[3] Selmun Palace was built by the Monte della Redenzione degli Schiavi, a charity that was founded during the reign of Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt in 1607 to finance the redemption of Christians enslaved by Ottomans or Barbary corsairs.

[4] The site of the villa originally contained a coastal lookout post, and it was part of a large estate which also included the Mistra Gate.

[5] The villa used to be rented out to knights of the Order of Saint John as a place to relax and hunt wild rabbits, which were commonly found in the area.

[9] During the period of the Maltese rebellion against the French, the British utilised the villa as a naval hospital, the first in Malta to be used for such purpose.

[13] The hotel was closed in January 2011 as part of a restructuring strategy in which Air Malta began to focus solely on the airline industry instead of other operations.

[16] Selmun Palace was scheduled by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) as a Grade 1 national monument on 10 January 2012.