Morbid Bucket List: The Stanley Hotel
I have a “Bucket List” of hotels that I want to stay in before I die. Naturally, these are allegedly haunted hotels or sites of extreme infamy. I thought I’d share some of my favorites with you, starting with:
The Stanley Hotel
Estes Park, Colorado
Stephen King was staying in suite 217 when he had his inspiration for The Shining, and parts of the miniseries were filmed here. You may have seen the Ghost Hunters episode in which lots of allegedly crizaaaazy shit went down too (but I trust that show as far as I can throw Jason). But even if the ghost stories are complete bollocks, the hotel is an awesome architectural relic and the ghost tour sounds like fun: you even get to check out the underground tunnel! And that’s good enough for me.
The Stanley Hotel, Circa 1917
The Stanley Hotel
Stanley Hotel Ghost Tours
I used to live in CO and stayed at the Stanley Hotel one time. It is an amazing place to go, even if just for a visit. We took the ghost tour which was interesting, though our guide was a bit cheesy. We stayed in the smaller house and had problems with our windows staying shut during the night.
Ghost Adventures did a good show on the Stanley Hotel. I trust them a lot more than ghost hunters. I would love to stay there just for the history and the beauty of the building