Vanessa is an amazing host. She was extremely helpful with all of the tips, and was ready to answer all our questions daily. She helped with the best places to eat pizza, ice-cream, and even with Italian music choices. The whole building is owned by one family and we really felt like home. We were pleased to find some fruit and water on arrival, and to get a special "Vanessa" discount at a local restaurant. All essentials are in the apartment, and it looks very much the same as on the pictures. The location is excellent as it is close to Taormina city centre, which is some steps down. There was a problem with Wi-Fi for a couple of days, but the host provided us with Internet USB stick as an alternative. The parking is in a "Sicilian way" - there are restriction signs nobody follows as we were explained :) We always could find a space for the car (note it was not a high season as we were there during Easter break). The apartment is close to the market square with a view of Mount Etna. Every morning we could check for the mood of Etna... A small grocery shop is just around the corner. Overall the environment there was so hostile that we wished we could have stayed longer than just one week.