A must see Beautiful hotel. Outside is very much like the movie The Shining although the inside not as much. Bartenders were not great, s little full of themselves but the atmosphere was nice. Saw s great show by Aiden Sinclair, a Victorian seance if sorts. Would highly recommend that.

Pure Geek Value Everyone who is a horror fan knows about The Stanley Hotel and its connection to Stephen King's novel, "The Shining". This hotel has capitilized on their famous connection and offer visitors (who pay $10 to park there if they are not hotel guests) a peek inside some of their entry level rooms and antique elevator and check-in desk. There is a gift shop, and a lot of movie memorabilia to look at from films that were filmed there on location. NOTE: If you pay for parking, you get a $5 Stanley Hotel coin that you can use anywhere on property, or keep as a souvenir.

Excellent anniversary experienc Honestly, this has been on my bucket list forever. My husband and i went for our 30th wedding anniversary. The front desk registration staff, Cole, was amazing and fun. It was terribly easy to park and check in all went seamlessly. This is a 120 year old establishment with a wonderful history, and they do their vert best to make you comfortable. I cannot imagine the amount of effort it takes to maintain and run such a huge, historical facility. The grounds are wonderful, the rooms are super nice and clean. I’m not sure why all the complaints. Sounds like four seasons expectations. Having stayed at the four seasons, we never have those kinds of expectations of other places. People never look at the whole picture. We appreciate everything that was offered here and was happy with our stay. If you are Stephen king fans, its totally worth it.

Looks are deceiving … Just looking at the website, one would think this property was a gem. I booked our stay based solely on the website. Huge mistake. The website doesn’t tell you that there is NO main entrance with registration checkin. Instead, we drove around and around trying to figure that out. The second person we asked pointed us to the building with the golden spire. The entrance we found was through the area where the tours gather. Mad House. Then there was a coffee shop area to navigate. We were finally told that registration was upstairs. We took the ONLY elevator (small) up. Rude and preoccupied desk clerk. We asked about valet parking. The property is quite large and spread out and would have been so much more considerate of guests to not have to figure out where to park since most of the spaces were used by tour people, not guests at all. No help with luggage, or availability of carts. NONE. We heard a lot of “unfortunately, at this time…” for lack of employees. We get it. They are coming off a year of CoVid like everyone else, but don’t advertise and charge for what you don’t have. Stanley is pretending to be luxury and can’t deliver. Someone finally showed up with a cart so we were able to get to our room. TOTAL DISAPPOINTMENT. Dingey, aged, sparce. One positive … full-size Keurig! Drapes unhooked and sagging, window pane broken, large desk with no chair, no nightstand (I set up the ironing board for a surface), bedding felt like fine-grade sand paper. Cheap cheap cheap. I’m not even going to go into the restaurant situation. Or lack thereof. Don’t pretend to be a luxury establishment if you can’t deliver. Be considerate of your guests and create a real front welcoming experience. You’re spread out, so provide valet. Even HOSPITALS do valet. I’ve never been tempted to give such a negative review. The company of our daughter and her husband was the ONE bright spot. (No ghosts sighted.)

Room 407 We were so excited to visit this iconic historical landmark! The staff were very informative and courteous. They gave us information on our room which was one of the rooms with “activity”. We took the gold elevator upstairs and were immediately captivated by the view of the courtyard from our room. We ended up eating at the Cascades Bar downstairs in the lobby. It was delicious. The drinks definitely made it easier to relax back in our room even though it did feel very eerie throughout the night. Our room was 407 which was the room where you feel “tucked” in. Both my husband and I woke up several times throughout the night for no reason.