Haunted Hotels in Gallup, New Mexico

El Rancho Hotel

1000 E Highway 66, Gallup, NM 87301

El Rancho Hotel is considered highly active paranormaly. Staff report hearing banging pots and pans in the kitchen when no one is present. A ghost residing on the second floor is known to lock himself in rooms, even putting on the security chain. The room named after John Wayne experiences strange activity, including sightings of an apparition dressed in period-western attire walking across the parking lot. The Bridal Suite is a hotspot for activity, believed to be haunted by a female apparition interested in guests' belongings, especially female visitors; clothing might defy gravity, and the door opens and closes on its own. Neighboring rooms experience objects moving, lights flickering, and TVs changing channels independently. Room 506 features a spirit known for opening the drapes at dawn as a 'wake-up call'.