My husband and I stayed at the Hawthorne Oct 14-16, 2008 for our 1st wedding anniversary. What a terrible waste of money! The first night we stayed in the actual hotel itself. The room was soooo small, you cannot open a closet or bathroom door without it hitting something. There was barely any room to walk around. We could not... more

My father, sister and I stayed for three nights at the Hawthorne Hotel. I booked our stay after reading some of the reviews which were pretty good, and seeing pictures of the rooms from the Hawthorne website and from tourist brochures. Unfortunately our actual rooms looked nothing like the pictured rooms. I had been expecting a well appointed room with... more

I had always wanted to visit Salem because Halloween is my favorite holiday, and what better place to celebrate than Salem! I decided to spend my 40th birthday there. I arrived in town around 5pm on a Wednesday in early October. I usually plan every detail of my trips, but hadn't had time. Most places in town were booked, and... more

Overall it was a good stay. Bathroom is small, rooms were satisfactory clean, mattress needed to be updated. Central to everything, great spot. Room 325 is supposedly haunted. We stayed in 326 ... the minute we walked in we felt we were being watched, were even brushed up against. I left my camera in the room, only to find later... more

This hotel is about 4 blocks from Commuter Rail stop from Boston on foot. We chose the Bed and Breakfast package which included hot breakfast each morning at Nathaniel's. However, BF options using the BB coupons are limited to 3 choices, or any item on menu under $10. The room was clean and spacious with 2 beds and 1.5 bath;... more

Stayed here for two nights with my wife and two children (8&15) and we loved it. We booked one of the Derby rooms and were extremely impressed with the size of the room. As stated in previous reviews the bathrooms are a little on the small size. But do you really need an enormous bathroom anyway. I mean how long... more

Arrived in Salem to find that booking had been changed been changed from the Salem Waterfront Hotel. The Hawthorne is on the list of Historic Hotels of America, It has a lovely lobby and the tavern on the ground floor is wonderful. Had to wait to get into my room so went for a look around. I walked down to... more

The Hawthorne is one of the older hotels in Salem. Excellent location across from the Peabody Essex Museum, adequate free parking in the rear, interesting lobby and facade. Rooms are a bit frayed around the edges, and the bathroom is tiny, but generally clean and well maintained. Friendly staff. However, rooms that face the inner courtyard are above the kitchen... more

The prices for the breakfast buffet and the brunch buffet are as follows (per there web site, as of 08/23/08) Sunday Breakfast buffet: $15.95, 9 am to 10 am Sunday Brunch buffet: $28.95 adults $13.95 for children under 12 years old Complimentary for children under 3 years old 11:15 am – 2:00 pm Featuring LIVE Jazz Music The buffets are... more