Stanley Hotel
Nov 2, 2003 | 5:40 pm
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Stanley Hotel
Thinking about checking in on Thanksgiving Day for one day. Anyone stay here before? Comments on hotel, what room/type to get? Reasons why I shouldn't stay here?
Nov 3, 2003 | 4:34 am
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Nov 3, 2003 | 11:57 am
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I've never stayed there but I've visited. It is a very nice hotel with a very interesting museum. It looks like a great place to stay and even if you don't stay there its worth a visit.
And occording to the website Gary Burghoff stayed there recently, what better recommendation do you need?
http://www.thestanleyhotelestescolorado.com/
And occording to the website Gary Burghoff stayed there recently, what better recommendation do you need?
http://www.thestanleyhotelestescolorado.com/
Nov 3, 2003 | 2:59 pm
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I have never stayed at the Stanley Hotel. I live 30 minutes out of Estes Park so I really do not have the opportunity to stay. I have also heard that it is very nice.
Nov 8, 2003 | 5:04 pm
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We visited the hotel last summer but did not stay overnight there. It is an large, old, but well-renovated facility on the edge of Rocky Mt Natl Park. It is about 40 miles NW of Boulder and about 65 miles NW of Denver.
It is located on a hill just north of the main part of the town of Estes Park with some fantastic views of the mountains. It caters to folks who enjoy the myths of the hotel being haunted, and they give frequent tours of the place with lots of ghost stories.
We were glad we stopped and looked around for a couple of hours. Between the views and the interesting history of the place, I would say it is worth a night's visit if you can get a reasonable rate. If not, stay in Boulder and drive up for the day.
It is located on a hill just north of the main part of the town of Estes Park with some fantastic views of the mountains. It caters to folks who enjoy the myths of the hotel being haunted, and they give frequent tours of the place with lots of ghost stories.
We were glad we stopped and looked around for a couple of hours. Between the views and the interesting history of the place, I would say it is worth a night's visit if you can get a reasonable rate. If not, stay in Boulder and drive up for the day.
Nov 10, 2003 | 10:13 am
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The Stanley Hotel is inspiration for "The Shining"....haven't been there for a few years, but I'm sure it is still quite grand. Estes Park, unfortunately, like too much of Colorado has been denegrated to T-shirt sales.
http://www.allstays.com/Haunted/co_e...rk_stanley.htm
http://www.allstays.com/Haunted/co_e...rk_stanley.htm