[7] The location of the hotel is "Lot No.1", which was the first plot of land sold at auction after Hong Kong became a British Colony in 1841.

The hotel was developed on the original godown of Jardine Matheson and was officially opened on 20 February 1973.

[8] In 2015, the company obtained approval to redevelop the property into a commercial building,[9] and it subsequently announced in June 2017 that it would test the market's interest as to a possible sale.

[17] The seawater source for the system originated from the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter.

[16] Parts of the 1978 comedy film Revenge of the Pink Panther were set in The Excelsior.