Resort hotel off the coast of San Diego, California that is said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who died there in November 1893. There are many versions of the story but the ghost is thought to be that of Kate Morgan, who checked into the hotel on 24 November under the name of Lottie A Bernard. She was given room 3312. Her husband, Tom, a card shark, did not arrive as expected. Apparently, the couple had quarreled on the way to the hotel, when Tom was surprised by news of Kate's pregnancy, and he had got off the train agreeing to meet her there.
Kate waited for two days. She then took a ferry to San Diego where she bought a .44 calibre gun. The next day she was found dead on the steps of the hotel's north entrance. In her hand was the gun with one bullet missing and suicide was assumed even though the bullet that killed her was from a .40 calibre gun. The mystery of her death remained unsolved, and a maid in room 3502 who had taken care of Kate disappeared the day after the funeral. Even though Tom was never seen at the hotel, the most likely explanation is that Tom killed his wife and perhaps the maid too as she may have been a witness.
Another version of the story has Kate married to a different man - a womanizing gambler called Lou. The couple checked into room 3502 and when Kate went to the gaming room to surprise her husband with news of her pregnancy she found him with another woman. In shock she killed herself. Whether Kate was murdered or committed suicide, the apparition of Kate has been reported on numerous times moving through corridors or standing by windows waiting for someone. Guests that stay overnight in rooms 3312 and 3502 (especially 3502) report voices whispering and feel cold chills and a presence in their room. Other guests in the hotel report problems with their telephones and strange images on their television screens.
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