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1),e.jsx("p",{className:"text-foreground/80 leading-relaxed mb-6",children:"Stay downtown. All three of these put you within walking distance of everything, which is the whole point."}),e.jsxs("div",{className:"space-y-6",children:[e.jsxs("div",{className:"bg-sidebar rounded-md p-5",children:[e.jsxs("h3",{className:"font-serif text-xl font-bold mb-2",children:[a("Hawthorne Hotel","Hawthorne Hotel Salem MA")," — the splurge for history lovers."]}),e.jsx("p",{className:"text-foreground/80 leading-relaxed mb-3",children:"Established in 1925, sitting right on Salem Common, steps from the Witch Museum and Essex Street. Classic New England grande dame energy, on-site dining, and a bar for the friends who want one more cocktail after the early-to-bed crowd taps out. Historic charm means some rooms run small — compare room types before you assign roommates."}),e.jsx("a",{href:t.expedia,target:"_blank",rel:"noopener sponsored",children:e.jsxs(s,{variant:"outline",size:"sm",className:"gap-2",children:["Book the Hawthorne Hotel ",e.jsx(o,{className:"h-3 w-3"})]})})]}),e.jsxs("div",{className:"bg-sidebar rounded-md p-5",children:[e.jsxs("h3",{className:"font-serif text-xl font-bold mb-2",children:[a("The Hotel Salem","The Hotel Salem Salem MA")," — the chic boutique pick."]}),e.jsx("p",{className:"text-foreground/80 leading-relaxed mb-3",children:`A 44-room midcentury-modern stunner right on the Essex Street pedestrian mall. This one feels like a girls' getaway, not a school field trip, and you can walk straight out the door into the action. One warning: the "micro rooms" are adorable for exactly two minutes and chaotic for two women with two suitcases and winter coats.`}),e.jsx("a",{href:t.expedia,target:"_blank",rel:"noopener sponsored",children:e.jsxs(s,{variant:"outline",size:"sm",className:"gap-2",children:["Book The Hotel Salem ",e.jsx(o,{className:"h-3 w-3"})]})})]}),e.jsxs("div",{className:"bg-sidebar rounded-md p-5",children:[e.jsxs("h3",{className:"font-serif text-xl font-bold mb-2",children:[a("Salem Waterfront Hotel & Suites","Salem Waterfront Hotel and Suites Salem MA")," — the roomy, easy option."]}),e.jsxs("p",{className:"text-foreground/80 leading-relaxed mb-3",children:["Out at Pickering Wharf with renovated rooms, an indoor pool, on-site dining, and — the words your carful of friends want to hear — ",e.jsx("em",{children:"free parking"}),". More polished-nautical than witchy, but nobody's elbowing anybody over closet space."]}),e.jsx("a",{href:t.expedia,target:"_blank",rel:"noopener sponsored",children:e.jsxs(s,{variant:"outline",size:"sm",className:"gap-2",children:["Book the Salem Waterfront Hotel ",e.jsx(o,{className:"h-3 w-3"})]})})]})]}),e.jsx("div",{className:"mt-6",children:e.jsx("a",{href:t.booking,target:"_blank",rel:"noopener sponsored",children:e.jsxs(s,{variant:"outline",className:"gap-2","data-testid":"link-booking-salem",children:["Browse all Salem hotels ",e.jsx(o,{className:"h-4 w-4"})]})})})]}),e.jsxs("section",{children:[e.jsx("h2",{className:"font-serif text-3xl font-bold mb-6",children:"What to do: your two-night Salem itinerary"}),e.jsxs("div",{className:"space-y-10",children:[e.jsxs("div",{children:[e.jsx("h3",{className:"font-serif text-2xl font-bold mb-4 text-primary",children:"Friday evening — arrive, browse, meet the ghosts"}),e.jsxs("p",{className:"text-foreground/80 leading-relaxed mb-4",children:["Check in, drop the bags, and walk Essex Street before dinner. Say hi to the ",a("Bewitched statue","Bewitched statue Salem MA"),", then browse the shops that make Salem ",e.jsx("em",{children:"Salem"})," — ",a("Crow Haven Corner","Crow Haven Corner Salem MA"),", ",a("Hex: Old World Witchery","Hex Old World Witchery Salem MA"),", ",a("Botanica of Salem","Botanica of Salem Salem MA"),`. Candles, crystals, tarot decks, and at least one thing someone swears she's "just looking at."`]}),e.jsxs("p",{className:"text-foreground/80 leading-relaxed mb-4",children:["Keep the first night easy: ",a("Bambolina","Bambolina Salem MA")," does wood-fired neo-Neapolitan pizza and shareable plates in a stylish industrial room — perfect when everyone lands at a slightly different time. Want something more polished? Reserve ",a("Settler","Settler Salem MA"),", an intimate Mediterranean wine bar (book ahead — it's tiny)."]}

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