The Menger Hotel
This hotel is supposedly the most haunted in the San Antonio metropolitan area. The first of many ghosts is a maid, who was murdered many years ago, and now wanders the upper hallways. Another ghost is that of lady, who is said to have died of a broken heart. Many have reported seeing her in one of the upper rooms of the hotel. The ghost of former President Teddy Roosevelt, who frequented the bar to recruit soldiers for his “Rough Riders” has also been seen.
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courtney says: |
August 6, 2008, 2:42 am |
I have been to the Menger Hotel. My boyfriend, mom and i were taking pictures as my mom took a picture of us and there was a bright light beside us. She thought something was wrong with the camera so she took another one but nothing was there.
After that i looked up th history of the hotel. There was a maid named Sallie White back in those days if your wife back talked or mad the husband mad he could kill her and it was illegal, one she mad him very mad and he shot her 3 times in the stomach and killed her. Well she didnt have any money so the Menger Hotel paid for her funeral service and casket (in the lobby look in the glass display and there is a book with the receipt for the casket) so she is suspose to be haunting the hotel.
Courtney
Lynne says: |
October 24, 2008, 2:46 pm |
My great grandfather built the minger hotel. There are pictures of him everywhere there.. yes, it IS haunted.
Vetta says: |
November 4, 2008, 12:24 pm |
Stayed at the Menger Hotel over Halloween weekend 2008. In the bar, got a very clear picture looking out from behind Teddy’s picture hanging over the bar. Soldier, probably. Also in the bar loft, a little girl supposedly died there, appeared in one of my digital photos and my sister’s as well. Felt weird in our room all night, but didnt see anything, just freezing. In the lobby restroom (ladies) felt like someone or something was watching me. Tons of orbs in most all photos at the Alamo and Menger bar.
Has anyone else felt these things there before??
We can’t wait to go back and experience more………
Ashley says: |
November 10, 2008, 12:14 pm |
Well i had stay in this hotel like about 2 times it is scary the first time i saw dis lady walking with dis red dress but dose old ones like 1900 she was singing dis old song like if she was a preformer and it scared me and the 2 time i just saw i red dress floting.
Moses says: |
December 5, 2008, 8:19 pm |
I stayed at the hotel… saw the lady in a gray dress, i talked to her and she dissapeared instantaniously…. i got scared thinking it was one of the workers there trying to scare people… i always think she right behind me and cant get it off my mind =(
marisa says: |
December 11, 2008, 4:19 am |
me and my mom went there after walking downtown jus to check it out and right when you get in there its a creepy *** feeling its like no one hardly out when u walk ur alone its a weird silence all the time and the squeky stairs freak me out lol and the music makes it worse but its old fashioned and creepy i hate it
go spurs go!
Nickiie N Laura says: |
January 11, 2009, 6:37 am |
OMG how scary. We dont live in the usa but we believe in al types of supernatural things. Nickiie lives in a house we think is haunted and last night we tryed to contact the spirit in the house and we never saw then but we felt them. it was really scary and then this morning we tryed to
contact them again and nothink happened. we believe it to be her grandad who passed away in 2003. We dont know how it got here and what it wants but we know he is trying to potect nickiie from somethink or someone. You might be thinking we are makoing it all up but were not. we are really scared and we never got to sleep because we felt somethng touching us on our arms everytime we tryed to fall asleep. was it just our minds or was it somethink more.
Kyle says: |
March 29, 2009, 5:12 pm |
I was at the Menger Hotel this weekend…I came home to tell my family the hotel was HAUNTED!! I did not know of its history….But I found it amazing that my stories of the hotel are the same….I saw Sallie White….I saw on the 2nd floor, of the hotel with a cart of towles and Dirty Blankets…She was wearing a grey skirt and bandana…We also had light that flickered alot….We could hear banging on the doors… and my friend who was in the hotel also felt someone touch her head but no one was there….Weird….But I do believe the Hotel is most definately haunted…I feel strange that I experienced it and never knew prior to staying.
Kelsey says: |
June 1, 2009, 8:15 am |
At the Menger Hotel, we visted san antonio last weekend and this is so weird! my sister noticed something… outside of the building, their are only 3 floors… but inside, their are 5! anyways, we walked up the 4th floor, the stairs are really creaky so, when we went upsairs, we read a sign on the door that said ” Do No Disturb”. here’s the scary part! when we were at the end of the hallway, my mom just randomly looked back, and she saw a women, with a gold servng tray with nothing on it,a black dress,and guess what? the women just… walked through the door and didn’t even open it! then we walked again and we saw this man who came out, and had a wooden tray, o we KNEW that that was a ghost with that gold serving tray!
