The Stanley Hotel

My wife and I stayed here on Monday and Tuesday in January for a quick couple’s getaway. It was off-season and the slow days of the week, so we pretty much had the place to ourselves. We really enjoyed our stay at the hotel. The history, ambiance, and age of the hotel make it really cool. It’s old, the floors creak, the walls are thin, and the windows may rattle a bit, AND that’s what makes it a unique experience. We were able to walk right up to the bar for drinks, chat with the bartenders, and enjoy the ambiance. You’ve got to get some cherry pie at the Colorado Cherry Company coffee shop. The tart sweetness of the cherries was great, and I really liked the crust… All the hotel, bar, and coffee shop staff we interacted with were professional and friendly. Overall, it was a great stay.

If you want to book this hotel, just know you are staying for the views and the history/spooky vibes. If you are okay with this, then you are set! If you are looking for a great hotel, look elsewhere. The hotel (at least the older main building) is very dated, and not in the charming way. Walls are dinged, elevator doesn't work, walls are paper thin. The grounds are also not well lit and having to enter from the back down wintery stairs with no lights to get into the hotel at night was not very safe. The hotel bars will post hours of operation, but while we were there they closed early for no specific reason. When you are able to go, the drinks are okay (not the best quality) and very expensive. The rooms are also very pricey. Our room on the third floor was bare bones...the decor look like it was put together from a thrift store. We had two hangers in the closet, no extra blankets, and the shampoo dispenser was empty. No pens or stationery. At $400 a night, we expected a lot more. We also discovered bed bugs in our bed when we went to sleep! While yes this can happen at any hotel, this is the first time in my life of travel I've ever experienced bed bugs and was just the icing on the cake. The front desk did come up and confirm the bugs and offered to move us to another room. Even though it was 12:30am, we decided to leave and drive back to Denver. We did receive a full refund. But overall, what a terrible experience.

I was bummed with how the hotel handled us being very sick. We tried our hardest to change the dates, not even cancel. They however just referred us to the terms and conditions which is what it is. We still when very sick, unwilling to lose out on the money. I would not recommend staying at this hotel but the tours I have taken other trips out were fun.

We had a wonderful experience here Sunday night the concierge was helpful with all info we needed ( location, parking ) the bars were great with awesome drinks We did not do tour as one of us had already done it It is a beautiful old hotel contrary to lots of reviews and would def go again

I recently visited the Stanley to experience their tours and learn more about the property. The property offers some cool and unique room options and some fun tours….with concerts and magic shows and great food and beverage.