This is a great little hotel. The staff is very friendly and responsive. They offer some nice amenities such as bottled water in the rooms, fresh baked cookies throughout the day, a hot breakfast, and specialty organic teas to name a few. We enjoyed a room with a peaceful little garden area in the back complete with water fountains. The... More

The hotel was very comfortable and the staff very kind with me (got a free upgrade). It is well located (5min by car from Stanford) with several restaurants close (by car) to it. The only suggestion I would make is to include hair dryers in every room by default. In my next trip to Stanford I intend to stay in... More

Our son studies at Stanford, so we have had a chance to stay at the Zen Hotel twice now. Yes, it is a "converted" motel, but it has everything we want in a hotel stay -- clean sheets and somewhat firm bed; FREE bottled water in the room; free breakfast; free wireless internet; and great service. The few times I've... More

It's all true, and the fact that I gave it two stars rather than one shows you how nice the nice things are. First the bad. 1. It's not a hotel, it's a motel. Courtyard parking in front of the rooms, noise that can't be shut out from said courtyard parking (though they try), and a view of...a parking lot...from... More

The Zen staff was very professional and attentive. The room was clean and calmly decorated and the price is very reasonable. It was quiet and cozy. The platform of the bed can be hazardous however ...

For Zen purists, this is not the place, but for the price, it's very nice. This is a motel, formerly the Townhouse Inn & Suites. Our recently remodeled room was spotless, with very cozy pillow-top beds & feather pillows. (If you need a hard bed, look elsewhere.) Watch out for the corners of the black wooden bed platforms - we... More

If you are looking for a place to land for the night after an all-day shopping trip or wanting an inexpensive place to stay for business trips, the Zen Hotel is a place you can try. It is really what most of us call a motel, but when you walk into the room, you feel like you are in a... More

We were looking for a place to stay with our two kids that wasn't too expensive. At the Zen Hotel, we got a one-bedroom suite with a pull-out couch for a very reasonable price. The room was very nice -- it had a decent-size bedroom, and large living room with a kitchenette and a large dining table. The bed was... More

A very disappointing experience despite the promising reviews on which we based our decision to stay. We stayed two nights at this ‘hotel’ – a motel by any other name. This is not a hotel, but a motel that has been renovated (the rooms have been modernized and a slight attempt to make the parking lot to feel like an... More