Overview
The Haunted Driskill Hotel in Austin, TX
The Driskill Hotel was built by Jesse Driskill and opened in 1886. The plan was to create the most luxurious hotel in all of Texas. That plan was succesful as the hotel played host to governor’s inaugurations as an annual tradition. Word is that Jesse Driskill lost the hotel in a poker game to his brother-in-law Jim Day. The details have never been fully revealed. Thus began some of the hardships of the Driskill Hotel and the beginning of its haunted legacy.
The Ghosts Driskill Hotel in Austin, TX
Several spirits are said to haunt the Driskill Hotel, including Jesse Driskill’s apparition. Jesse Driskill’s ghost is said to frequent the lobby to “welcome” guests as well as the upper floors of the original 4 story (now 17) hotel. A young girl, believed to be Samantha Houston, the daughter of a Texas senator, was playing with her ball near the grand staircase in 1887 where she lost her balance and fell to her death. Guests report hearing the little girl giggle’s throughout the hotel and some have witnessed her ball rolling or bouncing throughout the hotel.
Haunted Room 525 of the Driskill Hotel
Two different jilted brides, decades apart, are said to have taken their lives in room 525 on what was supposed to have been their wedding night. The weight of this room can be felt at times. Guests have reported seeing a weeping bride in her wedding dress wanding the halls of the Driskill. The bridal suite is said to have some activity with doors closing, lights flickering, and other unexplained activity.
The Story of the Driskill Hotel
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My Wife and I Stayed at the Driskell a few years back around 1999. It was a company function in which my wife tagged along. The staff were kind enough to give us some information on the hauntings that go on at the Hotel. There are supposedly a few stories, however one is about a bride who was left at the alter by her groom. She had his credit card and went on a shopping spree, maxed out the card, then killed herself in room 525. There is another story of another suicide in the same room many years before. I went golfing with my co workers and left my wife behind in the room. There are phones in the bathroom. My wife while in the bathroom said outloud, If there are any ghosts or spirits around please make yourself known. A few seconds later the phone rang. She answered and heard no one on the other end. She asked if I had called when I was out. No I did not call. Yes seconds after the phone rang after her request.