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The Hotel Salem

3.2 (165 reviews)
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Chelsea P.

The location is great with easy access to all the shops downtown. We would definitely stay here again but we have some things we think could be improved on. Pros- Great location Staff is extremely helpful and friendly. Decor and overall style is amazing Two restaurant options in house Water and coffee stations on each level Cons: Basically the entire bathroom needs some improving. The door is a flawed design with open cracks on either side that limit privacy. Our door wouldn't stay shut so we used a chair to keep it shut. It's kinda my nightmare for others to hear me using the restroom. There's no shower door so the water is getting everywhere which seems like a pretty big fall hazard. And I'd imagine mildew/mold. The sink could use some more storage space underneath. And what's wrong with having a bathroom fan?? The lights in the room are kinda harsh. Especially the hanging light bulbs on each bed side. I really enjoy the hotel nightstands that have the lamp on them and ability to charge phones/etc. the outlets are low to the floor. And the lights are turned off by a switch on the wall so you have to get out of bed to turn them off. And there's a master switch?

Bathroom sink outside in the hallway
Annie L.

The Hotel Salem is all location, location, location! Coming to Salem for Halloween two weeks before October is hectic. I read all about the craziness before I booked my flights and hotel so I already knew what to expect. I actually came upon the Hotel Salem because it was one of the few hotels in Salem that had rooms for the weekend. It was very expensive, 4-5x their normal rate for an average night that is not October. But, wanting to experience Salem in October as a once in a lifetime trip, I pulled the plug. The location is unbeatable, walking distance to everything! Hotel itself was 3.5 stars. Though it was remodeled, thing are pretty used. The window blinds would not pull anymore up (see photo attached) to get better views. It was stuck and/or broken. The windowsill was all scratched and dinged up as with the bathroom farm sliding door (see photo attached). The shower tiles are molded in various areas with broken tiles too (see photo attached). Speaking of the shower, the hot water waxes and wanes. One minute you get hot then you get lukewarm. I also found ripped bedsheets (see photo attached). Definitely could use a mini facelift to fix various things throughout the rooms. However, the customer service was great downstairs. I appreciated the calls/emails/texts with reminders before, during and after our stay. I appreciated that you can reach someone at the front desk if you needed anything (Kleenex, a hot tea, umbrella). The only thing we wanted to do but didn't get to was the rooftop bar because it was raining. Otherwise overall, a good stay at the Hotel Salem!

Café and entry to hotel
Oliver B.

Mega cute boutique hotel. Greeted by friendly local staff. This hotel sits in an excellent location in the middle of everything. The rooms are spacious with some having stairs to their beds. Pillows could be firmer, but the beds are comfortable. Not much of a view from the third floor, but lovely views on their roof top bar. Nice drinks and tasty churros. Thank you for all the recommendations. Our one night stay was lovely.

Roof deck pic before he proposed !!!
Kristen M.

This is an overdue review for the hotel Salem! This spot will forever hold a very special spot in our hearts. Big thank you to the manager Tony!! My fiancé reached out to him the week prior to our engagement so he could devise a plan. Our one year anniversary was October 1st and he wanted to propose on the roof deck here (the place we made it official the year prior!) The roof deck was closed this day because the weather wasn't great. Tony still made sure we were able to get up there just to take a few "pictures". Turns out my boyfriend was getting down on one knee !!! The roof deck here is a gorgeous spot. Nothing else like it in salem!! I can't speak to the hotel where we didn't stay the night but the bar inside is beautiful also ! Thank you Hotel salem and thank you Tony!!!

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“We are staying in a micro king for 3 nights and we do not have enough room to store our luggage without tripping over it and over one another.”

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The Merchant

The Merchant

(79 reviews)

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Loved everything about hotel. The vibe. The comfiness. The location. The food. Def would…read morerecommend. Not for physically disabled though. Stairs are a beast but oh so cool.

