Mareka was lovely and friendly and prepared a beautiful breakfast every day. The home was very clean and spacious. However it took our driver longer than 25 minutes to drive us to Taormina - took about 45 minutes. Maybe it was approaching off season in October, but there was very little to do in the surrounding area. Note there is a restaurant right next door - we ate there one night and had a very good dinner but be prepared for cooking smells and noise until closing time.