In 1903 Freelan O. Stanley came to Estes Park, Colorado on doctor's orders to improve his health after he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. When his health started to drastically get better, he loved Colorado so much that he wanted to start building a fancy hotel for the rich and famous. Stanley started to build the hotel of his dreams in 1906, and it was completed in 1908 with 138 rooms on 15,000 acres of property(The Stanley Hotel). The Stanley hotel is famous for its room 217 where Stephen King's inspiration came to write "The Shining" (Hage). Jim Carrey has also stayed in room 217 while filming Dumb and Dumber for only two hours and rushed out of the hotel without telling anyone what happened. The Staley Hotel still has a lot of guests that come through wanting to go on ghost tours and stay in the famous room 217 so they can experience something for themselves. Below is a picture of room 217.



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