History & local legend
The former Days Inn Hotel and Conference Center on Conneaut Lake Road in Meadville had stories involving its second floor. In a guest account posted on June 27, 2015, Joeij described going downstairs for change to buy water at about 3:30 a.m. during a June 26 stay.
The guest heard what sounded like several children running overhead, felt someone close behind, and then heard a child call for its mother. Looking around revealed no one.
A separate hotel tradition concerned the large window at the end of an upstairs hall. Walkers supposedly saw another person following them in the reflection, although the corridor was empty when they turned. The 163-room hotel closed in October 2017.
Sources
- Joeij, firsthand guest account posted June 27, 2015, and Serena, same-date account attributed to her mother, Days Inn Meadville guest comments
- The Shadowlands, Meadville Days Inn, the upstairs window and the layout of the two buildings
- The Meadville Tribune, November 20, 2017, reporting on the closure and conversion of the 163-room property, republished by Hotel Online
- Allegheny College, 2013 parent handbook, Meadville listings, confirms former Days Inn address
