Hotel
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Polana Serena Hotel
The Polana Serena Hotel, built in 1922 on a cliff overlooking Maputo Bay, is known as the 'Grand Dame of Maputo.' Celebrated for its colonial elegance and Art Deco grandeur, the hotel played a glamorous yet tense historical role during World War II, serving as a neutral espionage hub where Allied and Axis spies operated side by side. Today, behind its lavish hospitality, guests and staff recount whispers of phantom figures from the 1940s and unexplained occurrences in its historic guest suites.