This is an absolutely perfect location. Taormina is a lovely town. I loved sitting on the balcony looking down over all the goings-on, weddings, soccer games, tourists in the piazza.
This end of Taormina near Catania is more relaxed, but still feels like a happening place. We were delighted that the high-end gourmet restaurant "Kiste Easy Gourmet" was only 60s walk from our front door! There's a fairly loud bar "Arke" just across the alleyway from the bedroom window, so maybe bring earplugs if you go to bed early.
The apartment was clean and modern, with delightful touches of Sicily like art ceramics around the place.
There are so many fun things to do around here! We walked up Via Dei Saraceni to the hilltop town of Castelmola (twice because it had such a beautiful view), snorkeling and scuba diving around Isola Bella, eating coffee and almond granita every morning at Bam Bar.