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Reviews of Kampala Serena Hotel

5 out of 5
Kampala Serena Hotel
Kintu Road, Kampala

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 120 out of 158 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 29 out of 158 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 158 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 158 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 158 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Shaheen Abdulgani A.

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful and classy but please please change or update your pillows. Someone booking a good room means they want a good rest. It’s terrible when you can’t sleep because you can feel the age lumps in your pillows. Everything else was great!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Harriet on Feb 19, 2024
Dear Shaheen,Greetings and thank you for your feedback and for choosing to stay at the Kampala Serena Hotel. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed our hotel service, beauty, and class. We apologize for the inconvenience caused by our pillows. We appreciate your suggestion, and we will work on improving them as soon as possible. Your comfort and satisfaction are very important to us. We hope to see you again soon and provide you with a better experience. Thank you for your loyalty and support.Yours Sincerely,GENERAL MANAGER

8/10 Good

Deve

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The grounds and professional staff
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Harriet on Feb 19, 2024
Dear Deve,Thank you for choosing to stay at the Kampala Serena Hotel and for sharing your wonderful feedback with us. We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay and that our service, grounds, and associates met your expectations. Your kind words are greatly appreciated and will motivate us to keep up the good work. It was a pleasure to have you as our guest and we hope to see you again soon.Yours Sincerely,GENERAL MANAGER

10/10 Excellent

ian

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

SANDRA, GRANGER

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kirit

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Yasin

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Momodou

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Simply the best place to stay in Kampala
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tijuana

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Property
Great hotel and beautiful setting. My only issue was that the bed was not that comfortable so I had a bit of difficulty sleeping.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Edwin

Business traveler, Traveled with partner
Aging and lack of maintenance. Services are sloth pace.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Edward A

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jan, Palm Springs

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Mumbere

I like
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Faridah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Mariah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We loved it. But the pool area closes too early. And mosquitos kept on attacking me😀 Such a wonderful hotel should have a Michelin restaurant. To do so the Pearl restaurant should change the menu. When i heard the name - the Pearl restaurant i thought that they where serving lokal dishes from different plages in Uganda. This is a tip. Uganda has so much to offer. You could turn ugandas different lokal dishes in a unique and exclusive way. In the Wine champagne bar- cocktails should be with lokal ingredients and garnishing. Make seasonal cocktails. You could have gin & tonic Uganda waragi with tonic water. With Uganda waragi - you can make cocktails with different flavours like pineapple cocktail, mango cocktail, Uganda has rim and sweet wine - use it in cocktails.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maddaline

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

NEIL

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a luxurious hotel, with beautiful grounds and pools. The Deluxe rooms are large and have everything you might need including a huge desk and a sitting area; the beds are very comfortable, and the bathroom has a bathtub and a shower. I loved the service provided by the staff at the Lakes Restaurant, especially Yona. In general, the staff were very professional and friendly. They made us feel welcomed. There is really nothing to dislike about Serena. My son loved our weekend here.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023
Response from Management on Jan 26, 2023
Dear Ms. Corbett,Greetings from Kampala Serena Hotel.Thank you for choosing to stay with us and it is our greatest pleasure to learn that you had such a pleasant stay.We appreciate your good feedback, your kind words about our hotel and for recommending our hotel to the world out there. We do look forward to hosting you once again in the near future.Thank you.Daniel Kang'uGeneral Manager

4/10 Poor

Mary

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness
Someone kept banging on my door at early hours and I’m not sure why.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Management on Jan 18, 2023
Dear Mary,Greetings from Kampala Serena Hotel.We thank you for choosing to stay with us.We appreciate your feedback from your most recent stay with us. We will look into this and investigate what could have happened. Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Maggie

10/10 Excellent

peter kankaka

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mitchell, Lethbridge

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Carine

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Yichen

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kennedy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel, staff very friendly and the room was clean
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Jay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is extremely welcoming and has great facilities. Providing very comfortable rooms and excellent service.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

Arvinder

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 14 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Kampala Serena has some of the most beautiful grounds in the city. The amenities were fantastic, and the service was exceptional. Can’t recommend enough.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Edson

