Brand new House of Waterford Crystal - Now Open
See exquisite pieces of crystal created before your very eyes.
The new House of Waterford Crystal, comprises an actual living and breathing crystal factory tour, fascinating visitor centre and opulent retail store housing the largest collection of Waterford Crystal in the world. Take a guided factory tour, giving you first hand access to all areas of traditional crystal production.
The House of Waterford Crystal is conveniently located on the Mall in Waterford City, Ireland and open to the public seven days a week and all year round. The new high-tech facility exclusively produces 40,000 luxury hand-crafted crystal pieces using traditional artisan methods for our most discerning customers in addition to serving as a brand laboratory for innovation and modern design. Come and take a visual journey of over 225 years of glass making and see how each individual piece of crystal is created by highly skilled craftsmen using unique and traditional methods.
Opening Hours - June to September - 7 days a week
Retail Store:
Mon - Sat, 9am to 6pm. Sun, 10:30am to 6pm
Factory Tour:
Mon - Sat, 9am to 4:15pm. Sun, 10:30am to 4:15pm
“I watched the Tall Ships sail gracefully by from here – it was absolute heavenly", I said to friend Miranda. We were sipping champagne on the terrace of Zak’s Restaurant at the Athenaeum, a chic new boutique hotel on ten acres, with views down over the river Suir and marina at Waterford Harbour. The best of modern classical taste and design has gone into the Athenaeum – not a frill in sight - just clean lines and stunning colours. From the Grand Piano in the elegant anti-room to the beautiful side chairs in the hall, the Athenaeum is different. Cardinal purple carpets lead down to the bedrooms, which are understated and elegant, but with funky chairs, flat screen television, modem connections, fridge, and anything else today’s discerning traveller might want.
Stan Power and his wife Mailo own the Athenaeum and they cannot do enough for you. Stan is so cool, professional and helpful, I would imagine if he had been captaining the Titanic it would have made it to New York. Mailo is an Interior Decorator and is responsible for the slick beautiful cool décor with its clean architectural lines and modern classical atmosphere, which has been wowing the who’s who of Irish society, who have been beating a path to their door.
