Vanessa is a marvelous host— kind, attentive to detail, and responsive. She speaks native English and has a charming personality. She lives close enough to respond immediately yet leaves the guests their privacy unless you message her with a need. She gave me great advice on several local questions.
The apartment is an excellent value, very clean, generous windows in every room, and nicely appointed with comfortable and attractive furniture. Pleasant bathroom with an excellent hot shower (no wait for hot water). The kitchen is also very nice, fully equipped and kindly supplied with coffee, tea, sugar and a few cooking basics.
The sun rising over the Mediterranean warms the bedroom in the mornings. There is a beautiful slice of seaview over bougainvillea from the living room, and a partial view of the sea over rooftops from the bedroom, where you can also see the fortress high above Taormina. The walk downhill is just five minutes to Porta Catania and the lively and historic pedestrian main street, Via Corso Umberto, with all its elegant shops, cafes, restaurants, pizzerias, gelaterias, pasticcherias... Taormina is a lovely town to visit, and this apartment is a great homebase to have found! We will definitely be back!