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The Hotel That Inspired ‘The Shining’ Has a Haunted History, Its Own Distillery, and a Secret Lounge—Here's What It's Like to Stay

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Stephen King famously visited The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, and his experience inspired his novel and the 1980 Stanley Kubrick horror classic.Scott Dressel-Martin/The Stanley Hotel Scenic view of The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado.The StanleyThe Stanley has a haunted lore and theatrical flourish, but it also has four distinct lodges that allow guests to determine their proximity to supernatural hot spots.The hotel is the anch…

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Travel + Leisure broke the news in on Sunday, October 26, 2025.
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