Edwards Inn: Sandy Ground's Laid-Back Beachside Base
Simple, self-catering rooms steps from Anguilla's liveliest beach village
Why Go
While resort guests pay premium rates on the cliff tops, Edwards Inn puts you about 60 feet from Sandy Ground beach for a fraction of the price ΓÇö with a full kitchen, a balcony, and Anguilla's best barefoot nightlife strip right outside your door.
The Experience
Edwards Inn & Villas is a modest, family-run guesthouse of around 13 apartment-style rooms set beside the Sandy Ground salt pond, just across a public parking access from the beach. This is not a polished resort ΓÇö it's a practical, no-frills base in the heart of Anguilla's most social village. Rooms are air-conditioned with king or queen beds, kitchenettes or full kitchens, flat-screen satellite TV, walk-in showers, and balconies where you can catch the evening breeze off the pond. The real experience is the location: mornings swimming the calm, sheltered bay, afternoons watching boats bob at anchor, and nights wandering between the beach bars and live-music spots that make Sandy Ground famous across the Caribbean.
What to Try
Book a room with a balcony facing the salt pond for sunrise birdwatching, then self-cater breakfast with provisions from village shops before the beach fills up. In the evening, skip taxis entirely ΓÇö everything worth doing in Sandy Ground is a short barefoot walk: live reggae, fresh-grilled crayfish, and rum punch at the waterfront bars. If you're visiting during boat-racing season (Anguilla's national sport), Sandy Ground bay is one of the prime places to watch the traditional racing sloops.
Insider Tip
Manage expectations and you'll love it: Edwards Inn is a budget guesthouse, not a boutique hotel, and reviews are mixed on upkeep. Ask for a recently refreshed room when booking, confirm your rate and arrival time directly with the owners, and use the full kitchen to your advantage ΓÇö Anguilla restaurant prices add up fast, so self-catering here can save you serious money over a week-long stay.
The Practical Stuff
Located in Sandy Ground village (plus code 6W26+P3J), Anguilla, on the salt pond side of the road with beach access through the public parking area. Free Wi-Fi and on-site parking; air-conditioned rooms with kitchenette or full kitchen, iron and board, tea/coffee facilities. Budget-to-moderate pricing. Sandy Ground is about 10 minutes' drive from Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport and the Blowing Point ferry terminal; a rental car is recommended for exploring the rest of the island, though the village itself is fully walkable. Book ahead for high season (DecemberΓÇôApril) and boat-racing weekends.
Pair It With
- Sandy Ground Beach Guide — The calm, boat-dotted bay is literally steps away ΓÇö swim, paddle, or watch traditional sloop races from the sand.
- Sandy Ground beach bars & live music strip — The village's famous waterfront bars and restaurants are a short barefoot walk, so you can enjoy the nightlife with no driving.
- ALAK Art Gallery — A nearby local gallery for browsing Anguillian art on a slow afternoon between beach sessions.
- Salt pond birdwatching — The inn sits right on Sandy Ground's historic salt pond, a quiet spot for spotting wading birds at sunrise and sunset.