The Tudor Arms Hotel - Cleveland, OH

If you like your haunted stays with cathedral-gothic architecture, shadowy corridors, and old-Cleveland secrets, the Tudor Arms Hotel delivers serious atmosphere. Built for an elite private club and later reborn as a hotel, it’s the kind of place where the grand ballroom feels like it’s still waiting for a 1930s party… and some guests swear the building never fully quiets down at night.

Brief Hotel History

• The building was designed by Cleveland architect Frank B. Meade as an exclusive men’s club originally known as the Cleveland Club, a towering Gothic/Tudor-revival landmark in University Circle.

• Sources vary slightly on dates, but the building is consistently tied to the late 1920s–early 1930s period (designed 1929) and opening in the early 1930s as the Cleveland Club, later transitioning into the Tudor Arms Hotel.

• It’s now operated as The Tudor Arms Hotel Cleveland – a DoubleTree by Hilton, with Hilton describing it as built in 1933.

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👻 Haunted hot spots & paranormal activity reported

The Tudor Arms is frequently included in Ohio haunted-getaway content, with reported activity generally described as:

• Footsteps and voices heard in empty rooms/hallways

• Appliances/electronics acting on their own (turning on/off)

However, not every paranormal source agrees—one write-up argues there’s little hard evidence and that staff/reviews don’t consistently support haunt claims.

Where the “haunted” stories tend to cluster (best-known hot spots):

1. Back-of-house areas (kitchen/service corridors) – commonly mentioned in firsthand staff-style anecdotes.

2. Older guest hallways – where people report footsteps/voices in otherwise quiet stretches.

3. Ballroom / grand public spaces – not always tied to specific “ghosts,” but often cited as the most atmospheric parts of the building.

🛎️ Most haunted rooms or areas to request at check-in

Because there aren’t reliably published “haunted room numbers” for Tudor Arms, the best requests are placement-based:

1. A room in the older/historic wing (ask staff for the most historic-feeling rooms)

2. Upper-floor room away from elevators/ice machines (quiet = you’ll notice unusual sounds more clearly)

3. Rooms nearest the grand public spaces (ballroom/lobby areas) if you want maximum “old building” ambience.

Recent Guest Reviews

Mainstream review platforms aren’t always consistent to fetch/cite reliably, but there are recent-ish public discussions and travel content that keep the “haunted” angle alive:

• Ohio’s tourism site includes the Tudor Arms in haunted-getaway content and summarizes reports like footsteps/voices and appliances turning on. –Ohio.org

• A widely upvoted hospitality story thread describes being told the back kitchen is haunted (anecdotal, but it reflects how the building’s reputation circulates). –Reddit

• At the same time, at least one paranormal site argues there’s very little evidence in staff reports/reviews—so experiences vary and may be more “vibe + old-building noises” for many guests. –DailyParanormal.com

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