Author: Daniel Globe

I’m Daniel Globe, a traveler who believes every great journey begins with the right information. After exploring 40+ cities, I share simple guides on the best times to go, how to save on flights and hotels, and the small details that make trips smoother. At TakeTravelInfo, my goal is to help you plan smarter and travel better.

A hotel sealed off by winter, a caretaker losing control, and corridors that seem to trap everyone inside: the Overlook Hotel has frightened readers and moviegoers since Stephen King’s 1977 novel The Shining. Yet the Overlook is not a real hotel. Its story, exterior, interiors, and surrounding landscape came from several different places. Quick Answer The Overlook Hotel is fictional. Stephen King drew inspiration from a 1974 stay at the Stanley Hotel in Colorado. Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film used Timberline Lodge in Oregon for exterior views, The Ahwahnee in Yosemite as a model for many interiors, and studio sets in…

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