Beautiful place to stay, the views are spectacular- we spent our days looking at the sea and the smoking volcano, and our nights sitting outside watching the red glow of Mt Etna. The apartment is lovely with lots of character, we loved the shared terrace and also our private terrace with the lawn. There are several places inside and outside to choose to sit and relax, and it's so quiet. Gianfranco is fantastic, easy and quick with communication and he makes sure you have everything you need at check in, nothing was a problem. We did not have a car but it was quick to walk to town using the stairs, and the cable car from town to the beach. The stairs are steep to walk home but we ate so much pasta and pizza that it was a good thing!