Sonia was easy to reach via messaging on Airbnb. She was nice enough to meet us at the bus station and drive us the short distance to the apartment. She also picked us up on our departure day to return us to the bus stop, which was greatly appreciated. I don't speak Italian and her English is limited, but we managed to communicate ok.

The apartment is as it's advertised; very large, with a fully furnished living room, a full kitchen with table and chairs (as opposed to basically a closet or corner that's pushed into service as a 'kitchen'), two large bedrooms with a king bed in one room and two twin beds in the other. The two couches in the living room can also, I believe, fold out for sleeping, but with only two of us, we didn't need the extra beds. The bathroom is large and modern, with a nice big shower that you can actually turn around in! Free Wi-fi is provided and generally worked well, although sometimes it took a few minutes to connect. The apartment is located on the lower part of Taormina, away from all the shops and tourists that congregate on Corso Umberto, yet within easy walking distance to that area. There's a small view of the water through two buildings across the street from the apartment, just as the picture shows. We never made it down to the beach, as the cable car wasn't operational and we didn't want to do the hike down and then back up again.

The only negative about this apartment is that a major remodeling project is going on in the next building, and the noise was horrible. We were awakened each morning with hammering and banging around 7:30 AM, and the noise only got worse. One day they were using jackhammers to break up a stone floor, and another day it sounded like they were pitching windows down into the yard, with the accompanying shattering of glass. Fortunately we didn't spend a lot of time during the day in the apartment, but the few times we went back to take a break, we couldn't relax due to the construction noise. And we didn't appreciate being awoken each morning with the pounding. This of course isn't the fault of the apartment owner, as she has no control over construction projects in the neighborhood. However, potential renters should be forwarded of this issue. It appears that the tourist trade really drops off by late October/early November, so hopefully by next spring when the tourists return, this construction project will be completed. Other than that, I would highly recommend this apartment.