Roberta's place is just great.
It's on a third floor of an ancient building, so there's no elevator, but that's the only problem i can think of. The area is lovely, easy to find and close to the historical center. From the roof the view on Etna and the old town is astounding.
The hosts were very helpful and friendly. The town is beautiful, and it served a good base to explore the whole of east Sicily. The train station is a 10 min. walk from Roberta's, there's a car rental at the port across the street.
Be sure to visit Taormina, it's about one hour on the train. The views are literally unbelievable. Ibla Ragusa is charming. But climbing Etna was the biggest adventure, of course, simply walking upwards from Rifugio Sapienza.
Te food is great! We should have taken Roberta's advice and tried arancinis on our first day, the kids would be much easier to handle. The pizzas at Al vicolo cost the same as anywhere else but are at least twice bigger and tastier. Also, the Gioeni park up the hill is beautiful.
We wish everyone a holiday like ours.