Our visit to Carmela's place was amazing.The apartment is very cosy and has a lovely relaxed feel to it. From the roof top balcony and the bedroom you can see views of the bay and the Ancient Greek theater. The kitchen has a good sized fridge, cooker and tea and coffee making facilities. We did use the kitchen to prepare food a few times, but Taormina has plenty of places to eat if you don't fancy cooking. We recommend going to Rusty & Co for a steak and going to Roberto's for a Cannoli is a must. Both of these are only a 5 minute walk from the apartment. We drove up from Catania in a hire car and decided to park it up for the week and use local trips (Legendary Sicily) or the 'City by see' bus which is very good value for money. We used the Lumbi multi storey car park in Taormina which cost 48 Euro's for 7 days. If you go the the reception in the car park and pay for a week it's cheaper than paying on exit. It's not even 7 Euro's a day. There is a free bus from Lumbi Parking that circles every 20 minutes or so and will drop you in front of the Porta Messina arch right at the heart of the city and 5 minutes walk from the Apartment.
Carmela's apartment is right in the heart of everything and its also a lovely place to come back and relax after a days sightseeing. As you come out of the gated courtyard, walk 40ft to the left and down some steps and you are right on the main street of Taormina. Even though it is close to the town it is nice and quiet on a night. The local bus station is very close if you dont want to drive and there is also a cable car to take you down to the Beach and Isola Bella.
We thoroughly enjoyed our time here and would strongly recommend it to anyone staying in Taormina.
Rich & Jo.