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How To Find A Hotel Room At Halloween In Salem, Massachusetts

By: Scott Burrell

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By now, I guess everyone realizes that when it comes to Halloween, Salem, Massachusetts is the hub of the world. With Halloween's status increasing each year to the point where it's now the second most popular celebration behind Christmas, more and more serious Halloween fans are roaming to the Witch City all through the month of October. The ghostly proceedings and attractions, the harbor, waterfront and the ancient witchcraft sites of this distinctive New England city are filled with an avalanche of visitors from all over the USA and beyond, all excited to indulge their devotion for Halloween with fellow kindred spirits.

So, what else does this band of celebrants all have in common? Well, if they've journeyed a great distance to be here, they'll want a roof over their heads before, during and after the big happening, and that can be quite a challenge. I've seen "hotel panic" occur when inexperienced visitors realize that thousands of visitors are coming to Salem for that final weekend in October and they're all in need of accommodations. So, believing that forewarned is forearmed, I'm going to seek to give you an notion of what to anticipate in terms of finding a place to stay in Salem for the big event.

To start with, if you're a first-time visitor preparing to travel to Salem for Halloween and need a hotel room, it's most likely already too late. Serious Halloween worshipers who make the pilgrimage every year have very likely booked up all the rooms in Salem's two foremost hotels: the Hawthorne and the Salem Waterfront. And knowing the score, they most likely planned for this year shortly after they packed up last year on November 1 (the saddest day of the year for Halloween fans). So now that you know what you're up against, all is not necessarily lost. Besides the two major hotels, Salem has about a dozen inns and bed-and-breakfasts. They're your next best possibility to secure a room within the city. From here, we need to expand outward. Salem is the county seat of Essex County. As the core, it's bordered by the cities and towns of Danvers, Peabody, Lynn, Swampscott, Beverly and Marblehead (with the Atlantic Ocean accounting for the remaining side). There are motels to be found in all of these spots and although you'd need to drive to Salem or take a taxi or some form of public transportation where it's accessible, it's not a long journey as every city or town is right across the Salem city line.

After that there's one other approach to take when everything else has failed (and you've really procrastinated far too long to find a room). You can stay in Boston. The capital city of Massachusetts is only about 17 miles south of Salem and has thousands of hotel rooms. You can arrive in Boston by car, train or plane and you can then simply take a pleasant trip to and from Salem by way of the commuter train or by bus. The train trip lasts about a half-hour and will convey you within a five-minute walk to Salem's downtown area, very near to the action. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority knows there are going to be big crowds in Salem on Halloween and runs extra trains for the occasion. You might not actually be spending the night in town, but the good news is you won't need to get involved in heavy traffic or finding a place to park in Salem on October 31st.

So you see, there's more than one way to skin a - oh never mind. Where there's a will - or a spell - there's a way to acquire a place to stay and get the most out of the spell-binding season in Salem - wherever you end up parking your broom!

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Scott Burrell is a die-hard Halloween devotee who just never put away his trick-or-treat bag. Located in the Salem, MA vicinity, he plunges into the partying with unlimited enthusiasm when October rolls around. With Halloween's popularity increasing each year, Scott brews up a guide to Salem hotels for the crowds of people roaming to Salem from all corners of the USA and beyond. His website, w

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