Stanley hotel outside room 217 the third day we were at the stanley hotel was a sunday. The shining, was inspired by these events and the overall. This story begins in 1911 when the stanley hotel was powered by gas lighting. Author thomas kingsley troupe was inspired by his stay at the stanley hotel in estes park, colorado when writing trapped in room 217. Haunted events have been recorded at the stanley hotel in estes park, colorado, since as far back as 1911, when ms. 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. Where business suits are exchanged for hospital gowns and manicures for morphine, when life becomes as basic as waiting for the next breath, i want to contribute to a beautiful. Stanley hotel features a variety of rooms with high paranormal activity including the famous stephen king suite 217, the ghost hunters favorite room 401. Interestingly, his stay at the stanley had inspired him to write his famous horror novel the shining. The haunted stanley hotel in estes park, colorado legends. Stanley, cofounder of the stanley motor carriage co. A peek into the famous room 217 where king spent the night. A maid, elizabeth wilson, was sent to light the rooms with gas lanterns while the guests waited in the lobby.
Stanley hotel room 217 this is the interior of haunted r. In stephen kings infamous horror book the shining, the stanley hotel room 237 is actually room 217. That night, the author had a nightmare in which he saw his young son being chased down the hotels long, empty corridors by a predatory, possessed fire hose. Ghosts of the stanley hotel and a night in room 217 amy. 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. Bohemian babe stops by the historic stanley hotel in estes park, co. Going from room to room, the housekeepers carried lit candles to ignite the acetylene gas lamps. Colorados stanley hotel offers plenty of haunted tales lifestyle.
The stanley is a shining example of how and where to. Via picasa the stanley hotel opened in 1907 and in its heyday hosted presidents, royalty, and the toast of. Out of all the 420 available rooms, i picked room 217. The same room stephen king was staying in the night he was visiting the hotel. However, it was one specific event that may have opened the way for the numerous paranormal experiences that followed. Framed picture of stephen king inside of room 217 at the stanley hotel. Ghosts of the stanley hotel and a night in room 217 amys crypt. This photo of ghosts at the shining hotel will give. Stanley hotel room 217 this is the interior of haunted room 217. Room 418 stephen king witnessed the small child spirit. 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. He altered the room nos in his book as the hotel staff feared that no one would take room no.
The true story that inspired the hotel from the shining roadtrippers. On saturday we took the advice of the locals and met them at the annual estes park beerfest. The presidential cottage features three bedrooms and two and a half baths. Danny, is told to avoid room 217 but in stanley kubricks 1980 adaptation the haunted room has been changed to 237 because owners of the timberline lodge, which served. You can soak up the same rocky mountain views that king got when he stayed there. The stanley hotel is actually famous for ghostly sightings and experiences. Considered one of the most haunted rooms in the hotel along with rooms 401 and 407, this is the room where stephen king stayed when he was inspired to write the shining. Stanley hotel ghost story supported by evidence of room 217. The bar at the stanley hotel stanley hotel unable to bag 217 considered the hotels most haunted room im assigned the next most active, 4, which has a serene view of the. Back in 1911 this was the presidential suite of the hotel. What she didnt know was that the room was already filled with leaking gas. She is even sometimes seen walking in the room, and then disappearing into thin air in front of guests and employees alike. You have probably heard all about the stanley hotel and all the horror stories that have been associated with it.
Trapped in room 217 haunted states of america series by thomas kingsley troupe is a quick, fun, and spooky mg horror story that is easily read by children from age 8 to 99. The stanley earned a reputation as a paranormal nerve center long before kings arrival at the hotel, completed in 1909 as an elite, 420room retreat by entrepreneur and inventor f. The most haunted room at the stanley on memorial day weekend of 2017, my partner and i stayed the night at the stanley hotel. The room that inspired stephen king, the horror film artist, to write the movie the shining. Some hotel guests say they have heard the piano playing when no one was in the music room, floras favorite place. This photo of ghosts at the shining hotel will give you. Jun 23, 2017 while staying the night in room 217 at the stanley hotel in estes parks, colorado, my partner and i experienced three strange events we will probably remember for the rest of our lives. The stanley hotel the story of room 217237, stephen. Jan 24, 2017 the bar at the stanley hotel stanley hotel unable to bag 217 considered the hotels most haunted room im assigned the next most active, 4, which has a serene view of the. The stanley hotel the story of room 217 and stephen king. The strange hauntings of the historic stanley hotel. The 7 most haunted spots in the stanley hotel tripsavvy.
Staff that work at the hotel believe that this room is by far the most haunted location in the building. The stanley hotel estes park, colorado atlas obscura. What its like to spend a night at the hotel that inspired. King was generally disappointed with kubricks adaptation of his novel and in 1997, stephen king wrote a teleplay and produced a threepart the shining tv miniseries directed by mick garris, using the stanley hotel as a primary filming location. A couple weeks ago, i spent the night at the stanley hotel in estes park, colorado.
