Enza was an excellent host, and her apartment was the perfect location and size for a family beach vacation. We stayed there for six days with our four-year-old son, and we all had a great time. The apartment is literally a three-minute walk from the beach and in the middle of a good number of shops and restaurants. (Tip: the bar/cafe at the Lido di Naxos is the perfect spot for a breakfast of granita and brioche overlooking the beach and the town of Taormina above.) That made it the perfect base for getting out and about town, which was very walkable; it was also easy to drive (or take the bus) up to Taormina. Note that being in such a central location comes with the liveliness and noise attendant to a popular tourist beach town--it stayed loud well into the night, especially on weekends, and we found it helpful to have some white noise at bedtime (in our case, a tabletop fan). Regarding the town: Giardini Naxos isn't as posh as the better-known Taormina, but we found it to be a little more fun and easygoing--and you can walk to the beach! The apartment itself was very well-equipped. There were plenty of linens, towels for both bath and beach, any cooking implements we needed (Tip #2: there is a small but well-stocked grocery store a one-minute walk up the next street), furniture for lounging about, maps, a portable crib, a toddler rail for the bed, a washing machine, and so on. The patio area out front was especially lovely and we enjoyed several meals out there in the shade. And because the property is fenced and gated, we could let our son run around and play outside with no worries. As mentioned in the property description, there is also an outdoor shower, which we found useful when coming back from the beach. The apartment is not air conditioned, and it was rather hot (even by Sicily standards) while we were there. Enza had a portable fan in the apartment; we ended up purchasing a second one and leaving it there, and it was perfectly pleasant inside with the windows open and the fans blowing. The apartment has a very casual feel to it--it's a beach getaway and has obviously been somebody's weekend place for many years, and the furnishings, decor, and equipment reflect that. It's not a luxury hotel, but it's very comfortable and easy to settle into. Parking was a bit quirky--there is a renter who lives in the apartment upstairs, and we shared the driveway with him. We had to coordinate with each other whenever one of us needed to leave to make sure we weren't blocking each other in. But he was very friendly (limited in his English, though) and we had no problems with it. And we were just very happy that it had private, off-street parking, which, it appears, is not always the case. Enza was fantastic. She communicated with us before we got...