Elegant Five Bedroom Rental in Historic Downtown Salem Ma

First Floor King Bedroom

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Minimum stay:1-3 nights
Internet:Yes

Pets allowed:Yes
Wheel chair accessible:No

This Greek Revival style house, with its gable end to the street, was a type of dwelling popular in New England towns in the 1830's to 1850's. The John Edwards House is located in the heart of Salem, Massachusetts, within walking distance to the harbor and the city's many attractions. It is situated in the McIntyre Historic District and a block away from Chestnut Street and the Hamilton Hall. It is less than a 10 minute walk to the library, train or grocery store.

The John Edwards House can be used as a one story suite that has a king bedroom with a private bath, full kitchen, living room, and a sitting room; as 2 floors with 4 bedrooms and 2 full baths available; or as 3 floors with 5 bedrooms and 3 full baths. One entrance has a private garden entrance as well as a private garden to relax in. There are views of the garden from the kitchen and the master bedroom. The interior colonial décor is comfortable and unique with mahogany furniture, oriental rugs and lace curtains making for a wonderful antique New England colonial feel. There are fireplaces in all of the rooms on the first and second floor, 2 are working fireplaces that can be used, wide pine floors and soft calming colors on the walls for complete relaxation. There is plenty of reading material in the kitchen and sitting room as well as TVs in the bedrooms and the sitting room. The kitchen has matching stainless refrigerator, stove and dishwasher as well as a butcher block island counter and a working fireplace. There is a king size bed in the bedroom on the first floor, a futon in the sitting room and a pull out couch in the living room. There is a king and a queen sized bed on the second floor, and on the third floor there is a bedroom with a full size bed and another with a two twin beds. Using all the rooms the house can accommodate up to 14 people. On the second floor there is a kitchenette, a second bath and a love seat for added comfort in the queen sized bedroom.

The Henry Derby House Bed and Breakfast is right next door to this Vacation Rental in case you have friends or relatives that would like to visit and see Salem with you. The Henry Derby House has a telephone and computer that is available to guests of the John Edwards House.

The John Edwards House can be used as a one story suite that has two bedrooms and a private bath, a sitting room full kitchen, as two floors with four bedrooms and two full baths available or as three floors with six bedrooms and three full baths. One entrance has a private garden entrance as well as a private garden to relax in. There are views of the garden from the kitchen and the Master Bedroom. The interior colonial décor is comfortable and unique with mahogany furniture, oriental rugs and lace curtains making for a wonderful antique New England colonial feel. There are fireplaces in all of the rooms on the first and second floor, wide pine floors and soft calming colors on the walls for complete relaxation. There is plenty of reading material in the kitchen and sitting room as well as TVs in the bedrooms and the sitting room. The kitchen has matching stainless refrigerator, stove and dishwasher as well as a butcher block island counter and a working fireplace. The two bedrooms on the first floor each have a king sized bed. There is a queen sized bed and two twin beds on the second floor, and on the third floor there is a bedroom with a full size bed and another with a full size futon. Using all the rooms the house can accommodate up to 14 comfortably. On the first floor there is a couch in the sitting room, and a fainting couch in the Master Bedroom as well as a love seat in the second bedroom. On the second floor there is a kitchenette a second bath and a love seat for added comfort in the queen sized bedroom.

The Henry Derby House Bed and Breakfast is right next door to this Vacation Rental in case you have friends or relatives that would like to visit and see Salem with you. The Henry Derby House has a telephone and computer that is available to guests of the John Edwards House.

Keywords: vacation rental, bed and breakfast, b&b, family suites, downtown Salem, historic district, weekly rental

Property Type

House

Accommodation Type

Vacation Rental

Onsite Services

Housekeeper Optional

Suitability

Children Welcome
Events Allowed
Weddings

Wheelchair Inaccessible
Non Smoking Only:
There is a bench out front of the house for smokers....more collapse
Pets Considered

Groups
Long-Term Renters Welcome
Alternative Lifestyle
Singles

Bedrooms

6 Bedrooms, Sleeps 14
Bedroom 1
1 king
1st Floor
Bedroom 2
1 king
1st Floor

Bedroom 3
1 queen
2nd Floor
Bedroom 4
2 twin/ single
2nd Floor
Bedroom 5

2 sleep sofa /futon
3rd Floor
Bedroom 6
1 double
3rd Floor
Pack n' Play is available upon request

