Haunted hotels

Would you dare to spend the night in one of these haunted places?

Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba

This grand hotel, a national historic site marking the city's skyline, was originally built to offer luxurious accommodations for well-to-do railway passengers. You won't see it on the hotel's website, but the second floor is reputed to be haunted. Guests have reported waking up to find ghostly figures at the foot of the bed -- sometimes a man or sometimes a woman dressed in a period ball gown. The figure disappears, leaving guests wondering if it was just a trick of the light or a dream.

And then there's room 202 -- there isn't any proof, but maids have supposedly reported blood seeping through the walls.

Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Alberta

Nestled in the Canadian Rockies, this hotel is modeled after a Scottish baronial castle -- and legend has it that it's the site of some strange events. The grand staircase, reportedly now blocked off, was once the site of a wedding disaster. The stories vary and there aren't any official records, but a bride supposedly fell to her death on those stairs. Some say she tripped on her veil, others say she panicked after her sweeping gown caught fire from one of the candles. It is rumoured that her spirit still wanders the halls of the hotel in her bridal finery.

And then there's Sam, the helpful bellman who appears from time to time to help out the guests.