The Lodge

The Lodge

Take advantage of special introductory rates at The Lodge at Stanley and save 15% off normal rates over select dates in June! All rates include daily breakfast and afternoon refreshments.

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TripAdvisor

The Stanley Hotel is proud to receive the 2012 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence! We invite you to immerse yourself in the historic Stanley Hotel and see for yourself!

Fire Engine Tours

Fire Engine Tours

Tour Estes Park and the surrounding area atop an open-air fire engine with one of our expert guides as you learn about the history of Estes Park, The Stanley and more!

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  • Have you “relished” dining at Cascades? Recently a few guests did and had the opportunity to write about it http://ow.ly/b8xYy more...
    Fri, May 25 - 10:00am
    Have you visited our haunted hotel? Where does it rank on your list of places to stay the night? more...
    Thu, May 24 - 3:14pm
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    Wed, May 23 - 8:49pm
    The Archive room features small group sessions at 1, 2:30 and 4 p.m. daily.  Each session is a personal experience and tailored to each guest‘s interests.  Visitors are given white gloves and encouraged to touch and enjoy the artifacts, as well as hear stories of the Stanley Hotel, F.O. and Flora Stanley, and the Estes Park area.  The sessions are $10 per person for 60 minutes of historic fun! more...
    Mon, May 21 - 4:57pm
    Book an Archive Tour to spend an hour with a hotel archivist to see, touch, and experience unique artifacts that tell the history of Estes Park, the Stanley’s and the Stanley Hotel.  more...
    Mon, May 21 - 4:55pm
  • Gorgeous photo! Sunrise at Lake Estes in #EstesPark Colorado overlooking the @StanleyHotel #photo http://t.co/UOwponqi via @kkartPhoto
    Fri, May 25 - 10:58am
    Have you "relished" dining at Cascades? Recently a few guests did and had the opportunity to write about it http://t.co/ymIRIA9M
    Fri, May 25 - 10:00am
    5 Haunted Where I'd Love to Stay via @VarlaVentura http://t.co/FHwLTyZ8 How do we rank on your places to stay? @lisanyhart: @VisitEstesPark
    Thu, May 24 - 3:19pm
    We love living in the Rocky Mountains. It's May 24th and it's snowing... What a beautiful day in Estes Park
    Thu, May 24 - 10:00am
    There are just a few spots left for the Stanley Hotel Ghost Hunts this weekend. Go online to http://t.co/CydYI5Ec to book your Hunt!!
    Mon, May 21 - 9:50am
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About Us

The Stanley Hotel, known for its architecture, magnificent setting and famous visitors, may possibly be best known today for its inspirational role in Stephen King's novel, "The Shining". The hotel has been featured as one of America's most haunted hotels and with the numerous stories from visitors and staff, The Stanley Hotel continues to "shine" today, as it did in 1909 when first opened.Forced by poor health to move West, F.O. Stanley and his famous Steamer arrived in Estes Park in 1903.

Finding the town lacking in amenities, F.O. set out to change the local economy. On the 160 acres he purchased from Lord Dunraven, Stanley first built the main building of the hotel, one of 11 buildings in the original complex. Many of those original buildings remain in use today on the remaining 55 acres. Where the ice pond, water reservoir and 9-hole golf course once stood, you may now see a lone coyote or a grazing herd of elk.

Construction of the Main Building began in 1907 and took two years to complete.It was built with steel support beams and timber cut from land now known as Rocky Mountain National Park. Most of the timber came from the Bear Lake burn in 1900, which may account for the faint smell of wood smoke that can be detected on a warm, summer day.