Cristina was an excellent host. She was attentive, communicative, helpful and welcoming to us during an exhausting trip. Her home is very comfortable, clean and quiet (except for one very annoying neighbor's dog that barked a lot during the night). She offered us her garage to park our rental car in for a daily fee (pricey but this turned out to be needed in a city with many hills and limited parking). Her home is spacious and nicely decorated with beautiful colored tiled floors (very Mediterranean looking) with a nice washing machine and a gorgeous large deck to enjoy the amazing city and water views. Cristina was very nice to make restaurant suggestions and she even booked us a jeep tour of Mt. Etna. She was living in the apartment below us and was always around to offer her assistance with our luggage and with taxi rides if needed. Cristina is very sweet. Although her home is located close to the main street, it's important to note that her home is on a really steep hill with many stairs so this is not good for someone old or with bad knees. Other than that, we had a wonderful stay and enjoyed Casa Allegra and Taormina very much.