Villa Zagara is in fact very beautiful but the apartment we ended up getting is not the one we saw pictured on the Airbnb site so it was rather confusing. The apartment we received was accessed from steps that lead under the main villa. While the apartment was clean and adequate, we felt a little duped by the listing as what you see is not what you get and definitely not what you pay for. You access the apartment through a small unkept garden with outdoor seats but it is far from the balcony that we expected based on the photos which are advertised. Because it rained, the grass was all muddy and there is not a stone path so you just slosh through grass. As a guest, you do have access to the upper villa pool and terrace which are lovely ( as pictured), and Massimo greeted us with a gelato very warmly. The property is managed by another person ( also very kind) but rather vague in terms of helping us with parking. It was very beautiful but we were put off by the mis-represenation of the apartment based on the price we paid for 2 nights. The apartment we thought we were getting (the only one pictured) is upstairs and was occupied during our stay. Instead we got a clean, adequate, but inferior version with far less charm and thus we were disappointed based on the price we paid. Altogether, Taormina is a lovely place and the villa is quite well located withing walking distance to both the town and the beach.