LAS VEGAS, N.M.

You’ll know he’s near when you smell cigar smoke and old cologne as you settle into bed at night.

The Plaza Hotel, nicknamed “The Belle of the Southwest,” stands proudly, its red brick facade and grand roof details evoking images of the Wild West. Much has changed about the hotel since it was built in 1882, though one thing has stayed the same for decades: The alleged ghostly presence of early proprietor Byron T. Mills, whose former office is now guest room 310.

Room 310 — with its big windows and nightstand packed with history books — is rentable to the public, and many visitors armed with cameras and alleged ghost-hunting technology request it specifically in hopes of encountering Mills’ spectral form. Over the years, stories about the ghost have piled up, and common t

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