Barbee Hotel

I had been going there since the 60's as a child during summer vacations. My sister worked there. As kid's we would walk there. As a family we would visit. Kid's see thing's adults don't. I actually never saw anything. But, there were certain area's of the hotel? I was afraid of. I would just get this,I'm scared of something feeling when I would walk up the stairs to the 2nd floor dining area. I didn't like to go up or down alone. Then, on the 2nd floor? I was petrified to go down the hall where the rooms were. Like I've said, I never saw anything. But, I was just really scared for some reason. In all the time's that I had been there & it was probably over 100 time's? I was too scared & never, ever would go up to the 3rd floor. Ever! I felt okay in the Bar area. Some of the booths? I kinda felt strange sitting in them & would usually change seats. 1 day & only 1 time? I was allowed to go into a side storage area where they kept the liquor at. I could smell cigars in there. I just got the feeling people were talking privately in there away from a crowd, if you get my drift. But, I got that same feeling in there as i did on the 2nd floor. I only went through to the outside that 1 time. My favorite place was the kitchen & we pretty much always came in that door. I was way too young to understand about haunting or even dead people. But, I do remember time's that I just didn't like being inside. Thank God they had the trailers & dock to the lake right across the street. But, I would sometimes get weird feelings there,but not all the time. I would say, that yeah. It was & is haunted. Nothing bad,but young children can.pick up thing's adults can't. I was pretty young & probably going there since I was 5 or 6. So, for me to get those feelings at that age? It's real! It was owned by a Great Family though for many, many year's& was a success. , I can say that & although I had those scary experiences i did love spending my summers there. They were GREAT! I just never had to spend the night there that I can remember ??

July 2025

You would not believe the things I have seen between the walls of the hotel. The barbee hotel.

June 2023

Was not a good experience. Slow getting ordered and slower getting food. 1 of 2 appetizers forgotten about. Pork chop was kinda dry and burnt tasting. The ribeye (not cheap) was over cooked and tasted charred on outside. The ribs I dont think were completely done. Very tough and even hard to cut apart with a knife. The baked potato was not even cut in two on anyones plate. One potato when cut open had a big bad spot in the middle. The side salad was a small plate of just lettace and 2 raw onion rings on top. No croutons, cheese, tomato, or cucumbers... This use to be one of my fav places to go on a special night. I wont be back. It is way too expensive to get that much unsatisfactory food and service.

February 2023

Being a new resident of Indiana we decided to look for historical places to dine.
We were at a table and I decided to film the inside while we waited for our order . The next day I reviewed the footage. There was something bigger than orb that literally danced around our table . It was so exciting to see an actual ghost . I still have the footage and show it often to people wanting a unique dining experience.

April 2021