This is an absolute must-stay! The apartment itself is great: comfortable, modern, clean, and surprisingly spacious for Europe/a medieval city, and the views are an attraction in themselves! Getting there is an adventure (we had a rental car, but it's super easy to get to by bus as well), but Rino was so so welcoming and accommodating and helped us the whole way to make sure we'd get there in one piece and could leave our rental car somewhere safe without risking fines. The city itself is very neat, lots to see around. Lots of visitors during the day but it falls calm at night, without being like a ghost town - the perfect balance! We actually much preferred staying in Castelmola than Taormina - fewer people, less touristy, smaller, and altogether nicer to live in. And the people are very nice as well. This was our favorite stay throughout our two weeks trip in Italy - couldn't recommend more!