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The Caretaker's apartment is the room of the Overlook Hotel where Jack Torrance, his wife Wendy, and their son Danny spend the winter while Jack acts as caretaker during the hotel's closure during the winter.

Location[]

The Caretaker's apartment is located in The West Wing.

Depiction[]

The Shining (film)[]

Stuart Ullman describes the apartment, "Living room, bedroom, bathroom, and a small room for your son." The apartment is Room #3.

Spatial anomolies[]

There is a window in both the living room and bedroom. Being that these windows are at a right angle to the bathroom window, the apartment should be placed on a corner of the building's structure. But when we later see an exterior view of the hotel we find that the other windows couldn't exist. The exterior wall extends in both directions. There is also a door leading from the hallway into the Torrance's bedroom. We see the reverse of this door but there are no stairs leading down towards the hall. When Ullman shows the Torrances the apartment they walk up several steps, implying that the apartment is several feet higher than the hallway. A door in the bedroom which possess no stairs leading to the hall is a contradiction to the room's primary entrance.

Styling[]

Depiction[]

The Shining (book)[]

Images[]

Maps of the caretaker's apartment[]

Filming Locations[]

The caretaker's apartment was filmed on Stage 9 at Elstree Studios.

Appearances[]

Videos[]

The Shining (film)[]


Locations
The Overlook Hotel The LobbyUllman's OfficeThe Colorado LoungeThe Gold RoomThe Red BathroomThe KitchenThe StoreroomThe walk-in freezerThe Games RoomThe Boiler RoomRoom 237The West WingThe Caretaker's apartmentThe Red HallwayThe hotel exteriorHedge maze
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Real Locations Ahwahnee HotelElstree StudiosThe Stanley HotelTimberline LodgeStovington
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