We stayed in this apartment in April. We had great communication with Valentina...with plenty of advice regarding sights and places to eat. We used her contacts for airport transfers ...which all worked out perfectly...very nice friendly drivers. The apartment was as described and shown in photos. Taormina is lovely..we took the bus and then the cable car. ...very reliable, and would then get taxi back (20€). Giardino was fairly quiet...beaches good...sea very cold! Preferred restaurants were in Taormina as there was a busier atmosphere there. We took Valentina's advice and had an evening drink at Hotel Timeo...expensive...but worth it.
Everyone seemed very friendly and helpful. The only shame is the weather was a bit cool and sky's cloudy and grey. But that can't be helped! 😎