The architectural style of Sandcastle can best be described as African Adobe, with its organic forms and African influence. The pieces of African artwork at Sandcastle have been collected from many diverse countries in Africa.

The Togu na posts at the entrance to the sunken reading lounge are from a tribe in Mali. The 'togu na" is the village meeting house for the male elders amongst the Dogon people. It is an open structure with eight large supporting posts on the outside, and smaller post inside supporting a thatched roof. The posts refer to the eight Dogon Ancestors called Nommo.

The ladder in the passageway is from the West African region and is used to climb to the second storey of the flat-roofed, double storey houses. This ladder dates back to the early 19th Century

The wonderful colourful-feathered hats are from the Cameroon and belonged to the Bamileke society. The hats were worn by the chiefs and notables of his court for decoration and to establish an image.

The very tall thin people guarding the wine cellar are from the Nyamwezi people of Tanzania. These "planter sticks" were used to ensure fertility and protection of crops especially during the planting season. The beautiful door to the bar is an old granary door from Mali. The doors are used to display carvings of Dogon mythology and cosmology. The doors portray conical female breasts surrounded by row on row of stylized human figures and animals. These figures represent the eight ancestors of mankind in the Dogon story of creation.

The isicholo hats above the bed, in one of the luxury suites, are from the Zulu people of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. Married women traditionally wear these hats during ceremonial occasions.

The memorial posts in the passageway came from the Giryama people who left Somalia and settled in Kenya in the 17th century. When Giryama individuals obtained high status and authority within their society, they were entitled to a kikangu post at their death.

The A-Man-nga serpent sculptures were used by dancers who place the sculptures on their shoulders and hid beneath a shaggy raffia costume. The master of medicine, A-Man-nga, would appear to the elders among the Baga tribe of Guinea. The dances occurred on all high days - initiation ceremonies, the sources of rivers, life, death, the beginning and the end.

A lovely story about a man in Swaziland, - who carves fish out of Jacaranda wood using a chain saw. "To cure" the fish he places them in the river until they are ready to be sold.

Chiefs of the Yoruba tribe in Nigeria wore the elaborately decorated beadwork crowns. This crown was worn on ceremonial occasions where it is believed the crown aided him in taking on supernatural abilities.

The craftsmen of the Bamileke are famed for their skill in woodcarving. The TV tables in some rooms are actual beds from these creative people of the Cameroon.

The milk gourds in the dining area are made by hollowing out a fruit from the squash family. The gourds used to contain a mixture of milk and blood, which is a source of sustenance and plays an important role in the Kenyan Maasai people's custom

The large colorful pappilons from Burkina Faso were used at all ceremonial days symbolizing life after death.

The Makoro boat, similar to the one at the entrance, is still used today in Botswana by the people living on the Delta. It is the main mode of transport in the Delta for the Botswana and tourist alike.

It is strange to think that the granite skates on the wall at the small pool come from the people of Zimbabwe, a country that is land locked.