Pink Room

The TV Room in the Presidential Suite at Banksy’s Walled Off Hotel

Art critique by Dr. Anna Biela 05.01.2026 4:44am

Almost 4:44 in Bethlehem and it seems to be a time I wake up here to contemplate, actually been up since 3 or so but decided to make tea and have it in the TV room. This room is covered in tags and at first I thought it was tags of visitors, friends of Banksy, but then I noticed that they are all done by one hand and they are the names of different writers that Banksy knows or respects, like Henry. The longer I sit here sipping my tea, I am starting to feel the energetic imprint of Banksy. This room, I think, is my favourite in the Presidential Suite. It shows writing on the wall, which brings me back to my original plan that I came here with — to do calligraphy with my ink pens.

Now I am sitting here and staring at what appears to be like wallpaper at first glance and I placed the pink spray paints from the WOH storage room — they were used here, the beige and grey on the building — but I have not figured out yet where all the green paints were used at the hotel? There are so many of them so perhaps they have not been used yet or will never be used. I made good use of them on the wall 🤭

I am really thinking of staying longer, but I was also thinking of downgrading myself to the Budget Bunker, as it is a very interesting design and I love the raw look. It would also be like sleeping in a hostel, something I have never done before, in a room with six beds.

One more piece to go just in time for Christmas “the real one,” the Orthodox one … real in terms of energy and a part of me wants to stay for that and go back to the Church of the Nativity but at the same time the 21 Days to the Divine is almost complete, as I write this it is Day 20. One more piece left to do like I said just in time for Xmas, putting up ISSA on the wall today.