Abandoned Grand Castle Hotel - Closed overnight (everything left)
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- čas přidán 16. 03. 2020
- Dark corridors and eerie rooms around every corner, hurting your neck from checking each as you pass. Frozen in time is a once grand hotel/resort that opened in the early 1990's but over the years the location became a lesser travel destination. Adding insult to injury, the hotel was hit by a hurricane that left damage too expensive for the hotel to repair, resulting in the closure in the late 2000's.
Since then the structure has been very eerily left behind and seemingly frozen, as if the maids just left. This was one of my all time favorite explores just because of the sheer size of the complex, as well as the lack of vandalism. Every corner shares a new surprise you may never know about until you turn its corners. Thanks for watching if you enjoy make sure to leave a thumbs up and subscribe for more exploring videos!!
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I’m so glad I’m not the only weirdo who enjoys watching stuff stuff like this.
Its okay because im the real weirdo who goes to film it haha
We are all weirdo here enjoying this kind of video 🤣
Happy that I’m not the only one either,places like this always tells a story,and In time the place have frozen from what it used to be in its glorious days .Its almost like time traveling.its truly fascinating to watch and educate to yourself!!!.
It's not weird at all. Better than a history lesson at school.
Nope your not I love these videos!
My senior prom was held there in 1994. That place used to pull in big time entertainment acts and have the best fireworks
What city or town was that in ?
Why do it close? Where is it?
Where is this
@@bryantucker849 typically you don't name drop in these kinds of videos.
Where was it
Our band was hired there as the house band in 1971 and on the grand opening Memorial day 1971 we alternated sets with the Duke Ellington Orch. in the Scarlet night club what a treat that was. I was employed as a band member till 1986 met some great people and had some wonderful memories
Me and my family stopped here around 1980 when I was a kid. It was the most extravagant hotel around. We were looking for someplace to stay the night and convinced our father to and least see how much it cost to stay here. I remember me and my father went to the lobby desk and they told us it cost $250 a night (something like that, might have been more). It was summer time. Of course my father was not going to spend $250, he actually started laughing. We stayed at a motel further down the road for $30 a night.
My dad would agree with your dad. My mother is a gold digger and has champagne taste with a beer wallet. She would have begged to stay.
LINYVideo where is this hotel? I can’t find info about it! much appreciated if you know
Now I agree that $250 may be high for the Catskills depending on the time of the year it is. But part of that $250 may also have covered what is known as a resort fee. What resorts like Disney or Universal does is charges you a fee that allows you to have access to the food and beverages on there resorts or use the things like the spas without having to pay an additional fee. What that means is that all the charges for the food and spa and other entertainment on the hotel grounds is paid for by you on your bill and that you do not have to pay for them individually and possibly be charged different fees for each thing. You are charges 1 fee for all services and pay for them on your one room bill at the end of your stay.
250 is a lot of money for 1980. Adjusted for inflation that's like 600
250 in the 80s holy
"we split up to cover more ground"... Have these guys never watched a horror movie? That's always when things go south...
We like to creep ourselves out what can i say haha
Also not smart if someone accidentally floats through a floorboard or gets knocked out.
They didn't bring a dizty blonde. They're fine.
They also didn't have a token black guy to get killed off first.
T. Fairy Rut Roh Scooby!!! Keep on eye on Daphne !
The place obviously closed down after the food & beverage manager over estimated the likability of lemon lime hemp coconut soda.
lmao
The owners who bought it after it closed put all that in there for a friend cause they were going to distribute it at Walmart but I guess the outside packaging with a weed leaf turned them off to it
That beverage was never used when we operated the property as Friar Tuck. I believe a Chinese company purchased it and operated it for a few months for private functions. It was NOT open to the public during that period.
Lol the owners were mafia guys. They probably hijacked a few trucks.
That sounds actually pretty good 😂😂😂
I used to be a cocktail waitress here! I saw some “this looks like the shining” comments, a lot of guests felt the same way. It also would remind people of the movie Dirty Dancing. So wild to see the state of it now, my friends and I have wanted to go inside for years.
