HotelChatter

Hotel Ghosts

Haunted Hotel Gets Some Camera Time

February 22, 2006 at 4:19 PM | 0 Comments

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.

Related Stories:
· SCI FI'S 'Ghost Hunters' to investigate Colorado Hotel that inspired 'The Shining' [FutonCritic]
· Haunted Hotels [About.com]
· Stanley Hotel reviews [TripAdvisor]