GUEST STAY

Cambridge Zen Center offers guest stays for up to two weeks. Stays longer than one week require a brief interview over the phone with the Abbot. We accept adults interested in Zen community life. Guests are required to participate in morning daily meditation practice and welcome to participate in the life of the Zen Center, as they wish. Please review the Temple Rules to obtain an insight into our organization.

Accommodations include vegetarian meals and shared bathrooms. As a guest, you will have a private room; the guest fee includes meals during the week. Meals include communal dinner (5:30 PM) Monday through Friday. Other meals are self-service. Meat, alcohol, and drugs are not permitted in the Zen center. Please review the weekly practice schedule here.

Cambridge Zen Center provides a central location for visiting many of the important and interesting sites in the Boston region. Click here for directions to Cambridge Zen Center from anywhere in the Boston area.

Guest Room Rates

Teacher’s Room (Queen-size bed)

$125 per night for non-members / 1 person

$250 per night for non-members / 2 persons

$75 per night for members of the Kwan Um School of Zen / 1 person

$150 per night for members of the Kwan Um School of Zen / 2 persons

Single Rooms

$75 per night for non-members

$50 per night for members of the Kwan Um School of Zen

Reservations*

To apply for a guest stay, please fill out this form: Guest Stay Application. Please confirm your reservation at least 48 hours in advance by paying for your accommodations online. We cannot accept walk-in guests. For questions on guest stays email guestmaster@cambridgzen.org. Short term residency is also available, so please review the requirements if you are interested in staying more than two weeks and email abbot @cambridgezen.org.