

There are two double rooms with a private bath on each floor.

It is roughly half double rooms with community bath and half double rooms with connecting bath. Jester is located right across the street from the Perry–Castañeda Library, Gregory Gymnasium, Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center, and many academic buildings. At least one lounge is located on each floor, but there is also a 24-hour quiet study lounge across from the Jester West Desk. Residents often use the numerous lounge areas as meeting places or group study areas. The Fireplace Lounge in Jester West and the First Floor Lobby in Jester East feature large-screen televisions and comfortable chairs. Features īaby grand pianos are located on the second floor of Jester West and on the first floor of Jester East, off the lobby, for the enjoyment of the residents. The center also contains an all-you-can-eat cafeteria called "J2 Dining" (signifying Jester 2nd floor), a Wendy's, an a la carte dining center known as "Jester City Limits" (an allusion to Austin City Limits), a convenience store named "Jester City Market", Jesta' Pizza, Jester Java, which serves Starbucks, a bubble tea shop named "Bliss," and the Jesta' Texas Gift Shop, selling UT apparel. The residence hall also houses several offices for student services, tutoring, mentoring, academic advising, classrooms, and lecture halls. From time to time, the study lounges have been converted into "supplemental housing" for students who are not allotted a standard residence hall room. Each tower also has study rooms, lounges, laundry rooms, and storage areas. While some rooms have private or connecting baths, most students use community restroom facilities. The first four floors in Jester West still have built-in furniture, while the remaining floors and all of Jester East have been completely renovated to offer movable furniture. The complex includes two towers: a 14-level residence (Jester West) and a 10-level residence (Jester East).
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The building complex, which occupies a full city block, was the largest building in Austin, Texas when built and was the largest building project in University history. With a capacity of 3,200 (3,300 with supplemental housing) students, it was the largest residence hall in North America at the time it was built.
