Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel — Montreal's haunted landmark where Lennon stayed

The Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel in downtown Montreal, Quebec, is best known as the hotel where John Lennon and Yoko Ono held their famous 'Bed-In for Peace' in Room 1742 in 1969. But the hotel, which has been a Montreal landmark since its opening in 1958, also has a haunted reputation. Staff working the night shift have described hearing footsteps in empty corridors, the sound of a woman singing softly in the lower levels, and elevator doors opening at floors where no one is waiting. Some guests have reported seeing a figure in outdated clothing walking through the lobby area late at night, and housekeeping staff have described rooms where they feel a persistent, watchful presence. The hotel sits directly atop Montreal's Central Station and the underground city network, and some investigators have speculated that the vast network of tunnels beneath the hotel may contribute to the paranormal activity — either through natural acoustic effects or through the disturbance of older foundations. The hotel's connection to the counterculture era, combined with Montreal's deep historical roots stretching back to the 17th century, gives its ghost stories a characteristically Montréal blend of the modern and the ancient.