The information received from the host regarding directions towards the place was very accurate and detailed, however the location is fairly difficult to access as it entails rather dangerous roads for unexperienced drivers. They are very narrow and steep, with lots of corners having no visibility whatsoever. Just hope that no other car comes from the opposite direction. That said, once you reach it, the location is indeed quiet and has a nice view of the valley and the sea. I wouldn’t say wonderful since the appartment we stayed in was at the very bottom of the building and had a view mostly on the valley rather than the sea. Nature surrounds it entirely however, and that is beautiful. The location is easily linked to Taormina by way of a pedestrian stairs-based alley. It takes about 15 minutes from the parking lot on the premises to reach Taormina’s centre (Corso Umberto), and approximately 25 minutes to get back, since upon return you will need to climb back a significant number of stairs. Just ask the hosts to show you the way. It is worth mentioning that if you don’t own/rent a car we would advise you to choose a different place since we couldn’t see anyone dragging their lugagge up that pedestrian alley (or even down, for that matter). Upon check-in at around 7 PM we met Carlotta who was just off to work, and she shared the info on our room and how to get in. Given the fact that both Carlotta and her mother both work in town in afternoon/night shifts, and that we left every morning really early, we hadn’t really had the chance to talk so much. We did, however, enjoy one breakfast in the company of Carlotta’s mother, who shared valuable tips on places to eat and visit, most of which paid off for us. Her English was really excellent, in the context of roughly 1 out of 10 sicilians being able to understand or articulate a clear sentence in anything other than Italian, making this particular stay a pleasure in terms of communication. In terms of cleanliness, i’m affraid we need to say that the place was a bit worse than we expected. There were large quantities of dust piled up in inaccessible places, like beneath the bed and under wooden stands. The bathroom itself was full of hairstrands and dust that no one seemed to care about during the three days we stayed. Also, overall the objects in the place, including the silverware and glasses available for eating and drinking, looked old and uncared for. It just looked to us that cleaning had not been a priority for the place. Getting past the cleanliness issues and the difficult winding roads, our overall impression was that the place was okay in terms of value for money, especially given the free and safe parking space on the premises which is a huge problem in Sicily in general, as well as given the very high accommodation...