Stepping Stone Inn
About
Stepping Stone Inn is a family-run inn on Salem Common, right next door to the Salem Witch Museum and across from the Hawthorne Hotel. It has six guest rooms, each with a private bath, queen bed, shredded memory foam pillows and mattresses made by Gardner, a Salem company. Guests can leave the car and walk nearly everywhere in historic Salem, and three friendly inn cats live in the house.
The Greek Revival home was built in 1846 and 1847 by Abraham True, a naval and customs officer whose time at the Salem Custom House overlapped with Nathaniel Hawthorne’s. It later served as a boarding house before becoming an inn in the late 1980s. Rooms use bright colors and uncluttered decor. Owner Matt’s fresh coffee is served each morning in the dining room, and coffee, tea and hot chocolate are available around the clock.
What to Know
- Free parking and free Wi-Fi are included.
- Pets are welcome in some rooms with advance notice.
- Most in-season weekends have a two-night minimum, and some October weekends require three nights.
- Booking directly with the inn gets the best rates, and gift certificates are available.
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