Ok first off let me say this the apartment has a killer view from the patio. It is the perfect place to start and end the day.
It gets that view from being halfway from the beach to the “top” of Taormina up a steep slope.
There are stair steps, lots of stair steps from the apartment to the beach and also from the apartment up to the town/historical tourist area, around 250-300 each way.
I’m 67 and my wife and i managed the stair steps from the apartment to the beach and up to town.....one time for a round trip. Wei could have done it again but the cable car from top to bottom is only 3 Euros so we did that instead.
We had a couple of issues upon check in but Gianfranco took care of them the following morning.....kudos to him!
Did I mention the apartment has a KILLER VIEW?
Walking back from the top of the cable car/town at night back to the apartment was a little spooky and not well lit but I’m old so maybe it’s not a concern for youngsters and we had no problems.
Also the apartment has a killer view.....did I mention that?
Anyway a little pricy and the apartment could use some upgrades but for two nights it was ok. The bed could use a new mattress, besides that it has this killer view from the patio!!!
Bottom line if you tire easily from walking up hills perhaps it’s best to look for another location. Oh and check in was easy Francesco met us showed us the offsite parking (free) and gave some local info....very nice.