The Stanley Hotel

[misery chastain loves co.]

Hey all! I know you crazy Kon'ers went to the Stanley in 2016 so I'm hoping for some advice, recommendations, etc. from you or anyone else who has made the trek. I'll be heading there in Sept for a short visit. Tops on my list is Estes Park Brewery but not sure what other sights we should see. We're not planning to stay at the hotel itself
but I'm guessing you can still do tours, roam? Really looking forward to it!

 

[king family fan]

Awesome hope you have a good time and take lots of pics. Tell us all about it.

 

[misery chastain loves co.]

Awesome hope you have a good time and take lots of pics. Tell us all about it.

Thanks Linda! Just a couple of days in Sept but I'm excited!

 

[king family fan]

Thanks Linda! Just a couple of days in Sept but I'm excited!

I would be too. But I would have to stay there if I got that close.

 

[Baby Blue]

I would be too. But I would have to stay there if I got that close.

Same! Someday, someday...

Have a great trip, Misery!

 

[GNTLGNT]

Hey all! I know you crazy Kon'ers went to the Stanley in 2016 so I'm hoping for some advice, recommendations, etc. from you or anyone else who has made the trek. I'll be heading there in Sept for a short visit. Tops on my list is Estes Park Brewery but not sure what other sights we should see. We're not planning to stay at the hotel itself
but I'm guessing you can still do tours, roam? Really looking forward to it!

....take a tour....they go in groups and you get a very good look around....also, there's a couple of excellent restaurants not far way....look up "BBQ"...your belly will be glad you did....

 

[Doc Creed]

Hey all! I know you crazy Kon'ers went to the Stanley in 2016 so I'm hoping for some advice, recommendations, etc. from you or anyone else who has made the trek. I'll be heading there in Sept for a short visit. Tops on my list is Estes Park Brewery but not sure what other sights we should see. We're not planning to stay at the hotel itself
but I'm guessing you can still do tours, roam? Really looking forward to it!

I've been twice but rented a room only once. They are very accomodating to tourists and sightseers. They allowed me to roam the hotel freely and unescorted. Even if you don't sleep there, you can eat at the restaurant and a waiter/bartender will serve non-guests on the porch. Estes Park is gorgeous. You won't be able to stop resting your eyes on those plunging mountains. I went in September and the weather was perfect. Hace fun.

 

[misery chastain loves co.]

Thanks everyone! I'm happy to hear that they're accommodating to non guests. I definitely want to see as much of the inside as possible and have at least one meal there. Not to mention getting served at the bar just once! We thought about staying there but it's not cheap and I'd rather spend my money elsewhere(the brewery) than a bed that I'll never be in anyway

Doc, glad to hear the weather is nice in Sept!

 

[Grandpa]

Well, I'm a nature guy, and I would recommend a jaunt up through Rocky Mountain National Park, which is next door and all around Estes Park. Even just a drive over Trail Ridge Road. It's spectacular.

Be sure to take plenty of water/hydration (not coffee or carbonated beverages). People get "altitude sickness" - I did when I first visited here in my youth - but it's usually dehydration. Don't take this wrong, but... keep drinking.

 

[mal]

I'm jealous! Have fun and ask to see the boiler room! I agree with your priorities ( the brewery first rather than spending extra gelt on the room ). All the best, mal.

 

[not_nadine]

I'm jealous! Have fun and ask to see the boiler room! .

Excellent idea, mal! And honk peek and honk again while they are down there. "Does it creep?"

 

[The Beam]

I’ve been there twice, the last time two years ago or so. The first time I stayed in Room 418–very interesting experience. The second time we stayed in Room 217. Both times, we took the ghost tour with Scary Mary; both times it was great fun. She’s amazing, and I hope she’s still there. The whiskey bar is very cool, and my wife and I had a blast enjoying an old-fashioned absinthe fountain. There are elk everywhere, and my wife saw a big-horned sheep. Have a blast!

 

[Baby Blue]

The Stanley is a Travelzoo Top 20 special this week .I just got the notification. $159 per night in November or December, which is pretty much when I'd want to go but I'll be in Prague, Budapest, and NYC at that time and then having a hysterectomy when I get back. Maybe I can find a way to have my surgery in Colorado and recover there. lol

 

[Doc Creed]

The Stanley is a Travelzoo Top 20 special this week .I just got the notification. $159 per night in November or December, which is pretty much when I'd want to go but I'll be in Prague, Budapest, and NYC at that time and then having a hysterectomy when I get back. Maybe I can find a way to have my surgery in Colorado and recover there. lol

Great deal. That's about half of what I paid when I stayed during peak season. No pun intended.

 

[GNTLGNT]

Great deal. That's about half of what I paid when I stayed during peak season. No pun intended.

....how much the hysterectomy set ya back?....

 

[Doc Creed]

....how much the hysterectomy set ya back?....

I laughed way too hard at this, Scott.

 

[Doc Creed]

I took this picture because of the lion. There was no animal topiary but my imagination ran wild after the sun went behind those mountains. The muffled laughter from the bar and the late night buzz of the elevator helped feed the uneasiness.

 

[Doc Creed]

The Stanley is a Travelzoo Top 20 special this week .I just got the notification. $159 per night in November or December, which is pretty much when I'd want to go but I'll be in Prague, Budapest, and NYC at that time and then having a hysterectomy when I get back. Maybe I can find a way to have my surgery in Colorado and recover there. lol

Prague and Budapest are two places I wanted to visit when I was younger. I think my interest began after seeing the Bourne films and the Mission Impossible films. May I ask why you want to visit?

 

[Baby Blue]

Prague and Budapest are two places I wanted to visit when I was younger. I think my interest began after seeing the Bourne films and the Mission Impossible films. May I ask why you want to visit?

Nothing in particular. Basically, I just love Eastern Europe. I love the weather, the food, the architecture, all of it. Finding out I have Eastern European roots just fed the desire to see it all.