Camino Real

El Paso, TX   /   8 Reviews

101 South El Paso Street, El Paso, TX 79901, USA

Haunted Camino Real Hotel in El Paso, TX

Built in 1912, the Camino Real is a national landmark. The hotel was originally known by the name “Hotel Paso del Norte” where guests would stay and watch firefights of the Mexican Revolution from the rooftop. The hotel has hosted dignitaries, Amelia Earhart, and even Pancho Villa played cards at the hotel before the Mexican Revolution.

Watching the Mexican Revolution from Hotel Paso Del Norte. Now the Camino Real Hotel in El Paso.

Camino Real guests watching the Mexican Revolution. Formely named the Hotel Paso Del Norte.

Ghosts of the Camino Real

The Camino Real is said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman in a white gown.  When the ghostly woman is near, men will say they smell a scent of beauty and perfume, while women sense a foul odor and have a nervous sense about them. This ghostly woman is often found in the basement and has been known to roam the halls of the building with a look of sadness and distress on her face.

Who is the Woman in White that haunts the Camino Real?

The stories we’ve heard of the ghost of the woman in white suggest that she was a bride who was never married. It is said that one of the first events ever held at the Camino Real was a wedding. The wedding was held on the 10th floor, which was the top floor of the hotel in that era. The bride was left all alone at the altar as the groom and one of the bridesmaids never showed for the wedding. In her sorrow, the bride flung herself from the building to her death.

Haunted Rooms & Places in the Camino Real Hotel

  • The basement is where the woman in white is seen most often.
  • The 10th floor is where the woman in white’s wedding was supposed to take place.
  • Pancho Villa Room is said to have lights flicker whenever you mention his name. During the Mexican Revolution, people would watch the fighting across the river from the higher floors of the Camino Real.
  • Room 727 has been reported to have some activity of a ghost that wakes you up at night shaking you.
Haunted Camino Real Hotel in El Paso, Texas. Formely the Hotel Paso Del Norte.

Haunted Camino Real Hotel in El Paso, Texas. Formerly the Hotel Paso Del Norte.

Posted in Haunted Hotels and Real Haunts

8 Reviews

  1. Dean Novak

    Guys, this hotel is no Joke. After having to spend a week in the hotel for business, I wouldn’t dare to step foot in the lobby. At the third day of the visit, I thought I was going insane on seeing a woman in a white gown. It Turns out, I wasn’t the only one seeing her. I took photos but no one believed me. I was scared, terrified actually. It was an eye-opening experience and i now had to believe there’s a spirit world. Just be cautious when you go, Please?

    April 17, 2018 at 8:28 am Reply
  2. Anonymous

    My son is presently working there on the remodel. He has called me scared to death of the things he has seen. Don’t want to work on the 6th floor nor be in the basement. Many of the workers experiencing scary things including being touched.

    April 2, 2020 at 3:50 pm Reply
  3. David Martinez

    I was telling my daughter about the time my wife and I stayed at the Camino Real for two nights on a business trip Beautiful hotel staff was great, I won’t get into details but I will say we will never stay there again the ghost lady is very real and it wasn’t pleasant. If you don’t believe stay for a weekend.

    July 23, 2020 at 9:34 pm Reply
  4. Linda Smith

    We stayed there we drive semi and are company put us in that motel if you notice in the Elevators you cannot get off on the 10th floor there was no button to get off cause it is closed off that was where supposedly the murder happened on that floor there are real ghost in that hotel believe me i will never stay there ever again it is very haunted be very careful i will rate it as a 10 not to stay there ever again

    January 1, 2021 at 12:59 pm Reply
  5. Delisa Clark

    i have pictures of this woman ghost.
    i would love to send them to you.

    May 11, 2021 at 9:29 am Reply
    1. admin (Listing owner)

      Please do. You can email [email protected]. Thanks!

      May 11, 2021 at 1:16 pm Reply
      1. nicole

        post the picture!

        June 17, 2021 at 3:53 pm Reply
  6. Mayra

    Daughter saw a dress in the elevator and not a pleasant one. She also saw a little girl twice in that hotel in the fourth floor. We have stayed here like four times. Last night it was as if someone was trying to enter the room which I had never experienced.

    February 19, 2023 at 10:23 pm Reply

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