Sultan Sands Island Resort

Stayed here for two weeks in September and the whole holiday was super. Accomodation comfortable and kept spotlessly clean. Good food and the staff were wonderful. A mix of nationalities at the time we arrived, indeed we were the only Brits for the first week but were looked after so well, no complaints at all. Beautiful beach but water shoes are advisable and be warned when the tide goes out it really does go out, you almost lose sight of it! Good fun though to walk out and see what you can spot in the little pools left by the tide. A visit to Stone Town is a must. The local people are very very poor but are very friendly, smiley, warm and welcoming and do not constantly hold out their hands for money as they do in a lot of other poor countries. A long journey from the UK to Zanzibar via Muscat, the second leg not particularly pleasant with Oman Air as we were herded onto a smaller plane and had to endure five hours being squashed with no room to move!

We recently spent 10 nights in Sultan Sands resort and really enjoyed our time there , Mr Dass has got everything just right , his staff are absolutely wonderful,so helpful and always smiling and welcoming you wherever you are with a happy "jambo" or "Hakuna Matata", nothing is too much trouble for them should you need anything and Mr Dass is always around and interacting with both the guests and his staff, I couldn't fault a single employee that I dealt with. Food.... the food is of a very high standard and is very varied and constantly being replenished,we especially liked the stuff that was cooked fresh in front if you ,pasta,omelettes,meat and fish,plenty of fresh salad and desserts. Rooms... our room (322) was kept spotlessly clean and the bed "turndown" service in the evening was a nice touch. The beach is literally within touching distance and is spotlessly clean,the sea was so warm and the walks of 1/2 mile out the reef were stunning,even the beach sellers are good fun to talk to and are not too intrusive or annoying, a polite "no thankyou" and they leave you alone. All in All I would highly recommend a stay at Sultan Sands and would definitely return..I would like to say a special thankyou to these members of staff that were especially friendly and helpful towards us...Immaculate, Emmanuel (Manu),Happy,Ester,Elizabeth and my young apprentice waiter/barman who I nicknamed Eddie. I must also give a huge thankyou to Mr Dass for making our stay so welcoming.