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13 Creepy Abandoned Hotels Around the World
1. Grossinger’s Catskill Resort – New York
Grossinger’s Catskill Resort was said to have been the inspiration for the setting of the film “Dirty Dancing,” but the waltzes here have long been over.
There’s nothing but eerie silence now in this hotel, which once welcomed 150,000 visitors annually and was abandoned in 1986, according to Business Insider.
The hotel, part of the so-called “Borscht Belt” location of summer resorts in the Catskill Mountains, was famed for being the first place to use artificial snow for skiers in 1952, the Daily Mail reported.
2. The Grand Hotel – Kupari, Croatia
Located in Croatia’s Dubrovnik Riviera, the village of Kupari was once an idyllic summer getaway for the high-ranking military officers of the Yugoslav People’s Army.
Today, the tourist complex lay in ruins, shell-scarred from attacks during the Croatian War of Independence in the early 1990s.
Photographer Ben Fredericson captured the images of the ruins of the hotel, now covered in graffiti and crumbling in disrepair, in the slideshow above.
3. Hotel Belvédère du Rayon Vert – Cerbère, France
Designed in the art deco style by the Perpignan architect, Léon Baille, and built between 1928 and 1932, the Hotel Belvédère du Rayon Vert in the French Mediterranean stands out from its surroundings with its imposing and luxurious ship-like appearance.
Closed during the Spanish Civil War, the hotel has never regained its former glory, according to the Telegraph.
4. “The White Pines” – Poconos Mountains, Pennsylvania
Photographer John Walker captured haunting images of an abandoned resort, located on 750 acres of land at the base of the Pocono Mountains in Pa., after a fellow urban explorer disclosed the location.
The resort was formerly a summer haven for garment workers in the early 1900s, according to Abandoned NY.
It featured a lake, a theater, a library and an abundance of activities to keep guests entertained.
Now, the front desk, bar and theater at the resort all lie crumbling and derelict. “The theater and main building interested me the most,” Walker told us.
5. Polissya Hotel – Pripyat, Ukraine
Once the home of 50,000 people, Pripyat was evacuated on April 26, 1986 after an explosion at Chernobyl nuclear power plant caused a radiation leak.
Pripyat shows no visible effects of the nuclear disaster, but the decaying city is still eerie.
Tourists head to the ghost town every year to witness the crumbling buildings, including the Polissya hotel, one of the city’s tallest buildings, built in the mid-1970s to house delegations and guests visiting the Chernobyl Power Plant, according to Pripyat.com.
6. Sanzhi UFO Houses – Taiwan
The UFO houses of Sanzhi, named for their odd shape, were abandoned just a few years after their construction.
The owner went bankrupt before completing the houses, which were meant to be a tourist destination and vacation resort on the coast.
7. Ryugyong Hotel – Pyongyang, North Korea
A 105-story pyramid-shaped skyscraper in Pyongyang, North Korea, the Ryugyong Hotel reaches a height of 1,080 feet, making it the most prominent feature of the city’s skyline.
Construction for the hotel actually began in 1987, and was scheduled to be completed by 1989.
8. Unfinished Hotel Complex – Cala d’en Serra, Ibiza, Spain
Located on the beach of Cala d’en Serra in the Spanish island of Ibiza, the abandoned, half-finished hotel complex by renowned Catalan architect Josep Lluís Sert, show no signs of the nightlife or party atmosphere that the rest of the island is known for.
The project, which started in 1969, was put on hold in the 1970s and abandoned completely after Sert’s death in 1983 according to the Ibiza blog IbizaPhoto.
9. Courbefy Hotel – Courbefy, France
In 2012, Courbefy in central France made news when the entire village was successfully auctioned off for 520,000 euros (around $663,000 at the time) to a Korean-American photographer.
11. Maya Hotel – Japan
Perhaps the most popular “haikyo” (abandoned place) spot in Japan, the Mt. Maya Hotel was built in 1929, and housed anti-aircraft guns on the roof and suffered damage during World War II, according to Forbes.
12. Unnamed Hotel – Cap Skirring, Senegal
With its white beaches and mangrove forests, Cap Skirring in Senegal’s Atlantic Coast would make a perfect summer getaway.
13. Abandoned Hotels of Bad Gastein, Austria
Known for its spas, thermal waters and a picturesque waterfall, the resort town of Bad Gastein in the Austrian Alps was once a booming alpine getaway, situated in a high valley of the Hohe Tauern mountain range.

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