Ghost Story – Tyler Click

I worked at the Belleview Biltmore from late 2001 until the summer of 2004, initially as a waiter/bartender and later in the sales department. I had three separate unexplainable incidents in the hotel, which I’m not entirely convinced were paranormal but were...

Ghost Stories – Tim Huck

How do I sum up my experience at the Belleview Biltmore Hotel? I will say that my personal experience has changed my opinion on ghosts in general. Always the skeptic, I ribbed my wife for the stories she told me about her childhood experiences regarding ghosts and it...

Ghost Stories – Faith Look

Belleview Biltmore Hotel Haunted or Hoax? The Belleview Biltmore was built in 1897 by railroad tycoon, Henry Plant. It boasts many famous guests that include Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Babe Ruth, and Margaret Thatcher. It sits on 22-acres and was added to the National...

Hotel Belleview – The Beginning

Henry Plant built his second grand hotel, the Swiss chalet-style Belleview, in 1896 on a high bluff overlooking Clearwater Bay. Plant envisioned the hotel as the focal point of a planned community that he called Belleair. He brought a spur of his railroad right to the...

Holy Grail of Ghost Hunting?

The very first time I investigated the Belleview Biltmore I saw a full blown apparition. It was a woman in a white dress and hat from what appeared to be the early 1900’s. If i would have captured that on film It would have rocked the paranormal community. Was...