Lake Victoria Serena Resort is a 5-star hotel in

Lweeza Lweeza, also Lweza, is a neighborhood in the Buganda Region of Uganda. The correct phonetic spelling consistent with the local Ganda language is Lweeza. Location The neighborhood is located in the newly created municipality of Ssabagabo. Lweeza ...

, in

Wakiso District Wakiso District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda that partly encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The town of Wakiso is the site of the district headquarters. Kira, the country's second largest city and suburb of Kampala, is in ...

, in

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, on the shores of

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's largest fresh-water lake.

Location

The resort is located on the Lweeza-Kigo Road, in

, Kigo Zone, in the parliamentary constituency of Kyaddondo County South, in

, in Central Uganda, along the northwestern shores of

. This location is approximately , by road, northeast of the city of

Entebbe Entebbe is a city in Central Uganda. Located on a Lake Victoria peninsula, approximately southwest of the Ugandan capital city, Kampala. Entebbe was once the seat of government for the Protectorate of Uganda prior to independence, in 1962. The c ...

and approximately , by road, southeast of

Kampala Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...

, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the hotel are:00 11 55N, 32 35 55E (Latitude:0.198610; Longitude:32.598610).

Overview

Lake Victoria Serena Resort is a 5 star resort hotel operated by the Serena Hotels Group. It is the second property in

, under the Serena brand. The flagship hotel in the country, operated by the group, is the 5-star

Kampala Serena Hotel The Kampala Serena Hotel is a hotel in Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The hotel is rated 5-stars by the Uganda Tourism Board. Location The hotel is on Kintu Road on Nakasero Hill, in the centre of Kampala. The hotel is nestled ...

, located on Nakasero Hill, in central

, Uganda's capital city. Acquired in 2006, Lake Victoria Serena Resort is undergoing expansion and renovations. When completed, it will consist of 124 individual rooms, including ten suites, of which two are presidential suites. The hotel will also have its own

helipad A helipad is a landing area or platform for helicopters and powered lift aircraft. While helicopters and powered lift aircraft are able to operate on a variety of relatively flat surfaces, a fabricated helipad provides a clearly marked hard s ...

for easy transition between the hotel,

Entebbe International Airport Entebbe International Airport is the only international airport in Uganda. It is located about southwest of the town of Entebbe, on the northern shores of Lake Victoria. This is approximately by road south-west of the central business distric ...

, and the

, in the center of Kampala. Other planned amenities include a

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, a

marina A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : ''marina'', "coast" or "shore") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats. A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships o ...

, a

conference center A convention center (American English; or conference centre in British English) is a large building that is designed to hold a convention, where individuals and groups gather to promote and share common interests. Convention centers typica ...

and a luxury residential complex. The entire resort sits on a prime lake-shore piece of real estate that measures an estimated .

Ownership

The Kampala Serena Hotel is owned by a Pearl Development Group, a private company, and is managed by the Serena Hotels Group.Ownership of Lake Victoria Serena Resort
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External links

Location of Lake Victoria Serena Resort At Google Maps

Profile at Wikimapia.org

References

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Overview

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