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Hotel Zen

5.0 star property
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Exterior
Balcony
Frette Italian sheets, premium bedding, down duvets, pillow-top beds
Reception
Property grounds

Reviews

6.2 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Breakfast available
  • Parking available
  • Air conditioning
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Jain Temple Road, Rajnagar, Madhya Pradesh, 471606
  • Viswanath Temple
    3 min walk
  • Parvati Temple
    3 min walk
  • Varaha Temple
    3 min walk
  • Khajuraho (HJR)
    10 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Deluxe Single Room

Frette Italian sheets, premium bedding, down duvets, pillow-top beds

Deluxe Single Room

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Semi Deluxe Room

Frette Italian sheets, premium bedding, down duvets, pillow-top beds

Semi Deluxe Room

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Standard Room (A/C)

Frette Italian sheets, premium bedding, down duvets, pillow-top beds

Standard Room (A/C)

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Bedroom (Non A/C)

Frette Italian sheets, premium bedding, down duvets, pillow-top beds

Standard Room, 1 Bedroom (Non A/C)

  • 13 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Khajuraho

A stay at Hotel Zen places you in the heart of Khajuraho, within a 5-minute walk of Viswanath Temple and Parvati Temple. .This family-friendly hotel is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Khajuraho Temples and 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Varaha Temple.

What's nearby

  • Varaha Temple - 3 min walk
  • Khajuraho Temples - 3 min walk
  • Lakshmana Temple - 4 min walk
  • Kandariya Mahadev Temple - 5 min walk
  • Shiva Temple - 6 min walk

Getting around

  • Khajuraho Station - 15 min drive
  • Khajuraho (HJR) - 10 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Khajuraho Group of Monuments - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Madras Coffee House - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Maharaja Cafe and Restaurant - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Mediterraneo - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Bella Italia Restaurant - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Hotel Zen

Luxury hotel with free parking connected to a shopping center in Khajuraho
Hotel Zen offers 30 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature minibars and complimentary newspapers. Rooms open to balconies. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Pillowtop beds feature Frette Italian sheets, down comforters, and premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. This Khajuraho hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations with jetted bathtubs and slippers. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and ceiling fans. In-room massages, irons/ironing boards, and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 30 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars. Your pillowtop bed comes with down comforters and Frette Italian sheets. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature jetted bathtubs and slippers.
Relax and unwind with massages, body treatments, and facials. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, babysitting (surcharge), and an arcade/game room.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's 24-hour room service. Full breakfasts are available daily from 7 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. For a surcharge, guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and a train station pick-up service.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Hotel Zen has a restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Late night fare is available from 24-hour room service.

Languages

English, Hindi, Italian

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Motorhome/coach/lorry parking (subject to charges) on site
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Return train station shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee daily 7 AM–10 AM: INR 199 per person
  • 1 restaurant
  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Things to do

  • Arcade/games room
  • Bike rentals
  • Yoga classes

Family friendly

  • Arcade/games room
  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Gift shop/newsstand

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Rooftop terrace

Spa

  • Ayurvedic treatments
  • Body treatments
  • Facials
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massage - Thai

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Ceiling fan
  • Down duvet
  • Frette Italian sheets
  • Pillow menu
  • Pillow-top mattress
  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Hairdryer (on request)
  • Jetted bath
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bath combination

Entertainment

  • 21-inch HDTV
  • Premium channels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Desk
  • Free newspapers
  • In-room massage
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Phone
  • Slippers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 12:30 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Late check-out subject to availability
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport and train station (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
To register at this property, guests who are Indian citizens must provide a valid photo identity card issued by the Government of India; travelers who are not citizens of India must present a valid passport and visa.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
5 children can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for INR 300.0 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately INR 199 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: INR 400.00 per vehicle (one-way)
  • Rollaway bed fee: INR 300.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Hotel Zen Khajuraho
Zen Khajuraho
Hotel Zen Hotel
Hotel Zen Rajnagar
Hotel Zen Hotel Rajnagar

Hotel Zen Reviews

Reviews

6.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 3 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 40 reviews" "

5.8/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

yogesh

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
GOOD GARDEN WORTH THE PRICE OWNER IS VERY GOOD FRIENDLY
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Dinesh

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is nearest to western gallery temple.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Jim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good clean room at fair price in good location re Western temples. But: 2 people should = 2 towels, not one. Soap but no toilet paper :( Little improvements would add value
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

2/10 Terrible

Vipul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Think before booking
Room was clean and overall good. The issue was there was no back up/inverter. There was some issue in Electric line so 11 PM to 2.30 AM there was no electricity and therefore AC and even fan/light were not working. The manager was not having any back up planning, even they did not know the tel number of the Electrician. They ask me what can they do if electricity is not there. I booked the room with 3 adult and they refused to provide extra bedding. There was no drinking water jug and glass in the room. When I called the Hotel for confirming my booking they refused that they have already blocked the room and I can not book through Hotel.com. but after calling hotel.com and hotel it was settled and they provide the room.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

