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As of 2024, Serena comprises a collection of 35 hotels, [2] luxury resorts, and safari lodges which are located in East Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo, [3] Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, and Mozambique) and Central and South Asia (Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan).
The hotel hired her as a cook, after her training. [3] [4] In 2004, the hotel changed ownership and was renamed Kampala Serena Hotel. She was retained by the new owners. [3] [1] [4] Peace Butera was selected to undergo training to become a chef through the internal program at the Serena Hotels Group.
It is set in landscaped gardens, overlooking the city's Zarnegar Park. [11] The hotel has 177 rooms and suites. [12] It has several restaurants, including the Café Zarnegar serving Afghan cuisine, the Wild Rice fine-dining restaurant serving Southeast Asian cuisine, the Serena Pastry Shop serving homemade breads, cakes and patisseries and the Char Chata Lounge. [13]
Sirajuddin Haqqani is accused of planning the Jan. 14, 2008, attack on the Serena Hotel in Kabul that killed six people including U.S. citizen Thor David Hesla [2] [3] The Kabul Serena Hotel is a five-star hotel in Kabul , Afghanistan , belonging to Serena Hotels , designed by the Montreal -based Group Arcop Architects and since its reopening ...
Although the ambassador was staying at the luxury hotel, he was not there at the time of the bombing. [9] Another possible reason given for the attack was that the bombing in the city of Quetta took place hours after Pakistan opened a new border crossing with neighboring Iran , a move that many have criticized.
The first Pearl-Continental Hotel in Karachi was inaugurated by President Muhammad Ayub Khan on 10 May 1964 and was the first five-star hotel in Pakistan. It was a member of the Leading Hotels of the World for over a decade. [3] [4] A new hotel was built for Lahore and Rawalpindi in 1967 [5] [6] with another branch opening in Peshawar in 1975. [7]
Adjacent to the hotel is the Kampala Serena International Conference Center with a seating capacity of 1,500 and multilingual translation facilities of up to nine languages simultaneously. [7] In 2016, the hotel was expanded, with the addition of 32 bedrooms, and the improvement of food, beverage, and meeting facilities.
Faisalabad (/ f ɑː ɪ s ɑː l ˌ b ɑː d /; Punjabi, Urdu: فیصل آباد, Punjabi pronunciation: [fɛːsə̆ləˌbäːd]; Urdu pronunciation: [fɛːsˈlɑˌbɑːd] ⓘ), formerly known as Lyallpur (Punjabi, Urdu: لائل پور), is the 3rd largest city of Pakistan after Karachi and Lahore respectively.