Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort & Spa hosts conferences of up to 300 delegates and weddings for up to 1,500 guests, with indoor halls, a permanent marquee and outdoor lawns on the shore of the lake. The resort is at Kigo, off the Entebbe Road, between Kampala and Entebbe in Uganda.
Seminars and company events
The resort states that it can host conferences of up to 300 delegates. Its meeting rooms carry the names of Lake Victoria islands: Kalangala Hall, which divides into Kalangala A and B, Ngamba Hall, Bulago Hall, Bugala Hall, Buvuma Hall and the Bukasa Board Room. Layouts offered range from theatre and classroom to banquet, cabaret, U-shape, hollow square and boardroom. The location suits regional meetings that need both the capital and the international airport within reach, and the golf course, marina and spa give options for team activities between sessions.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are a large part of the offer. The resort publishes a wedding package for groups from 100 to 1,500 guests and several venues to choose from. Colosseum Gardens takes up to 1,500 guests outdoors. Koome Hall, a permanent air-conditioned marquee, takes up to 450. The Marina area takes up to 400, and Kalangala Hall up to 180 for a smaller indoor reception. A honeymoon package is offered for the couple.
Rooms and capacities
For conferences, the overall stated maximum is 300 delegates. The capacity chart on the site covers each hall by layout, but its figures are not readable in the page text, so ask the events team for the plan of each room. For receptions, the stated capacities are 1,500 for Colosseum Gardens, 450 for Koome Hall, 400 for the Marina area and 180 for Kalangala Hall.
Accommodation
Guests stay on site in Deluxe and Deluxe Twin rooms, Executive Suites and two Presidential Suites. For families or senior guests, the resort also has three-bedroom apartments of 163 square meters and four-bedroom penthouses of 326 square meters. The site does not give the total number of rooms. The Maisha Spa and Health Club has three treatment rooms, a steam room, a sauna, a plunge pool and a 25-meter pool, and there is a separate outdoor pool.
Catering
Catering is in-house. The resort lists six restaurants and bars, among them the Marina Restaurant, which serves à la carte by the golf course and the lake, the Citadel all-day brasserie, the Kigo Bar and the Pool Bar. Wedding packages are priced per guest and include the resort's own food service.
History and setting
The resort belongs to Serena Hotels. Its buildings take their cue from a Tuscan hillside village, in pastel colors, around a man-made bay with a yacht basin and moorings. The 18-hole championship golf course was designed by Golf Plan and finishes on an island green.
Getting there
The resort is on Lweza-Kigo Road, off the Entebbe Road. The site gives about 20 minutes to both Kampala and Entebbe, and Entebbe International Airport is within easy reach, which makes it practical for delegates and wedding guests flying in.
