The Stanley Hotel located in Estes Park, Colorado, Is one of the most Haunted places in the Us. The hotel was built in the early 1900s by F.O. Stanley as a summer resort for the wealthy. The hotel officially opened in 1909. After the death of F.O. Stanley and his significant other Flora, sightings of their ghost started to appear around the hotel.
There are several rooms in the hotel that are also haunted. Room 407 is said to be haunted by Lord Dunraven, who owned the land before F.O. Stanley. And of course room 217 where Stephen King stayed. F.O. Stanley himself who is most often seen in the lobby and the Billiard Room, which was his favorite room when he was still alive. Once he was said to have appeared during a tour group’s visit to the Billiard Room. Bartenders at the old hotel also report having seen F.O. stroll through the bar, disappearing when they try to cut him off at the kitchen. Flora his wife also haunts the hotel and can be heard playing the piano in the ballroom. Room 418 gets the most reports of haunting activity apparently from children’s spirits. Children can also be heard running through the hallways and hiding in closets.
In the fall of 1974, Stephen King and his wife stopped for the night at the Stanley Hotel and was checked into room 217. That night Stephen had a dream that would change his life. He dreamed about his young son being chased down the hotel’s long hallways by a possessed fire hose. When he woke up, drenched in sweat, he went out on the balcony to have a smoke and thought of his third novel, and first best seller, “The Shining.” Because of this event the Hotel became famous for inspiring the novel. People see it today as one of the most haunted places in America that inspired “ The Shining.”
My Investigation
To start my investigation I first read many different articles, some primary and some secondary. I got really interested in the topic that I chose. I watched You tube videos of people who stayed in the hotel and their experiences. I also studied the incident that happened with Stephen King and many other ghost hauntings