Sorry I’m adding as I watch. The bar you liked with the stained glass cabinets was an Off Track Betting bar. The resort had several dining rooms actually. The one you were in with a tent was a banquet hall, the bar was Monk’s Lounge (the very dark bar with two vintage cash registers), and there was a dining room right off the Monk’s Lounge that you walked through to get up towards the banquet hall (the large dining room with the tent). This is an awesome video. Thanks for the memories. ☺️
Where is this place, Danielle?!
Southern Pirate Outdoors Friar Tuck Resort in Catskill, NY
@@daniellerussomanno188 Where is the hotel located that you said you used to be a cocktail waitress at? I told my daughter I thought it was Colorado but I am unsure of that now.
@@wendyrocchietti7580 Friar Tuck Resort. Catskill, NY
Raid the supply closet and see if there is any toilet paper.
Right On👍😂😂
Yes Look for retro Tollet paper!
Lol
😂😂😂
@@windfishburne5441 Good idea 😂😂😂
It was an amazing place ,WE WERE THE LAST ONES TO STAY there before they closed the doors permanently, and we were the only ones there. The Friar Tuck was already closed so we stayed in their Nottingham Village off to the left of the main resort, all the way in the back by the lake. We stayed there through a time share for two weeks, no amenities, just the room which was fine. It was a little creepy at night being the only ones back there but we enjoyed it very much. My husband worked there as a dish washer during the 1970 summers, (he grew up in Palenville), his mother was a waitress and the stories they tell. His cousins used to clean the hotel rooms up to the last days, we had left food, bottle of wine and a huge tip in our room for her when we left, but when she showed up to clean it they told her don't bother, we are shut down for good, no more work however they did let her in to get her goodies. The Friar Tuck has a lot of wonderful stories and memories for the locals around this once awesome facility.
When were you there?
MaMa Dee, do you know why they closed? I appreciated your comments! Do you know anything else about this grand place? Thank you!
Ah yes, I'm sure a lot of babies were conceived here
The menus were right on the table and it would have been interesting to know the items on the menu and their prices.
I worked here for years till 1983. cocktail lounge across from dining room (the bar with armour on the wall) in the night club, aka scarlet room, I was one of the head waitresses down there, The close up of the bar / soda fountain was very eerie, the outdoor pool side on weekends and the disco 😃. Some really fun times. Owned my the Carridi family. So sad to see this.
I just want to say that your skills, in ALL areas just keep getting better. Your delivery of commentary is clear and relaxed, your framing and composition on the stills is up there with some of the best. You have attained a much smoother and more comfortable pace, giving the viewer time to see what you see. Your use of light and contrast adds a richness to the watching experience, and your opening sequence has impact right off the bat. I continue to be impressed by your editing ability, as nothing seems choppy or abrupt. You give good history and background where possible, and your respect for these places is evident in the way you handle things and speak of them. I don’t always comment, but I really wanted to tell you that your hard work is paying off, and you have made it into my top three urbex channels. You have come a long way from your beginnings, and I am always happy to see a new upload from you. Thank you for all the hard work you do, stay safe out there...and keep loving what you do...it shows.🖤🇨🇦
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Thank you so much. Comments like these hit hard haha. I will always try to become better in every way, i just started with holding a camera and just hitting record and not know what im doing, to learning and expressing so much emotion and feelings acquired to these buildings. It also helped that the first songs i picked were copyright so i had to reedit a few times and really tweak it. Once again ty and stay safe !
Dark Exploration Films I remember some of your early work. We all start as amateurs, but when you really care about what you do, you become steadily more professional at it. I appreciate the fact that you allow the places to speak for themselves through your empathy with their past. How YOU feel about a property comes through and provides the viewer with an added emotional facet of the experience. I also deeply appreciate the fact that you don’t try to make every place haunted and scary. I know some ARE haunted, or have some intelligence we don’t understand in them, but you don’t try to build an artificially intense feel to them. Those noisy “spirit boxes” drive me crazy, and they are becoming ubiquitous on some channels. I have watched you take advice from viewers instead of getting offended by constructive criticism...and that takes self honesty, which many lack. I also like that you allow your honest emotions and feelings to come through...you are being a good example to future urbexers.
