Who haunts the Gunter Hotel
Reported as stories, with where each one comes from. Most reported: The woman of Room 636.
The woman of Room 636
Her body was never found after the 1965 Room 636 case. Guests report a woman's voice, footsteps, hammering sounds and a pale blonde woman with arms outstretched near the room.
Little boy
A hotel business development director told Scene in SA she saw a boy with a bowl haircut and suspenders on the 12th floor; staff call him the 'little boy ghost'.
Robert Johnson
Tour sources say his spirit lingers in Room 414, where he made his first recordings, and that music is heard from the empty room.
Two flappers
Ghost City Tours says two flapper ghosts, who do not get along, haunt the hotel's halls.
"The admin informed Lisa that she had just described the "little boy ghost.""Scene in SA
The building
Before you book
| Room to request | Room 636 (Site of the unsolved 1965 case; reports of a woman's voice and footsteps), Room 414 (Robert Johnson's 1936 recording room; his spirit said to linger) |
|---|---|
| Does the hotel tell the stories? | ✓ Yes Hotel publishes a 'Haunted Histories' blog post about Room 636 and ghost reports. |
| Built | 1909 |
| Historic listing | Individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places (2007) |
| Historic Hotels of America | ✓ Member |
| Google rating | 4 from 2,541 reviews |
| Address | 311 N St Mary's St, San Antonio, TX 78205 |
| The Alamo | 0.3 mi (0.5 km), 8 min walk |
Sources
6 independent sources, quotes checked
- The Gunter HotelThe hotel
- Legends of AmericaHistory
- Ghost City ToursGhost tour
- Scene in SAMagazine
- Haunted RoomsBlog
- The Sheraton Gunter Hotel blog (WordPress), 2013The hotel
Photo: The Alamo at night, A. Michael Uhlmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. This is the area, not the hotel.
Around the Gunter Hotel
Straight-line distances from the front door; walking times allow for streets. Places from OpenStreetMap.
Eat and drink
- Ácenar Hot Mex Cool Bar1 min walk
- La Panaderia2 min walk
- Esencia3 min walk
- Revelicion3 min walk
- Domingo3 min walk
- Texas de Brazil3 min walk
See nearby
- Exchange Building3 min walk
- Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks6 min walk
- Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium6 min walk
- Tower Life Building7 min walk
- Artpace7 min walk
- Briscoe Western Art Museum8 min walk
Other haunted hotels
- Omni La Mansion del Rio2 min walk
- St. Anthony Hotel3 min walk
- Emily Morgan Hotel8 min walk
- Menger Hotel9 min walk
Cemeteries
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery1.4 mi (2.2 km)
- Alamo Masonic Lodge Cemetery1.4 mi (2.2 km)
- Dignowity Cemetery1.4 mi (2.3 km)
- Old German Lutheran Cemetery1.5 mi (2.3 km)
Questions
Is the Gunter Hotel haunted?
It is one of San Antonio's best-known haunted hotels. The hotel's own blog, Legends of America, Texas Monthly and Ghost City Tours all tell the Room 636 story, and guests report a woman's voice and footsteps there.
What happened in Room 636?
In February 1965 a man registered as Albert Knox was found with a bloody bundle in the room; he was later identified as Walter Emerick and shot himself at the St. Anthony. The woman seen with him was never found.
Can you book Room 636?
The hotel says the room has been remodeled. Haunted Rooms reports it is not sold as a themed room.