The Stanley Hotel

Some of the property was under construction, ruining some views, but the property overall is beautiful. I was disappointed to find that despite paying nearly $500, I was placed in a building off to the side, before the guard station, in a very plain small two queen bed room. The Stanley itself is beautiful, but the value is really lost if you're placed in the "overflow" building as you're really not immersed in what I think most people stay at the Stanley for.

Very disappointed. With the history of the Stanley and the high cost to stay there, I expected a quality experience. Definitely not what happened. We saw there was extensive construction going on when we arrived at the hotel. When I complained at checkin they said I was notified of that in my reservation email so there would be no discount on our stay. I checked back and here is what it said: select areas of the grounds are being thoughtfully reimagined. That could mean they were putting new flowers in the flowerbeds for heaven’s sake!! The carpets were filthy and unvacuumed. The verandah tables were dirty and littered. We never saw anyone cleaning the hotel proper during our stay, they definitely need more cleaning staff!! The pool was dirty and there were leaves and debris floating in it. Ownership/management, please do better, the Stanley and its guests deserve it.

Expectations went south in every aspect of the stay. Sad experience. To start finding the cottage was itself challenging with no directions; condition of bathroom and toilets deplorable; with bare toiletries and just three towels for 9 persons to stay for three nights; the beds were creaky made of bamboo swaying when put to use; bedrooms with poor lighting and not even a chair. Good part. Good location, good patio.

We looked through the areas of the hotel that were open to the public after paying 10 dollars for parking. There wasn't a lot to look at but felt like it was fine for the money and the time we spent.. The shining tour maybe would have been interesting but we didn't book ahead of time.

$1389.24 for two nights for Cassie's Spirited Grand King at the Stanley Hotel, and I have never, ever regretted an expense more than this one. I do want to say that the staff at the Stanley Hotel is wonderful - so focused on you having a great experience! I enjoyed meeting every single person that works there. I know this is an independent hotel, but if you are reading this review anytime near June 2026, I think you should know that the entire hotel is a messy and loud construction zone...and the hotel won't tell you that. Look, I know hotels need to expand and renovate! But I stayed at The Boca Raton once during a major reno and rooms were half off because of it - and the website informed you all over the place to expect noise and disruption. We paid a silly amount of money for this hotel and we couldn't walk around the grounds, we couldn't sleep in, and there was construction debris everywhere! You can see in the photos: glass in the gutter, goop near the bathroom light fixture, standing water that never drained, and some of the big dig (a new performance venue, a new restaurant, etc). As far as staying at the hotel in general, if you are reading this after the construction is done, be aware that there are constantly tours being run, so there are people EVERYWHERE. We saw two bus tours while we were there. There's a $10 charge to park that is waived if you show your room key, but consider that this means that so many people come there that parking is an additional revenue stream. Some times we had to pull up over a temporary bumper and park in a dusty construction lot. As far as staying in "Cassie's Spirited King" room, it is simply not worth the additional money. If you're considering staying in this one, I think it's a sham. The other Spirited rooms all have bronze placards labeling the room, and this one doesn't. It's a king bed and a pull out couch, and while our two kids didn't mind sleeping in it, it wasn't an ideal construction. I wish we had either stayed in an Aspire room, which is a little walk down the hill to a newer building, or in one of the cute cabin-style hotels in the town. The hotel is quite close to Rocky Mountain National Park, and you can walk to the Riverwalk, so that's convenient. But if I had it all to do again, I'd come to the Stanley for the tour, have lunch there, and stay somewhere else.