Hotel Utica (DoubleTree by Hilton)

Hotel Utica's paranormal reputation centers on three named figures. The Tuxedo Man—called 'Charlie' by staff—is described as a formally dressed male who staff and guests associate with broken glasses and plates near the mezzanine-level bar. Local tradition holds that a man in a tuxedo hanged himself from the mezzanine railing in the 1950s; no documentary verification of this specific incident has been published. The mezzanine bar area is where the negative-energy reports cluster.

The White Lady appears only during large events. Witnesses describe a woman in a white, early-1900s ball gown who is visible briefly and then disappears. The detail of the period-appropriate dress is consistent across accounts, which typically place her on or near the mezzanine.

Room 410 is the hotel's most-discussed location for documented anomalies. Staff report that the shower in the room activates on its own and that the hotel has received calls from the room phone while the room was unoccupied. A 12-year-old boy and disembodied voices are additionally associated with the basement level.

On Halloween night 2015, Kris Williams—a former member of the TAPS investigative team from Syfy's Ghost Hunters—led a public paranormal investigation that included access to the hotel's upper floors, which had been closed during the vacancy period. The event was organized as a live investigation with public participation.