Westin Poinsett Hotel

A gorgeous 1925 hotel in downtown Greenville. Guests report knocking in empty hallways and an elderly man who shows up in their rooms — without a reservation.

The Westin Poinsett Hotel opened in 1925 as one of the finest hotels in the upstate, a 12-story landmark in downtown Greenville. Named for Joel Poinsett, the South Carolina statesman who brought the poinsettia to America, the hotel has hosted guests for a full century now. People staying on the upper floors report knocks and noises in empty hallways late at night. Multiple guests have woken to find an elderly man standing in their room, watching them, before he fades away. Nobody knows who he is, though some speculate he was a long-term resident who died in the hotel. Staff have noticed elevators stopping at floors where nobody called them, and housekeeping has found rooms disturbed after being cleaned when no guest had access.