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| − | '''[[File:1920px-Stanley_Hotel,_Estes_Park.jpg|thumb|The Stanley Hotel. Estes Park, Colorado.]]The Stanley Hotel''' is a 420-room Colonial Revival hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. Approximately five miles from the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park, the Stanley offers panoramic views of Lake Estes, the Rocky Mountains and especially Long's Peak. It was built by Freelan Oscar Stanley of Stanley Steamer (steam powered automobiles) fame and opened on July 4, 1909, catering to the upper class. The hotel and its surrounding structures are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. The Stanley Hotel also hosted the horror novelist [[Stephen King]], serving as inspiration for the [[Overlook Hotel]] in his 1977 bestseller ''[[The Shining]]'' and the 1980 [[The Shining (film)|film adaption]] well as the location for the 1997 [[The Shining |
+ | '''[[File:1920px-Stanley_Hotel,_Estes_Park.jpg|thumb|The Stanley Hotel. Estes Park, Colorado.]]The Stanley Hotel''' is a 420-room Colonial Revival hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. Approximately five miles from the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park, the Stanley offers panoramic views of Lake Estes, the Rocky Mountains and especially Long's Peak. It was built by Freelan Oscar Stanley of Stanley Steamer (steam powered automobiles) fame and opened on July 4, 1909, catering to the upper class. The hotel and its surrounding structures are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. The Stanley Hotel also hosted the horror novelist [[Stephen King]], serving as inspiration for the [[Overlook Hotel]] in his 1977 bestseller ''[[The Shining]]'' and the 1980 [[The Shining (film)|film adaption]] well as the location for the 1997 [[The Shining( miniseries)|miniseries]]. Today, it includes a restaurant, spa, and bed-and-breakfast and provides guided tours which feature the history and alleged paranormal activity of the site. |
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The Stanley Hotel. Estes Park, Colorado.
The Stanley Hotel is a 420-room Colonial Revival hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. Approximately five miles from the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park, the Stanley offers panoramic views of Lake Estes, the Rocky Mountains and especially Long's Peak. It was built by Freelan Oscar Stanley of Stanley Steamer (steam powered automobiles) fame and opened on July 4, 1909, catering to the upper class. The hotel and its surrounding structures are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Stanley Hotel also hosted the horror novelist Stephen King, serving as inspiration for the Overlook Hotel in his 1977 bestseller The Shining and the 1980 film adaption well as the location for the 1997 miniseries. Today, it includes a restaurant, spa, and bed-and-breakfast and provides guided tours which feature the history and alleged paranormal activity of the site.