There’s An Eerie Stillness About New York’s Abandoned Adler Hotel

Sharon Springs was once a prime destination for wealthy and fashionable New Yorkers. People came from all over the state to indulge in the resort's sulfur baths and springs. Now, the once-grand property is crumbling in an eerie way.

Read on to learn more about the site, and check out the fascinating images photographer Dan Tunnerved captured at this abandoned historic hotel.

In its day, the Hotel Adler & Spa was a luxury destination.

The grand hotel is located in Sharon Springs and once capitalized on the town's natural surfer baths and springs.

Opened in 1927, the hotel drew customers through its claims that the sulfurous waters of its baths would relieve symptoms of back pain and skin disorders.

There are 150 rooms in the hotel, which at the time was considered extremely impressive.

Since its abandonment, the hotel has taken on an eerie stillness.

Bathing in and even breathing the fumes of sulfurous water was a popular medical treatment in the early 20th century.

As horse racing in Saratoga Springs gained popularity in the 1940s, the Hotel Adler began to see fewer reservations.

In a bid to create a niche market, it began offering Kosher menus in an attempt to appeal to more Jewish visitors.

The plan worked. In fact, all of the hotels in the Sharon area began to market themselves to Jewish customers.

The Adler continued to flourish until the early 2000s.

However, the economic downturn hit the resort hard, and the Adler Hotel closed its doors in 2004.

Today, the hotel is dilapidated yet still dignified.

The darkness gives an eerie cast to the colorful hotel rooms.

After this skylight was smashed by a tree branch, bees have taken up residence in the toilet bowl.

Many of the rooms have been left as they were after the last guests checked out.

Fresh linens still sit in carts (purchased from another local hotel) waiting to cover beds that have been unmade for years.

The future of this historic site is unclear, but the ruins of the Adler are hauntingly beautiful.

A Korean-American company purchased the property and announced plans to remodel the hotel in 2008.

Check out more of Dan Turner’s incredible images of abandoned places across the country at SUBSTREET.