140-room Colonial Revival hotel in Estes Park, inspired the Overlook Hotel in Stephen King's 1977 bestselling novel The Shining
From Denver (64 mi): Get on I-25 N from Lincoln St, N Broadway and Park Ave W. Follow US-36 W to Steamer Pkwy in Estes Park. Drive to Steamer Pkwy.
Overview
The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park is a 140-room Colonial Revival hotel about five miles from the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park, built in 1909 by Freelan Oscar Stanley, inventor of the Stanley Steamer. It inspired the Overlook Hotel in Stephen King's novel The Shining (King stayed in Room 217 in 1974), and it has been used in filming. It is a National Register historic district of 11 buildings. Visitors can join a ghost tour, a history tour, or the night tour, and dine or have a drink at the Whiskey Bar.
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