Book-Cadillac Hotel hauntings and ghost stories

The Book-Cadillac Hotel, opened in 1924 at Washington Boulevard, is frequently cited in Detroit ghost tours and local media as the site of reported apparitions and unexplained noises in guest rooms and public spaces. Over the decades the hotel accrued stories of hauntings tied to its long history as a grand early-20th-century hotel, and such tales have been repeated in guidebooks and entertainment coverage. The hotel has been renovated and changed ownership multiple times, but the ghost stories persist in local folklore. Reports of paranormal activity are anecdotal and not empirically verified.