We just had a 3-night stay at Claudio's apartment in the centre of Toarmina in August this year and it was wonderful. The apartment itself looks exactly like the photos, the place was cleaned and equipped with basic amenities like shampoo, shower gel, cutlery, hair dryer, towels etc. The location was very central and convenient. The only downside perhaps (which is clearly listed in the website anyway) is that there's no wi-fi and no cable TV to watch English international news for example. But other than that everything was great. Claudio was very responsive to emails before our stay and had his son Ernesto picked us up from the bus station when we arrived. Ernesto spoke good English and gave us some really good recommendations for restaurants and even offered to drive us to Catania airport for a discounted fee ((EUR50 vs usual private tansfer of EUR70) when we asked him what's the best way to get to the airport! Would definitely recommend this place to anyone who is looking for a stay in Taormina.