Located in Palo Alto, California, The Zen Hotel Palo Alto provides a comfortable base for visitors to the Southern San Francisco Bay area. This hotel offers a fitness center and BBQ facilities for guests to use during their stay. Rooms are equipped with essential amenities including iPod docking stations, coffee facilities, microwaves, refrigerators, and flat-screen cable TVs. Guests can enjoy garden views from their rooms, along with air conditioning and free WiFi access.
Should you book The Zen Hotel Palo Alto?
A straightforward hotel stay with essential room amenities and on-site fitness facilities.
Best for
- Business travellers
- Short stays
- Convenient location
Maybe not ideal for
- Those seeking resort amenities
Room amenities
All rooms provide garden views and include air conditioning, a flat-screen TV, and free WiFi. For added convenience, each room has a refrigerator and a microwave, suitable for preparing simple meals or storing snacks.
On-site fitness
Guests have access to a fitness center during their stay. For those who enjoy outdoor cooking, BBQ facilities are also available on the property.
Garden setting
The hotel features a garden area and provides outdoor furniture, offering a pleasant space to relax. Many of the rooms also boast garden views.
Rooms & rates
Deluxe Queen Room
22.0 m² · 1 queen bed
Garden view · Air conditioning · Attached bathroom · Flat-screen TV · Free Wifi
Deluxe King Room
27.0 m² · 1 king bed
Garden view · Air conditioning · Attached bathroom · Flat-screen TV · Free Wifi
King Room - Disability Access
26.0 m² · 1 king bed
Garden view · Air conditioning · Attached bathroom · Flat-screen TV · Free Wifi
Deluxe Double Room
27.0 m² · 2 full beds
Garden view · Air conditioning · Attached bathroom · Flat-screen TV · Free Wifi
Deluxe Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
28.0 m² · 2 queen beds
Garden view · Air conditioning · Attached bathroom · Flat-screen TV · Free Wifi
King Suite
49.0 m² · Bedroom 1: 1 king bed Living room: 1 sofa bed
Private suite · Private kitchenette · Attached bathroom · Garden view · Air conditioning · Flat-screen TV
Deluxe Queen Suite
64.0 m² · Bedroom 1: 2 queen beds Living room: 1 sofa bed
Private suite · Private kitchenette · Attached bathroom · Garden view · Air conditioning · Flat-screen TV
What you'll enjoy
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Amenities & facilities
Most popular facilities
- Non-smoking rooms
- Facilities for disabled guests
- Fitness center
- Free Wifi
- Family rooms
- Tea/Coffee Maker in All Rooms
- Good Breakfast
Great for your stay
- Private bathroom
- Air conditioning
- Free Wifi
- BBQ facilities
- Fitness center
- Non-smoking rooms
- Family rooms
- Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
- Toilet paper
- Towels
- Bath or shower
- Slippers
- Toilet
- Free toiletries
- Bathrobe
- Hairdryer
Bedroom
- Linens
- Alarm clock
View
- Garden view
Outdoors
- Picnic area
- Outdoor furniture
- BBQ facilities
- Garden
Location
4164 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306, United States, Palo Alto, California
The Zen Hotel Palo Alto is located in Palo Alto, California.
5 sights nearby, the closest being Robles Park at 0.3 mi; the nearest train station, San Antonio, is 1.0 mi away.
Things to do nearby
- Robles Parkpark0.3 mi
- Briones Parkpark0.3 mi
- Ventura Gardengarden0.4 mi
- Arastradero Gardengarden0.7 mi
- Barron Park Donkeyszoo0.8 mi
Getting around
- San Antoniotrain station1.0 mi
- San Antonio Shopping Centerbus station1.2 mi
Straight-line distances from the property · data © OpenStreetMap contributors
What guests say
8.7 / 10 · Very good on Booking.com, from 858 guest reviews
The Zen Hotel Palo Alto earns consistently high marks for its convenient location near Stanford and Shoreline Amphitheater, well-maintained and clean rooms, and a friendly, accommodating staff. Breakfast is a recurring highlight, though a couple of guests found it merely adequate rather than exceptional. The main practical gripe centres on tight parking spaces that can be awkward for larger vehicles, but complaints are otherwise minimal.
Reviews scoring 9–10: 26 · average 9.6
They wrote about: room, breakfast, location
Reviews scoring 7–9: 4 · average 8
They wrote about: location, breakfast, facilities
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Good to know
House rules
- Check-in
From 3:00 PM
Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card at check-in.
- Check-out
Until 11:00 AM
- Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Enter your stay dates and check the conditions of your selected option.
- Pets
Pets are not allowed.
- Groups
When booking more than 4 rooms, different policies and additional fees may apply.
Frequently asked questions
What are the room sizes?
Room sizes vary, from the Deluxe Queen Room at 22.0 m² to the Deluxe Queen Suite at 64.0 m². Specific dimensions are available for each room type.
What amenities are in the rooms?
Rooms are equipped with iPod docking stations, coffee facilities, microwaves, refrigerators, flat-screen cable TVs, garden views, air conditioning, attached bathrooms, and free WiFi.
Is breakfast included?
The hotel offers 'Good Breakfast' and 'Breakfast in the room' as amenities, suggesting breakfast is available.
What is the Wi-Fi policy?
Free WiFi is available to guests throughout the hotel, and it is listed as an amenity for all room types.
Are there family rooms?
Yes, the hotel offers family rooms, and amenities such as refrigerators and microwaves are available in most rooms.
What is the price range for rooms?
Room prices start from $203 USD for the Deluxe Queen Room and go up to $279 USD for the Deluxe Queen Suite.
Are there facilities for disabled guests?
Yes, the hotel provides facilities for disabled guests, including a specific King Room designed for disability access.
How far is it to Stanford University?
Stanford University is approximately 6.0 km away from the hotel.