THE MENGER HOTEL- GHOST SIGHTINGS AMOUNG GUEST ALMOST NIGHTLY!!!

The Menger Hotel in San Antonio is one of the most haunted hotels in Texas. It was built in 1859 on the site of Menger′s brewery and is haunted by a number of ghosts.

Gutson Borlum was the sculpture of Mount Rushmore and was known to spend many, many hours out in the garden of the Menger Hotel.  Let me tell you, I did my research paper on this hotel and I had to many experiences to list.  I loved it!!  I read tons about the "spirits" that linger here and from what I have read some of them are not very nice!!!!  But I have to tell you...I stayed two nights here alone in supposedly the most haunted room in the hotel and never felt any kind of evil spirits at all!!!!  But DID I FEEL spirits around?????  YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT!!!!!!!!!

The above picture I believe is Gutson Borlum. I think you can make out his facial structure, eyes, mustache, and even what looks like a hat.   I showed my picture to the manager and he instantly took me to the second picture and said" so, you met Mr. Borlum did you?".  

I want to tell you a couple things that happen to me at this amazing hotel and I'll try not to make them to long.  I experienced loud footsteps walking up behind me in a hallway where I was all alone.  I had an EMF Meter and I was looking down taking readings along the hallway baseline... and I could hear someone walking up behind me.  The footsteps were so loud, that I never looked up and just moved to the side of the hall and said out loud..."excuse me".  I 100%  thought someone was coming down the hall behind me!!!  Not to mention it was about 3am in the morning so if I am hearing "footsteps" at that hour so loud and clear more than likely it really IS someone.  I moved to the side and then looked up to see who it was passing me at that hour and there WAS NO ONE!!!! I was sooooo confused.......the footsteps were so loud I never doubted for a minute someone was walking up behind me.  hhhuuummm

By now it was around 4am and I decided that I had done enough for the night,  so I was going to head back to my room.  I had been interviewing the night staff so I was on the bottom floor.  I was so tired and I just wanted to lay down, so I went to the elevators.  At the Menger, they have the original elevators so at the top of the doors, you see the little needle going up and coming down, so you know exactly where the elevator is.  I looked up and it was on the top floor (not sure, but seems like it was the 12th floor).  So I just took a deep breath and said, "man, now I have to wait for it to come all the way back down".  This is NOT a fast elevator ya'll.  At that exact moment....the elevator doors OPENED!!!! I looked up and the needle was on the first floor.  YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME!!!  NO WAY!!!  I had rode this elevator a dozen times and had watched it go up and come back down floor by floor!!!!  So I did what any good ghost hunter would do......I graciously stepped in..... waited for the door to close and said "thank you very much." lol 

There are many more stories I could tell about this hotel but for now, I'm going to stop.  Don't want to wear out my welcome you know.  By far, this hotel is one of my favorites. You got to check it out!!!!

THE ALAMO-THE MENGER HOTEL(SAN ANTONIO)- SO MANY GHOSTLY EXPERIENCES TO NAME THEM ALL!!!

I was asked to re-post my blog on the Alamo for someone that is doing a project on the Ghost of the Alamo.  The two previous post are about the Alamo and the Menger Hotel right beside the Alamo.  I did my research paper on the Ghost of the Menger when I was trying to get Certified in this field.  I went to the Menger and ask permission to investigate.  Let me tell you....I went alone...and ask to stay in the most haunted room with the most activity.  I did not really have any experiences in my room BUT every other place in this hotel I had plenty!!!!

1st-  One of my FAVORITE places ever....great pics(orbs, mist, ect) and lots of paranormal activity is...of course....The Alamo in San Antonio Tx.

Originally named Mission San Antonio de Valero, the Alamo served as home to missionaries and their Indian converts for nearly seventy years. Construction began on the present site in 1724. In 1793, Spanish officials secularized San Antonio's five missions and distributed their lands to remaining Indian residents.  A small band of Texans held out for thirteen days against the Centralist army of General Antonio López de Santa Anna.  Although the Alamo finally fell in the early morning hours of March 6, 1836.

As with any battle ground, there are lots of spirits that remain behind...for so many different reasons.  Some because they died so tragically that they don't even realize they are dead, some because they knew this place as home and don't want to leave, some because maybe they feel they have "unfinished" business...such as the battle itself....maybe they are still "battling".  Who knows?  The one thing I can tell you is that there is no shortage of ghosts around the Alamo, you need MORE than just one night to see and do all there is to do.  Reports of soldiers, canons, cries, guns and many more sounds are found here.  And Pics.....Some of my most interesting and favorite photos are from the Alamo. 

So, pack up the EMF meters, K-2's and your camera and head to San Antonio for the weekend.

The Alamo, 2009-Nice orb

One of my FAVORITE all time photos!
A solider standing in front of the Alamo.
We could not see him at the time, but the
girl to the right was actually there.

 

 

2nd- As long as your at the Alamo, DO NOT miss the opportunity to go to the Menger Hotel right next door. 
The Menger is located adjacent to the Alamo and first opened in 1859, just 23 years after the battle at the Alamo, by owner William Menger and architect John Fries.

 I had soooo many experiences here.... from the minute I opened my door and the radio was playing...which the bell hop had just told me...one of the things that people were experiencing was the radio already being turned on in their rooms before they checked in.  He also told me the maids were NOT allowed to listen to the music or leave the room if any music was playing!!!Around 3:00am I heard very LOUD footsteps walking up behind me while my head was down taking some reading in one of the hallways, but when I looked up there was no one there!(so loud that I actually said out loud "excuse me, let me get out of your way) voices, cold spots, strange noises and even the elevator opening and closing on its on!........ I'll have to tell you about THAT later...and even a photo with a picture of a face in the courtyard, I believe to be Guston Borlum the sculpture of Mount Rushmore.  DON'T pass this one up!!! 

Courtyard at the Menger Hotel



The Menger

Inside the Menger



Orb in courtyard





A face I believe is Guston Borlum



Guston Borlum
 

I can say that I LOVE this place!!!  And if you look hard enough you can find secret stairways, dark closets and many places that I'm not sure to many people know about unless they are looking.

Anyway, hope this helps a little with your paper.  And thanks for writing me and letting me know you were doing the paper on me and ghosts! :)