I like to give credit where it is due.🖤🇨🇦
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@@DarkExploration I like that you are not saying things like, Yo Dude, OMG man check this out it is craaazy. This is so sketch...blah blah... It is annoying on other channels.
I’m always surprised at the things left behind that could provide furnishings and supplies for someone.
The cloth attached to the ceiling is something done in many massage clinics. I was a receptionist for a Thai Massage and they had it. It adds a sense of coziness and “glamour” when done right.
Yes
Ro Bren62 it also acts as a sound dampener, allowing deeper relaxation for the clients, and a greater sense of privacy.🖤🇨🇦
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Ro Bren62 And something to stare at when you’re getting a “happy ending” ☺️
Hugh G. Rekshin 😂😂😂
In that pool table room you can clearly see how high the water got when it was flooded. If it wasn't for the cold weather that place would smell mouldy AF.
Yeah, this is one where I don't feel bad things were left behind. Nevermind that judging by the pillows this place wasn't exactly on point with hygiene. That smell was probably just years of people grease.
Started working at the Tuck in 1996 at 14 years old. Through the last NYE in 2012. This video brought back so many memories! Wish you had video of the kitchens. Clearly the new side of the hotel hasn't held up as well as the main part. Thank you so much! "Dead" "picking up"
The tour busses outside is amazing
The bar with all of the stained glass, was the Off Track Betting bar... I worked there in the early/ mid nineties... and the “large dining room” was the convention center...
Kind of ironic seeing a pool table sitting in a pool of water :D
Judging by the date on those drinks I'd guess they were produced some time after 2010. I wouldn't expect the Best Before date to be more than, say, two or three years in the future, which means they'd have to have been put there in 2013 or later.
The friar tuck resort was such a unique place, as a local i with many many others worked here and made a great living. the memories i have just filled my head with is amazing. GREAT VIDEO GUYS
Well it was a nice place. It won't be after you and others said the name for no reason.
This is where I stayed on my wedding night. It was such a beautiful place. Sad to see it this way.
What was it like back then?
@@jessicagomez8387 It was beautiful. Very busy, people from all over. I wish I had pictures, but I don't. It was 25 years ago. Didn't use my phone as a camera back then. Lol
Wer is this place ? Is it england ?
Your voice has some serious ASMR qualities. Love falling asleep to your videos 😊
I don't subscribe to many channels here on CZcams. But your channel is something else. I really like the way you go about your exploring, calm and respectful, not like a lot of these kids (shit, I just realized I've become an old man at the age of 35) running around all hyped up talking in 200m/h. "Oh look at that crazy ancient hearing-aid-thing dude!" That's a gramophone my man....
Seriously giving me “the shining” vibes 😟
Exact thoughts! 100%
The one hallway I literally though "come play with us danny" 😭
Absolutely incredible what humans have left behind, I love places like this so thank you for the tour
It's a bit odd that you found that tent pitched inside with so many rooms in decent condition. Even odder that you didn't encounter any homeless people, even though there's evidence that some of the beds were slept in.
I would imagine in the warm weather are probably a lot. In the winter they probably head for intercity to missions where it is warm and food.
@@tompaton1899 Unless it's down to -20 there's no need to flee. Lots of blankets available!
The tent was the weirdest part
don't get why people feel a need to vandalize places like this.
agreed, I say it's just people who don't care about history and want to ruin it.
Its dumb high schoolers and college kids trying to stay cool
@7A Judge much?
Because that's all they have to do in their vile lives...they should have security all around the. Place it's a shame such a beautiful place too..
cuz it's fun
You are always so respectful. It makes these really nice to watch
What a fascinating place, so beautiful and spooky. Amazing just seeing everything left. I really appreciate how respectful you are, very nicely done.
