Hawthorne

“A historic hotel in a historic city that was PERFECT for touring Boston's North Shore”

We booked directly with the hotel and had a room on the second floor, overlooking Essex Street, one of the main streets running the length of the downtown. Even though we were so close to the busy street we did not hear any street noise! We had arrived at 2 AM and were warmly greeted by the female … lisää

We booked directly with the hotel and had a room on the second floor, overlooking Essex Street, one of the main streets running the length of the downtown. Even though we were so close to the busy street we did not hear any street noise! We had arrived at 2 AM and were warmly greeted by the female receptionist who made us feel very welcome. Our room was very clean and spacious. The mattress was SUPERB - I wanted to take it home with me! The towels were the SOFTEST and FLUFFIEST of any towel that I have EVER used. I wanted to take THOSE home with me, too! Breakfast is served in their main restaurant and is ordered off a menu for an additional fee. Service was slower one day because one waitress ('Autumn') was covering the entire dining room due to sick calls. She was exceptional in her ability of serving a nearly full room of hungry tourists, and she maintained an upbeat attitude and contagious smile the entire time!! The location of the hotel was excellent as it was bordering the Salem Common as well as the Witch Museum. Parking was on-site, unsecured lot, and was free. Bathroom was small-ish but adequate and the shower was good. We feel that staying at this hotel was one of the highlights of our trip.

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“Great (but a little creepy) stay!”

Great stay at the Hawthorne—had dinner in the tavern, great food and cocktails. Room was clean. They said it might be hot and they could bring a fan up but temperature was fine. Great location—right in the center. Two things of note—we stayed on the 6th floor, room 622. The 6th floor is the pet-f… lisää

Great stay at the Hawthorne—had dinner in the tavern, great food and cocktails. Room was clean. They said it might be hot and they could bring a fan up but temperature was fine. Great location—right in the center. Two things of note—we stayed on the 6th floor, room 622. The 6th floor is the pet-friendly floor (we didn’t have any pets), and my husband opened the door to get ice and there was a mini Doberman pinscher (cute!) desperate to get in our room. Then the owner came around the corner and could not figure out why he wanted to get in our room so bad. My husband went in search of the ice and saw the couple with the dog was staying in the room that would be exactly parallel to ours on the other side. I had a great sleep. Husband did as well except around 3 or so he was awoken to a hard poking several times on his shoulder. He said I was dead asleep and facing away so it was not me. We are both FAR from superstitious and don’t believe in ghosts etc, so his mind went to someone broke in—but everything was locked up quite securely. He even checked under the bed! After the fact we found out about its ghost stories with specifically the 6th floor—specifically room 612. Again we were room 622, so does 612 (with the doggie) mirror ours? Other people have also mentioned getting poked as well, which we again didn’t see about the hotel till after. So between the desperate dog and the poke, probably nothing—but most creeped out I’ve been in a while!! (Not so creeped out that we wouldn’t go back!)

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“Love this hotel”

I'd stay again. Staff was excellent. Very laid back vibe. Location couldn't be better. We had a view of a very pretty and snowy Salem Common (park). Short walk to the PEM, which is a must-see. This hotel seemed like a sure bet. If you like a good hotel lobby, stay here. One of the best lobbies I've… lisää

I'd stay again. Staff was excellent. Very laid back vibe. Location couldn't be better. We had a view of a very pretty and snowy Salem Common (park). Short walk to the PEM, which is a must-see. This hotel seemed like a sure bet. If you like a good hotel lobby, stay here. One of the best lobbies I've ever seen and I've seen some very good ones.

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“Awesome”

The hotel was super nice and fancy. The bathroom and shower were in two different closet type spaces in the room so I thought that was a little odd, but it was prob because of the old building. I would definitely stay again. Went after Halloween rush and it was fun exploring the shops with no peopl… lisää

The hotel was super nice and fancy. The bathroom and shower were in two different closet type spaces in the room so I thought that was a little odd, but it was prob because of the old building. I would definitely stay again. Went after Halloween rush and it was fun exploring the shops with no people!

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