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    Sultan Sands Island Resort

    OOOOO Plus

    InKiwengwa, Zanzibar, Tanzania

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    ABOUT THE HOTEL

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    Hand-carved furniture, Far Eastern cuisine and a footprint-free beach. The Sultan Sands Island Resort’s got authentic Zanzibar getaways down to a T.

    This family-friendly resort’s set on the east coast of the island. A bright white beach, a quiet pool and access to a spa make for a peaceful retreat. There’s a nightclub and a hotel-run kids’ club, too.

    Stay here, and you’ll share the many facilities of the Bluebay Beach Resort next door, including its Oasis Spa and the One Ocean Dive Centre.

    • Rooms: 76

    Things you'll love

    • Family-friendly
    • On a beach
    • Spa next door

    Location

    FOOD & DRINK

    All Inclusive

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    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Evening Meal
    • Drinks
    • Snacks

    Buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner. Selected local-brand alcohol, soft drinks, tea and coffee. Snacks at set times.

    Facilities

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    • Outdoor pool

      There's a large outdoor pool here surrounded by a terrace with loungers and parasols, plus there's a pool bar close by.

    • The Mwambao Restaurant

      Overlooking the pool, this buffet restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast features live cooking stations, and dinner has a different theme each night, so you can expect to taste things like traditional Zanzibar cuisine, Italian, and Swahili.

    • Mawimbi Bar

      By the pool, this bar is on hand for a cooling drink. It overlooks the beach and ocean, too.

    Rooms

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    • Double Room with Sea View and Balcony or Terrace

      These double rooms sleep two people with a double or twin beds. You'll find a separate bathroom, TV, Wi-Fi, mini-fridge, safety deposit box*, and a balcony or terrace with sea views.

    • Double Room with Sea View and Balcony or Terrace

      These double rooms sleep two people and feature a private balcony or terrace from which you can soak up the sea views. You'll find a double or twin beds, separate bathroom, TV, Wi-Fi*, mini-fridge, safety deposit box and air-conditioning.

