed.

I was scared out of my mind. Not because of the "ghosts," but because of the filth.

We were first greeted in our room, by a cockroach who was perched upon the soap. We then soon discovered stained bed sheets, dead flies on the floor, and lighting fixtures that either sported dead bulbs, or no light bulbs at all.

The wall paper is bubbling and peeling, the furniture is scratched and ripped. The floor is sticky and gritty. The bathtub struggles to drain. One must stand in a tepid pool of one's own filth.

This place is obviously surviving on their pathetic reputation as "haunted," and does not care at all that their property is rotting away around them.

When we cancelled our second night at the front desk, the employee behind the counter did not seem at all surprised when we informed her of our experience.

In the middle of the night, someone decided it would be "spooky" to limp up and down the hall way, back and forth for about 10 minutes. I know they're trying to sell an "experience" here, but seriously? Do they really expect people to over-look the disgusting factor because of things that go bump in the night?

(OOooh. Footsteps! Guess I'll forget that the sheets look like someone didn't suffer from incontinence as much as they celebrated in it.)

There are so many great places to stay in the White Mountains.
This is not one of them.

Used Groupon and read reviews so pretty much knew what to expect. The location is very nice with good views and landscaping is very nice. Yes it is older and needs some TLC but the price is right and wanted to try it out as we have stayed up the street at Mountain View. When we got there we needed food and the restaurant was not open but the pub was and filled the need. The draw for some of the guests was the ghost stories and our experience was somewhat minor but duely noted. When we went into our room and closed the door to look around after a seversl seconds I noticed the Do Not Disturb Signd flutter on the door knob and there was no breeze in the room. (A warning of things to come?) The staff is very nice.

My husband and I went for our 20th anniversary, had to check it out because we are huge fans of Ghost Hunters. We stayed in room 16 in the carriage house. Loved it, the room was beautiful, and big. We had a couple of experiences, but didn't see any apparitions ( a little disappointed about that ). The staff was really nice. We ate in the pub, food was good. We really liked it and would absolutely go back again. I like the charm of old places and this place definitely had it.