[4] The writer Eileen Chang arranged the leading male and female characters to meet here in her novel Love in a Fallen City.

Royalty and celebrities who found refuge at the hotel include writers George Bernard Shaw and Noël Coward.

[7] The four towers are named "Taggart", "Hartson", "Nicholson", and "De Ricou", after persons associated with the original Hotel.

De Ricou tower is LEED certified[8] and comprises 15 serviced apartments and was fully refurbished in 2012–2013.

[9][10][11] It received a silver medal at the 1989 Hong Kong Institute of Architects Annual Awards.