Are you brave enough to spend a night in a haunted hotel?

If you've ever wanted to get up close and personal with ghosts, there's plenty of haunted hotels and inns across North Wales that you can stay at to see if things really do go bump in the night.

From floating white ladies who can walk through walls to phantom crying children, you may find yourself joined by an eerie guest during your overnight stay.

If you're feeling brave and think you have nerves of steel, here are eight places you can stay at across the region.

Ruthin Castle

Nestled in acres of parkland near the Clwydian Range, the luxurious castle-turned-hotel dates back to 1277.

Its most famous ghost is said to be the Grey Lady who, if legend is to be believed, discovered her husband was having an affair with a peasant girl.

In a jealous rage, she murdered her husband's mistress with an axe and was sentenced to death.

There have also been reports of spirits including a medieval knight in armour wearing one glove and a young girl.

Visitors have also claimed to have heard unexplained noises and seen footprints.

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Gwydir Castle, Llanwrst

Gwydir has a reputation for being one of Wales' most haunted houses with reports of spectres being seen from the 19th Century.

The spirit of a young woman is said to haunt the north wing and panelled corridor between the Hall of Meredith and the Great Chamber.

A mysterious white woman has been spotted who brings with her a foul rotting smell.

It is thought she could be a serving maid who was murdered by Sir John Wynn in his youth, who then buried her in a chimney breast.

Sir John is also said to haunt the building and is most likely to be seen on a spiral staircase from the Solar Hall to the Great Chamber.

Guests have also spotted the ghost of a dog, whose bones are said to have been discovered in 1995.

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Bodelwyddan Castle

With more than 600 years of history, including the grisly discovery of human bones buried in a wall in 1829, it's no surprise that Bodelwyddan Castle is home to spooks.

One apparition said to haunt the building is the Blue Lady, who has been seen wandering through the kitchen and is apparently often heard rattling dishes in the dead of night.

A woman dressed in white has been known to disappear into walls.

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Visitors have also reported their glasses flying off the tables, with the ghost of a headmistress who disapproved of drinking thought to be the culprit.

Shadowy figures, disembodied voices, people being touched and yelled at by unseen presences, and mysterious knocks, bangs and slamming doors during the night have also been reported.

The Black Boy Inn, Caernarfon

Located in Northgate Street, within the medieval walls of Caernarfon, The Black Boy Inn has been a resting place for weary travellers for centuries.

Built circa 1522, it is thought to be one of the oldest inns in North Wales.

Many punters have reported seeing the ghost of a nun passing through the inn to the nunnery, which at one time was at the rear of the building.

Others claim to have heard the phantom cries of a child in one of the bedrooms, while the ghost of a man sitting at the bar has also been spotted.

The Bull Hotel, Abergele

Back in the mid 1800s, The Bull Hotel was a place of worship for Mormons.

Several ghouls are said to dwell in the traditional hotel including a monk who is said to have died after falling on a wet surface.

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A young man dressed in black leathers, who died in a motorbike accident, also reportedly roams around the building.

Visitors also claim to have seen strange shadows, heard peculiar noises, and experienced cold spots and odd smells all around the hotel.

Trevor Arms, Marford

This quaint centuries-old village pub is said to have a "vortex" in one of its guest rooms.

The Grade II listed pub was a significant coaching inn in its day, and is said to be home to several spooks including a cavalier, a young girl and a woman who sits by the fireplace in the bar.

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A man even claims to have been spoken to by a Victorian man with mutton chops and a leather apron.

Marford, known as the "haunted village", is said to be home to the ghost of Lady Margaret Blackbourne, who was reportedly murdered by her husband George Blackbourne, the steward of the Trevalyn estate, in 1713.

Castle Hotel, Conwy

An angry housemaid is just one of the ghouls said to roam the popular boutique hotel.

Built on the site of a 12th century Cistercian Abbey, the 300-year-old hotel has had some famous guests including William Wordsworth, Samuel Johnson and Charlotte Brontë.

When improvemetns were made to the building in 1832, a tombstone was found in the yard containing a skull, while skeletons - believed to be victims of the plague - have also been exhumed over the years.

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But the hotel's most famous ghost is a young housemaid from Anglesey, who died whilst working there.

If legend is to be believed, before she died she insisted she be buried on Anglesey but her request was not heeded.

Following her funeral, it's rumoured that strange incidents started to take place before her body was exhumed and returned home to Anglesey.

The Owain Glyndwr Hotel, Corwen

Dating back to 1329, the inn is named after the legendary Prince of Wales Owain Glyndwr.

The hotel was originally a monastery before becoming a coaching inn and in 1789 it housed the very first Welsh Eisteddfod.

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However, it's said to be haunted by the ghost of a young woman who had an affair with a clergyman.

It's thought that the affair outraged the locals and she died of a broken heart.