HOTEL / INN AUSTIN, TEXAS

The Driskill Hotel

Austin, Texas

A grand downtown hotel whose cattle-baron founder is said never to have left.

History

Built by a Texas cattleman, the Driskill has hosted political history and high society for well over a century. Guests report the founder’s cigar smoke, a little girl on the grand staircase, and reports tied to two former brides who stayed decades apart.

Reported phenomena

Phantom cigar smoke, a girl on the staircase, and lights and elevators acting up.