The Z hotel is a nice, but slightly run down hotel, the room could do with a lick of paint certainly. The staff are friendly, and the food is quite good. The location to town is very good, as it is right on the main strip.

The beach in town though is disgusting, if you are coming to Puri just for the beach, forget it! But do make a trip to Konark, it is well worth the adventure.

There are lots of mosquitoes here, and I mean lots. Bring mosquito repellant and coils and be prepared to have to cover yourself in the spray just to have breakfast! There are nets in the room, and the staff do use coils in the common area, but still, be prepared to be bitten!

A huge downsight to this hotel is the owners stingy attitude to his enormous collection of books! He has 2 huge cabinets in the common room, and refuses to entertain the idea of exchange, not even 2 for 1 or simply buying a book!? Apparently his guests like to read the books for the few days they stay at the hotel. Congratulations to the person who can read the Count of Monte Cristo in a few days!

My sister and I and a few friends stayed 5 nights at Z Hotel and really loved it, the rooms and bathrooms were cleaned well everyday. The kitchen staff were fabulous, friendly and loved to have a joke. I really loved my time here and would recommend it to the budget traveller.

The place is great, quiet, surrounded by a beautiful garden and close to the beach.I stayed in a single room with shared bathroom- the only option available on my arrival, and it had a terrible smell of humidity and there was mould on the walls. The room was nice, simple, the bed was small with a thin mattress but ok enough, but the smell was indeed a problem. The WC was just next door and quite clean, although there were a million mosquitoes there. I requested the management to do something about it and they sprayed it, resulting in one dead million mosquitoes on the floor which nobody cared to clean (I did). The next day the same situation was on. I mean, is it so difficult to spray morning and evening and come to clean afterwards? The staff were nice but a bit indifferent, and sometimes bothered to leave their film watching for taking your order. Depends where do you come from this place might feel like heaven, and it certainly has a lot of character, although for me it was a bit disappointing.

Crowded area and far from the temple. Large walled grounds including garden. Set on a high plinth. Large airy rooms with high raftered ceilings. Heavy old wooden furniture on stone floors. Spotlessly white walls and sparkling white sheets. Mosquito nets used at night. Clean tiled toilets containing no more than a small washbasin and a bucket and mug set under a tap. Solar hot water supply. One long dining table where all the inmates bond over meals. Quietly helpful staff. Good cook. Leisurely place. Loved the place.