Kabul Serena Hotel

Kabul Serena Hotel is a luxury hotel in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan, currently closed due to the Fall of Kabul (2021). Originally built in 1945, it is set in landscaped gardens, overlooking the city's Zarnegar Park. The hotel currently has 177 rooms and suites. It has several restaurants include 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. The hotel also includes Maisha Spa & Health Club, offering a fitness centre, a steam room, a sauna, and outdoor heated swimming pool.

Kabul Serena Hotel
The inside garden area
Location within Afghanistan
General information
LocationDistrict 2, Kabul, Afghanistan
Coordinates34°31′12″N 69°10′40″E
Opening1945; Reopened; November 8, 2005 (2005-11-08)
OwnerGovernment of Afghanistan
ManagementSerena Hotels
Design and construction
DeveloperAga Khan Development Network (AKDN)
Other information
Number of rooms177

Incidents and closures

Adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan in 1979, was killed at this hotel.

The hotel was heavily damaged by civil war; it has been completely refurbished and extended, reopening on November 8, 2005. The main work for the hotel was given to the Aga Khan Foundation and thus it was inaugurated by Aga Khan IV[1][2]

It has been the target of terrorist attacks in January 2008 and March 2014.[3]

With the Taliban gaining control of the country, the hotel has been suspended since August 31, 2021.

  • Entrance
  • Inside
  • Gardens

References
  1. Opening of the Kabul Serena hotel Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN)
  2. Ismaili.net
  3. "Terrorists hit Australian embassy". The Courier-Mail. January 14, 2008.


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