A ghost called “The Colonel” is said to haunt this hotel, seen by almost all the staff between midnight and 4 a.m. He is usually seen in the ballroom and back hallways and appears as an older man dressed in black. Folks speculate that in life he was a decorated Civil War hero and may have owned the plantation that once stood where the hotel stands now.
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Geographic Information
- Address:
- 333 John Q. Hammons Pkwy.
Springfield, MO 65806
United States
Get Directions » - GPS:
- 37.20772863461852, -93.2832931280791
- County:
- Greene County, Missouri
- Nearest Towns:
- Springfield, MO (1.0 mi.)
Battlefield, MO (8.0 mi.)
Brookline, MO (8.1 mi.)
Fremont Hills, MO (10.0 mi.)
Strafford, MO (10.1 mi.)
Willard, MO (10.4 mi.)
Nixa, MO (11.4 mi.)
Republic, MO (12.4 mi.)
Lon, MO (12.4 mi.)
Ozark, MO (13.6 mi.)
Contact Information
- Web:
- http://www.upspringfield.com/
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I am currently employed at the hotel as the assistant guest service manager. I received a call from room 904. I picked up the phone and said “guest services how may I assist you”, the voice of what sounded like a little girl harshly said my name and then hung up. A little spooked and a little annoyed I began searching my system to see who was staying in the room. Nothing came up. I checked several different reports. No luck. Another call from 904 came in, I said “guest services, can I help you with something” the voice said “no” I said “okay” and the voice said, almost as if making fun of me “you can hang up now”. I just stood there frozen for a few seconds and then the voice hung up. I decided to go up to the 9th floor to tell the little girl not to mess on the phones. We don’t have a room 904. It doesn’t exist. I’m fairly new and was unaware. My hands started to shake and I got all sweaty. I rushed to the elevator. The other front desk agents and I have been terrified all day!
My mom and grandma currently work at the hotel and have had things fall of the shelves and radio stations flip to a completely different one. So, I would say this hotel is most definitely haunted.