Milena is a fantastic host. My father and I stayed at her place in Castelmo at the beginning of a long weekend in the Taormina area and then Siracusa. Our first night we took the train from Catania to Taormina after flying in from Rome and were scheduled to come in late in the evening. Milena was extremely generous and had her mother pick us up at the train station to take us up to Castelmo, saving us an ardous journey by public transit or an expensive taxi ride.
Milena's apartment in Castelmo is spacious, clean, and stylish, with a lovely terrace on top of the building with great views of the sea and Mount Etna. Milena had some charming local goodies waiting for us when we arrived, including her mother's delicious home-made cookies!
Castelmo is on a mountain above Taormina. It has beautiful views and regular access to Taormina, Naxos, and the bus station and train station by bus. Getting back and forth from Castelmo to the other parts of the area was easy.