When you drive through the gates of Villa Carlino, after a day in hectic Catagne or Taormina, it's like driving into an oasis. Villa Carlino is surrounded by a very beautiful, well-kept and shady garden with palm trees and a direct view of Etna.
In the garden there is a large pool and sunbeds, which you almost have to yourself, as there are only four apartments in Villa Carlino.
The apartment we stayed in had its own screened-in terrace and both good beds and bathrooms. The kitchen equipment is so-so.
The reason I can only give villa Carlino four stars is that there was only a thin and not soundproof door between our bedrooms and our neighbor's kitchen. This meant that we could hear kitchen noises and everything that was talked about over the food as if they were sitting in our own kitchen.