Pros: - very comfy bed…read more- cruelty free toiletries available in the shower and bathroom, various herbal / fresh citrus scents that were not too strong - very friendly front desk staff that accommodated our needs around check out - we were able to keep luggage with them for many hours after check out and extend our parking time for no fee. The woman who checked us in was very friendly and gave us a tour of the common areas - entrances are locked to the public and secured with a password for extra safety - our room was big - I was pleasantly surprised to see that they offer Nespresso coffees with lots of fix ins available (even dairy free milk in the fridges!), grab and go snacks like Himalayan Gold popcorn and flavored almond mixes, and fresh made more substantial snacks like a chia seed pudding with coconut flakes and pineapple that was so good, I had it twice! Also available at any time in the fridges were Apple streussel yogurt parfaits and hard boiled eggs. Chocolate chip cookies are baked throughout the day. - nicely decorated lounge area on first floor and deck patio space - you are able to leave items in a designated shared refrigerator space in the kitchenette on the first floor, a clever solution to no fridges in the rooms (at least not in mine). The thought of a communal, unmentioned fridge with strangers did give me pause though, but it's nice they offer it. Room for improvement: - I understand I came in a heat wave and summer is not prime season in Salem, but the room was so warm. The air conditioning would not go below 67° setting, but the real room temp was always much higher according to the thermostat (this morning it was 76!) I was sweating and had a hard time sleeping. They gave us a box fan when we asked if the AC could go any lower...I wasn't even sure it was on....and that helped a little but still wasn't enough. Please let people turn down the temp so they can sleep without waking up sweaty! The AC units also made a decently loud bubbling noise - this seems to be in a part of town near where an unhoused group of people hangs out. To walk to the off site parking lot, which was not far away at all thankfully, you have to walk through a big park full of many unhoused people, some begging or shouting. It made me feel a bit unsafe and I wasn't thrilled to leave my car in an area of town like that. Head's up. On our last day here, there was also a seemingly unhoused woman hanging out on the front steps of the hotel's (beautiful!) lawn for many hours. At one point when we walked by, she was starting to get aggressive and shout at people walking by. - the bar in the lounge area, prominently featured on their website, is non functional as they do not have a liquor license, which would have been a nice place to enjoy a cocktail - the tvs have lots of streaming apps advertised on the TV main screen, but none are logged in to the hotel's account. I guess that's standard in some cases, but it felt frustrating to not be able to watch a lot of what was shown to us. - not the hotel's fault, just a product of the location (which was otherwise very convenient and centrally located!), but there were loud cars with booming stereos driving by at all hours of the night on a weekday that occasionally woke me up. - the lot they let you park in temporarily while you unload luggage, while a nice gesture and made moving bags much easier, is very tight and took quite a few maneuvers to be able to get out of. - there's really only one heavy duty lock on the door, but overall the closing mechanism felt very lightweight and I didn't have a ton of confidence in it. We were only given one key for two people staying in one room. Overall, the location and service were nice, but the temp issue was pretty hard to get past since it made me feel so stifled. The snacks came in handy more than once, but for the price, I'd look around at other locations before automatically coming back here, I imagine you could find something cheaper that isn't on the fringes of a sketchy neighborhood. It is right next to Hauswitch, which was one of my favorite shops in all of the many, many options in town, so that's a plus, but they really need a better AC system for summer guests. Thank you for a cozy stay other than that and for such welcoming treatment!

Hawthorne Hotel - Outside of hotel

Hawthorne Hotel

(383 reviews)

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It's a neat historic hotel with a GREAT location. We had 5 in our group with a double queen room…read moreand they brought up the roll bed and extra towels before we had barely opened the suitcases. The room was nice, no complaints. I loved the lemonade in the lobby. Bonus: free parking. Here's the kicker... I accidentally made the reservation for the day prior, so we didn't have one when we got there (we were on a 10 night trip in 5 different hotels so things got scrambled). To make a long story short they found us a mostly comparable room and credited the charges for the previous vacant night. That's pretty amazing and basically saved this working-class family's vacation from being a downer.

My family stayed here in May 2024, and overall, we had a wonderful experience. Unfortunately, our…read moreexperience with the nighttime employee was a significant exception. The individual working the nighttime shift was consistently rude, harsh, and unprofessional in the way they interacted with guests. I witnessed them speaking loudly, yelling at people, and using inappropriate language. Their overall demeanor made the environment uncomfortable and did not reflect the level of customer service I would expect from this establishment. I had originally planned to return this May because we enjoyed our previous stay so much. However, I was disappointed to discover that this individual is still working there. When I called to ask about room availability and rates for weekends in May, the conversation was extremely frustrating. I asked whether the property was booked every weekend in May. I was asked which dates, and I explained that I was interested in the weekends throughout May rather than one specific date. I was told that they could not look at the entire month at once. I explained that I understood and was simply asking about the weekends in May. I had also just been on the website, which instructed me to call to check availability. Instead of assisting me, the employee became increasingly short with me and repeatedly demanded specific dates in a raised voice. I finally said, "Well, you're a lot of help, aren't you?" The response was, "Yeah," followed by the employee hanging up on me. I understand that employees may be busy and that availability inquiries can take time, but there is no reason for a guest to be spoken to in that manner. Hanging up on a potential returning customer was particularly disappointing. I had every intention of coming back because of how much my family enjoyed our stay in 2024. Unfortunately, this interaction has made me reconsider returning. I hope management will take this feedback seriously and address the customer-service concerns surrounding the nighttime employee.

Hampton Inn Salem Boston - Guest room

Hampton Inn Salem Boston

(48 reviews)

This was a good hotel for a one night stay in Salem. They offer a buffet breakfast with lots of…read moreoptions. There is a full fitness center too with pelaton bikes. Additionally, it's only a 10 minute walk from the train station. The amenities all seem pretty new as well. The only thing that was annoying is our key cards stopped working 3-4 times. The front desk was always willing to help, but I wasn't expecting our cards to stop working so much. Other than that, it was an incredible stay!

