THIS BUILDING IS DIFFICULT TO PHOTOGRAPH
In May 2016 I stayed at the Marina Hotel in Waterford but I did not like the location and had some issues with noise so I decided to see if I could find a more suitable hotel for my 2017 visit to Waterford and got a good deal when I visited the Fitzwilton but had to pay in advance. Anyway I stayed in the Fitzwilton in August 2017 and July 2018. But from then on the timing of Waterford Walls dictated that I needed to visit in August making it difficult to find accommodation and in 2019 and 2021 I had no option but to book at room at the Portree Guesthouse but they are no longer accepting bookings from the general public. For a variety of reasons I was unable to return to Waterford until August 2025 when I stayed at the Granville to which I returned in August 2026. I have booked a room for August 2027.
The Fitzwilton as an Urban Canvas: Architectural Geometry and the Mary Street Murals
Long before the Fitzwilton Hotel on Bridge Street became a central fixture of the Waterford Walls international street art festival, its plain, rendered multistory elevations presented a stark, unyielding face to the surrounding streetscape. Offering these expansive surfaces to the festival served a dual purpose: it revitalised an austere building envelope within Waterford's Cultural Quarter and embedded the hotel directly into the city's modern cultural identity, turning private walls into lasting public assets.
The Fitzwilton as an Urban Canvas: Architectural Geometry and the Mary Street Murals
Long before the Fitzwilton Hotel on Bridge Street became a central fixture of the Waterford Walls international street art festival, its plain, rendered multistory elevations presented a stark, unyielding face to the surrounding streetscape. Offering these expansive surfaces to the festival served a dual purpose: it revitalised an austere building envelope within Waterford's Cultural Quarter and embedded the hotel directly into the city's modern cultural identity, turning private walls into lasting public assets.
FITZWILTON HOTEL 2016