We had a lovely stay at Barbara's place. The view was wonderful and the apartment was beautiful and very clean. It is only a short 10 minute walk to Isola Bella and a quick cable ride to central Taormina. We did find that communication was lacking a little, we returned from the beach to find the unit completely cleaned and our belongings had been moved around. It was a nice touch but notice would have been preferred before entering the apartment. I had messaged the host for toilet paper and various amenities and got no response and the couple staying below us knocked on our door twice attempting to find the owner. At the end of our stay Barbara graciously agreed to call us a cab, however she did not confirm with us when it had been done and being concerned about missing our train, we secured our own ride. When it was time to check out there were two cabs awaiting us and before we could resolve the miscommunication the driver Barbara had employed rudely yelled and swore at us, demanding we either pay or get in the cab and threatened to hit my boyfriend. All in all it was a lovely stay with a few minor issues. Barbara was very kind.