Galvez Hotel
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ggmorton
N 29° 17.569 W 094° 47.182
15R E 326485 N 3241751
This is an old hotel on Galveston's coast that has some hauntings from time to time.
Waymark Code: WM1T2N
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/04/2007
Views: 138
Victorian elegance rising from the sand and surf, the Hotel Galvez - a Wyndham Historic Hotel in Galveston, Texas, was known as the "Queen of the Gulf" on the day she opened in 1911. For nearly a century, this charming Galveston hotel has been the choice of guests as demanding and diverse as Teddy Roosevelt, Howard Hughes, and Frank Sinatra. A $9-million renovation has restored the Hotel Galvez to its rightful place as a timeless showplace on the Gulf of Mexico.
"The Lovelorn Lady" of the fifth floor is how hotel staff refer to this very active spirit on the 5th floor. Rumor has it that many years ago she checked into room #500 awaiting her fiancé who was at sea. One day she received word that her fiancé and his ship had sunk somewhere off the coast of Florida, there were few survivors but her fiancé wasn't counting among those men found and rescued. Upon hearing the news she flew into a fit of despair, returned to her room, and hung herself.
Now the "Lovelorn Lady" is said to be trapped eternally in The Hotel Galvez. Wondering the halls searching constantly for someone or something. Often hotel workers have seen figures of the lady and hear her whimpers as she walks down the back stairs.
The Galvez is also home to a very haunted painting. The haunted real portrait of Bernardo de Galvez hangs at the very end of the long hall at the Hotel Galvez. Many who see it get a chill for they say they can feel his eyes following them as they walk past. It has been reported by several in the paranormal community that much like Robert the Haunted Doll in Key West, Florida this ghost does not like having his portraits picture taken unless you ask his permission first.
Located on Seawall Blvd and is the oldest hotel on the island. One room, room 505, is supposed to be haunted and most people who stay in that room, do not stay overnight. Most just feel incredibly uncomfortable there. You can also smell Gardenias in and around the room at times.
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