Hotel that inspired ‘The Shining’ recreates iconic bathroom from terrifying scene

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Colorado hotel that inspired Stanley Kubrick’s take on Stephen King’s The Shining has recreated an iconic scene from the movie in one of its bathrooms. Denver’s MOA Architecture says that the renovation “commemorates both the hotel’s real and fictional history.” “The first floor is a time machine. Step inside to be whisked back to 1912, when the hotel’s first caretaker moved in with his family,” Taylor Coe of MOA told The Denver Post. Look closer and even the smallest details stand up to scrutiny — from period brass air registers to the hand-carved crown molding.” open image in gallery The cottage includes the movie-set bathroom, as well as the famed Hick’s Hexagon pattern carpet in one of the bedrooms.