A very cool explore, it's really unique to find a place as big as that with no vandalism. Thanks for sharing. x
This is one of the best urbex videos Ive ever watched.
U are one of about 3 I watch all the time and look forward to because y,all are so respectful of any place u go into.. enjoy as always. Thankyou for taking us along..
Some elements of this hotel remind me of the Overlook Hotel...very creepy! Awesome video!
When you lifted the top of the tannung bed I hald expected to see a body laying there.
Me too lol
I figured out why the hotel was abandoned. The owner accidentally drunk ordered a thousand pallets of hemp soda, bankrupting him forever.
You for real or are you pullin my leg
Probably thought he was ordering 1000 cans and instead got 1000 pallets worth. That would be my luck anyway
Oh right No wonder it's left to vandals then!!! What a shame....
Someone should move in, I saw some really nice rooms just qaiting on someone to sleep in the bed that way they can keep out the riff raff.
LOL
Pretty amazing to see it left in that condition … especially the pool with the chairs around it. Wild!
😍😍you’re the cutest explorer! I hope you continue doing what you love and show us more of these forgotten locations!
I used to work at the tuck in the early 2000s, my friends lived in the building behind the resort. Had many memories there! It's hard to see how ruined it got over the years.
That was so amazing. It made me feel like I never knew places like this existed. I can't believe all that stuff is left there.
Your's is the only exploitive channel I watch because of how respectful you are and how well you film and explore! Thank you!!
Loved it was so intact!! Great presentation of everything btw. Thanks
Humans are a strange species. All the work. All the expense that went into building and maintaining the place. Then just close the doors on such a cool place and walk away.
I had the same thought...
It's called capitalism...
@@Fifury161 nasdrovya, comrade.
The property isn't "abandoned" it is bank owned and still up for sale since the original owner's family filed bankruptcy after his death. Not saying it will sell in this state of repair but you never know, especially for the land. However, the property itself is gorgeous. ❤
ALOT of money would be needed to reopen. It unfortunately would need to be gutted or demolished
This place in reminiscent of the resorts of the Catskill Mountains that offered an all inclusive vacation experience, with its heyday from the 1920s through the 1960s. The double room you found is known as adjoining room(s) and are still popular today, in that they allow for two separate parties, families, friends etc traveling together access and privacy as well. Nicely done vid. Thank you.
It is. It’s friar tuck, off of route 32 in Catskill/kiskatom.
By far one of the best!!! What a beautiful place. I tried to imagine the opening day and what a party it must have been. Keep up the beautiful work you are doing. Just a big fan from Oklahoma....................
So good to see all this old stuff and that the place hasn't been stripped and trashed. I like that you say "beautiful" instead of "nice". And that you respect the place and the family.
Now that I’ve binge watched your videos I wanna go explore! lol
I really enjoy your content, thank you for sharing. 🙏🏼
I can't stop laughing at the countless cans of that hemp stuff. They just keep showing up!
I appreciate the back story!! Thanks again!! Thumbs up!!
Great, steady cinematography. I like that we get a good look around.
Love how you film thank you for being slow and not jerking the camera around 👍🏻❤️
Those rooms in the beginning of your video with the massage tables with the hanging down ceilings are that way for "Sound absorption acoustics" so the massages will be quiet.. Interesting place !
Awesome find guys - I’m so amazed that they left pretty much everything in place when it closed - seems such a waste
Dude! Love love LOVE your videos. Currently on my switch from day to nightshift and can't sleep. Stumbled across your videos, absolutely amazing. My brother and I used to explore abandoned homes. The house behind our childhood home was a gang clubhouse. One day they all just up and left... What we found in there was crazy! Hand made weapons, a crop of weed... Things we were too young to understand. Keep up the great work, very inspiring.
This looks like it would be a great location to film The Walking Dead.
