You can still make out where the original hotel once stood as some of the foundation is up and no trees have grown where the building was, just around it! Today, the Perrier Water Co. The charred and gutted remains of the restaurant still stand. As of 2015, the site is in horrible condition. Some people say the property is cursed, but it could also be coincidence. The site was developed again in 1971 as the Mudlavia Restaurant. It also was mysteriously destroyed by fire in 1968. In 1960, a retirement home by the name of Pleasant Valley Lodge was built on the site. The first building, which was by far the most beautiful, was destroyed by a fire in 1920. The creepy thing is that it is confirmed that discarded bodies were found in the wells of the property! It is also rumored that Al Capone stayed there. The legend has it that they were ambushed and everyone but himself in his gang were killed. John Dillinger and his gang are rumored to have stayed there. James Whitcomb Riley, the famous poet frequented the hotel. The picturesque setting and the amenities attracted many well-known people. The hotel featured buggy riding trails, a golf course, tennis courts and a chapel. People also came just for some rest and relaxation. The resort was known for the water and its mud baths, which is how the hotel got its name. This caused people to believe that the water on the site had healing powers.Īs stated earlier, Hotel Mudlavia opened on Christmas Day of 1890. The hotel was a place for people with Rheumatism and other achy ailments to go for treatment. He suffered from Rheumatism and found that his symptoms gradually receded the more he drank from the spring. He found a natural spring and drank from it during a break from digging a drainage ditch. The site was discovered in 1884 by a farmer and former Civil War soldier by the name of Samuel Story. The site that the hotel sat on is known as Kramer although Kramer is not an actual town. Hotel Mudlavia was founded in 1890 by Harry Kramer near Attica, Indiana.
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