| Kabul Grand Hotel | |
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 The inner garden of the hotel | |
  Location within Afghanistan | |
| General information | |
| Location | District 2,Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Coordinates | 34°31′14″N69°10′41″E / 34.52056°N 69.17806°E /34.52056; 69.17806 |
| Opening | 1945; Reopened; November 8, 2005; 20 years ago (2005-11-08) |
| Owner | Government of Afghanistan |
| Management | Cinderella International Group[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 177 |
| Website | |
| https://kabulgrandhotel.com/ | |
TheKabul Grand Hotel[1] (formerly theKabul Serena Hotel) is a luxury hotel in downtownKabul,Afghanistan.[2] It is located betweenWazir Akbar Khan andDeh Afghanan neighborhoods, near theArg and next toZarnegar Park.
The property was built in 1945 as the Kabul Hotel.[3]
The hotel was completely rebuilt by theAga Khan Development Network between 2002 and 2005[3] to designs byCanadian architect Ramesh Khosla.[4] The renamed Kabul Serena Hotel was inaugurated by PresidentHamid Karzai andAga Khan IV on November 8, 2005.[5][6][7]
On 1 February 2025, the Serena Hotel Group ended its operation of the hotel, which was renamed the Kabul Grand Hotel. It is now managed by Cinderella International Group, a German company.[1][8]
Adolph Dubs,United States ambassador to Afghanistan, was killed at the hotel in 1979.[9]
The hotel was the target ofterrorist attacks inJanuary 2008 andMarch 2014.[10]
It is set in landscaped gardens, overlooking the city'sZarnegar Park.[11] The hotel has 177 rooms and suites.[12] It has several restaurants, including the Café Zarnegar servingAfghan cuisine, the Wild Rice fine-dining restaurant servingSoutheast Asian cuisine, the Serena Pastry Shop serving homemade breads, cakes and patisseries and the Char Chata Lounge.[13] The hotel also includes Maisha Spa & Health Club, offering a fitness centre, a steam room, a sauna, and outdoor heated swimming pool.[14]
The design reflectsclassicIslamic architecture.[15]
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