The massage room with the ceiling with bulging fabric is just decorative
The material on the ceiling softens the lights and makes it more relaxing of an atmosphere for a spa
Fascinating, Amazing, Excellent, Thank you so much.
I don't understand why everything useful can't be sold and given to the homeless or habitat for humanity or new entreprenuers. there's so much that is still useful.
Greed is the answer. The people who own these abandoned properties aren’t making money from them, but simply can’t muster up enough human decency to give it to someone who will use it
@@davisvinson5299 Your answer is hilarious. I stopped giving stuff away a long time ago. People want you to bring the free stuff to them. They want you to spend your money and time to give them free stuff. I also got tired of dealing with creeps and weirdos. What are you giving?
Bad idea, the homeless always trash places they live in. Honestly what the homeless need is a prison sentence. I have looked into the feasibility of opening a rehab clinic or rehab center for the homeless but no locality will allow it, plus it is cheaper to put a mentally ill homeless person behind bars and keep them away from women and children.
@@davisvinson5299 The real answer is when you have a place like this, it's all borrowed money. 99% of businesses are like this in the U.S. The bank owns this stuff and always has.
Rocky Mountain High still owns this place (Why they were using it as a soda warehouse). Though last I checked they are now a penny stock so the building may end up back on the market pretty soon.
Enjoyed this awesome video!! Thanks for keeping the camera still, and not making me dizzy Also you having a calm and pleasent voice. . Looking forward to another journey of abandoned places 😁
The places with everything left behind is so much more interesting because it tells a story
Its just really nice 2 c a younger group actually appreciate the detail of the craftsmanship that went on in the building of that hotel
It makes me sad when people reveal the name of locations in the comments. Now even more people will go there and will take things or vandalize the hotel for no reason. Wish more people could be like you guys and just walk through and admire and not take and destroy things....
Judgemental much. So everone on this thread, ur saying is basically a fkn. Thief, and a pos.
Frier Tucks, NY
@@bryantucker849 Yes, Yes that is Exactly what was Implied.
Fuckem... Id love to go Ghost hunting, at places like this. Since i live in FLORIDA we dont have asylums,old hospitals,and abandoned places like this. Its unbelievable that all the $$$ just sitting there, whatever the reason for closing, why didnt they sell it off, instead of letting it rot.. makes no sense.
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www.directvillasflorida.com/florida-blog/index.php/forgotten-florida/
www.atlasobscura.com/things-to-do/florida/abandoned
The Friar Tuck Inn that’s Catskills NY
Nice explore, great place. Creepy how some of those rooms look like they are waiting for people to check in. I bet those energy drinks were nasty when they were fresh. Thanks.
I love the larger abandoned locations like this. Good video guys.
RedRum, RedRum… Herrrrrres Johnny!!!
It would be so cool to wander around a place like this, as many of your videos I’ve watched I still can’t get over the amount of furnishings and stuff just left behind intact and mostly untouched. It’s like everyone just vanished!
Super cool and creepy, I would have loved to stay there right before it closed. It reminds me of the movie " The Grand Budapest Hotel" when the hotel is run down.
Decor looks like early/mid 1990's. Very cool place.
Love this! Also love your respect and care when you visit places!💙
Pretty awesome, thanks for sharing! 👍👍🤘🤘😊
Dang man, seeing such a nice place like this just go to waste..it's sad it really is
It is such a crying shame that properties like these were not repurposed. Homelessness would not only be a thing of the past, but the people would be would also get to live with dignity.
True. However, this IS America and there is No Money in housing the Homeless.
FunFact: There are enough abandoned Hotels, Motels, Apartment/Condo buildings and homes to house ALL the Homeless in America with there still being empty rooms.
What's stopping you then
@@dotatough Me personally . . . I honestly just don't care.
If it's repurposed, then it has to be maintained. That will be a cost in huge numbers to the town/city. It's a great idea, but costs tons of money to actually do.