While king was staying in the hotel, the paranormal experiences he says he encountered in room 217 were the inspiration to write his bestselling novel the shining. Pieces of wallpapered drywall and carpet from the hotel s infamous room 217 was discovered in the bowels of the structure while the hotel s engineer was checking the air handlers. Jan 07, 2011 when jim carrey was filming dumb and dumber he was at the stanley hotel for 3 hours when he ran out the room he was staying in. These are among our mostrequested rooms, availability is limited. Elizabeth wilson, a housekeeper, was electrocuted during a lightening storm. Room 217 at the stanley hotel the stanley hotel 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. How to visit the reallife overlook lodge from the shining. Nonetheless, the couple was checked into room 217, the presidential suite, as the. It comes as no surprise that the hotels most requested room, 217, is the one where king stayed on that fateful visit. This story begins in 1911 when the stanley hotel was. Elizabeth wilson was tending the rooms when a thunderstorm rolled through the mountains of estes park, wiping out all of the power in the stanley hotel. The room he stayed in was room 217, which is, to this day, the hotels mostrequested room. Nonetheless, the couple was checked into room 217, the presidential suite, as the only paying guests. They approached the towering stanley hotel and inquired about a room for the night.
The stanley hotel gained fame and notoriety thanks in part to one famous visitor, horror author stephen king. The stanley hotel in estes park, colorado is allegedly one of the most. So much so that stephen king was inspired to write the shining after staying there in the 1970s. According to the estes park trail gazette, one night in 1911, a thunderstorm knocked out the hotel s power, and chambermaid elizabeth wilson entered room 217 with a lit candle to relight the acetylene gas lamps. Colorados stanley hotel offers plenty of haunted tales.
In the year of 1917, a gas leaked occurred at the stanley hotel. A rocky mountain pbs minidoc on the worldfamous stanley hotel thats inspired many scary ghost stories. Haunted rooms at stanley hotel estes park getaway usa. During a severe storm this power was lost and a maid was to enter room 217 to investigate. The stanley hotel in estes park, colorado is not only famous for its oldworld charm and excellent service, but it is also known for its active paranormal phenomena and spirit folklore.
Oct 30, 2018 just two years after the hotel opened, ms. I always say that elizabeth wilson had a blast at the stanley hotel, she quipped. During one summer storm the power in the hotel went out. In 1974, famous horror writer stephen king stayed the night in room 217. However, there is a story of a maid that worked for the stanley hotel that had an emotional attachment to room 217. In 2009, my husband, rob, and i started the room 217 foundation. It gained notoriety after famed horror writer, stephen king, spent the night with his wife at the stanley hotel back in 1974. What no one knew was there was a gas leak in one of the rooms. Perhaps the most famed spot in the stanley hotel, this is where horror writer stephen king spent the night and got the inspiration for. I love the idea for this series as each story features ghost stories and creepy mysteries from each state. Stanley hotel ghost story supported by evidence of room.
The stanley hotel is infamously known for being the inspiration behind the. Stanley hotel outside room 217 the third day we were at. There was a gas leak in the room when miss wilson entered with a lit. The stanley hotels most famous and requested room is without a doubt room 217.
You should probably avoid staying at the stanley hotel, inspired by. While this legend is often associated with room 217, it also has its own ghost story. The spooky story behind colorados haunted stanley hotel. A paranormal experience in room 217 at the stanley hotel. When she opened the door her open flame ignited the gas and essentially blew the room apart and sent her through the floor and into the room a story down. The hotel was about to close for the season and the kings discovered they would be the only guests that evening. The ghosts in the stanley hotel arent evil as in the book. Facts about the haunted hotel that inspired stephen kings. Though she wasnt killed, the room where it happened, room 217, has become a hotbed of paranormal activity. 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. Discovering the haunted history of the stanley hotel.
On numerous occasions guests have been awoken by the sound of children playing outside the room door. The pair spent the night in room 217 where the author was struck with. Structured as a notforprofit registered canadian charity, our vision is to use music to humanize care. 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. Oct 30, 2017 in 1974, king and his wife were driving through estes park when darkness fell. In june 1911, elizabeth wilson a chambermaid went to room 217 to light a lamp. Dec 14, 2019 most famously, horror author stephen king was inspired to write the foundation for kubricks eventual film after a terrifying night in room 217 in the mid1970s. Pieces of wallpapered drywall and carpet from the hotels infamous room 217 was discovered in the bowels of the structure.
Kirin johnson a haunted night at stanley hotels room 217. A paranormal experience in room 217 at the stanley hotel my. Ghosts of the stanley hotel real unexplained mysteries. Room 217 perhaps the most famed spot in the stanley hotel, this is where horror writer stephen king spent the night and got the inspiration for his 1977 bestseller the shining. However, the gas had had been left on, so when she tried to light it the gas was ignited and there was a large explosion. The stanley hotels employees have spent a lot of time working on that question and on february 24, they. The discovery of concrete evidence of the explosion lends more weight to the story of room 217. Most of ghosts of the stanley hotel seem to congregate in room 418. Back in the 70s, stephen king stayed the night in this particular room.
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