GUEST STAY

Cambridge Zen Center offers a guest stay for up to a week. We accept vaccinated adults interested in Zen community life, so visit the Guidelines for details pertaining to our protocols for health and safety. 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.

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Guest Room Rates

Teacher’s Room (Queen-size bed)

$75 per night for non-members

$55 per night for members of the Kwan Um School of Zen

$15 per night extra for two people having meals

Single Rooms

$50 per night for non-members

$40 per night for members of the Kwan Um School of Zen

Reservations*

Email the guestmaster@cambridgezen.org to discuss a short visit and to check availability. You must confirm your reservation 48 hours in advance and pay for your accommodations online. We do not accept walk-in guests. Short term residency is also available, so please review the requirements if you are interested in more than a week.

Guest Room 12