Outside stephen king s room room 217, stanley hotel estes park, co. Upon arrival, they discovered that they were the only overnight guests. Its a beautiful and redemptive reminder to me that failure is a necessary part of the creative process. The stanley hotel is best known for being the inspiration for stephen king s bestselling novel the shining and the subsequent film starring jack nicholson as the slowly driven mad overseer. The stanley hotel in estes park, colorado, marks the original inspiration for king s novel.
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. Living in nearby boulder, he was referred to the hotel s reallife pet cemetery which would also be. When horror novelist stephen king stayed in room 217 at the stanley hotel, it inspired him to write the novel, the shining. The muse for stephen king s the shining, a colonial revival landmark built by an entrepreneur seeking a healthier life in the rocky mountains, a property on the national register of historic places situated in estes park amid some of colorado s most iconic mountain scenery the stanley hotel is no ordinary place to stay. Notwithstanding kings efforts to explicitly differentiate the overlook hotel from the stanley, it seems that king imagined the stanley hotel as the setting of the shining. It is a great story of what excess wealth used correctly can accomplish.
How to find the room 217 easter egg in shining, the. In stephen s king s novel the shining, fiveyearold danny is warned to stay away from room 217 for good reason. What its like to spend a night at the hotel that inspired. Stephen king stayed in room 217, which is the focus haunted room in the shining novel. Ghosts of the stanley hotel and a night in room 217 amy.
In 1974, stephen king and his wife booked a room at the hotel, only to discover they were the only overnight guests. The haunted stanley hotel aka the shining hotel frightfind. The spooky story behind colorados haunted stanley hotel. In 1974, famous horror writer stephen king stayed the night in room 217. Ive been fascinated by the story of stephen king s failure, which led him to a frightening night in room 217, which then led to the novel that put him on the map, the shining. It gained notoriety after famed horror writer, stephen king, spent the night with his wife at the stanley hotel back in 1974. Ghost in the stanley hotel that inspired the shining. The clairvoyant show was nice and so was the hotel tour. A fictitious hotel from the shining novel, movie, and miniseries. What its like to spend a night at the hotel that inspired the shining. Staff that work at the hotel believe that this room is by far the most haunted location in the building on numerous occasions guests have been awoken by the sound of children playing outside the room door. Room 217 has now become one of the most requested rooms for guests. Room 418 stephen king witnessed the small child spirit.
The stanley hotel s most famous and requested room is without a doubt room 217. Chambermaids and golden retrievers allegedly still haunt. The 142 room hotel looms ominously high above the town of estes park, located just five miles from the entrance to rocky mountain national park on october 30, 1974, stephen king and his wife tabitha checked into room 217 of the hotel. The hotel has fun with its haunted history by offering nightly ghost tours, an onsite psychic, and tvs that play the jack nicholson thriller 24 hours a day. The stanley hotel 2 floor door closing room 217 knocking noises duration. The presidential cottage features three bedrooms and two and a half baths. On one night in 1973, stephen king checked into room 217 of the stanley hotel in estes park, colorado. These are among our mostrequested rooms, availability is limited. She survived with broken ankles, but to this day takes special care of room 217 s guests, possibly even king, who stayed there just days before the neardeserted stanley closed for the winter. The stanley hotel is a 8guest room sanctuary in the colorado rockies that was complete in 1909 by freelan oscar stanley. After their dinner, tabitha returned to their room and king wandered the hallways of the empty hotel. Four presidents and stephen king were among the many prominent guests who stayed in that room.
Wilson frequents it, as mentioned, but its status as the imaginative cradle of the shining adds a further. In 1974, king and his wife tabitha spent a night in room 217 while on vacation during their short residency in boulder, colorado. By morning, his seminal 1977 novel the shining was born. A night at the hotel that inspired the shining redrum. Room 407 is haunted by an older man smoking a pipe. Ironically, stanley kubrick took stephen kings novel which was written because of kings nightmare in room 217 of the stanley hotel and turned it into a movie, but changed the room number in the film to 237. He took us to room 217 which is where the king family stayed. No, you wont find a dead, bloated body in the bathtub of room 217 at the stanley hotel.
I spent the night at the stanley hotel in estes park, colorado. The stanley inspired stephen king to write the shining. 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. Most folks have either seen the movie, the shining or read stephen king s book of the same title one of king s best and scariest books. Stephen king the overlook the stanley hotel and ghosts. The stanley hotel s room 217 is one of the most popular rooms in the hotel, after all, the ghost of mrs. Their claim to fame is the shining movie and the original builderowner f. He said it was believed to be haunted by a man who swindled and pickpocketed hotel guests. Check in to the hotel that inspired stephen king to write the shining. The room in which stephen king stayed and then used for. Inside colorados stanley hotel, the inspiration for the.
What did stephen king see inside the stanley hotel that. Stephen king stayed up there for a few nights in the 70s and was haunted. He altered the room nos in his book as the hotel staff feared that no one would take room no. Jim carrey requested 217 during the filming of dumb and dumber, but checked outso the story goesafter only three hours. They were the only guests in the hotel that night, and were given what was the best room in the house room 217. Haunted at the stanley hotel susie lindaus wild ride. 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. When they get out of bed to shout at the kids in the corridor. In 1974, master of horror stephen king and his wife tabitha spent just one night in room 217 at the stanley hotel in estes park, colo. The stanleys infamous room 217 and the ghost of mrs.
The inspiration for stephen king s classic the shining, the room stanley hotel is as much a tourist destination as a place for lodging. The muse for stephen king s the shining, a colonial revival landmark built by an entrepreneur seeking a healthier life in the rocky mountains, a property on the national register of historic places situated in estes park amid some of colorados most iconic mountain scenery the stanley hotel. Sixtytwo years before he arrived, a housekeeper in the hotel was struck by lightning in the. Room 401 is said to be the most haunted room in the house. Interestingly, his stay at the stanley had inspired him to write his famous horror novel the shining. The setting and characters are influenced by king s personal experiences, including both his visit to the. The stanley hotel is located in estes park colorado, the gateway to one of the most visited national parks in the united states. Stanley kubricks shining infamously changed the haunted room in the movie to room 237. Room 217, where king stayed, is often part of the hotel s official ghost tour. Scared the crap out of me the first time i read it. In stephen king s infamous horror book the shining, the stanley hotel room 237 is actually room 217.
Published in 1977, it is king s third published novel and first hardback bestseller. The stanley hotel the story of room 217 and stephen king. For all of you jack nicholson fans and for those who cant get enough of stephen king s the shining, we have just the place for you. Kubrick didnt use the hotel as his filming location, but miniseries director mick garris did. Stanley hotel in estes park, co offers 4 types of hotel accommodations including historic rooms, bed and breakfast boutique hotel, modern hotel rooms, and 1 to 3 bedroom condominiums perfect for groups. The stanley hotel, and the ghost of room 217 inquisitive. Estes parks stanley hotel is one colorado destination that has been attracting horror fans and movie buffs for years thanks to its ties with the stephen king bestseller, the shining.
We spent one night in room 217 at the stanley hotel in estes park this month. The stanley hotel historic stanley estes park hotel. In search of spiritsboth liquid and metaphysicali arrive at the stanley hotel in colorado. On channel 42 in guest rooms, the hotel complex continuously airs the unedited rrated version of kubricks the shining, although it was filmed elsewhere.
The story takes place in a very haunted hotel named the overlook. Most of ghosts of the stanley hotel seem to congregate in room 418. Thats a shady one, says the hotel s tour guide kevin lofy. The stanley hotel the story of room 217237, stephen. Ghosts of the stanley hotel real unexplained mysteries. 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. I came across the above video about the history of room 217 in the stanley hotel, which stephen king stayed in one night and came up with the idea to write the shining after having a nightmare while sleeping in that room. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. King is said to have encountered a young child during his stay, though there were no children visiting at that time. A paranormal experience in room 217 at the stanley hotel. Im pretty sure i know what happened to stephen king while staying there, too he never talks about it, so theres no way to confirm it, though.
In stephen king s 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 stanley hotel is a 420 room colonial revival hotel in estes park, colorado. This is said to be the most active room at the hotel, and it all began with famed author stephen king staying in the room with his wife back in 1974. Room 217 of the overlook features prominently in the novel, having been the room where king spent the night at the stanley. Stephen king stayed there one night in room 217 and had the worst nightmare of my entire life. Historic stanley hotel accommodations the stanley hotel. Within the reports of paranormal activity at the stanley hotel, are the ghostly stories of room 217. Stephen king spent a night in this room in the 70s and a few nightmares later he was inspired to write the shining. The creepy spooks arent just the stuff of novels and movies, seems some people actually believe the old place is. I decided to spend a couple of nights in room 217 of the stanley hotel and. Stanley hotel the presidential suite at the stanley.
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