The Stanley Hotel

I love old historic hotels so we could not be in Estes Park without going to The Stanley!  In its early days, regular guests were the Carnegie’s, Astor’s, Vanderbilt’s, and US Presidents.  Completed in 1909 by F.E. Stanley, originally it was a “guest house" for their wealthy friends to stay for the summer.  You could only stay there if you were invited.  We did the hotel tour and learned a lot about the history and the stories of haunted rooms (217, 407 & 418).  Stephen King based his book The Shining on The Stanley however, the movie was not filmed here; the mini series was.  Also Dumb and Dumber was filmed here and our tour guide said Jim Carey stayed in room 217 but after the first night, he refused to sleep there again and for the movie scenes, he would barely go into the hotel.  He would not say what happened in room 217 to “spook” him. The Whiskey Bar is famous for its 1200 bottle of whiskey.

I'm on the porch but not very visible

lobby stairway...we went all the way up on the tour

lobby has a Stanley Steamer 

Whiskey Bar famous for 1200 whiskey bottles

Exterior 

view from down the hill