We had a great four nights at Enzo’s apartment. We primarily chose it for its proximity to the beach, and it literally is about a 2 minute walk, which was ideal. Giardini-Naxos was. a lot less busy with people
than Taormina and so it was easy to find a spot on the beach. There are lots of restaurants and bars along the main road next to the beach, and a regular bus service to Taormina.
Enzo was a great host, meeting us on arrival and guiding us to a parking space within the accommodation (if you are driving, would suggest checking whether this is available during your stay, as on street parking is an alternative but it was busy when we arrived). The apartment is huge, with two large balconies, and was clean and tidy.
Enzo was welcoming and very responsive to messages during our stay, and even helped us get the car out again on our departure, which was much appreciated. We enjoyed visiting Enzo’s cafe and the rooftop bar at the apartment building - although this isn’t open every day.
One of the apartment’s main advantages - it’s central location - did also mean that it was pretty noisy. There is nothing that the host can do about the noise, and it would be the same in other apartments in the area, but it is worth noting. The road between the apartment and the beach was busy most of the time with traffic / building work, and there is a clock tower to the other side of the building which sounds on the hour and half hour (the number of dongs correspond to the hour; so less during the night at least!).