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

These days, I imagine all the world realizes that when it comes to Halloween, Salem, Massachusetts is the gathering place of the world. With Halloween's fame increasing each year to the point where it's now the second most popular holiday after Christmas, more and more serious Halloween devotees are traveling to the Witch City in the month of October. The eerie events and attractions, the harbor, waterfront and the famous witchcraft sites of this distinctive New England city are crammed with an overflow of guests from all over the USA and beyond, all anxious to enjoy their devotion for Halloween with fellow kindred spirits.
So, what else does this band of partiers all have in common? Well, if they've traveled a great distance to be here, they'll want a place to land before, during and after the great event, and that can be quite a challenge. I've seen "hotel panic" strike when inexperienced visitors realize that a huge crowd 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 attempt to give you an hint of what to expect in terms of finding a place to stay in Salem for the festivities.
To begin with, if you're a first-time visitor planning to come to Salem for Halloween and want a hotel room, it's in all probability already too late. Serious Halloween worshipers who make the journey every year have very probably booked up all the rooms in Salem's two major hotels: the Hawthorne and the Salem Waterfront. And knowing the score, they almost certainly planned for this year immediately after they packed up last year on November 1 (the saddest day of the year for Halloween lovers). So now that you have an idea of what you may be confronted with, all is not necessarily lost. In addition to the two main hotels, Salem has about a dozen inns and bed-and-breakfasts. They're your next best alternative to nail a room within the city. From here, we must to dig deeper. Salem is the county seat of Essex County. As the center, it's bounded 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 have to drive to Salem or obtain a taxi or other manner of public transportation where it's obtainable, it's not a long trip as every city or town is right across the Salem city line.
Then there's one other tactic to take when everything else has failed (and you've really procrastinated far too long to find a room). You can stopover in Boston. The capital city of Massachusetts is merely about 17 miles south of Salem and has loads of lodging. You can arrive in Boston by car, train or plane and you can then easily take a pleasurable ride to and from Salem using the local train or by bus. The train trip only takes about a half-hour and will deliver you within a five-minute walk to Salem's downtown area, very near to the action. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is aware that there are thousands of visitors in Salem on Halloween and provides added trains for the event. You may not actually be staying in the city, but the consolation is you won't need to worry about finding your way into the city or parking far away in Salem on October 31st.
So there you have it. Where there's a will - or a spell - there's a way to find a spot to stay and celebrate the bewitching season in Salem - wherever you end up parking your broom!