Bathrooms

3.0 Bathrooms
Bathroom 1
toilet, combination tub/shower

1st Floor
Bathroom 2
toilet, combination tub/shower

2nd Floor
Bathroom 3
toilet, shower
3rd Floor

Entertainment

Stereo

Satellite / Cable

Television
Books

Theme

Family

Historic

Attractions

Marina
Recreation Center
Health/Beauty Spa
Coin Laundry

Autumn Foliage
Museums
Restaurants
Churches

Cinemas
Live Theater
Library
Festivals
Playground

Car

Not Necessary

Leisure Activities

Scenic Drives
Whale Watching
Shopping
Boating

Miniature Golf
Walking
Shelling
Bird Watching

Antiquing
Sledding
Wildlife Viewing
Photography
Sight Seeing

local services and businesses

Hospital
Laundromat
Fitness Center

Babysitter
Massage Therapist
Groceries

Medical Services
ATM/Bank

Location Type

Downtown

sports and adventure activities

Swimming
Scuba Diving Or Snorkeling
Freshwater Fishing
Mountain Biking
Golf
Sailing

Surfing
Roller Blading
Hiking
Parasailing
Wind-Surfing
Cycling

Tennis
Kayaking
Water Skiing
Snorkeling/Diving
Basketball Court
Fishing
Jet Skiing

Dining

Child's Highchair

Dining Area

forms of payment

Accept Credit Card

General

Wood Stove
Air Conditioning
Internet
Parking On Street
Towels Provided
Fireplace

Toilet Paper
Telephone
Wireless Internet
Computer Available
Parking Off Street
Wood Fireplace

Free Long Distance
Hair Dryer
Clothes Dryer
Baby Gate
Linens Provided
Washing Machine
Parking

house cleaning

Housekeeper Optional

Kitchen

Cooking Utensils
Microwave
Refrigerator
Freezer

Dishwasher
Kitchen
4 Ring Stove
Oven

Toaster
Stove
Blender
Coffee Maker

Outside

Deck / Patio

Patio

Payment Type

Amex

Discover

Mastercard
Visa

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Perfect Vacation home for a Destination Wedding
Perfect Vacation home for a Destination Wedding
- Guest Sonja
- Date of stay 10/18/12
- Review Submitted 11/15/12
My wife and I wanted to have a beautiful autumn wedding and love Halloween so we planned a destination wedding across country. We had a small group of friends and family that wanted to come and be apart of our wedding. Most of them had never been to Ma or Salem. This house was perfect. We had plenty of room. Everyone was able to spread out and have enough space for one another. The 2 bedrooms on the first floor are huge!! The 2nd floor there is enough room for 3 to 4 guests and the 3rd floor there is 3 more beds as well. By the end of our stay some of our guests had left early so the remainder of our guests got to move around a little and try out some of the other rooms and they thought this house was the greatest!! My mother in law didn't want to leave. There is a big kitchen on the first floor and a kitchenette on the second floor. It was nice in the morning everyone wasn't crowding downstairs to grab coffee or breakfast. The weather while we where there was just spectacular. The backyard is so beautiful, with a patio table you can just sit in the back and look at all the beautiful flowers and listen to the tress blowing in the wind. It was very relaxing. The hospitality of the owners of the house was fantastic! They also own the Henry Derby House that is right next door. If at anytime you need anything they are there for your assistance. Being in October and the second to last weekend of the month. It is extremely fun and very busy in Salem, the house was in a perfect location of everything. The town itself is really not that big, the weather kept changing so it was nice for our guests to be able to just run back to the house and change or grab something if they needed it. Since it was our wedding and we had a few couples that were local and it being the busiest and the best time to be in Salem, parking was a bit of an issue. The owners again with there great hospitality gave our guests parking which was a relief. The house was very clean and all the linens and towels you needed. The really nice part about the house is if you are staying longer than a few days, right around the corner there is a small grocery store and liquor store in the event of needing something. If you end up with to many souvenirs there is also right across the street from the store is a post office. This house will forever be a great memory and a wonderful part in my destination wedding. I thank again the wonderful hospitality of the owners and staff that made our trip!

