What an amazing house! When we searched the Airbnb website for a place to stay in Taormina, we were attracted by the description: “A very comfortable and equipped apartment, with a spectacular private terrace of 100 square metres with a breath-taking view…” And we were not disappointed at all! The sea view from the terrace was fantastic and it was lovely being able to step out onto this huge terrace through sliding glass doors from the living-dining-kitchen area as well as from the bedroom. Having a lift to take us from the car park down three floors to the apartment was also a big plus.
Francesco is a wonderful host. Right from the minute we made our booking he was quick to respond to our many questions and was so helpful in arranging a driver to pick us up from Syracuse to drive us to the Taormina apartment and also for a driver to take us to Catania airport on our departure. Francesco happened to be in Sicily during our stay and he popped in to say hello… such a welcoming host…it was a delight to meet him.
Francesco has a very good team to manage the property. We were warmly welcomed by Cetty at check-in and her bubbly, sunny personality, helpfulness and guidance on local attractions and amenities and how to get around all helped make our stay a most enjoyable one. Rohid and his wife Zinnea were also very welcoming, friendly and helpful – we were able to call them if we needed anything.
We enjoyed exploring beautiful Taormina. From the apartment we were able to walk into town, to the shops and many wonderful restaurants, to the cable car station for a ride down the mountain to the beach. The walk into town was quite steep uphill and downhill in places but we enjoyed walking slowly, taking in the scenery and working up an appetite in the process, then after a delicious dinner we were happy to hop into a taxi for the return journey. On days when we’ve had a full day sight-seeing, we stayed in and enjoyed a home-cooked (thanks to the well-equipped kitchen) meal on the wonderful terrace.
My husband and I had 4 lovely days staying at Elisa’s House and we look forward to coming back. We will be recommending it to all our family and friends!