Adrian Garcia says: |
July 25, 2009, 3:21 pm |
My older brother has stayed at this hotel and he said that he would see a black figure of a man roaming the hall ways he says he was not scared but that the figure kept on messing with him rather than messing with his wife he does not know why
gracie says: |
August 8, 2009, 10:28 am |
I’M GONNA GO VISIT THE HOTEL AND SEE IF IT’S TRUE .EVEN THOUGH I LIE IN SAN ANTONIO . IF any 1 hs a mysace add me
PIXIEGRACIE@YAHOO.COM
Roxanne says: |
September 16, 2009, 5:03 pm |
Well i have never stayed there before since i live in san antonio, But i do have a family member that has stayed there once and she said that while she is walking down the hallways she felt like if someone was behind her she would turn around and look but no one was there. Then she went to her room and she was in there alone she was just laying on the bed listening to music then she heard something drop in the bathroom she went to go look nothing was on the ground she thought nothing of it at first but then when she was walking back to the bed she saw from the corner of her eye that there was a figure standing up against the wall she quickly turned around and saw no one, there was no coat or jacket theat made a body figure. Then she night hit and she was a sleep she heard someone out side of her door talking she went to go look she saw no one in the hall. she went back to sleep then she heard someone or something in the bathroom walking around she got up to go look she saw no one. Then she walk up the next day she was taking a shower and then she saw some black figure at the door way just standing there she quickly turned off the shower and looked then it was gone she went down stairs after wards and asked about any history or reports about the room she was in they said that there has been many reports about the room and many other rooms. they also said that people have reported many things that was happening to her. she stay one more night to see if it would happen again. this time she saw a man standing at the foot of her bed looking at her and then walk towards the bathroom and slowly disappeared. she turned on the light and kept them on she finally fell asleep when she woke up the lights were off she thought at first that the light s have an energy saver but then she saw that the swich of the lights were on off. while she was packing she put one of her shirts on the bed and quickly went to the restroom when she returned she saw the shirt on the floor on the other side of the bed she didnt know how it got there. She said that this was the most exciting trip she has ever takin and that she hopes that other people enjoyed the trip to.
Moonie004 says: |
November 7, 2009, 10:56 pm |
OMG!!!! I was i San aNANTONE THIS YEAR FOR MY SUMMER VACSATION AND I WENT INTO THE mENGER hOLEL AND THE FREAKING ELEVATOR STARTED TO SHAKE I AM NOT SURE IF IT WAS RIGGED OR NOT BUI WAS SO SCARED MY FACE TURNED WHITE AND I GOT DIZZY…ALMOST FAINTED
kaitlyn matezz says: |
January 2, 2010, 6:30 pm |
i like scary things but this is a little to scary i just dont understand how you die of a broken heart it is just so stupid to die of a broken heart
michelle says: |
January 2, 2010, 6:40 pm |
this is a really good scary story but like OMG!!!!!!!! we stayed at that hotel when i was 5 and my mom was 27 and i didn’t know it was haunted but i didn’t want to go but i had to i also went with my brother he was 3 but i would have night mares at night and my little brother said he saw things at night he still remembers becuase he is 8 now i believe it is haunted
jennifer says: |
March 10, 2010, 3:39 pm |
I went to the hotel this weekend and walked the halls! we didnt have any strange feelings it was only about 11 pm. The history is enough reason to stay there….it is a great feeling to have walked the same halls as so many people. I want to stay in the king ranch suit even if we dont see or feel anything just imagine staying in the exact same room as someone from the 1900’s I can wait to go back spring break
justin says: |
March 17, 2010, 12:18 pm |
ok look im only 14 but i’m not scared of anyhting, so you know what i don’t believe any of this so i will go to all these places with some of my closest friends and let you know what we think and what we saw, if you want i’ll even send you pictures and videos, tell me what you think, email me at jtgbrooklyn@gmail.com appreciate ur thoughts
MJ says: |
March 17, 2010, 1:30 pm |
I have seen things and have bin said to be crazy, but I’m not I don’t think. If I’m oh well
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bretny says:
June 9, 2008, 6:17 pm
omg.
i know alllll about this.
i stayed at this hotel.
i saw a ghost.
no joke.
just kinda…
walking down the hallway.
im not sure if it was a male or female.
but i hed nightmares for like 2 or 3 weeks after.