We've spent a nice week at Andrea's house. It was spacious, clean, well equipped, with cosy beds and plenty of kitchen utensils. The location is good to explore this part of Sicily: you can easily access Catania, Messina, Etna, Taormina, Alcantara gorge and all the rest North-East. The town of Fiumifreddo is small and quiet, and maybe not of a great interest, so it is not overcrowded by tourists. For us it had a great advantage: since we cook mostly at home, an access to a big supermarket was very helpful.
The nearby pebble beach is not far (about 10 minutes by car) and it is very good: about 50 meters wide and really endless. The walking path is rather tough, takes about half an hour and you'd better need hiking shoes. If you prefer sandy beaches, there is one also good in nearby town Giardini Naxos (~20 min by car).
Andrea was very kind, hospitable and attentive. The issue that deserves to be mentioned is a broken conditioner, which (despite the promises upon check-in) had not been repaired till the end of our stay. Nevertheless, Andrea was always easy to contact and tried his hard to make our stay comfortable and pleasant.