For my first trip to Taormina I was a bit daunted by the drive from the airport in the dark and pouring rain (very unusual for May I was told!). Gabriele provided detailed instructions to find the apartment and even though I arrived at 10pm he came straight away to guide me after I missed the entrance. The apartment has plenty of off road parking space which is not so common in Taormina and very handy.
The apartment was lovely and well laid out with plenty of space for a couple (lots of wardrobe space!). The kitchenette had everything you would need to do simple meals, although there are so many restaurants in Taormina we ate out all but one night. The view from the balcony I have to say was stunning (and even better when the sun came out) we had breakfast out there every morning. Gabriele also left us a bottle of prosecco in the fridge was a lovely thought.
From the apartment, it is about 10mins walk down to Corso Umberto and pretty much everywhere in town is walkable (cable car down to the beach). We even walked to Castelmola which is not for the faint hearted!
I would definitely recommend Gabriele's place to anyone wanting to visit Sicily as it is a fantastic place to stay and he is an excellent host. I very much hope to visit again one day.