Recommended for: Girls getaway, pet owners, families with young children, sightseeing, age 55+, families with teenagers, tourists without a car, adventure seekers, romantic getaway.

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Home away from home
Home away from home
- Guest Amy
- Date of stay 01/03/11
- Review Submitted 04/09/11
My husband and I rented this property for 3 months during the winter to be near a family member who is ill. We feel grateful that we found Peg and Frank and this rental at this time in our lives. The warmth and helpfulness of the owners and all employees creates a sense of friendliness and welcome. Some qualities are hard to measure. We comment frequently on how positive the space feels to be in. We feel comfortable and at home in this space. The beds are great. This kitchen is easy to work in and the appliances good. Peg and Frank and everyone who work for them are responsive if any problem presents itself which only happened as a result of intense winter weather. There is a also a feeling of privacy and being in your own space. The location is perfect as it is so close to town. It was hard to leave. We look forward to the next opportunity to return. We definitely recommend this rental.

Recommended for: Girls getaway, people with disabilities, families with young children, sightseeing, age 55+, families with teenagers, tourists without a car, adventure seekers, romantic getaway.

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Rates

Rental basis: Per property

Rental rates quoted in: US Dollars

Dates	Nightly	Wknd Night	Weekly

Base Rate 1 night min stay	$600	$700 Fri, Sat	$1540

October Oct 1 - Oct 30 3 night min stay	$900	$1000 Fri, Sat	$4200

Winter Dec 1 - Mar 30 1 night min stay	$300	$400 Fri, Sat	$980

Additional information about rental rates

Please inquire to rent part of the house (1st floor suite or 2nd and 3rd floor suite). Rates are negotiable depending on number of people, ages of people and length of stay as well as proximity to requested dates.

Fees:

Refundable Damage Deposit: $150
Taxes Not included

Cancellation policy:

The John Edwards House is a non-smoking house. Any guests smoking in the house will be asked to leave and no refunds will be given. We do reserve the right to ask guests to vacate the property if we feel there will be damage to the property by misuse or misconduct.

100% refund if canceled at least 30 days before arrival date.

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Year Purchased: 2004

About the owner: I, Philip Marchand and my fiance Jocelyn Croke are the new owners of the John Edwards House as of October 2012. My mother Peg Femino Camarda bought this house in 2004 and soon after started using it as a vacation rental to supplement her Bed and Breakfast that she ran next door. She opened The Henry Derby House bed and breakfast in 2001 in the house we grew up in after my sister and I moved out. My mother had a passion for business ventures and a joy for life like no one else. She put everything she had into growing her businesses and maintaining these two properties, and loved every minute of it. A lifelong Salem resident, my mother Peg had plenty of stories to share with guests at the B&B and travelers from all over loved hearing them. Although she worked harder than most people I know it never seemed like work for her, as she was always happy doing it. My grandfather's motto that he passed on to her was 'every day is a holiday' and she truly lived by those words. After a brief battle with cancer, my mom Peg passed away on September 5; she was only 56 years old. My sister Lisa and I, along with the help of my fiance, have vowed to carry on my mother's dream and run her businesses as she had hoped to do for many more years. Although sooner than expected, I am excited at the opportunity of taking over the B&B as well as the John Edwards House vacation rental and running it with my future wife. I am a full-time letter carrier at the Salem Post Office and have been employed there for 10 years. Also a life long Salem resident I grew up in the home that is currently the B&B and lived there until I was 22. I delivered newspapers as a boy, pizza in college, and now the mail in Salem, so I have an intricate knowledge of the city. I love living in Salem and plan on staying here as long as possible.

Why the Owner Chose Salem:
My mother chose to make a vacation rental out of this property because it is right next to her bed and breakfast. She always loved this house and when our neighbors moved and put the house on the market she jumped at the chance to own it. She originally was going to move in and live their to be close to the B&B but later decided to try renting it as a vacation rental. I also lived in this house for a year after it was purchased and love it. I'm hoping someday I will end up living here with my family.

The Unique Benefits at this House:
By staying at the John Edwards Vacation Rental you will enjoy being right in downtown Salem. It is a first floor unit that overlooks a beautiful cottage garden. Even though you are right in downtown Salem, when you are in the garden you would never know it. The John Edwards House is a great place for families, or adults traveling together. It is truly your home away from home.