The Driskill Hotel hauntings

The Driskill Hotel (built 1886) in downtown Austin has a long-standing reputation in local urban-legend lore for reported ghost sightings and unexplained noises in guest rooms and public areas. Stories circulated in newspaper accounts, guidebooks, and commercial ghost tours describe apparitions, cold spots, and items moved; specific claims and causes are anecdotal and disputed. The hotel is a regular stop on Austin ghost-walking tours and has been the subject of multiple paranormal investigations and media features. These reports are part of documented local legend rather than established historical fact.