Article: A place with secrets and three ghosts!

THE Central Hotel hides a host of secrets, treasures - and at least three ghosts.

Scott Taylor, chief executive of Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, was general manager of the hotel until 14 years ago.

He still has a passion for the building and its long, fascinating history.

The hotel has a basement, ground fl oor, mezzanine and seven other floors.

But, according to Mr Taylor, the seventh floor is one visitors should avoid - unless they fancy coming face to face with its resident ghosts.

He said: "The story goes that a scullery maid was working on the seventh fl oor when she got a call from one of the rooms below.

"She stepped into the lift. but the lift wasn't there and she fell down the lift ...

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