Hotel del Coronado and Kate Morgan

The Hotel del Coronado, opened in 1888 on Coronado Island, is the site where Kate Morgan died under mysterious circumstances in 1892; her death and subsequent media coverage spawned enduring local lore. Guests and staff have long reported sightings and unexplained phenomena attributed to a female apparition, and the hotel is frequently mentioned in regional ghost-tour itineraries. The story of Kate Morgan and claims of haunting are widely circulated in San Diego lore but remain anecdotal and debated by historians.