    Nice place, but...
    07 May , 2019 obreshkovZhivko, 186338
    Everything is really good, but the thing is: Once you step on the beach, there are bums offering you things and you can’t get a rid of them, even if you do soo, someone else will come. Even I was approached three times in the heavy rain, when I went for a walk on the beach .
    Tolles ruhiges Hotel mit einer super Lage !
    06 May , 2019 Nelwo
    We stayed 12 days in the Sultan Sands Resort and we were perfectly satisfied. The hotel has an optimal size. It is small and nice. Even if you prefer a larger hotel you won’t be disappointed as you can also use the Blue Bay Resort aside – drinks and food is excluded from All-inclusive here. Back to Sultan Sands: there are three categories of rooms. On the top of the slope are some larger buildings with several parties. Beneath there are some small African bungalows with garden view with two parties each and also single bungalows with sea view. We stayed with 3 persons in the two-parties bungalows with garden view. The rooms are spacious and sufficient. The bathroom could be a bit bigger but fulfilled its purpose. Everything was very clean and tidy. The garden around the bungalows was very well maintained and clean. The hotel has a total of 3 pools, two large ones and a small one close to the sea view single bungalows. There was also a beach bar and a main restaurant which offered a lot of variety depending on the theme night. Every evening there was another show and my personal highlight was the Saturday evening where the dining tables and the buffet were arranged around the pool. The staff, which served us, was always in a good mood and friendly. Of course, there were some moments when the staff seemed bored or forget things, but this would be complaining on a high comfort level. Don’t forget that it is still an African island where everything seems a little slowed down. All locals say "pole pole" to you, which means “slow down - unhurried”. The beach is a dream! Part of the beach belongs to the hotel where you could enjoy absolute tranquility. This area is separated. To enter the sea you have to go down stairs to the public beach and then enter the sea. Entering the sea in that case is a bit tricky! The beachboys & girls (locals trying to sell you stuff) ... are a very disturbing factor if you just want to enjoy your rest. You will be followed to the water. Often a simple “no, thank you” was not enough. They were all always nice and friendly, trying to start a small talk with you but in the end they always wanted to sell you something. The security guys at the beach, were more or less silent observers and mostly paid attention that these guys don’t enter the area of the hotel. After a conversation with the hotel manager, he immediately endeavored his security staff to hinder the "annoying" beach boys to bother the guests! Here I also want to highlight the hotel manager "Mr. Dass". Have rarely met such a great person. He lives his profession. He always tried to lip-read all our wishes. He was always present and with a smile on his face. We have already seen some countries, traveled to hotels from 3 to 5 stars and met different kind of managers. Mr. Dass was by far one of our highlights. Mr. Dass, we would like to thank you and your staff again for all your efforts to make our holidays and our stay at the Sultan Sands unforgettable. If we come back to Zanzibar, it will definitely be the Sultan Sands again.
    Fabulous location
    24 Apr , 2019 Swamprocker, 186338
    We enjoyed our stay at The Sultan Sands, although our room was up a hill, quite a walk from the main building and the beach, with no views. The beach facilities and pool were good. The food was a bit hit and miss, generally OK, not great. There was live entertainment every evening, which we really enjoyed. No tea or coffee making facilities in the room, otherwise well equipped. Service for check-in and at the various restaurants (not the self-service) were very slow. Otherwise staff very good.
    Absolutely amasing holidays!!!
    22 Apr , 2019 Rita D, 274948
    Hotel is well equipped, food is delicious, staff - helpful and friendly, pool and beach gorgeous!!! Every evening nice entertainment. Good location. We checked some other places being here - no doubt Sultans Sands is the best choice! All guest agree they there absolutely surprised on Easter afternoon, then local chorus presented concert for us!!! Going back home everyone started plans to come back here again...!!!! Hakuna matata!!!
    Ticks most of the boxes! 😀
    12 Apr , 2019 290ainem
    Just finished our one week stay at Sultan Sands and we were very sad to say goodbye to this lovely resort! We arrived late last Friday and managed to make it on time for dinner. We were amazed at the quality of food on offer and really impressed with the variety of choices. It was a fantastic start to our stay. We were met by the wonderful resort manager Mr.Dass Banger who was very friendly and welcoming. Our room was right on the beach, with our balcony walking out into the sand - a wonderful surprise for when we arrived! This was definitely a highlight of the stay. As the week progressed, there were one or two nights were there was an evident decline in the quality of food; certain dishes were not of the same standard as they had been at the weekend, perhaps they make a special effort with dishes on weekends? We travelled with one other couple, all ranging from 24-30 in age, and we found it quite quiet in the evenings, even being asked to turn off our speaker on one occasion (there is music every night for a couple of hours, but during the day at the pool and bars there is none) On Thursday night there were a fantastic dance group who were the most amazing group of dancers we ever seen, and a disco followed this - the dance floor was packed and it even was followed by a pool party of sorts!! We would have loved if this holiday vibe was a more regular occurrence in the resort, but it was a nice surprise for our last night! The all inclusive drinks menu is somewhat disappointing. We found ourselves drinking cocktails that curdled and iceless drinks on many occasions. It would be great if some popular cocktails such as mojitos, daiquiris, sex on the beach, etc. were added to the menu as the ones available are very medicine like in taste. Also, cider and a variety of beers would be very much welcomed. It became a bit of an effort to have a few drinks towards the end of the trip, so much so that we resulted in ordering from the bar menu and paying extra for some nice drinks! The bar staff, some are extremely friendly, Eric and Lameick in particular spring to mind, however, others make you feel very guilty for ordering drinks and we had even been asked on a number of occasions if we had finished with our previous round of drinks, this made us feel a little unnecessarily greedy, which was not a nice feeling! The rooms were cleaned everyday at an acceptable standard. However we noticed things like rubbish bins weren’t emptied and the towels often smelt damp. Some little touches that I have seen in other hotels and resorts when it comes to the cleaning of the rooms, were not there. But overall, they were cleaned daily and this was good! Be prepared for a lot of insects, there are little lizards everywhere and we even had a visitor in our room one night. We didn’t mind these as we happen to love these little creatures but if you’re not a fan, be prepared! The beach is very nice but again, be prepared to have your relaxing walk interrupted anything up to ten times by the men on the beach front who will try to sell you anything and everything, lovely guys but sometimes a bit too much! Overall, it was a very lovely week, and we are glad we have experienced the Sultan Sands resort. It was a relaxing week with only one or two minor issues that I’m sure will be easily fixed! Thanks to all the lovely staff! 😀
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