While most reviews I've read deal with the artistry and the tension of the film, two reviews I found offer similar interpretations of the film's symbolism.
This reviewer contends that the door closing symbolizes Claire's being shut out of the upper class "to which the inn historically catered" - further symbolized by the Blue Boy painting in the room, which represents luxury. The closing of the inn itself is symbolic of the end of the American dream and the ability to change classes, something the immigrant Madeleine was also unable to do.
According to Slant Magazine's reviewer, Claire is at a crossroads, with her life not turning out as she imagined, and the hotel, stripped and empty, symbolizes "vanished possibilities and remnants of a happier past."
The film ends with a deep stare into one of its rooms, before the door
slams shut one last time; deepening his brand of horror with a sense
of studied contemplation, West depicts a world continuously impinged
on by the past, a realm we can admire but never actually enter.
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