Lake Victoria Serena Resort

Lake Victoria Serena Resort
Location within Uganda
General information
Location	Lweeza, Uganda
Coordinates	00°11′55″N 32°35′55″E / 0.19861°N 32.59861°E / 0.19861; 32.59861
Opening	October 2009
Owner	Pearl Development Group
Management	Serena Hotels
Technical details
Floor count	4
Other information
Number of rooms	124
Number of suites	10
Number of restaurants	3
Website
Homepage

Lake Victoria Serena Resort is a 5-star hotel in Lweeza, in Wakiso District, in Uganda, on the shores of Lake Victoria, Africa's largest fresh-water lake.

Location

The resort is located on the Lweeza-Kigo Road, in Lweeza, Kigo Zone, in the parliamentary constituency of Kyaddondo County South, in Wakiso District, in Central Uganda, along the northwestern shores of Lake Victoria. This location is approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi), by road, northeast of the city of Entebbe and approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi), by road, southeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.^[1] 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 Uganda, under the Serena brand. The flagship hotel in the country, operated by the group, is the 5-star Kampala Serena Hotel, located on Nakasero Hill, in central Kampala, 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 for easy transition between the hotel, Entebbe International Airport, and the Kampala Serena Hotel, in the center of Kampala. Other planned amenities include a golf course, a marina, a conference center and a luxury residential complex.^[2] The entire resort sits on a prime lake-shore piece of real estate that measures an estimated 275 acres (111 ha).^[3]

Ownership

The Kampala Serena Hotel is owned by a Pearl Development Group, a private company, and is managed by the Serena Hotels Group.^[4]

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References

Wakiso District

Capital: Wakiso

Counties and sub-counties	Kyaddondo County Busiro County

Parishes	Busukuma Entebbe Gombe Kakiri Katabi Kasanje Kira Masulita Mutundwe Nabweru Namayumba Nangabo Nansana Nsangi Ssabagabo Ssisa Wakiso

Towns and villages	Akright City Abayita Ababiri Banda Buddo Bulindo Buloba Entebbe Kabojja Kira Bweyogerere Kireka Kirinnya Namugongo Kasangati Katalemwa Kigulu Kyaliwajjala Gayaza Gombe Nakweero Matugga Wakiso Kakiri Nansana Kajjansi Sentema Lubowa Lweeza Namulonge Naalya Najjera Namanve Nsangi Nsasa Kyengera Nabbingo Kawanda Kisubi Kitikifumba Kijabijo Kimwanyi Kitukutwe Masulita Ssabagabo Wampeewo Magere

Economy	Akright Projects Limited Kingstone Enterprises Limited Kampala Industrial and Business Park Chrysanthemums Uganda Limited Roofings Group Ugachick Limited Uganda Clays Limited

Banking	Bank of Africa Uganda Limited Barclays Bank of Uganda Centenary Bank Crane Bank Ecobank Equity Bank Uganda Limited Fina Bank Orient Bank PostBank Uganda Finance Trust Bank Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited EFC Uganda Limited FINCA Uganda Limited

Hotels & Resorts	Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel Imperial Resort Beach Hotel Imperial Golf View Hotel Lake Victoria Serena Resort

Notable landmarks	Old Entebbe Town Entebbe Botanical Gardens State House Entebbe Lake Victoria Lubigi Wetland Kasubi Tombs Mandela National Stadium Kireka Kabaka's Palace Bulago Resort Island Ngamba Island Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs

Transport	Bukasa Inland Port Uganda Civil Aviation Authority Entebbe International Airport Kajjansi Airport Namulonge Airport Entebbe–Kampala Expressway Kampala–Entebbe Road Kampala Northern Bypass Highway Kampala Southern Bypass Highway Kampala–Jinja Highway Kampala–Jinja Expressway Kampala Southern Bypass Highway Gayaza–Ziroobwe Road Matugga–Kapeeka Road Namugongo Ring Road Kampala–Gayaza Road Kampala Outer Beltway Kampala–Bombo Expressway Kampala–Busunju Expressway Kampala–Mityana Road Kampala–Mpigi Expressway Kampala–Masaka Road Kampala–Hoima Road

Energy	Namugoga Solar Power Station Hoima–Kampala Petroleum Products Pipeline Kenya–Uganda–Rwanda Petroleum Products Pipeline UETCL Kawanda Substation Umeme Namugongo Substation

Education	Uganda Martyrs High School Namugongo Gayaza High School King's College Budo St. Mary's College Kisubi Trinity College Nabbingo African Bible College (Uganda) Nkumba University University of Kisubi

Health	Entebbe General Hospital Entebbe Military Hospital Kisubi Hospital Mpererwe Hospital Kasangati Health Centre IV Katabi UPDAF Health Centre III

Notable people	Arthur Sserwanga Gilbert Bukenya Nelson Sewankambo Herman Kasekende Louis Kasekende Julia Sebutinde Israel Kibirige Ssebunya Samson Kisekka Kiiza Besigye Christophr Evans Kaweesi Luwagga Kizito Glaydah Namukasa Martin Ondeko Hakim Sendagire Rosemary Seninde Arthur Sserwanga Dennis Galabuzi Ssozi

Coordinates: 00°11′55″N 32°35′55″E / 0.19861°N 32.59861°E / 0.19861; 32.59861

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