and Ghost Adventures. The hotel also offers guided tours which feature spaces reputed to be exceptionally active. Famous guests The Stanley Hotel has hosted the following persons of note: 1934, Erich Fromm, the German psychoanalyst 1936, Gov. Alf Landon (R, Kansas) while running for president against Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1974, Stephen King, author who was inspired to write The Shining after his stay in room 217 1976, Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, folk revival icons during the Rolling Thunder Revue tour 1994, Emperor Akihito of Japan, Empress Michiko and Crown Prince Naruhito, on a state visit to the U.S. 1994, Dumb and Dumber cast and crew including Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels 1996, The Shining cast and crew including Rebecca De Mornay and Steven Weber 2018, YouTube stars, Shane Dawson, Ryland Adams, and Morgan Adams travel to film a two part series 2019, YouTube stars, “Sam and Colby” travel to film a 6 part series 2019, former BuzzFeed Unsolved creator and producer, Ryan Bergara and co-host Shane Madej, while filming a "Dare To Go Back" episode for Warner Bros.'s Doctor Sleep (2019), a sequel to The Shining (1980) 2022, YouTube star Danny Gonzalez, travelled to The Stanley Hotel to work out if ghosts were actually present. Ownership history 1908–1926, Freelan Oscar Stanley 1926–1929, The Stanley Corporation 1929–1930, Freelan Oscar Stanley 1930–1946, Roe Emery 1946–1966, Abbell Management Company (later Abbell Hotel Company), run by Maxwell Abbell, Chicago real estate investor ?–1969, Stanley Properties, Inc., headed by Maurice L. Albertson, civil engineer at Colorado State University 1969–?, Richard R. Holechek, Charles F. Hanson and Carol Hanson Pick of Riverside and Palm Springs, California ?-1974, Estes Park Trustees 1974–1995, Frank Normali (Complete Restoration Period) 1995–present, Grand Heritage Hotel Group. See also List of Historic Hotels of America References External links Stanley Hotel National Register Nomination Colorado Experience: The Stanley Hotel by Rocky Mountain PBS Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado Buildings and structures in Larimer County, Colorado Reportedly haunted locations in Colorado Neoclassical architecture in Colorado Estes Park, Colorado Tourist attractions in Larimer County, Colorado Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado National Register of Historic Places in Larimer County, Colorado The Shining (franchise) Former member hotels of Historic Hotels of America