If you are afraid of clowns then this is definitely not the hotel for you.
a YouTube video offers a glimpse of what it’s like to stay at the Clown Motel in Tonopah, Nevada, which prides itself on being “America’s Scariest Motel.”
Content creator Josh took his dad to the hotel for an overnight stay and explained to viewers that as soon as you step into the hotel, there’s an unsettling atmosphere with over 3,000 clowns of all shapes and sizes.
What makes it even weirder is that the motel overlooks a cemetery where 300 people are buried under crooked crosses and tin signs. Several of the internees died in 1902 from a mysterious plague, and 14 of them were miners who died in a fire in 1911.
A YouTube video offers a glimpse of what it’s like to stay at the Clown Motel in Tonopah, Nevada, which prides itself on being “America’s Scariest Motel”
Content creator Josh took his dad to the hotel for an overnight stay and explained to viewers that as soon as you step into the hotel, there’s an unsettling atmosphere with over 3,000 clowns of all shapes and sizes.
Josh and his father, who live in California, were greeted at the front desk by the owner of the motel, who explained that people send him clowns from all over the world that he puts on display.
What makes it even weirder is that the motel overlooks a cemetery where 300 people are buried under crooked crosses and tin signs.
Josh and his father, who live in California, were greeted at the front desk by the owner of the motel, who explained that people send him clowns from all over the world that he puts on display.
As he strolls through the wood-clad lobby, Josh’s father exclaims in surprise, “I’ve never seen so much clown gear in one place.”
After viewing the wacky collection, the duo checked into their room, number 210. This suite — priced at $130 — is modeled after the 1978 horror movie Halloween with a mural of serial killer Michael Myers on the wall.
Other themed rooms at the motel include “The It,” “The Exorcist,” and “Friday the 13th.”
Looking around his room, Josh said, “My first impression was that this was going to be a very strange place to spend the night.”
In addition to Michael Myers’ artwork, his room featured a striking painting of two clowns above the single beds, complete with demonic-looking eyes and razor-sharp teeth.
Other things he mentions in the YouTube video include graffiti scribbled on the wall by former guests, “some stains on the floor,” and a non-terrifying rose-print shower curtain.
Summarizing the room “assuming it’s not the scariest motel in the States,” he says, “I’d say this is a no-frills motel, maybe a bit of a modern Motel 6.”
Josh’s suite – priced at $130 – is modeled after the 1978 horror movie Halloween with a mural of serial killer Michael Myers on the wall
In addition to Michael Myers’ artwork, his room featured a painting of two clowns above the single beds, complete with demonic-looking eyes and razor-sharp teeth.
As he strolls through the wood-clad lobby, Josh’s father exclaims in surprise, “I’ve never seen so much clown stuff in one place.”
If you stay at the Clown Motel, Josh says you can rent an EMF ghost detection device for $35 a day, but he decided to buy it on Amazon instead for $19.99
The YouTuber summarizes the room “based on this being the scariest motel in the United States,” saying, “I’d say this is a no-frills motel, maybe a bit of a modern Motel 6.”
Despite the eerie environment, the duo encounter no ghosts and their EMF device is confused by a telephone pole
Although it markets itself as scary, the father and son duo didn’t find the motel all that intimidating in the end
If you stay at the Clown Motel, Josh says you can rent an EMF ghost detection device for $35 a day, but he decided to buy it on Amazon for $19.99 instead.
As night fell, he went with his father to explore the adjacent cemetery to see if they could detect any paranormal activity.
Despite the eerie environment, the duo encountered no ghosts and their EMF device was confused by a telephone pole.
Before going to bed, Josh placed a camera in his room to take a time-lapse in case something creepy happened, but again, the night was uneventful.
The next day, Josh and his father left the hotel with “I survived the Clown Motel” stickers as a souvenir.
Although it markets itself as scary, the father and son duo didn’t find the motel all that intimidating in the end.
They summarized it as a ‘nice place… worth stopping by (for)’.
To date, Josh’s video has been viewed more than 25,000 times, with many viewers thanking the filmmaker for sharing his motel experience.
One viewer wrote, “This is a great video. Growing up, I thought nothing was scarier than clowns. And I still have the same feeling.’
Another commented, “This looks really nice and all, but there’s no way I could stay there because I absolutely believe in ghosts!”