The Hotel des Artistes is considered a haunted location, with reported sightings of the Italian actor Rudolph Valentino, whose cologne scent is said to linger in the hallways, and the ghost of the artist Emil Fuchs. Additionally, a former tenant named Harry Crosby committed a murder-suicide in a studio apartment in 1929, leading to other reports of unexplained phenomena. Rudolph Valentino: The ghost of the silent film star is said to roam the halls, sometimes leaving behind the scent of his exotic cologne and appearing as a reflection in mirrors. Emil Fuchs: The ghost of this artist is also reported to be seen from time to time within the building. In 1929, writer Harry Crosby and his mistress Josephine Bigelow died in a possible murder-suicide in one of the building's studio apartments. Residents and staff have reported feeling disembodied touches throughout the building.