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The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, with the Rocky Mountains behind it

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The Stanley Hotel

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The Stanley Hotel, which marks its opening as 1909, is at 333 E Wonderview Avenue in Estes Park. It is the hotel that inspired Stephen King's The Shining.

333 E Wonderview Ave., Estes Park, CO 80517

Reservations: (970) 577-4000

Official site

On Our List. We have not stayed, so there is no rate and no score.

The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park is the hotel that inspired Stephen King's The Shining. We have not stayed. There is no score, no rate, and no room note here.

The hotel hosts The Shining Ball on Saturday, Oct 24, 2026, with doors at 7 PM in the Concert Hall. Visit Estes Park lists reservations at 970-577-4000, option 1. Estes Park is about 1.5 hours from Denver. That drive time is a general estimate from our week-one notes, not a live traffic report.

The ball itself is on the events calendar.

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