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The Stanley Hotel
Estes Park, Colorado, United States · Independent · Near Luxury
F.O. Stanley, the steam-car inventor who came west to treat tuberculosis, opened this Georgian Colonial Revival hotel on 22 June 1909 above Estes Park, all-electric from his Fall River plant, looking at Longs Peak. Stephen King, the only guest at the end of the 1974 season, spent the night in room 217 and wrote The Shining; Kubrick shot elsewhere, but the 1997 miniseries used the real house. Rocky Mountain National Park is down the hill.
- Opened 1909
- Neighborhood: Stanley District
- Architect: F.O. Stanley; T. Robert Wieger
About The Stanley Hotel
- Freelan Oscar Stanley, co-founder of the Stanley Motor Carriage Company, opened the hotel on 22 June 1909 as a health and society resort.
- Stephen King stayed in room 217 in 1974, when the hotel was closing for winter, and used the night as the seed for The Shining.
- Stanley Kubrick filmed the 1980 movie at Timberline Lodge in Oregon; the 1997 television miniseries shot at The Stanley itself.
History
Freelan Oscar Stanley, co-founder of the Stanley Motor Carriage Company, came to Estes Park to treat tuberculosis and opened this Georgian Colonial Revival hotel on 22 June 1909, designed with architect T. Robert Wieger, all-electric from Stanley's Fall River hydroelectric plant. Stephen King stayed in room 217 at the end of the 1974 season, when the hotel was emptying for winter, and used the night as the seed for The Shining. Stanley Kubrick filmed the 1980 movie at Timberline Lodge in Oregon; the 1997 television miniseries shot at The Stanley itself.
Experiences
- Paranormal tours — Tours, events and stays curated with the other side in mind for mystery seekers.
- Paranormal Investigations at The Stanley Hotel — An interactive 3-hour inquiry into the supernatural happenings at The Stanley, run by The Overlook Project.
- Aiden Sinclair's Underground — Visit to the subterranean lounge beneath The Stanley with unique theatrical shows.
- 13 Late Night Séances — An intimate séance in a landmark of the hotel.
- Stanley Hotel Shining Tour — A tour of the hotel associated with The Shining, reviewed in 2023.
- Stanley live concerts — Concerts held at the Stanley, including Everclear in 2026 and Courtney Barnett in 2020.
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