We used public transportation from Catania, and it is not so bad choice. It is easy to get on and off bus. And maybe this is a huge resort, it means it is not fit to someone who expect the mood of airbnb's hospitality.
But i think ours is good choice for Taormina is a famous tour-city and this room has swimming pool and so covenient facility. (These hot season asks us a seimming pool and so on)
It it so easy to approach to the beach and good to occupy the kichen. The forest is so full around there and sometimes we unfornately suffered from mosquito's attack.