We thought we were just booking a simple Airbnb in Otranto, but the week turned into something else. The house was unsettling from the moment we arrived. All over the ground floor there were strange openings built into the floor, some of them dropping into deep stone shafts. One was filled with bottles, others just sat dark and empty, and they made the whole place feel uneasy. By the second day we found an extinguished cigarette left on a ledge that hadn’t been there before. At night the noises started, sounds we couldn’t explain that kept us awake and on edge.

In this episode we talk about the week we spent in what we started calling our ScareBNB. We share the details that made the stay so unnerving, how it felt to live in that house for days on end, and why this trip to Puglia became one of the strangest travel experiences we have ever had.

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A former monastery turned hotel in the south of France. Guests report lights that flicker, footsteps echoing in empty halls, and something brushing past them at night. Built in the 1500s and once used as a military hospital, the Hôtel Cloître Saint-Louis holds centuries of stories. Some of them still speak. This is a true haunting from the heart of Avignon.

Based on guest reviews, local legends, and historical records about the Hôtel Cloître Saint-Louis in Avignon. Built in the 16th century as a monastery and later used as a military hospital, the hotel has been the subject of multiple firsthand accounts describing unexplained footsteps, lights, and cold spots. Some details have been adapted for clarity and pacing.

Dragsholm Slot in Denmark looks peaceful. A boutique hotel with chandeliers, a moat, and whitewashed walls. But guests have heard chains dragging through the halls, footsteps that don’t belong, and whispers in the dark. Some say the Earl of Bothwell never left. Others have seen a woman in white gliding past their door. This castle claims to have over 100 ghosts. Would you spend the night?

Based on historical accounts of Dragsholm Slot, including the imprisonment of the Earl of Bothwell, Danish folklore about the White Lady, and reports from paranormal investigators and hotel guests. Some details adapted for narrative flow.