Great location -- very walkable to many of the attractions in Salem, easy to drive elsewhere, and…read morevery close to the train/T if you're coming in that way or want to take it into Boston for a day. We did have a car, and while the attached garage made things convenient, the daily parking fee felt high for what it is (almost $30 a day). Just a heads-up. Also, there is self-park, and at risk of sounding cheap, here's a tip to save you on some tips... valet is optional, and I don't think I've ever been in a hotel where it's less necessary. Self-park is the same price, but you spare yourself the constant tipping, which feels like one more tiny cash grab unless maybe the garage fills up at certain times and they have to move cars elsewhere. The room was nice enough for a short stay, though some acceptable / common deficiencies are starting to show -- scuffed walls, certain outlets loosening up so the prongs don't stay in well, one bulb burned out, etc. But the beds were comfortable enough, the bedding seemed clean, the bathroom was also clean and the shower worked well, and the room overall still had a reasonably new look and style to it. The pool was also clean, warm, and the overall pool area looked well maintained with plenty of clean towels available and a good amount of seating. The pool deck definitely gets a little slick when wet, so watch your step. Breakfast was almost exactly what you'd expect from similar U.S. chain hotels -- pre-made omelets or scrambled eggs depending on the day, home fries, paper-thin bacon or sausage patties, a few cereals and yogurts, a make-your-own waffle station, a couple fruit options, a push-button juice machine, instant oatmeal, etc. There's a good amount of seating, and a handful of tables have their own TVs (though you may have to hunt for a remote, and you might get some cross-room interference if someone else points theirs the wrong way). One interesting detail: breakfast isn't on the ground floor, and you can't reach it via the elevator without a keycard. I assume that's intentional to reduce non-guest walk-ins. Overall, I'd stay here again for the location and reasonable price -- just with the caveat to budget for the nearly $30/day parking or have a workaround ready. The convenience makes it tolerable, but it's definitely something to be aware of.

Salem Waterfront Hotel & Suites

Salem Waterfront Hotel & Suites

(212 reviews)

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Salem Waterfront Hotel is the perfect location to visit the sights of this charming city. Easy,…read moreconvenient parking right in front of the.. The hotel is decorated in nautical motifs and the welcome by the bellmen and front desk is extremely gracious. All the staff made an effort to assist. We arrived mid afternoon and headed for the cocktail lounge for a cocktail.. what a wonderful spot.. indoor outdoor options, interesting decor, and excellent service. The rooms are special. Tasteful nautical details and such comfortable beds as well as luxurious spa robes.. Baths well equipped with amenities like hairdryers, magnifying mirrors.. and a shower-head to die for. This is THE place to stay in Salem!

We had a fantastic experience. Our room was ready upon arrival and the staff were so nice and…read morewelcoming. They accidentally gave us the keys for the wrong room, but they felt so bad they provided us with little bears for the kiddos and breakfast. We really appreciated their customer service and kindness for the mixup. Room was very clean and comfortable. Pool was warm and kids enjoyed it. Breakfast was delicious, location was ideal and so easy to walk everywhere. They also had a very convenient shuttle service. Welcome area was decorated very cute and had awesome cookies and fresh water. I also loved the andies candies on display too. We would absolutely stay here again and highly recommend this hotel. Really wonderful spot!

Amelia Payson House Bed and Breakfast - Upstairs room.

Amelia Payson House Bed and Breakfast

(24 reviews)

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Absolutely perfect!! We could not have asked for a better host and comfortable, cute place to stay…read more My best friend and I have wanted to go to Salem since we were little girls. Huge Hocus Pocus fans!! We found this charming bed and breakfast and could not have been happier. The food was delicious! It was organic and sourced from the local farmer's market. Yall- she even makes homemade cookies every afternoon with hot tea for a pick me up from all the walking around in Salem. Virginie even picked us up from the commuter train. She was so friendly and kind. All the places she recommended that we see were spot on. The house was beautiful and very historic. It was also a quick walk to the park and all of the major stuff to see. I cannot recommend this place highly enough. We hope to be back one day. Book it-- you will have such a good time, feel well cared for, and get an authentic experience of Salem. THANK YOU VIRGINIE!!! From the best friends in Austin, Texas.

The APH B&B was incredible! Great location with private parking and easy walks to all the best…read morespots in Salem. The house has an historic charm and feel, well designed and curated artwork throughout. It's clean, spacious with comfortable bedrooms and private bathrooms. It has several indoor and outdoor spaces to gather and enjoy food, music and spirits while indulging in witty banter filled conversation with friends and family. Our French hostess "V" was lovely, great food, great service and highly entertaining. The whole experience exceeded our expectations. Would absolutely recommend. Thanks again, from the 1993 HS Crew!

The Hotel Salem - hotels - Updated October 2026

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