Cottage At Artesia Gardens

I Stayed in the Haunted Hotel That Inspired 'The Shining'

"The Shining Suite in the caretaker’s cottage is an exact, to-the-detail recreation of Kubrick’s Room 237—complete with the unmistakable geometric carpet, midcentury furniture, an oil painting of Stephen King on the wall, a safe that holds a screen-used axe purchased at auction, and a mint-green bathroom with a tub and sheer shower curtains that I found positively chilling; it’s available to stay only one weekend a year via auction (which once fetched $100,000 for charity), though the hotel’s daily Shining tour lets visitors see it and other cinematic artifacts." - Julie Tremaine Julie Tremaine Julie Tremaine is a writer who’s passionate about travel, food, wellness, and road trips. She is the Disneyland editor for SFGate and has also contributed to The Boston Globe, CNN Travel, Travel + Leisure, Thrillist, and Marie Claire, among other publications. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines