The Schwartz Hotel in Alma, Colorado, is considered a haunted location with a history of reported paranormal activity, including eerie lights, strange feelings, a female spirit seen in the upstairs hall, and the echoing sounds of music played by an unseen force. The legends associated with the hotel include stories of a father and son shooting each other and a woman who hanged herself from a balcony after being frightened by the other spirits, according to Colorado Haunted Houses. Eerie lights, a female spirit in the upstairs hall, and a possible sighting of a woman's body hanging from a balcony are mentioned. The sound of music, like a recorder flute being played, has been heard from an empty upstairs room. Guests have reported feelings of a ghostly presence or other strange sensations. A local legend claims a father and son died in a dispute, with the son shooting the father. The legend also describes a woman's suicide by hanging from the balcony. A spirit may have scared a woman enough to cause her to take her own life.