Central 214 Boutique Hotel

Central 214 is a Boutique Hotel set in a 19th Century Traditional Maltese Townhouse. This Boutique Hotel has been renovated and restored to high standards that embodies the past, present and future. Build around the year 1875, found on the main street and next to the Main Church, this house is one of the finest buildings one can find in the locality of Hamrun and which is now considered as a landmark of this locality. During and after the Second World War it also served as a primary school. During its restoration which took almost 3 years to complete, all original features have been kept including wooden beams and original floor tiles. Several other nice features can be found such as its original well with water flowing all year round and a backyard fountain.

Il-Ħamrun is one of the suburbs on the Maltese islands and is around 2 miles from the Capital city il-Belt Valletta (Città Umilissima). It is built on a plain rising softly at the vicinity of Tas-Samra. The roads of il-Ħamrun are straight except for a couple of narrow streets down the police station. Il-Ħamrun’s motto is ‘Propera Augesco which means ‘I grow suddenly’. Il-Ħamrun, though as mentioned previously took a long time to develop, still has an interesting story which goes back a very long time. In fact in il-Ħamrun one finds graves dug out in the rocks and also Roman graves. During the period of the Knights of St. John part of il-Ħamrun was used as a store for the Order where they stockpiled deposits of sulphur and gunpowder. We also find various palaces amongst which in Triq Irjali San Ġużepp and also around the Tas-Samra area where it is said that one of these was owned by Grand Master De Rohan. In il-Ħamrun there is also a round tower where water from the acqueduct which from Ħ'Attard used to take water. Nowadays il-Ħamrun has become a commercial centre with various shops and one also finds the general headquarters of various groups and political parties.