ZenStay: Loft Apartment, Green Roof, Vegan Meals
Religious building in Hamtramck, Michigan
- 2 guests
- 1 bedroom
- 2 beds
- 1 bath
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars.7 reviews
Hosted by Emju Bess
- 5 years hosting
Listing highlights
In Hamtramck, Detroit's walkable enclave
About a 5-min walk to Pope Park, with restaurants, cafes, and galleries throughout Hamtramck
Balcony over the green roof
A private balcony overlooking a green roof on top of the meditation hall, with views of the city
A living Zen Center since 1990
Founded in 1990, this Zen Center offers optional vegan breakfast, meditation, and shared gardens
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Studio loft with views available for retreat for Zen Center members. Loft overlooks green roof, with full bath & kitchenette. An adjacent spacious bedroom w sitting room below loft for rent for family retreat Includes meals, meditation, gardens, full kitchen, common areas, in an eclectic, walkable neighborhood in the center of Detroit - Hamtramck. Founded in 1990, your stay helps both you and the Centet continue to shine our corner of the world. Long term retreats available.
The space
In addition to the private loft studio, you can access other shared spaces: a living room with a woodstove, full dining room, tiled bathrooms, full kitchen, gardens & a private residency entrance.
Founded in 1990 by Abbot Hwalson Sunim, the Detroit Zen Center is a home for zen monks & students, a public meditation center, & a non-profit organization. The residency is an historic, well-loved 3-story home connected via a green roofed corridor to the Zen Center Meditation Hall & Kitchen. The Center spaces have a hand-built, rustic yet well-cared for feel.
Guests can rent either the private loft apartment, ensuite guest room (or both). The loft has a balcony overlooking a 2,200 square foot Green Roof on top of the meditation hall, with views of the roof & the City. The ensuite guest bedroom has a view of the green roof through its windows. We have radiant heat, high speed wifi, and a clean, organized environment.
Included in the guest stay is optional organic, vegan breakfast, as well as AM & PM meditations, while lunch is optional for an additional $10 per person.
In addition to the private space, guests may access a full kitchen & common areas on the main floor, shared by zen student residents.
We do have a cat, Damo. The Center has 2 green roofs, public gardens, & guests are welcome to join meditation or other daily activities. Stairs are a must (the loft apartment is on the 3rd floor; guest room is on the 2nd floor).
Founded in 1990, we aim to shine our one corner of the world. In addition to meditation resident students follow a plant based & sustainable lifestyle: we support local farmers, and try our best to reclaim, re-use, and incorporate sustainable practices.
Our green roofs, lower rain garden, and peace garden across the street are a reflection of our aim to create (and build awareness on the need for) public green space, green stormwater management practice (green roofs), and urban habitat for birds & bees.
Your stay with us helps us continue our work, 30 years and counting.
Other things to note
RETREAT STAYS ARE FOR DZC MEMBERS ONLY.
Please review the basic rules of retreat residency.. Stairs are a must; pets are not allowed, nor chikdren. We have 2 cats.
No intoxicants or cigarette use.
The space
In addition to the private loft studio, you can access other shared spaces: a living room with a woodstove, full dining room, tiled bathrooms, full kitchen, gardens & a private residency entrance.
Founded in 1990 by Abbot Hwalson Sunim, the Detroit Zen Center is a home for zen monks & students, a public meditation center, & a non-profit organization. The residency is an historic, well-loved 3-story home connected via a green roofed corridor to the Zen Center Meditation Hall & Kitchen. The Center spaces have a hand-built, rustic yet well-cared for feel.
Guests can rent either the private loft apartment, ensuite guest room (or both). The loft has a balcony overlooking a 2,200 square foot Green Roof on top of the meditation hall, with views of the roof & the City. The ensuite guest bedroom has a view of the green roof through its windows. We have radiant heat, high speed wifi, and a clean, organized environment.
Included in the guest stay is optional organic, vegan breakfast, as well as AM & PM meditations, while lunch is optional for an additional $10 per person.
In addition to the private space, guests may access a full kitchen & common areas on the main floor, shared by zen student residents.
We do have a cat, Damo. The Center has 2 green roofs, public gardens, & guests are welcome to join meditation or other daily activities. Stairs are a must (the loft apartment is on the 3rd floor; guest room is on the 2nd floor).
Founded in 1990, we aim to shine our one corner of the world. In addition to meditation resident students follow a plant based & sustainable lifestyle: we support local farmers, and try our best to reclaim, re-use, and incorporate sustainable practices.
Our green roofs, lower rain garden, and peace garden across the street are a reflection of our aim to create (and build awareness on the need for) public green space, green stormwater management practice (green roofs), and urban habitat for birds & bees.
Your stay with us helps us continue our work, 30 years and counting.
Other things to note
RETREAT STAYS ARE FOR DZC MEMBERS ONLY.
Please review the basic rules of retreat residency.. Stairs are a must; pets are not allowed, nor chikdren. We have 2 cats.
No intoxicants or cigarette use.
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Where you’ll be
Hamtramck, Michigan, United States
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Neighborhood highlights
Our neighborhood is in the middle of bustling Hamtramck -- a 2.5 square mile city district in the epicenter of Detroit. Hamtramck is an enclaved city, home to 32 ethnic groups -- and a large population of artists, students, and first generation folks to the United States. The most walkable area of metro-Detroit, Hamtramck is very urban -- a dense & eclectic community with grocery stores, restaurants, cafes, bars, music, and galleries all around. No need for a car if you are going to stay in Hamtramck -- but if you plan to visit other parts of Detroit, a car is useful. Downtown Detroit is 5 miles away. We are next door to the North End, New Center & the historic Boston Edison District.
Meet your host
My work: Director, Nonprofit
Speaks English, French, and Korean
I live half the year at the Detroit Zen Center in Hamtramck (Detroit), the other half in the wilderness of the Upper Peninsula on Lake Superior. I cherish time, wilderness, meditation, friends, teachers & communing with the wonder of life.
I have been a Zen Buddhist monk for 20 years. I trained and was ordained at my home temple Sudeoksa, in South Korea, and teach meditation.
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