As the fight continues, in comes this email from a past employee…
My name is Josh and I worked at the Belleview Biltmore/Mido from May of 1987 until July of 1992.
I moved to Key West not long after I was “Retired” by the Mido Corporation along with quite a few other key employees, but I am regressing.
I have just moved back to Redington Beach and found out the Belleview is scheduled to be torn down, what a sad thing to happen, so much history and so many Ghosts. Where will the Ghosts/Spirits go, I do not think they will be happy in the Condo’s that are planned to replace a location with such a rich history, Sad, Sad, Sad.
The five years I worked at the hotel four of those years were working from 11pm until 8 or so in the morning and yes the hotel is very Haunted.
I have heard music playing (Big Band) at 2 in the morning from the Starlight Ballroom, heard what sounded like a party in progress in the Tiffany Ballroom, I have seen a man and woman walk across a hallway from out of the wall ( where a doorway used to be) into the opposite wall ( where another doorway once was), that happened more than once. One night the other auditor, front desk clerk and two security officers and myself heard what sounded like train cars being uncoupled in the basement (Tunnels), Security spent a couple hours trying to see where the sounds were coming from but found nothing. The feeling of someone behind you or the feeling of being watched was a nightly occurrence, was it just being in a big old hotel or was something really there? I would have to sit down and write all the things that I have seen and heard but although I would get creeped out sometimes I never felt like anything was evil or bad or wanted to hurt anyone. It took a year for me to get comfortable with the spirits of the property. I was a total non believer before I worked at the Belleview Biltmore, not anymore! I felt like I was more of a caretaker of their home, like a friend that came to visit them every night.. Corny?
Maybe.
Thank you for giving the spirits of the hotel the respect they deserve.
Josh
Me and a friend would like to do an investigation at the Biltmore. Is it open for investigations? Who do I contact?
Thanks,
Robert
The Belleview Bilmore is currently not available for investigations. They have it gated at guarded and it is considered private property. The new owners are in the planning (paperwork) process of repairing it to it’s original state. If you wish to contact the new owner they are Brothers Daniel and Raphael Ades of KAWA Capital Management in Miami. We have not made such an attempt but they would be the only ones that could approve it at this time.
i have a group of 4 and would love to stay the nite and ghost hunt on the 5th floor. how do i go about doing this.
The Belleview Biltmore is closed right now, so that is not possible at the moment. I recommend Orlando Ghost Tours (link is on this site), they provide the tours and when the next one comes up they are the ones to see. Thanks for visiting my website!