With  a  haunted  history  dating  back  to  the  1930’s, The Hermosa Inn will  be  encouraging  guests  to  explore  the  property  and  experience  their  own  ghost  sightings  throughout  the  month  of  October.  Guests  who  book  any  room  or  room  package  at  the  resort  between  October 1–31, 2015  will  receive  a  list  of  the  ghost  stories  that  have  occurred  throughout  the  grounds  that  will  allow  them  to  take  a  self-­‐guided  ghost  tour.

“We  often  have  people  stay  here  specifically  because  it’s  haunted  but  guests  can  rest  assured  knowing  that  all

encounters  have  been  reported  to  be  friendly  ghosts,”  said  The  Hermosa  Inn’s  Managing Director Michael Gildersleeve.

Ghost  stories  from  the  Inn  include  the  following:

Closing the Door

Apparently  Lon  likes  the  doors  shut.  A  maid  actually  quit  after  having  doors  shut  on  their  own  multiple  times  while  she  was  cleaning  the  guest  casitas.

A  Pat  on  the  Head

A  guest  came  into  the  restaurant  to  show  her  friends  some  of  Lon  Megargee’s  original  artwork  that  hangs  in  Last  Drop  (the  portion  of  the  Hermosa  Inn  that  was  Lon’s  original  art  studio  and  residence).  The  host  showed  them  the  way,  walked  in  the  other  room,  had  his  hands  full  and  when  he  came  back  to  the  guests  (still  with  both  hands  full)  the  woman  was  looking  up  in  the  air.  Our  host  asked  what  she  was  looking  at,  or  if  the  roof  was  leaking  from  the  rainy  day,  and  she  said  “No,  you  just  patted  me  on  the  head.”  He  assured  her  that  he  did  not,  as  his  hands  were  full.

Cowboy in the Mirror    

Yet  another  maid  quit  her  job  at  The  Hermosa  Inn;  this  time  due  to  the  reflection  of  a  cowboy  that  appeared  in  the  mirror  behind  her.  When  she  turned  around,  no  one  was  there.

Lady in Pink  

Multiple  guests  have  asked  “Who  is  that  lady  in  the  pink  gown  walking  over  the  bridge  by  the  pool?”  While  we  don’t  know  who  she  might  be,  a  lady  in  a  floor-­‐length  flowing  pink  gown  (something  not  of  this  time  period)  does  appear  to  guests  in  the  late  hours  of  the  night  or  early  mornings  as  she  walks  across  the  bridge.

Lon  Did  It  

Oftentimes  candlesticks  will  somehow  fall  out  of  their  candlestick  holders  and  other  objects  seem  to  move  on  their  own  or  be  misplaced.  Decorations  on  the  host  stand  have  been  “pushed”  off,  and  a  host  was  talking  to  a  guest  at  the  bar  when  a  bottle  of  tequila  flew  off  the  shelf  and  broke  multiple  glasses.  The  staff  will  often  joke  “Oh,  Lon  must  have  done  that!”

Kids at Play  

One  of  the  restaurant’s  evening  dishwashers  refuses  to  work  alone  at  night  because  she  has  seen  children  of  times  past  playing  out  in  the  parking  lot  upon  leaving  at  1  or  2  in  the  morning,  in  addition  to  seeing  the  Pink  Lady  mentioned  above.

Spirits in the Cellar

When  workers  were  doing  construction  in  the  underground  wine  cellar  of  LON’s,  they  had  left  various  tools  in  disarray  and  went  upstairs  to  get  something.  When  they  came  back  down,  all  their  tools  had  been  neatly  placed  in  a  row.  There  have  also  been  accounts  of  doors  opening/closing  and  lights  going  on  and  off.

The Night Watchman

A  reporter  visiting  from  Germany  asked  about  the  night  watchman  we  have  on  property  upon  checking  out.  He  saw  this  “watchman”  twice;  once  closing  the  doors  of  room  107  and  once  by  the  pool.  Both  times  he  studied  the  reporter,  surveying  his  activities,  but  remained  standing  there.  There  is,  however,  no  night  watchman  employed  at  The  Hermosa  Inn  and  no  one  was  staying  in  room  107  during  their  stay.