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Jacquie - United Kingdom
My stay @ Serena hotel kampala was incredible . The staff were amazing , from the manager James, right down to house keeping Emmanuel and crew , room service Arnold and crew , the restaurants, reception. The most outstanding staff I can remember was Jackie from room service ( Nothing was ever too much for her, Rosette from the restaurant always there to serve . Denis, Joyce, Moses both of them , Wilfred from Laundry, Ambrose and Wycliff @the entrance , the drivers . I can’t mention everyone . The services were Remarkable. Can’t wait to see them again.
Stayed 10 nights in Nov 2021

6/10 Okay

Hashim

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Iain

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent food options. Nice pool, sauna, steam room. Very helpful staff. Comfortable room and amenities.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service
The location is excellent. Every aspect of the hotel is excellent- swimming pool and the gym, breakfast, service and so on.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Mercy Kateera on Feb 13, 2020
Dear Esteemed Guest, On behalf of the entire Team, kindly allow me to take this opportunity to express our most sincere appreciation for choosing to stay with us on your last visit to Uganda. The Serena Hotels are indeed devoted to providing excellent facilities and unmatched service so we are delighted to hear that you enjoy the hospitality and service, particularly from the staff throughout your stay. Thank you once again for sharing this wonderful experience and we look forward to continuously build on the relationship and welcoming you back to enjoy our facilities at every opportunity. Sincerely, Anthony Chege

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel
It was my first time to stay at the Serena and I must say it is the best hotel in Kampala by some distance. Excellent food and service all over the hotel. Having been involved in the terror attack at the DusutD2 in Kenya my only concern is the lack of top security, given the amount of westerners staying plus it is a regular host for Ugandan hierarchy. Sniffer dogs are a must and higher walls. There are 2 ineffective security checks and you can avoid the 2nd one by walking to the right of reception in to the restaurant.Worrying
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Definitely give it a try, returning customer
Lovely stay, excellent service and staff accommodating. Food was beautiful!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Mercy Kateera on Feb 13, 2020
Dear Caroline, On behalf of the entire Team, kindly allow me to take this opportunity to express our most sincere appreciation for choosing to stay with us on your last visit to Uganda. The Serena Hotels are indeed devoted to providing excellent facilities and unmatched service so we are delighted to hear that you enjoy the hospitality and service, particularly from the staff throughout your stay. Thank you once again for sharing this wonderful experience and we look forward to continuously build on the relationship and welcoming you back to enjoy our facilities at every opportunity. Sincerely, Anthony Chege

10/10 Excellent

Max, Doha

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I had to wait for additional 3 hours (i arrived at 1500) to checkin (around 1800)but I understood as it was day after New Year. Staff attitude and professionalism did make up for the delayed checkin. Room was clean and bed was comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Mercy Kateera on Feb 13, 2020
Dear Esteemed Guest, Thank you very much for choosing the Kampala Serena as your preferred Hotel during your recent visit to Uganda and for taking the time to share your experience. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I will share your rating with our team, who I am certain will be very encouraged. At a time of your convenience, also please feel free to share in detail or advise us on how best to improve the offers and services that did not fully meet your expectations because your valued feedback will go a long way in ensuring that the quality of our service is improved and exceeds your expectation making your next stay with us a lot more comfortable. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we look forward to serving you in the future. Sincerely, Anthony Chege.

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Rooms and Meals
The level of professionalism and excellence exhibited by every single staff at the Serena Hotel is impeccable. The breakfast and meals are unmatched. Superb Hotel!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Mercy Kateera on Feb 13, 2020
Dear Ms. Deborah, Thank you very much for taking the time to review and share your wonderful experience about your last stay with us, we are very pleased to hear that it was a pleasant one. I am also very delighted to hear that our staff made you feel at home and I am certain that they enjoyed catering to your needs as much as you enjoyed your stay. I will be sure to let them all know how much of an impact they made on your experience. Thank you once again for sharing and we look forward to welcoming you back soon. Sincerely, Anthony Chege.

8/10 Good

Sherry

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel
Beautiful property, great gift store. Breakfast is fabulous. My only complaint is my hotel room smelled like someone had smoked in it.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Suleiman

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent, recently renovated property in a central location! Great facilities and impeccable customer service - a staple for any business traveler.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019