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Best spooky stays on Airbnb for Halloween, from York to Salem

Simon Calder’s Travel

Spooky season is here, and those who love all things petrifying will be going all out in the lead-up to Halloween, perhaps even booking a trip away to some of the most spine-chilling destinations in the UK and beyond.

Whether you’re looking for a mystical wizarding-themed trip away with the family, a hair-raising holiday with a group of friends, or even a couple’s getaway to an eerie bedchamber where the hundred-year-old portraits on the wall seem to follow your every move, Airbnb has something for everyone.

Halloween devotees can choose to stay in remote castles, former churches, ghoulish towers or haunted manors – maybe experience your very own Cabin in the Woods night away with an off-grid stay in the wilderness.

York in the UK, or Salem in Massachusetts, USA, serve as some of the world’s spookiest destinations to explore, whilst supernatural-themed stays offer a skele-ton of fun.

Here are our picks for the best spooky and mystifying Airbnbs to book this autumn.

Best Spooky Airbnbs for 2024

1. Ghouslish Sanctuary

Florida, USA

Enter if you dare: Visit this scary scanturary as Halloween celebrations kick off in the nearby theme parks

Enter if you dare: Visit this scary scanturary as Halloween celebrations kick off in the nearby theme parks (Courtesy of the Airbnb Community)

Only a short distance from Walt Disney World in Florida lies something quite the opposite of the ‘Happiest place on Earth’. Based on the Haunted Mansion ride at Dinsey’s Magic Kingdom, this ghoulish getaway is ideal for families or three couples looking to celebrate Halloween with a rollercoaster or two nearby. Sleeping up to six guests in total, this Airbnb is decorated floor-to-ceiling to look like a wizard or witch’s lair, with sinister glowing lighting, a queen bed in an eerie attic and two other doubles in ominous-feeling rooms. Even the two bathrooms are decked out with spooktacular furnishings. This chilling stay certainly is to die for.

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2. Restored 19th-Century Gothic Church

Portlaw, Ireland

Stop in for a spell at this restored Gothic church

Stop in for a spell at this restored Gothic church (Courtesy of the Airbnb Community)

What could be better than booking a trip away for Halloween? Booking a trip away for Halloween at a Gothic church surrounded by an old graveyard. Before even entering this restored 19th-century church, guests are met…

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