Long-term rental: engineers, actresses and skaters have already gone before you

Looking for long-term accommodation? For work, an internship, or because you're having a boat built? Come stay in our church. We have two fully furnished studios. The apartments are fully equipped.

Both studios are fully furnished and have a kitchen. The largest apartment—De Kraak—even has its own living room where you can work, read, and relax. Another convenience: tenants can use the washer and dryer. Parking on our church square is free.

Jirnsum's location – centrally situated between the capital Leeuwarden, Sneek, and Heerenveen – makes the church particularly attractive. You can reach the Frisian capital in just a fifteen-minute drive, or within 25 meters by bike and train. Schiphol Airport is only a 1.5-hour drive from our church.

Between October and March, we offer attractive monthly rental rates.* Tenants pay separately for electricity and heating. So you only pay what you use. The electric heating in De Pelgrim studio, for example, can be controlled remotely, so you'll be warm when you return home.

Rental options

Business clients – entrepreneurs, companies, and government agencies – are increasingly finding their way to our Mauritius Church in Jirnsum. Rental options are diverse: a few days, weeks, several months, or even six months.

Examples of business and long-term rentals from last year:

* A company rents a church apartment for eight weeks for its IT engineer from Italy, who repairs wind turbines in Friesland.

* Actresses and actors who want to rehearse their roles with us in peace and quiet

* Entrepreneurs from the Brainport Eindhoven region or the Randstad sleep and work with us in Jirnsum during their business visits to Friesland.

* Entrepreneurs/horse lovers like to come to us, for example for the annual Stallion Inspection and Royal Friesian.

* Interns (vocational, higher professional, or university) doing an internship in Friesland rent our church studio as a base. For those who need to be easily and quickly accessible at night (e.g., interns in the medical sector), the Mauritius Church's central location near the A32 motorway is a good choice.

* Family and fans of skaters who compete in the various championships at Thialf also know where to find our Mauritius Church.

* Boat buyers or owners, especially from Germany, regularly stay with us while their boat is being prepared for sailing – or during their search for a new boat.

* People who had no electricity in their own home for a week

* Guests who were looking for a place to stay during their transition/move from their old to their new home

* Guests who were looking for peace and compassion for a few weeks due to stress or burnout

Invoice and VAT

Business customers receive a business invoice from Mauritiuskerk BV, with which they can settle the 9% VAT (as of January 1, 2026: a significantly increased 21% VAT) with the tax authorities.

Breakfast

Breakfast is optional and therefore not automatically included in the standard price – it can be ordered separately (including vegetarian and vegan options). Supermarkets such as Poeisz, Jumbo, and Albert Heijn deliver groceries to our church when guests place their orders online in person. The nearest supermarkets, such as Lidl, Poeisz, Jumbo, the local butcher, and bakery, are a 4-kilometer drive away.

Each of our studios has its own fully equipped kitchen. Apartment De Kraak even has a dishwasher where the church organ once stood.

Rental for 1 day/night

Regular business contacts can also rent our church studios for one night/day, even during peak season (when space is available).

Contact?

Are you interested in long-term or regular business rentals of our church? Feel free to contact us with any questions: info(a)mauritiuskerk.nl or call/WhatsApp directly: (+31) 06 1310 8818.

* Why is it attractive to rent our church studio for a longer period from October to March? This is our low season. It's a shame if accommodation remains vacant for long periods. Tourists certainly come to Friesland during these months and stay in our church, but fewer do so than in the summer and spring.

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