The Criterion Hotel
Location & Map
Address Details
- Full Address
- Quay & Fitzroy Street, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
- City
- Rockhampton
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- -23.37623, 150.51325
Contact & Links
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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.
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Dark History
Hotel Built
Queensland heritage sources say the Criterion Hotel was designed by James Flint and built from 1889 to 1890.
Official Opening
A special ball marked the official opening of the building for trading purposes.
Heritage Register Listing
The Criterion Hotel was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.
Chambermaid Apparition
The signature apparition is a chambermaid seen in doorways or at the ends of beds.