Hawthorne Hotel - Salem, MA (Tour, Review, Haunted Historical Hotel)

[@creationist3]

I just booked my room here for the end of April so thanks for this review!! Kinda got a feel of how it will be

[@JonathanBrowneMenzies]

Hey creationist3, I'm so happy you booked a room at the Hawthorne. What a great hotel, enjoy your trip and let me know if you see any friendly ghosts!

[@ritay1182]

It's a dream of mine to visit Salem during the cold weather months. The Hawthorne was decorated beautifully in this video, with Christmas decor. But the upload date says March. They still have a Christmas tree up in March? Not judging at all, I love it!

[@JonathanBrowneMenzies]

You won't be disappointed; the Hawthorne is a historical gem and the staff does a great job keeping the hotel in tip top condition. I don't think the tree was still up in March, that's just the date I got around to editing and uploading the video. Thanks so much for watching and enjoy your stay at the legendary Hawthorne Hotel!

[@SonyaFlynn]

I'm going here in june, i can't wait! im from ireland, cork city, so i am used to being from a highly popular tourist attraction area but ive never really travelled to another highly populated tourist attraction area and ive always always dreamed of visiting salem and my friend in america invited me over and paid for my hotel and is treating me to a stay here. i can't wait!

[@JonathanBrowneMenzies]

You're in for a treat, Sommie. The Hawthorne is a fun place to stay, I highly recommend the hotel tavern! Within walking distance to lots of tourist attractions, you couldn't pick a better hotel, in my opinion. Enjoy your Salem vacation and thanks for watching!

[@SonyaFlynn]

@@JonathanBrowneMenzies im going to be posting all my postcards from there, i wouldn't have found out those mailboxes worked without watching this video, thanks for that. is salem easy to walk around for someone with limited mobility? it looks like it has a lot of cobbled streets. im assuming i need not worry about walking too far to see things as this is a very central hotel. i mainly want the witch house, the witch museum, the memorial site and some of the other museums.

[@prdtpc]

great video.. your friend sounds like he is a little on the wild side overitttttt.. haha keep the reviews coming

[@JonathanBrowneMenzies]

Oh yesh, when somebody says 'blauuuuu' after sipping a drink, you know it was good.

[@silla.1902]

A charming place. I would have chosen a traditional dish from New England but if it comes to burgers, a 1925 burger was good choice.

[@JonathanBrowneMenzies]

Thanks for watching, Sill! If I was a seafood lover, I would have gone with the fish & chips because I know it's fresh from the Salem docks. The burger really impressed me though, I didn't expect it to be as good as it was.

[@taylorh3627]

thank you for this video! very useful! :)

[@JonathanBrowneMenzies]

Glad it was helpful, Taylor. Thanks for watching!

[@suechambers9151]

I know this hotel from when I lived in the town next door. This is a wonderful vintage hotel with a great staff and good food. I don’t think this video does it justice. I hope you will go visit it and see for yourself

[@JonathanBrowneMenzies]

Thanks so much for watching, Sue. I agree, the Hawthorne Hotel is exquisite, and you need to stay there for the full experience. I hope this video will inspire others to make the trip to Salem!

[@walcoman]

My sister and I were born in Salem, spent a week in the most documented room of being haunted. Just a little reminder, we brought our Ouija board. BAD IDEA. 😮

[@JonathanBrowneMenzies]

WOW, that must have been a night to remember! Did you encounter anything from the supernatural? Thanks so much for watching, walcoman!

[@walcoman]

@@JonathanBrowneMenzies my sister and one of our female cousins were on the bed with their fingers on the sliding piece while three other relatives and myself looked on. I'm being completely honest, when I jokingly made an off handed remark, that white thing that moves LITERALLY shot straight up and hit the ceiling then fell to the carpet. I think that occurred the second evening that we stayed in the suite.

[@daniellepalao4089]

Post COVID, you should visit New Orleans.

[@JonathanBrowneMenzies]

I've always wanted to visit New Orleans, lots of history and great architecture. What's the best time of year to visit?

[@daniellepalao4089]

@@JonathanBrowneMenzies I have visited during the summer, but go during Mardi Gras if you want to party!

[@richardhead9922]

The scariest story here is the tale of the stolen carpet....

[@JonathanBrowneMenzies]

Thanks so much for watching, Richard! I loved Salem's Hawthorne Hotel but haven't heard the tale of the stolen carpet. What happened? Thanks so much for watching!

[@BjornBear21]

Anyone ever tell you that you sound like Ray Ramano? Lol.

[@JonathanBrowneMenzies]

Nobody's ever said that in real life, but it comes up all the time in the KZbin comments. I don't mind though; Ray is one of the best comedians out there. Thanks for watching, Don!

[@BjornBear21]

@@JonathanBrowneMenzies lol, it is a compliment. He’s so funny. Keep it up my friend.

[@CBH85]

Get an external mic. Terrible.

[@JonathanBrowneMenzies]

Thanks for putting up with the poor quality, an external mic is in the pipeline.

[@bigmacdaddy1234]

The mic is fine. You need to buy new speakers.

[@CBH85]

@@bigmacdaddy1234 My speakers can't filter the wind noise from his camera. Can yours?

[@CBH85]

@@JonathanBrowneMenzies Volume was good. I heard everything. Just the wind noise was annoying. But I enjoyed the video regardless.

[@bigmacdaddy1234]

@@CBH85 Wind noise doesn't bother me.

[@joevasquez3434]

A no no. The front desk person should not have mentioned check out time until after the guest has been all checked in and ready to head up to there room. Mentioning check out time right off the get go makes it sounds as if the hotel can't wait to get ride of you. "Your check out time if you decide not to stay longer with us longer will be." That's the way it should be presented.

[@JonathanBrowneMenzies]

Thanks so much for watching, Joe! I understand your comment, but I have to say, the service and staff were excellent at The Hawthorne. My stay was during the worst part of the covid pandemic, they could have been short staffed and a bit overwhelmed. Wishing you safe travels and thanks for commenting!