2/10 Terrible

vijay, allahabad

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worst hotel in Khajuraho
AC was so small and fitted near almirah and cooled the almirah only. Towel was like a cleaning cloth. Staff was courteous. However not fit for stay. Couldn’t sleep whole night.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

4/10 Poor

livre partida

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It must improve
Yes, it is a cheap hotel, I know. But it need to improve a lot to worth the price. Shower just got hot once, then it was always cold. Internet doesn't work in the room and even in reception is really bad. Bed was not comfortable and there were many mosquitoes inside the room, ants as well. Staff was always trying to sell you something, but it's just the way that Khajuraho is, people there can be really invasive and annoing.

6/10 Okay

Kesh, Manila

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice, nature-feel, quiet
Flowers and plants are everywhere, making this hotel have that nature-garden-feel. Because of that, there are sooo many mosquitoes. Be sure to bring your repellent with you if you wish to stay here. Toilet's got tons of stains (maybe for being too old). But room is spacious though.

8/10 Good

Carlos, Barcelona

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good quality/price
The room was big and with A/C. Cleanliness as per India's standards. We could have rest, the place is quiet and you have a table outside the room to have breakfast.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

N P Deshpande, Nasik ( Maharashtra)

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
If you want to spoil your trip - Stay in Zen
Worst. I never had stayed in such type of hotel. I stayed in road side hotels even, but they were far and far better than Zen. 1) No water in room 2) Toilet- like railway waiting room, 3) Lights - Festival Decoration- not useful at all. 4) No telephone in room- If you have to call for attendant, you have to come out of room and shout from deepest possible. 5) Attending staff sleep till 9 in the morning- no bed tea. ^0 Room never cleaned, 7) Salvaged items are stored in room. 8) Indian food not available. They say, they serve Italian food- you have to accept the food served as ITALIAN... 9) No wardrobe- you have to search for a nail and hang your apparels... no hangers even. 10) Dinning Table for outsider is placed just outside room window-- curtain is of thin ( used sari..) cloth, You cannot use room lights till the customer it sitting in balcony. OVER ALL- DO NOT BOOK THIS HOTEL- YOU WILL SPOIL YOUR TOUR. HOTEL.COM/ PLAN MY TOUR- NEVER RATE THIS HOTEL OR SUGGEST THIS HOTEL- YOU WILL SPOIL YOUR CREDIBILITY.

6/10 Okay

shekhar, hyderabad

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
pictures and description on net is misleading..
the rooms which are offered for ppl coming through online booking are different than those for foreigners..the room given for us was very bad at first and when we fought with them and showed them wats written on their site, thats when they gave us another room..manager is good..he didnt charge us for the extra stay of 6 hours..he is really a good man..

8/10 Good

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good service.
We enjoyed our stay .

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Convenient
It's a quiet and calm place to stay once you enter the hotel. Location wise is convenient as it is just a short stroll, maybe 10 minutes to the western group temples. Pleasant service from the staff.

8/10 Good

edu, Sao paulo, Brasil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I do recomend
Very well located in the heart of turist village of Khajuraho and 3 minutes walk to the main temple complex. Good food and nice staff. My father got sick (he is 75) with dehidration and the staff really get concerned and try to help in any way possible. Train station pickup was there upon our arrival, just as agreeded. Large rooms and western style bathroons (very rare in India).

2/10 Terrible

G, New York

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beware-this hotel will try to cheat you!
First of all the hotel shuttle as stated is certainly not free. The guy who picked us up was nice enough, but then at a later point in our stay made a point to say something to someone who spoke English who then asked us for money for the ride. We had already given him a tip, so we felt like we were just getting the shakedown. Also, the workers/owners are constantly on you trying to sell you something-like to rent their terrible rusty old bikes, guide, excursion, etc. etc. Secondly, do not think that someone in or affiliated with this hotel is helping you out of the goodness of their heart. They are absolutely in it to try to get as much $$ as possible from you, so caveat emptor! We were trying to figure out how to get from Point A to Point B. There wasn't really a direct way, so we were advised to take a 3 hour taxi ride. That was consistent with what we had read & what other travelers advised on message boards. We were actually naive enough to think that we just met this random person on the street who helped us figure things out. Now in hindsight I think he followed us from the hotel to try to get more money from us. We were then waiting at the hotel for our pick up at the designated time. Somehow, we come to find out that our ride is not coming , however if we still want to leave right there & then to be able to make our train to Point B in time, we would now have to pay DOUBLE what we had agreed upon. We quickly realized that we were being scammed & they were all in it together & that the driver probably never planned to show up. Now thank goodness we were smart enough not to give any deposit money earlier when we booked the reservation. We were asked to-if you are, don't do it!! It was a ridiculous situation & we felt that this was done on purpose & they were all in cahoots. Suddenly when we said that we were going to go down to the next hotel & look for an honest taxi driver, the price started to go down. For this reason alone I would not recommend this hotel. I could not believe how dishonest they were!! Nor could I believe how blatant they were about just trying to extract money from us. All of this paled in comparison to the thin walls, dirty sheets & constant construction noises all around the property, which did not seem to be quite finished. I would NEVER stay in this hotel or recommend it. I know there are tons of honest people in India & this was probably the worst hotel experience we had. If you do stay here, just do your best not to talk to or trust anyone working here!

