Beaumont Hotel
Location & Map
Address Details
- Full Address
- 505 Main St, Ouray, CO 81427, United States
- City
- Ouray
- County
- Ouray County
- State / Province
- Colorado
- Postal Code
- 81427
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 38.02194, -107.67116
Contact & Links
- Website
- https://beaumonthotel.com/
The Haunting
The ghost story attached to the Beaumont usually involves a woman connected to an alleged murder. HauntedPlaces says she appears at 2:15 a.m. on every quarter of the moon, looking for the person who killed her. Commenters expand the story into a chambermaid or maid killed in or near room 305, with later reports of laughter, orbs, a black form, and a figure seen in an upper window.
Those details should be treated as folklore unless a primary source is found for the murder. The hotel's documented record is already dramatic without embellishment: the Beaumont was designed as a high-style Victorian boomtown hotel, entertained famous guests, deteriorated in the 20th century, and was later restored as a luxury historic property. The haunted material works best as a guest-lore layer over an active hotel, not as a confirmed crime history.
Activity Details
Activity Level
High Activity
What People Are Saying
Summary of visitor and community commentary
Visitor folklore focuses on one room and one female figure. HauntedPlaces commenters mention orbs, a woman in a third-story window, room 305, a murdered chambermaid named Eller, late-night laughter, and a dark form moving near the bed. Some accounts come from people who say they grew up in Ouray or stayed at the hotel, while others are secondhand or uncertain.
The important correction is that the property is active and restored. It should not be described as abandoned or open for exploration; any visit is through the operating hotel.