The Best Hotel in Marblehead, Side Trips from Boston

Housed in a pair of adjoining 18th-century mansions in the heart of Old Town Marblehead, this elegant inn, which is now honored as one of the Distinguished Inns of New England, features many rooms with canopy beds, brick fireplaces, and jetted spa tubs. A soaring ceiling on the top floor reveals the original post-and-beam construction. Rates include full breakfast buffet and free parking. The inn can also accommodate intimate weddings and parties of up to 40 guests.