Boulder Hot Springs Hotel — 'Simone' the ghost of the Montana mountains

The Boulder Hot Springs Hotel near Boulder, Montana, was established in the 1880s around natural geothermal springs. The hotel has served as a resort, a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients, and a boarding house over its long history. The building is reportedly haunted by a ghost known as 'Simone,' described as a former guest or patient who died in the hotel. Simone's ghost has been reported by guests and staff in the hotel's upper floors, where she appears as a woman in a long white dress or nightgown. Guests have described hearing her footsteps in the hallway at night, feeling the bed depress as though someone has sat down, and waking to the scent of perfume in rooms that have been sealed. Some guests have reported their personal items being moved during the night — jewelry placed in neat lines on the nightstand, books opened to specific pages. Staff describe Simone as a benevolent presence who seems particularly attracted to female guests traveling alone, as if offering companionship. The hotel's hot springs continue to draw visitors, and the natural steam rising from the pools on cold Montana nights adds an otherworldly quality to the property. The surrounding Jefferson Valley, with its mountain views and sparse population, provides a dramatic setting for the hotel and its resident ghost.