Stories of The Baker Hotel

Stories of ghosts began long before it ever closed. According to Hopkins, on one occassion, a porter who used to work there and was the first known to witness the ghost of the women on the seventh floor; she was probably the mistress of the hotel mananger. Terribly depressed from her affair, she jumped off the top of the building and killed herself. No one really knows what year this occurred in, but the suite she stayed in was the southeast corner of the seventh floor. Many people have reported smelling her perfume and her spirit is said to be very flirtatious with men she may fancy. Also, Ronny(he managages The Baker Hotel),  reported one night he was near the main lobby on the first floor when he heard the distinct sound of a woman in high heals walking across the lobby. Thinking the footsteps to be those of Jane Catrett he yelled out her name; however, the footsteps faded away and upon further inspection, Ronny found himself all alone. Later he discovered that Jane had not been in the building that day. According to Simmons, on another occassion, a man claims while he was ghost hunting that a gorgeous man stepped out of one of the shower stalls. He claims he was about six feet tall, had blonde hair and tan skin, and was totally naked except for a white towel that was around his kneck. As he stared at the ghosh for several seconds, the ghost winked at the ghost hunter and then completely dissolved. Also, when the ghost hunter got his pictures developed, in one of the pictures there was a ballon with the word "yo" on it and a screaming women in the far mirror. After reading these blogs, I am truely convinced that this tretorous hotel is severely haunted!

Bob Hopkins. "Ghosts of the Baker Hotel, Mineral Wells, Texas." All about Texas - Texas History, Travel, over 2500 Cities, Towns, Ghost Towns; Texas Attractions, People, Historic Places, Illustrated. Web. 22 Oct. 2010. <http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasPanhandleTowns/MineralWellsTexas/BakerHotelGhosts.htm

Trana Simmons Mae. "The Baker Hotel." TMSimmons Index. Web. 22 Oct. 2010. <http://www.iseeghosts.com/bakerhotel.htm>.