The Criterion Hotel

Location & Map

Address Details

Full Address
Quay & Fitzroy Street, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
City
Rockhampton
Country
Australia
Coordinates
-23.37623, 150.51325

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The Haunting

The Criterion Hotel has a classic hotel-ghost profile. HauntedPlaces says staff working late hear disembodied footsteps, rattling doors, and ghostly voices. The main apparition is a chambermaid seen standing in doorways or at the ends of guests' beds.

The source gives the location at Quay and Fitzroy Streets in Rockhampton, Queensland. It does not provide a comment thread or construction date in the haunted listing, so exact history should be filled later from Australian hotel or heritage sources before stating dates with confidence.

Activity Details

Activity Level

Reported Activity

What People Are Saying

Summary of visitor and community commentary

The published report attributes the activity mainly to staff working late: footsteps, rattling doors, and voices. The named visual motif is a chambermaid apparition seen in thresholds or at the foot of beds.

With no comment thread on the source page, the entry should stay concise until a hotel-history source and image candidate are approved.

Dark History

1889-1890

Hotel Built

Queensland heritage sources say the Criterion Hotel was designed by James Flint and built from 1889 to 1890.

Oct. 21, 1890

Official Opening

A special ball marked the official opening of the building for trading purposes.

Oct. 21, 1992

Heritage Register Listing

The Criterion Hotel was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.

Unknown

Chambermaid Apparition

The signature apparition is a chambermaid seen in doorways or at the ends of beds.