It was, restored by the Department of Antiquities and Tourism in 1969 and one of its towers had to be rebuilt in 1991. Sun-dried mud brick and clay were the main construction materials used in the city of Al Ain for the past five thousand years. Sultan fort was built of the same materials in a square shape with four rooms and three round towers. Palm tree trunks cut lengthwise were used to make the roof. Gutters were also made of similar trunks. One of the towers was used as a jail. The room on left hand side of the gate was a guestroom while the small one on the right was used by the guards and considered as a coffee room. The two other rooms open onto a courtyard and in between is a small kitchen. The fort was provided with a well (dry now). The holes on the upper part of the walls were used in the past to defend the fort.
This fort is open in the mornings only and closed in the afternoons, on Fridays and on public holiday.