On the coast, 16 miles north of Boston, Salem is easily accessible by major highways. While the hotel does not provide shuttle service, transportation companies run from Boston's Logan Airport to the hotel and train service to and from Boston is available. Marblehead, yachting capital of America, is 10 minutes by car. Gloucester and Rockport, New England seaport villages, are 30 minutes driving distance.

Map to Hawthorne Hotel
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Directions to the Hotel

Special October directions:

The area is more congested than usual during our exciting Haunted Happenings month of October. We have an additional route that you may be interested in taking to miss some of the traffic:

Please get to Interstate 95 in Massachusetts. Once you are on Route 128 (the fork on I-95 stays to the left and becomes Route 128). Take exit 20 onto Route 1A South. Follow that into Salem. After going over the Beverly Bridge, stay left toward Swampscott until you get to Webb Street. Turn onto Webb Street and then take a right onto Essex Street.

We are on the corner of Essex and Hawthorne Blvd. We have two parking lots--one on the right side of the street and one on the left side.

(PARKING IN OCTOBER--While we are fortunate to have one of the largest areas for parking in Salem, October hotel events do fill up our spaces up on occasion. On extremely busy days, we do have a parking attendant who will assist hotel guests and hotel event attendees to find spaces. We also encourage people to visit the two Salem parking garages nearby if our lots are full.)

From Points South and West of Salem (I-93, I-84, I-95(RI), I-90): You want to get to Interstate 95 North in Massachusetts. (This is Exit 14 off I-90) Continue below.

From points North (Maine and Eastern New Hampshire):
You want to get in to I-95 heading south into Massachusetts. Maine Turnpike is I-95. Continue below.

• Take I-95 to exit 45 (Route 128 North - Gloucester).

• Take Exit 26, Lowell Street East (Peabody and Salem).

• Proceed 2.6 miles through Peabody Center past Bridge Street (Route 107 North)

• Turn left onto Essex Street and travel through two sets of lights to Washington Street.

• Turn right on Washington Street.

• Take left at lights onto New Derby Street (Route 1A North).

• Follow signs to 1A North.

• The Hawthorne Hotel will be on your right.

• The parking lot is directly behind the hotel.

Directions from Logan Airport:

If you are renting a car, be sure to ask the attendant to direct you towards the Airport  Exit.  As you are exiting the airport, you want to follow the signs for Route 1A North (Revere/ Lynn).

Detailed Directions:
Follow signs for Route 1A North - watch carefully for the signs.  You will go through several small towns, as Route 1A is the coastal road out of Boston.  Within a few miles of the airport you will come to two small rotaries - whenever you hit these - stay in the right lane for Route 1A north.  Once you enter Lynn, you will pass several car dealerships, Walmart, Ferguson Enterprises.

Look for NorthShore Community College.  Just before the college, Route 1A takes a LEFT TURN, and then an immediate RIGHT TURN.  Again, you are going through small towns, watch for the signs at intersections.

** In Swampscott, you will pass Whole Foods grocery store on your right, then a liquor store, Panera Bread and CVS. This is Vinnin Square Marketplace.

Once you pass the Entering Salem sign, you will quickly come upon Salem State College South Campus on your left. At the Sub Shop, bear right - staying on Route 1A.   You will then pass the Central Campus Parking on the right.  You then see Salem State's main campus on your right - this is identified by the light brick buildings.

At the light in front of the college, you will turn LEFT (still Route 1A).  This is Lafayette Street - also Route 114 West.  Keep going on Lafayette Street until you arrive at the Fire Station, which will be across the street; turn RIGHT (onto New Derby Street) - still route 1A North.  You will pass a Hess gas station, and a number of businesses. At the next four-way stop intersection, turn LEFT.  This is still Route 1A North (Hawthorne Blvd).  The Hotel is one block up on the right.  You can pull up in front of the hotel to unload your baggage.  Parking is the right turn at the light before the hotel, or the corner right after the hotel.

The hotel is a six-story brick building with green awnings and flower boxes, on the right side of the road.

If you lose your way, you can call us at 978-744-4080 and tell us about where you are, and some landmarks and street names, and we should be able to get you going in the correct direction.

Public Transportation:

For Boston area public transportation, see MBTA Schedules. If you are taking the commuter rail from North Station in Boston, you will want to go towards Rockport/Newburyport in order to be taking the correct line. It is only a 29- minute ride from North Station in Boston to the Hawthorne Hotel.