Balsam Mountain Inn

This place is gorgeous and gives you a good feel of what it was like in those days. Stayed the weekend to investigate and didnt get one paranormal thing to come through. The workers were great though and would visit again if I just needed a place to stay in the area. But it is not haunted at all.

October 2025

My 3 friends and i visited Inn in September of 2020...we were given a wonderful tour and history of the Inn. Our guide took us to the 3rd floor south tower and was telling us of the energy activity in that tower when a wonder smell of apple cinnamon filled the area we were standing in..very strong odor and we were looking for a scented candle or some other aromatherapy device when our guide said there is no candle here since they re not allowed and there is no other device that could create that odor. She said you have just had a paranormal experience. You can feel the energy change in the hallway.

September 2020

I am a founder and lead investigator with TLC Paranormal in Haywood County. We work as TLC Spirit Consultants at the Grand Old Lady Hotel (former Balsam Mountain Inn. The new owner has embraced the spirits at the 110+-year-old railroad Inn. My crew of sisters and I work with the Inn's owner to keep the energy level quaint and welcoming to the guests. We offer Tales from the spirits to tell what stories have been told to us via the resident spirits at the Inn and to give people to tell us the experiences they've had while visiting the Inn/hotel over the years. We also do paranormal tours at the Inn upon request (by appointment only). To fully experience the inn's haunted history staying a night or two is more than welcomed.

April 2019