The Ferryboat Inn is the Caribbean as it once was. It is an owner-operated and managed Inn with a special atmosphere. Owner Marjorie McClean, her son Christian, and other family members run the place, and they offer a great deal. My friend and I had the run of an entire one-bedroom (with two beds), two-bath apartment, including sizable kitchen, living room, and terrace for $180 a night. The place included a telephone for local calls and cable television. It was spotless. Marjorie had also left for us a full fruit basket, milk, orange juice, bakery bread, homemade marmalade, coffee and sugar. We were warmly welcomed. The Ferryboat Inn is on a nice beach near the small harbor, with a view of St. Martin across the channel. The lights twinkle at night. The bar/restaurant offers the best rum punches I've ever had, as well as excellent burgers, a mean black bean soup, steaks and other dishes. We loved hanging out there in the evening conversing with Marjorie, her clan, other Inn guests, and other people who come to the Inn for its delicious food and special ambiance. We liked the resident canines, who once they got to know you would encourage you to talk the beach with them. The Ferry Boat Inn is not for somone who wants a luxe vacaton. While you have daily maid service, you won't have chocolates on your pillow or someone waiting at your beck and call. What you will have is the gent who rakes the seaweed on the beach offer you a coconut he has just taken off a tree, with a straw in it. You'll learn what the real Anguilla is like from Marjorie, her family, locals and repeat guests. My only quibbles were with the water pressure, although hot water is aplenty, the towels that could have used a bit more fluff, and the railing and terrace rail that had peeling paint. But these things paled compared to the experience we had. A bonus, the Rendevous Bay Hotel, on a beautiful beach, also with a lovely dining experience, is right nearby. It too is a family-run property. But I'd still head back to the Ferry Boat.