After the tour, tyler informed us that room 217 the most active room was available for that night and he wanted to give us first dibs if we wanted to upgrade. In 1974, famous horror writer stephen king stayed the night in room 217. Whatever brings you to the area, we offer an exceptional array of hotel deals, vacation packages and seasonal offers to ensure your experience is. Via picasa the stanley hotel opened in 1907 and in its heyday hosted presidents, royalty, and the toast of. It is also the room where many guests report unexplained events believed to be caused by the spirit of a former stanley hotel housekeeper named elizabeth wilson. This night would forever change the image of the hotel. During one summer storm the power in the hotel went out.
Stanley hotel is first and foremost an amusement park with hotel coming in second. Backed by our price match guarantee, you cant go wrong. He altered the room nos in his book as the hotel staff feared that no one would take room no. The stanley hotel the story of room 217237, stephen. Experience old world charm at this historic hotel that offers luxurious services and fine dining with stunning views and a great location, just 6. The stanley hotel has a rich history of being haunted. The stanley is a shining example of how and where to make you look. The stanley hotel s room 217 is one of the most popular rooms in the hotel, after all, the ghost of mrs. As i stated the hotel views guests second to any tours, weddings, conferences. Hello, thank you for your interest in our famous room 217.
Trapped in room 217 haunted states of america kindle. Book the best hotel for your next trip using travelocitys hotel finder. A couple weeks ago, i spent the night at the stanley hotel in estes park, colorado. Stanley, cofounder of the stanley motor carriage co. In 1917, the hotel s then housekeeper elizabeth wilson was in room 217 lighting lanterns when one of the lanterns exploded. Room 217 the stanley hotel, estes park tripadvisor. We spent one night in room 217 at the stanley hotel in estes park this month. These are among our mostrequested rooms, availability is limited. The stanley hotel s most famous and requested room is without a doubt room 217. As the inspiration for stephen kings 1977 book, the shining, later adapted for the big screen, the stanley hotel is famous for both its oldworld charm and creepy haunts. Stephen king spent a night in this room in the 70s and a few nightmares later he was inspired to write the shining. You should probably avoid staying at the stanley hotel, inspired by. Wilson frequents it, as mentioned, but its status as the imaginative cradle of the shining adds a further. And, we doubledog dare you to book a night in room on the fourth floor.
The stanley hotel, listed on the national register of historic places, offers oldworld charm matched with modern day amenities in a spectacular mountain location. To book this room you will need to call in to the hotel, it is not available online. Estes park hotels the stanley hotel historic stanley. Whats so interesting about stephen kings room 217 and stanley kubricks 237 is not the rooms themselves, but the difference between them. The stanley hotel is a 142 room colonial revival hotel in estes park, colorado, united states. Scared the crap out of me the first time i read it.
Spending the night inside the stanley hotel s room 217. Stanley hotel features a variety of rooms with high paranormal activity including the famous stephen king suite 217, the ghost hunters favorite room 401, as well as 407, and 428. However, the room from stephen kings book depicts room 217 as the haunted room throughout the storyline. A big part of our tour was hearing the story of elizabeth wilson, who was a maid at the stanley hotel in the early 1900s. Kubrik to use a fictitious room number so guests would not be too scared to stay in the actual room 217. You get to learn about how the hotel was built as well as the story behind its past and present residents. We offer four different estes park accommodation experiences including the stanley primary hotel for the classic historic rooms the lodge at the stanley for boutique petfriendly rooms aspire at the stanley offers apartmentstyle residences for extended stays. He altered the room nos in his book as the hotel staffs feared that no one would take room no. The stanley offers something for every visitor, including the lodge, a quaint, dogfriendly, bed and breakfaststyle accommodation and a wide variety of extended stay options at the. A maid, elizabeth wilson, was sent to light the rooms with gas lanterns while the guests waited in the lobby. Ghosts of the stanley hotel and a night in room 217 amy. That year a movie crew was filming for what dreams may come and they were staying at our hotel, and using glacier national park as a backdrop for the movie.
