For some hotels, the prospect of encountering actual ghosts is part of the appeal. Years ago, I spent a few nights at ...

The exterior of the Overlook Hotel was mainly filmed in Oregon at the Timberline Lodge. The Shining interior shots were primarily done in England at Elstree Studios but were based on real locations.

"It obviously has a lot of history with Stephen King and 'The Shining,' but ... a filming location. Timberline Lodge in Oregon stood in for the exterior of the Overlook Hotel in Stanley Kubrick's ...