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Crockett Hotel: the ghosts of San Antonio

The Crockett was built in 1909 by the Odd Fellows on part of the Alamo battlefield and named for Davy Crockett. Staff and guests report a man in a dark blue military-style jacket, chanting and footsteps, and an elevator that moves between floors by itself, especially around the fourth floor.

Haunt file 5 sources
Ghosts4 named
Room to requestAsk which rooms
Built1909
Hotel tells itNot stated
See prices for your datesGoogle 4.4 · 2,685 reviews · 2 min walk to the Alamo

Who haunts the Crockett Hotel

Reported as stories, with where each one comes from. Most reported: Man in a dark blue jacket.

Unidentified figure some link to the Alamo defenders

Man in a dark blue jacket

Staff say they have seen a man in a dark blue jacket walking toward the patio, near where a tavern once stood.

Soldiers of the 1836 battle

Alamo defenders

Tour guides say chanting, disembodied footsteps and the sound of horses' hooves are heard in the hallways.

Alamo defender and the hotel's namesake

Davy Crockett

Some people report encountering a figure they believe is Davy Crockett himself.

Unidentified presence

Fourth-floor elevator

The assistant general manager told KSAT that while showing ghost hunters around, the elevator moved up and down floors with no one pressing buttons.

"The Crockett, too, has its own ghostly tales."KSAT 12, 2024

The building

1907Odd Fellows buy the land beside the Alamo.
1909Odd Fellows lay the cornerstone; hotel opens.
1927Seven-story west wing added.
1977Listed as contributing building in Alamo Plaza Historic District.

Before you book

Room to requestNo room number on record. We only print numbers a source ties to a ghost story.
Does the hotel tell the stories?Not stated on its website
Built1909, as hotel with Odd Fellows lodge floors above
Historic listingContributing building, Alamo Plaza Historic District (1977)
Historic Hotels of America✓ Member
Google rating4.4 from 2,685 reviews
Address320 Bonham Ste 2, San Antonio, TX 78205
The Alamo370 ft (113 m), 2 min walk

Sources

5 independent sources, quotes checked

Photo: The Alamo at night, A. Michael Uhlmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. This is the area, not the hotel.

Around the Crockett Hotel

Straight-line distances from the front door; walking times allow for streets. Places from OpenStreetMap.

Eat and drink

  • Colonial Room2 min walk
  • Bonham Exchange3 min walk
  • Margaritaville3 min walk
  • Fogo de Chão4 min walk
  • On The Bend Oyster Bar & Lounge5 min walk
  • Mad Dogs British Pub5 min walk

See nearby

  • Ralston Family Collections Center1 min walk
  • Alamo Mission1 min walk
  • San Antonio Fire Museum2 min walk
  • Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium3 min walk
  • Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks3 min walk
  • La Antorcha de la Amistad4 min walk

Other haunted hotels

Cemeteries

  • Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery1.0 mi (1.6 km)
  • Alamo Masonic Lodge Cemetery1.0 mi (1.7 km)
  • Dignowity Cemetery1.1 mi (1.7 km)
  • Old German Lutheran Cemetery1.1 mi (1.8 km)

Questions

Is the Crockett Hotel haunted?

Staff have told KSAT about strange things on the fourth floor, and tour companies report an apparition in a dark blue jacket plus footsteps and chanting. These are reported experiences.

Is Davy Crockett's ghost at the Crockett Hotel?

Some guests claim so, according to News 4 San Antonio and Ghost City Tours, but no source offers more than the claim.

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