Cool hotel it's so big everytime you went to a new room I thought that was the end but no it keeped going on amazing how clean it still is awesome video
very interesting, so much abandoned stuff, wow, great tour
Damn, absolute wonderful place! Really weird to see that like everything is left behind from the old busses to all the drinks.
I look forward in scrolling down in these interesting comments to read true facts of these places and their wonderful experiences!!
What a lovely hotel. It's so creepy how it's just frozen in time. The bar gave me The Shining vibes. So so sad to see a building this gorgeous just left to rot. Keep up the great content and stay safe.
Loving your videos! These abandoned places are so fascinating
It's interesting how everything is left behind it makes it seem more like it was abandoned because of a tragedy
They probably had the intention of returning to business, waiting for a better economy that never came.
Asbestos contamination.
Legion 57 there was no hurricane. I grew up on the road parallel to this. We had a flood in 2011 due to Irene, but it was long after this place shut down. The mafia owned it. The mafia lost their money after the NYPD got straightened up and POOF. The Friar Tuck shut down. I’d be more interested in how many bodies are hidden on the property than what’s inside the building.
@@nadialmuller "The mafia lost their money"?! lol
@@jrand2631 I was told as a youngster , " they " owned it because they were awaiting the legalization of gambling ,,, them NYC Boys don't lose $$$ I'm sure they were well taken care of , for the loss .
Stunning spot. Looks saveable. That dining room was absolutely massive. Wonder who was camping out there. Keep up the good work ✌️
Someone who is too stupid to realize that there are so many clean rooms with fully furnished beds.
@@riproar11 bed bugs or something
@@subservemoth Bed bugs need a host to feed off their blood. No host using the bed, bedbugs move on.
Absolutely phenominal👏🏻🙌🏻
This was a very entertaining video and I enjoyed watching it! Thank you very much!
This was a awesome find! Can't believe all the stuff just left there. There's a lot of money in stuff just sitting there. I also seen files I'm guessing ppls personal information? That's scary to know someone's credit card numbers are possibly just sitting there for anyone to look at
All being fought over in court
You would think the hotel would have at leased tried to sell the stuff they could and recoup something. The weights in the gym, the piano, furniture etc. It's like they just up and walked out.
Piano is made of wood... every porous surface in this place is contaminated with mold.
This was an awesome explore. Thanks for sharing.
Side Note: Love the quieter, subtle narration and voice-overs. A soothing contrast to most run of the mill, in-your-face videos out there.
Great video thank you I bet that was a great place when it was up and running makes you wonder why they had so many of those drinks though lol
This is the Friar Tuck in the Catskills. I used to work there as a waiter years ago. It's up the road from the Catskill Game farm which is closed, and along the way past the Tuck is the old Carson City, closed as well.
I used to work at the tuck as well. And my Dad worked at Carson City for 20years when it was open. Good old Catskill, it will never be the same.
I liked all of those places when I was a kid we went every summer.
Love your videos. Great job, and you are respectful. Keep up the good work guys..
I love how respectful you are to how much you can show/explore but curiosity kills me lol
I really appreciate the lack of screaming and overreaction from you and the overall chill atmosphere.
at the 15 minute mark there is a shot of some wall sconces outside the units...they have the new type (CFL) light bulbs in them...they were mandated around 2014.....
Thank you for sharing 🥰 be safe and careful out their.
I am totally enchanted by this place!
The intro shot gave me the creeps because it reminded me of the shinning lol Nice video! :)
I looked up that hemp soda and found a bunch of old online auctions selling tons of cases. I'm guessing there was way too many of them produced but no one wanted them lol
Thank you. This hotel was actually open in the 50s. The mob used to go up there it was a famous motel. Had many memories with my children and my parents used to take us up there when I was a child.
A very interesting find loved watching it.
Someone put a lot of time and money into this place. I love old places it's a shame that this place is closed.
Hi! Maybe you can check out The Historic Hollywood Beach Resort/hotel. It’s partially abandoned and it has some very interesting history there
I love the wood works in there it's so pretty ❤️❤️❤️
Amazing place, thanks for the show