Sultan Gardens Resort

Just returned from a 10 night all inclusive stay. What a fantastic experience!! Pool - The resort has so many pools to offer. We based ourselves around the North 38 pool. It’s only for adults and was lovely and quiet in the mornings. Always plenty of sun beds available (presume the resort is not full). Mohamed the lifeguard is amazing and so lovely and helpful. The bar tender at the swim up bar Ahmed - Mahdy is lovely and attentive. Although the pool is well maintained the swim up bar (which is not assessable to the lifeguard) could do with a scrub. The pool towels very large, clean and soft. Beach - Again lots of sun beds available. The beach is lovely and clean. Amazing sunrise at approx 6am. Snorkelling is fab! We used the dive centre on site called Eagles and they were excellent. We did a scuba review and saw turtles and eagle rays just past the hotel jetty. Off the jetty there are some coral tables to help protect the reef. Room - We had a 2 bedroom family room for 3 adults to share. Room number was 558 and was great and clean. Came with amenities. Room was cleaned well daily and the man was great with lots of lovely towel displays. Food - We only ate at the main restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We also had lunch at the snack pool bar a few times. The main restaurant was good. Lots of food available for all nationalities. The mangoes were to die for!! The waiters Lofty and Mohammed were so attentive. We always had drinks and a table. Drinks - Drinks at the adults only pool were very good but the drinks at the main lobby could be very hit and miss. Often very very strong or didn’t contain all or the correct ingredients of the cocktail (sometimes a bit made up). Most of the waiters were lovely though and Ahmed was brilliant and efficient. Cold small water bottles always available at all bars as well as 2 large bottle in the room every day. Entertainment - Lots to do every day including darts, stretching, water polo and water aerobics. The animation team seemed nice but most of them did not speak English and therefore didn’t have much contact with us. Every night there was a kids disco, dance show and live singers. This became very samey! Extra - Lots of sales people around the pools including pictures, spa treatments, boat trips and water sports. Although they came round daily they were not pushy but informative. We booked a boat snorkelling trip with EasyJet and was a nice day out. Outside the hotel are some shops and an ATM. We didn’t venture out further (Soho Square, Old town, Nama Bay or Cafe) as we have visited Sharm many of times before. Grounds - The resort grounds were excellent and very well kept. The hotel use waste water to water the grass and plants early in the morning and this has an occasional unpleasant smell but a great recycling initiative. Other - Most shops and extra activities wanted paying in euros/dollars. Mainly Russian, Egyptian and other nationality guests who can be quite rude. There is a bus that takes you around the resort as it is very big. Never got bit by any mosquitoes but there are lots of moths around. WiFi around the hotel was very good. We felt very safe at the hotel. The staff were just so attentive and great. We would love to visit again.