Kampala Serena Hotel
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Location
Kampala Serena Hotel is located on Kintu Road, on Nakasero HillNakasero
Nakasero is the hill where the central business district of Kampala is located. Kampala is Uganda's capital and largest city.-Location:Nakasero is bordered by Mulago to the north, Makerere to the northwest, Old Kampala to the west, Namirembe and Mengo to the southwest, Nsambya to the south, Kibuli...
, nestled among 17 acres (6.9 ha) of manicured lawns and gardens in one of Kampala
Kampala
Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...
's most exclusive hillside neighborhoods. This location is adjacent to the Kampala Sheraton Hotel
Kampala Sheraton Hotel
-Location:The hotel sits on the southwestern slopes of Nakasero Hill, in Kampala, the capital of Uganda.. The coordinates of the Kampala Sheraton Hotel are:0° 18' 59.40"N, 32° 35' 0.60"E .-History:...
and the Imperial Royale Hotel
Imperial Royale Hotel
-Location:The Imperial Royale Hotel is located on Kintu Road, on Nakasero Hill, in the heart of one of Kampala's most exclusive neighborhoods. Nearby landmarks include the Kampala Sheraton Hotel, the 5-star Kampala Serena Hotel and Kampala Speke Hotel...
. The coordinates of the hotel are:00 19 09N, 32 35 12E (Latitude:0.3190; Longitude:32.5865).
Overview
The Kampala Serena hotel opened on 31 July 2006, following eighteen (18) months of renovations and refurbishing at a total cost of US$30.5 million. The hotel is part of the Serena Hotels Group. It consists of a total of 152 rooms, including thirteen (13) suites, one (1) of which is a presidential suite. During the 2007 CHOGM meeting in Kampala, the hotel hosted Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, who spent four (4) nights at this establishment.
The hotel has its own helipad
Helipad
Helipad is a common abbreviation for helicopter landing pad, a landing area for helicopters. While helicopters are able to operate on a variety of relatively flat surfaces, a fabricated helipad provides a clearly marked hard surface away from obstacles where a helicopter can safely...
for easily transition between the hotel and Entebbe International Airport
Entebbe International Airport
Entebbe International Airport is the principal international airport of Uganda.-Location:It is located near the town of Entebbe, on the shores of Lake Victoria, and about from the capital, Kampala...
. Adjacent to the hotel is the Kampala Serena International Conference Center with seating capacity of up to 1,500 and multilingual translation facilities of up to nine (9) languages simultaneously.
Ownership
The Kampala Serena Hotel is owned by a consortiumConsortium
A consortium is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal....
that includes three corporate entities; (a) Tourism Promotion Services, a division of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development
Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development
The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development ' is the sole for-profit agency of the Aga Khan Development Network and works in partnership with international organizations and governments to stimulate the private sectors of developing economies, with the aim of generating capital for investment...
, (b) the National Social Security Fund of Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
and (c) Proparco, a French property investment company. The table below summarizes the proportion ownership of each investor:
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"
! style="width:2em;" |Rank !!Name of Owner!!Percentage Ownership
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|1||Tourism Promotion Services||60.0
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|2||National Social Security Fund||20.0
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|3||PROPARCO||20.0
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|||Total||100.0
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See also
- Serena Hotels
- NakaseroNakaseroNakasero is the hill where the central business district of Kampala is located. Kampala is Uganda's capital and largest city.-Location:Nakasero is bordered by Mulago to the north, Makerere to the northwest, Old Kampala to the west, Namirembe and Mengo to the southwest, Nsambya to the south, Kibuli...
- KampalaKampalaKampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...
- Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2007Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2007The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2007 was the twentieth Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in Kampala, Uganda, between 23 November and 25 November 2007, and was hosted by President Yoweri Museveni....