4/10 Poor

GRACE, SEOUL

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Doesn't worth for the price
It is just a room. You shoud better to evade some kind of foods, here. Greedy owner sells warmed (not boiled) warer with instant coffee as cappuccino at the airport.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

2/10 Terrible

Ruth, Melbourne, Australia

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Apalling. Did not stay.
Like another reviewer, I cannot believe the glowing reports this place has received! The street front and reception should have been enough warning - this is usually the best one sees of Indian hotels. But at Zen the entrance was dirty and messy, the dank, drab "garden" a tired embarrassment and not at all welcoming with dirty dishes and pieces of linen (presumably en-route to laundry?) in places. And this was all before we even saw our room! The spartan room had a pathetic piece of cloth masquerading as a curtain trying to cover the window which opened directly onto a shared walkway to other rooms. The bed was only covered by a greyish bottom sheet and a thin bedspread of dubious cleanliness and only one damp, questionable towel was provided for the two of us. Khajuraho in winter can be cold - this room was not a comfortable retreat. On pointing these issues out to staff, more towels and another grubby sheet were hastily supplied. On commenting about the cold, two blankets bundled in a wooden cupboard were shown to us but it was no good. The hotel generally is unclean and in a pathetically poor state of repair. No amount of smiling and goodwill can change that. The street location was about as bad as it could be in Khajuraho. We walked around the corner to the road directly facing the wonderful temples and paid a bit more for a basic but clean and more comfortable room with a view in another hotel. There is a place for budget hotels in the traveller market but advertising and reviewing should at least reflect some reality.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not worth the money !
We checked in and realised that the appealing photos we saw on internet give a very different impression than what the rooms are like in reality. Rooms are very basic, the building unfinished, the lobby extremely dirty and uninviting. We decided not to stay. The manager told that we wouldn t be charged but in reality all 4 nights were billed and paid for as we had made the booking with expedia

6/10 Okay

Dmitry, Chennai

Disliked: Staff & service
Cheap acceptable AC room
The room is acceptably clean (though we had to ask to change non-fresh bed sheets (but it is very common problem in India)), AC (which one very freqeuntly was turned off, not sure whether by hotel staff or by electricity problems), mini fridge. When we came in we didn't show our hotel voucher and they tried to charge us more (25% more) than the room cost was. Not really fair, in my opinion. For first few days staff was very hospitable and polite, trying to sell us tours, taxi, ride to waterfall (though there was no water there at a time), guide, etc., but as soon as they have figured out that we don't need anything from them they start to ignore us.

8/10 Good

Hemantha, Sri Lanka

Liked: Staff & service
Good value for money
My wife and I, both in the fifties, stayed here for 01 day in cold January, 2011. The hotel is very centrally situated in the small town of Khajuraho. Very easy to go to the temples. The staff were very courteous. The manager personally took an interest to make sure our needs are met. The room was quite adequate for a short stay. Cleanliness, linen, toilets, heaters (and A/C) were satisfactory. Cannot comment on the food as we had to eat outside but noticed that the manager was personally involved in cooking. He offered us some of his food which was very kind of him.The hotel has a background of meditation which may be worth exploring if you have time. They were not after your purse for every additional facility provided. We will stay there again as it is good value for money. The booking through expedia was also very easy and had been communicated to the hotel in advance.

10/10 Excellent

André, rio de janeiro, Brazil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Felt like home
The hotel´s location is amazing, just 100mts from the Kajuraho temples. The neighbourhood is very nice, with litlle stores, mini markets, good and inexpensive restaurants. But the very best was the staff attitude towards the gests. We received a delicious welcome tea (several times!) for free, and fruits when we checked out, to the road. I just felt like home in the beatiful gardens inside the place. The room is clean, with a lot of space, marble floor, and we always have hot water 24/24 to take relaxing baths. All our needs received the correct attention. Phone calls, internet, etc. Again, the staff makes a difference. The manager/owner was always there, taking care of everything. I will remember forever the nice stay in this family place and, of course, recomend for everybody. I make good friends there, besides the good memories.

6/10 Okay

Eujoo

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018