I stayed with Antonio for a month, at the onset of Spring. I feel very blessed to have been hosted with Antonio, who treated me with warmth and kindness from the very first moment. In particular, I developed a really special bond with his mother, Zia Cettina, who really and truly treated me like family. The family is very proud of their home and it is kept impeccably clean. The room and bathroom are luxurious to say the least. I miss the mattress, pillows, linens, towels, etc. already! Even more so, I miss the morning breakfast and chat with Zia Cettina, who so patiently helped teach me Italian, and threatened me with peperoncini if I made a mistake. Be sure to give her some help when she is doing her English lessons on Duolingo. The place is very well located between the Alcanatra River, Mount Etna, the beaches of Giardini Naxos, Taormina, etc. The bus stop and train station is a very short walk away and super easy to figure out. Lovely restaurants, cafes and grocery shops around!