HotelChatter - Stories about Kampala Serena Hotel

HotelChatter - Stories about Kampala Serena Hotel http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T05:41:49Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/995 Kampala: Jessica Simpson Serenades Guests at the Kampala Serena Hotel http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/16/105759/35 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/jsimpserena.jpg" class="top"> Shes back Stateside now but gossip website <a href="http://www.popbitch.com/home">Popbitch</a> has just had news of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/jessica%20simpson">Jessica Simpsons</a> recent stay in Uganda for her <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/10/7/85716/9384/travel/And+The+Next+New+Travel+Show+Will+Be+Hosted+By...Jessica+Simpson">new show</a>, The Price of Beauty. Apparently she stayed at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Kampala+Serena+Hotel+/local/995">Serena Hotel</a> in Kampala and was nice and unassuming - so much so, in fact, that she even gave guests a guitar recital at the hotel (maybe she should take up busking it also says her groups credit card was later declined at the airport). Rooms here currently go for $242, but if youre not on a Simpson-sized budget, Popbitch reckons that the <a href="http://redchillihideaway.com">Red Chilli Hideaway</a> is the nicest budget gaff in Kampala. Got a better idea? Let us juliab 2009-10-16T13:07:47-05:00 Kampala: Uganda Hotel Scene :: The Serena Kampala Takes You Out of Africa http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/3/105215/7983 <![CDATA[HotelChatter's newest contributing editor <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/ScarlettLion">Scarlett Lion</a> is filing her stories from Uganda. Every now and then, she'll be sending us dispatches about the hotel scene here. Got questions? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send 'em to us</a> and we'll get them answered. Enjoy.<img src=" http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/serena_hotel.jpg" class="imgborder">If it weren't for that guy peeing in the street about a hundred meters away, a stay at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Kampala+Serena+Hotel+/local/995">Serena Hotel</a> in Kampala, Uganda, might feel a lot like a stay at any nice hotel, just about anywhere. The lobby houses a fountain and plush couches, as well as well-mannered waiters ready to serve you cocktails for New York prices. And the rooms are New York-priced too. While a prostitute-filled lodge on the other side of town ScarlettLion 2008-09-03T14:44:00-05:00 Kampala: Uganda Hotel Scene :: More Places to Stay in Kampala Than There are Hills http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/29/62244/7409 <![CDATA[HotelChatter's newest contributing editor <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/ScarlettLion">Scarlett Lion</a> is filing her stories from Uganda. Every now and then, she'll be sending us dispatches about the hotel scene here. Got questions? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send 'em to us</a> and we'll get them answered. Enjoy.<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/kampalaskyline.jpg" class="imgborder">People have been known to call <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/ug/Kampala">Kampala</a>, Uganda's capital city, a city of seven hills but it's not really true.It's a hilly city, but the number seven doesn't correspond to all the swells of land with luxury homes at their peaks, nor are there seven valleys, flooded and filled with slum dwellers.In fact, it's hard to count just about anything in Kampala. Estimates of population vary from 1.5 million people to 4 million. Estimates of the number of ScarlettLion 2008-09-02T16:39:12-05:00 Kampala: Queen E Checks Out Hotel Renovation, World Summit In Uganda http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/26/144029/05 <![CDATA[<img src=" http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/serena_hotel.jpg" class="imgborder"> This past weekend, Queen Elizabeth II stayed at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Kampala+Serena+Hotel+/local/995">Kampala Serena Hotel</a> in Uganda during her three-day visit for the Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting. Why did Lilibet herself select the hotel? Perhaps she was curious to see the results of the 18-month renovation project and redesign by architect Jon Cavanagh. The former Nile Hotel reopened in November 2006. The exterior of the 65-room hotel now resembles the landscape of the country, minus the impoverished people. A new manmade waterfall spills into a stone pool, surrounded by miniature lakes and 17 acres of indigenous vegetation, birds, and butterflies. Most likely, the Queen chose the hotel because it is connected to the conference center ced138 2007-11-27T09:00:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/