Getting to Taormina from Catania airport is a breeze with the bus so it's worth doing that instead of €100+ taxi trip.
Getting to the apartment from the bus station is quite a walk especially because Taormina has some pretty steep roads, so if you're with large bags it's worth getting a taxi to the house (€10).
About the apartment:
It's located in a charming area outside of city's main street. It's on the 2nd floor (not 1st) directly opposite 2 restaurants. One of which is famous for all the Hollywood stars visiting it and the good food they serve (La Botte). The other one is infamous for playing music until 01:00 pm every.single.night. (Red & White)
The apartment is clean and has all the necessary amenities though some of the kitchen supplies should be replaced as they look heavily used. Wifi is good and fast, tv is new and works.
There's a little grocery shop 2 minutes from the apartment or a larger (cheaper) supermarket 15 minutes away. Fresh cannoli is just around the corner made in a famous bakery (Pasticceria Roberto). The amazing Giardini park is 5 minutes from the house and Corso Umberto is nearby as well.
While the apartment is clean and charming it has some issues, namely:
- Noise level at night due to music and traffic, with all windows and doors shut it still feels like you're standing outside (buildings are built close to each other so all the sounds on the ground floor are getting amplified)
- REALLY hard bed (this seems to be an Italian thing as we've had the same issue in another part of Italy on a previous trip)
- Host was not present on arrival
- Host did not respond to our messages when we needed to cancel our trip a few days before our end date.