Giuseppe was a wonderful host, and the apartment was fantastic. We arrived very late on a Saturday night, and I asked if he could perhaps just have some dry pasta and ham for us when we got there, but he and his wife did much more - a beautiful pan of eggplant parmesana (and for dessert, pasta di mandorla) was waiting for us! The apartment has all the modern amenities you'd hope for, and the basics are there (salt, sugar, coffee, some basic spices, dishwashing liquid, etc.) There are extra blankets and pillows, and the bathroom is beautiful and has a great shower! Giuseppe gave us travel suggestions every morning via Whatsapp and after finding out our (my) weakness for ricotta pastries, he brought us several for breakfast one morning). The town merits a long meandering walk as there are breathtaking views of Etna and Castiglione di Sicilia. There is a pharmacy and at least two shops with basic food items on the main street. Depending on your driving skills you might want to park in the first very steep parking lot, as the upper parking lot nearer to the apartment requires some Sicilian driving skills! Motta Camastra was our base for 5 nights, and we visited Etna (via Zafferana Etnea), Taormina, Castiglone di Sicilia, Randazzo (excellent pastry shop), Novara di Sicilia (with a stop at the abandoned village of Borgo Schisina, beautiful views), and of course the Alcantara river below Motta Camastra. We hope to return one day to continue our visit of Sicily.