Hotels + Resorts This Key West Resort Wants to Teach You How to Make Epic Sandcastles By Stacey Leasca Stacey Leasca Instagram Twitter Website Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist and co-founder of Be a Travel Writer, an online course for the next generation of travel journalists. Her photos, videos, and words have appeared in print or online for Travel + Leisure, Time, Los Angeles Times, Glamour, and many more. You'll usually find her in an airport. If you do see her there, please say hello. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines Published on October 25, 2020 Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Marianne van den Broek The Reach Key West, one of Key West's newest hotels, wants to seriously help enhance your sandcastle game. The boutique-style resort, which is part of the Curio Collection by Hilton, is ready to welcome sun-seeking guests to the Florida Keys. In fact, not only will it heartily welcome everyone for a stay, a scenic meal, or a special event, but it will also help guests indulge in their artistic side by setting them up with a small group workshop with its in-house sand sculpture artist, Marianne van den Broek. Marianne van den Broek Guests can come and check out van den Broek's work that will be on full display during the holidays, hotel events, and other celebrations. Guests can even commission van den Broek to make a custom creation for their wedding. And sometimes, guests just get lucky, because van den Broek will often take to the beach to create something just because inspiration strikes. It's then that guests can sip a cocktail in one of the hotel's hammocks, lounge on the deck, sit by the pool, hang out on Key West's only natural sand beach, or just try and spot her from their nautically inspired room, and watch this master at work. But, for those hoping to get more involved, there's another option. Van den Broek and the hotel are now offering group sand sculpting workshops at its sister property, Casa Marina, just down the road. The two-and-a-half hour workshop will teach you the fundamentals of building over-the-top and structurally sound sand sculptures. All the tools will be provided, just bring along your creativity. The classes run at $69 for adults and $59 for children. Masks are required and the classes require a two-person minimum. But again, if you're less interested in putting in the effort, you could always hire van den Broek to create something unique just for you. Her wedding sculptures start at $1,000 and are worth every artistic penny. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit