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The Stanley Hotel is a Shining Example of A Good Ghost Tour

Where: 333 Wonderview Ave [map], Estes Park, CO, United States, 80517

With Halloween coming up there was one place we had to go during our stay in Denver last week: the Stanley Hotel up in Estes Park.

The Stanley, of course, is where Stephen King was inspired to write The Shining and is known as one of the most haunted hotels in America. Obviously, we took the ghost tour – they run on the hour and cost $15. You can add in a tour of the haunted Concert Hall for $5 but they only run on certain days.

You definitely get bang for your buck, even if you don’t see any spooks – our tour ran for two hours thanks to our guide, Kevin, who was one of the most sweetly enthusiastic tour guides we’ve had before. He was funny, interesting and even knew how to deal with some annoying brats who kept saying like a broken record “that’s not scary” until we were itching to show them what is scary.

What surprised us most was that it wasn’t a gratuitously spooky ghost tour – about half of it was taken up with genuine hotel history (FO Stanley and his brother, who built the hotel, also invented the first hybrid car, made violins and all sorts – clever gents).

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Hotel Ghosts Caught on Tape

Where: 333 Wonderview [map], Estes Park, CO, United States, 80517

We've written numerous times about the haunted Stanley Hotel in Colorado, which prompted Stephen King to write his novel, "The Shining" after a stay here (which was then made into the movie with Jack Nicholson and the Red Rum twins.)

Now, thanks to YouTube we get to see the Sci-Fi Channel's in-depth look at what it's like staying in the most haunted room of them all, Room 401. We actually got a little scared but still think it is suspicious that all the paranormal activity is happening off-camera.

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Haunted Hotel Gets Some Camera Time

Where: 333 Wonderview [map], Estes Park, CO, United States, 80517

The SCI FI Channel has announced it will film an episode the reality show "Ghost Hunters" at the  Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, CO, which served as the inspiration for Stephen King's thriller, "The Shining."

So how did this hotel get so haunted?

Well, it all started when King stayed in room 217 and witnessed a ghostly little boy wandering the halls of the hotel. But room 418 and pretty much the whole fourth floor seems to have the most ghostly activity reported by hotel staffers and employees. Most of the time, the sound of children can be heard even when none are present.

On the more earthly side, one guest complained not just about ghosts but staff too.

Only one front desk clerk was professional and personable, all the others were unattentive and had very bad people skills....I had to get out of bed at 4:00am, left my room to retreat to the lobby. I got down there and the front desk clerk came out after a few long minutes and she was half asleep and dishelved! Must be nice to get some shut eye on the job when I couldn't even get any as a guest in thier rooms!!

The desk clerk ain't afraid of no ghost but you can take an official hotel ghost tour for $10.

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Hotel Horrors 2005

Where: 333 Wonderview [map], Estes Park, CO, United States

If Law School, Teach for America, and 9-5's haven't worked out for you, maybe you should stop your moaning and work on the moaning coming out of your hotel floor boards. When it's not a case of the occupants next door reliving their honeymoon, it may just be the ghosts of guests gone bye.

Allstays.com has an entire state by state directory of haunted hotels. So you can either avoid the booking or embrace your calling as a Ghost Buster. Ask Jeanine to research the hottest spot while you round up Slimer and the gang. It is only 27 days to Halloween....

The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado is one of America's most infamous haunted hotels. Room 217 is where Stephen King wrote half of "The Shining," and room 418 has the most "ghostly activity."

Is it your mind playing tricks on you? Your memories of the movie? Or FO and Flora Stanley--the former owners who are said to haunt the place?

You know us, this time of year we get obsessed with haunted hotel stories.

So send us your scary hotel stories if you got 'em.

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