Who haunts the Emily Morgan Hotel
Reported as stories, with where each one comes from. Most reported: Hospital patients.
Hospital patients
Guests say they open their door on the 12th or 14th floor and see a hospital scene or patients in the hall, which is gone when they look again.
Woman in white
The hotel's own history page says some guests report a woman in white walking the halls, along with shadows moving on walls.
Ghost bride
A ghost-tour operator says visitors to the 7th floor, described as the old psychiatric ward, report a ghost bride whose screams wake guests.
Nurses
Historic Hotels of America's press roundup reports guests claiming to have seen apparitions of nurses from the Medical Arts Building days.
"Siefken said he has never seen a ghost at the hotel, but they hear of ghost encounters from guests or staff about once a month."KSAT 12, 2024
The building
Before you book
| Room to request | Room 810 (Hotel blog says guests wake feeling watched and hear faint whispers) |
|---|---|
| Does the hotel tell the stories? | ✓ Yes Hotel publishes its own haunted history pages describing staff and guest ghost reports. |
| Built | 1926, as Medical Arts Building: doctors' offices with a hospital on the top floor |
| Historic listing | Contributing building, Alamo Plaza Historic District (1977) |
| Historic Hotels of America | ✓ Member |
| Google rating | 4.3 from 3,302 reviews |
| Address | 705 E Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78205 |
| The Alamo | 240 ft (72 m), 1 min walk |
Sources
5 independent sources, quotes checked
- The Emily Morgan HotelThe hotel
- KSAT 12, 2024TV
- News 4 San Antonio, 2023TV
- RJA Ghost ToursGhost tour
- WikipediaHistory
Photo: The Alamo at night, A. Michael Uhlmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. This is the area, not the hotel.
Around the Emily Morgan Hotel
Straight-line distances from the front door; walking times allow for streets. Places from OpenStreetMap.
Eat and drink
- Bonham Exchange3 min walk
- Plantaqueria3 min walk
- Colonial Room4 min walk
- La Vida Coffee & Drinks4 min walk
- Voodoo Donut4 min walk
- Playland Pizza4 min walk
See nearby
- Alamo Mission2 min walk
- Ralston Family Collections Center2 min walk
- Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium3 min walk
- San Antonio Fire Museum3 min walk
- Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks3 min walk
- Scottish Rite Cathedral4 min walk
Other haunted hotels
- Crockett Hotel3 min walk
- Menger Hotel3 min walk
- St. Anthony Hotel6 min walk
- Omni La Mansion del Rio7 min walk
Cemeteries
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery1.1 mi (1.7 km)
- Alamo Masonic Lodge Cemetery1.1 mi (1.8 km)
- Dignowity Cemetery1.1 mi (1.8 km)
- Old German Lutheran Cemetery1.2 mi (1.9 km)
Questions
Is the Emily Morgan Hotel haunted?
It has a strong reputation. The hotel itself publishes staff and guest reports, its general manager told KSAT in 2024 they hear of encounters about once a month, and USA Today placed it third in a 2015 list of haunted hotels.
Why is the Emily Morgan said to be haunted?
The building opened in 1926 as the Medical Arts Building, with a hospital floor; the hotel says it also had a morgue and crematorium. Most stories involve hospital scenes, patients and nurses.
Which room is said to be haunted?
The hotel's own blog names Room 810, where guests describe feeling watched and hearing whispers. The 7th, 12th and 14th floors are also mentioned by local sources.