Student residence Jonas Court in the Endcliffe Village has been transformed into Jonas Hotel – a unique accommodation and affordable hybrid aiming to encourage visitors of all ages and backgrounds to share conversation under one roof.
Cool Features
- You can borrow one of their scooters to whizz around Sheff
- Free brew and pastry every morning
- A 55-inch screen dominates the gaming room, where bean bag seating and games consoles are provided. You can even plug in your laptop for movie night!
- Two soundproof study rooms if you don’t feel like trekking to the library
- Lockers in the communal kitchen to hide your jammy dodgers.
- Sheffield-themed feature on every bedroom wall
- Challenge someone in a game of pool or table tennis, or just pull up a deckchair and spectate.
- Feel like exercising your brain instead? Board games.
Described as a vibrant new hub for communal living, 79-room Jonas opens in August after two years in the planning. It’s all about bringing people together and providing affordable and flexible accommodation options.
The £2million refurbishment transformed a tired 1990s student accommodation block into a vibrant place to stay. Decor is infused with Sheffield character – locally upcycled furniture, graffiti walls, artwork based on Sheffield sayings, shelves stacked with many examples of “Sheffield in a jar”.
Inspired by the Student Hotel in Amsterdam, a revolutionary concept pioneered by the Dutch capital’s private sector, city tourists, visiting business people, academics and students alike can stay from one night to six months and will be encouraged to step out of their rooms to share communal spaces.
“Encouraging that coming together of cultures, backgrounds, age and experience reflects entirely the ethos of University of Sheffield. We believe no other UK university is utilising its accommodation in this way. It signals a new era.” said Ian Jones, the university’s head of accommodation services.
A key feature of Jonas is its ground floor, devoted entirely to communal social space. Designed to foster connectivity between people of differing backgrounds, it features a cafe-bar, a gaming/cinema room, games room, three lounges and two quiet areas for study.
Rooms will cost from £25 per night for long stay guests and from £55 for short stay. Click here to check ’em out.
