A lovely, well equipped apartment with gorgeous sea views and a few steps from the (grey/a bit pebbly) beach with a fantastic Etna view. There are restaurants and a good supermarket a few minutes walk away. We tended to have breakfast at the apartment and we would often make dinner at the apartment and carry it those few steps to eat on the beach. You could hear loud music in the evening when the doors / windows were open but once the windows were shut it was fine. The apartment is lovely and cool in the evening, even with the ceiling fans off it was comfortable to sleep. There was a large travel cot and good highchair provided and there was a lovely doll waiting in my daughtet's bed, which she adored. There are a couple of flights of steps to get up to the apartment for those with buggies (we left the buggy in the hire car). Gaia and her mum are lovely, responsive and attentive hosts - there was delicious ice cream waiting for us in the apartment when we arrived. We would happily stay there again (or in another apartment hosted by Gaia).