A former hotel in Guelph will be converted into temporary student housing, the city has allowed.
The city’s committee of adjustment gave their approval to a minor variance application on Thursday.
The move will allow the University of Guelph to lease the Days Inn hotel on Gordon Street and use it as a student residence starting Aug. 1.
The building consists of two floors with 86 rooms and parking for 98 vehicles.
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Staff recommended that approval of the application be given on the condition that residence be limited to the two-storey structure and that the timeframe of the residence will not exceed three years from the start date.
The university will be operating the temporary student residence. They issued a statement after the meeting saying the decision will allow for another 160 residence beds to their current spaces.
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