Maria’s apartment is a great place to stay and discover the secrets of Taormina and surroundings. You have everything necessary in the apartment including dish washer and washing machine which work well. On top there is everything for a quick start without having to go immediately to the supermarket.
For healthy and normally trained people it is possible and recommendable to walk into the city even if the way back is causing some sweat as it goes all the way up. I still prefer this than running into parking and traffic problems which are common at least in August as the city is full of tourists.