The Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach has a long-standing reputation as a haunted landmark, with reports of ghostly encounters, mysterious sounds, and unexplained phenomena dating back decades. The spooky lore is attributed to the hotel's opulent past, as well as a few tragic deaths associated with the property. In 1929, beer magnate Adolph Coors died after a fall from his sixth-floor room. It's debated whether he jumped, fell accidentally, or was pushed. Guests and staff have reported cold spots on the sixth floor and have seen an apparition believed to be Coors wandering the halls. Some have also claimed to hear the sound of a body hitting the concrete outside. The ghost of a young girl is said to haunt the indoor pool area. According to the story, she and her cat both drowned in the pool after the girl tried to save her pet. Guests have reported seeing the little girl wandering near the pool, seemingly still searching for her cat. Mysterious feline footprints and the sound of a meowing or scratching cat have also been reported in the back staircase and hallways. The hotel even has a "Ghost Cat" drink named after the tale. The spirit of an African American man, dressed in an old hotel uniform, sometimes appears on the stairs. He is said to warn people about the other ghosts on the sixth floor before he vanishes, only to reveal that he, too, is a ghost. In the Crystal Ballroom, guests have heard a piano playing by itself, evoking the jazz-age parties that once happened there. Some people have also received mysterious phone calls at the front desk from the sixth floor, only to hear faint jazz music on the line. Other ghostly sightings include a woman dining with her dog in the Becca Restaurant, a World War II soldier wandering the halls, and a woman who frequently passes through the restaurant. Some guests and staff have reported elevators moving between floors on their own. Witnesses have heard the sound of horses trotting on the cobblestone drives outside.