The primary reported haunting at the Jasmine House Inn involves a woman's ghost in the Chrysanthemum Room, described as a guest who awoke to her presence and then saw her tear up the guest's newspaper before disappearing, leaving the torn pieces scattered on the floor. The ghost's motives and identity remain a mystery. The incident reportedly occurred in the Chrysanthemum Room. A female spirit was seen standing at the edge of a guest's bed. The ghost tore the guest's newspaper into tiny pieces and left them all over the floor. The ghost did not want the guest to leave the inn, according to the story. Visitors have reported hearing footsteps inside the inn. Experiences of cold chills are also mentioned. Guests have felt like they were being touched or watched while inside. Some accounts mention windows opening on their own. Handprints have been seen in the windows.