Whether you believe in ghosts or not, you can’t dispute the Stanley Hotel’s capacity to arouse dread and mystery. Let’s explore the eerie past of this well-known Rocky Mountain location and its purportedly eerie past.
Stanley’s eerie background is supported by a variety of verifiable facts and occurrences, as well as a ton of anecdotal evidence and conjecture. Many unusual and incomprehensible events have been reported by hotel guests and personnel, including hearing voices that don’t belong to anybody, being touched by something or someone they can’t see, and hearing disembodied voices.
The two-year-old hotel’s power was out for the first time following a flood in the valley. In order to provide the visitors with illumination, Freelan Stanley installed a gas lamp in each room. However, a leak in Room 217 led to a buildup of gas.
A huge explosion started when the chief chambermaid, Elizabeth Wilson, entered the room carrying a lighted candle. Wilson, who had miraculously survived, was catapulted from the room’s entry onto the first-floor dining room.
One witness claimed to have seen a bathtub fly up in the air during the blast, and it is believed that 10% of the hotel wasn’t as fortunate. Wilson resumed his job in 1913 after emerging from a coma, and he remained there until 1950.
Wilson’s tale ought to end here, but several visitors and personnel at the hotel claim that this isn’t the case. Her ghost is claimed to still reside in Room 217, although according to stories, she’s usually more helpful than frightening. Stories of guests finding their rooms neater than the previous night, with their clothing folded and bags arranged, have circulated.
One couple at the Stanley claimed that their bed was made around them while they were still inside throughout the night. But be aware that booking a room in Room 217 might not provide for the most peaceful night if you’re single and considering staying at this renowned hotel. Couples who are not married have described a chilling presence snoozing in their beds.
Henry Yau, a guest at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, took a picture that many believe to be a ghostly image.
Yau photographed the hotel’s lobby in its entirety. The main staircase is in the middle. No one was on the staircase when he snapped the picture.
Later, as he looked closely at the image, he noticed a ghost dressed in a black dress.
Since then, a paranormal team has enlarged the image. They claim they can make out two spirits in the image. The first depicts a woman in a long, black period dress, and to her left is a little child.
This proof does not surprise me because I have felt the presence of the supernatural both times I have visited the Stanley. My leg was pulled the first time I went, and my shoulder was touched the second.
When I arrived for the first time, my team and I were seated in a suite on the second floor when our spirit box started to list each of our occupations.
