Set the scene.
The eighteenth-century Casa del Comun Tesoro housed the Order’s treasury. During British rule, government offices and the post office used the building.
Here’s the twist.
In the 1880s it became the Grand Hotel. Casino Maltese settled here in 1904, after earlier moves between other premises.
Why it still matters.
Read the facade as a changing address book: money, letters, travellers and club members have all belonged to its story.
🧠 One to think about +
What does this story change about the way you see Malta today? Pick one detail you’d tell a friend — then check its source below.