In 1997 i worked at glacier park lodge in east glacier, mt. Since opening in 1909, the legendary stanley hotel in estes park, colorado, has created unforgettable memories for generations of visitors. How to visit the reallife overlook lodge from the shining. The stanley earned a reputation as a paranormal nerve center long before kings arrival at the hotel, completed in 1909 as an elite, 420 room retreat by entrepreneur and inventor f. Whatever brings you to the area, we offer an exceptional array of hotel deals, vacation packages and seasonal offers to ensure your experience is 7,500 feet above the ordinary. Even though we didnt encounter any of the stanley hotel s former generations of guests, we fully intend to go back and hopefully spend the night in one of the haunted rooms. The history and haunting of the stanley hotel, 2nd edition is a comprehensive look at one of the mosthaunted venues in the world. It gained notoriety after famed horror writer, stephen king, spent the night with his wife at the stanley hotel back in 1974. Video i shot at the stanley hotel during our tour on 7708. Interestingly, his stay at the stanley had inspired him to write his famous horror novel the shining. In stephen kings infamous horror book the shining, the stanley hotel room 237 is actually room 217. The 7 most haunted spots in the stanley hotel tripsavvy.
Reserve one of our fully equipped private condo residences for your. A paranormal experience in room 217 at the stanley hotel. Room 217 might be the most famous room in the stanley hotel, but its not the only haunted room there. Room 217 was where stephen king stayed when he at least conceived the the shining, as that story goes, and the room in the book.
How come in the shining the room number used in the book. Were keeping track of our favorite books of the year. Contrary to the hotel s expectations, room 217 is requested more often than any other room at timberline. How to find the room 217 easter egg in shining, the. The page where danny actually enters room 217 for the first time king builds to this moment for a long time, its one of the more frightening passages in the book, is precisely on page 217. Back in 1911 this was the presidential suite of the hotel.
The lodge requested that kubrick not depict room 217 featured in the book in the shining, because future guests at the lodge might be afraid to stay there, and a nonexistent room, 237, was substituted in the film. Jayla and dion will be spending a lot of time on their own together in the fabulous hotel, but for jayla something about the hotel feels weird. The stanleys infamous room 217 and the ghost of mrs. There was a gas leak in the room when miss wilson entered with a lit. Spending the night inside the stanley hotels room 217. You have probably heard all about the stanley hotel and all the horror stories that have been associated with it. Timberline lodge overlook hotel from the shining 2020. The legendary stanley hotel is famous for its charm and history. Over the course of our stanley hotel ghost tour, we stood outside of several different haunted rooms including the former nanny break room, which is haunted by a famous ladies man, walked down haunted hallways, and had a few paranormal. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller.
Historic stanley hotel accommodations the stanley hotel. Ghosts of the stanley hotel and a night in room 217 amys crypt. Stay in the historic stanley hotel featuring both king and double queen rooms. In the shining, king describes the door to room 217 as a perfectly ordinary door, no different from any other door on the first two floors of the hotel. Author thomas kingsley troupe was inspired by his stay at the stanley hotel in estes park, colorado when writing trapped in room 217. The presidential cottage features three bedrooms and two and a half baths. The overlook hotel inspired key tag in red and white room. The room he stayed in was room 217, which is, to this day, the hotels mostrequested room. We were spending 2 weeks in colorado for our honeymoon and justin is a huge stephen king fan and really wanted to stay at least one night in room 217 just for the experience. Stanley, the genius behind the stanley steamer motor car, the 1909 hotel inspired horror writer stephen king in 1974 to write his blockbuster book, the shining, which later spawned two movie versions. Four presidents and stephen king were among the many prominent guests who stayed in that room. It takes place at the stanley hotel in estes park, colorado which is the main reason i was drawn to checking it out in the first place. Trapped in room 217 by thomas kingsley troupe is a middle grade book that resides in the haunted states of america series.
In stephen kings infamous horror book the shining, the stanley hotel room 237 is actually room 217 he altered the room nos in his book as the hotel staff feared that no one would take room no. The spooky story behind colorados haunted stanley hotel. Approximately five miles from the entrance to rocky mountain national park, the stanley offers panoramic views of lake estes, the rockies and especially longs peak. Bohemian babe stops by the historic stanley hotel in estes park, co. But what lies beyond that door is everything but ordinary. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. The stanley hotel has been welcoming guests since mar 31, 2009. Stanley hotel shining inspiration in stephen kings infamous horror book the shining, the stanley hotel room 237 is actually room 217. Room 217, where king stayed, is often part of the hotel s official ghost tour.
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