We had perfect holidays in this apartment in Giardini Naxos. We stayed with 4 adults (we and our adult kids) in September 2019 for 2 weeks. The apartment is very comfortable and equiped with all you need: dish-washer, washing machine, free and fast Wifi, much space and a new kitchen. From the terrace you have a fantastic view to Etna and the sea, the terrace provides a lot of space to sit and place a table. There is also another small terrace for other things, for example to hang the washing. Parking space is available near by. We placed our car safe near the school in the neighbourhood, without park fees. It was about 300 metres walking. To the sea you can walk in 5 minutes. The temperature was 30 ° C in September, the apartment has air-condition, but we did not need it, there are a lot of windows and in the evening it was comfortable temperature. Valeria and her parents were accessible 24 hours a day, they are very friendly. We had any help we needed. Her parents welcomed us at our arrival.
The town center (bars, supermarkets, resaturants, fishmarket) is reachable in 10 minutes, we used our car only for excursions and shopping in LIDL (inexpensive) in Fiumefreddo, 15 minutes by car. But you can get everything you need in the small supermarkets in the center of Giardini Naxos. There are a lot of possiblities for excursions: Quad-Tours around the Etna or in the Alcantara canyon, Parasailing, Jet-Ski, Boat Trips for Dolphin watching or trip to Isola Bella. These trips are available at the port. Walking to the port: 15 minutes. Our city trips were : Taormina by bus (very comfortable, air-conditioned, 20 minutes, 12 Euro for 4 persons round-trip, no stress with parking there). Palermo, 3 hours to drive by car. Catania, 50 minutes by car. These cities are very worth seeing. The sicilian people are very friendly and helpful, if you have a problem, you can ask anyone for help. Most of the younger people are able to speak English. The beach in Giardini Naxos is very clean, the water was warm (26 ° C), with lot of space ( in September!). There are many good restaurants in Giardini Naxos, in Taormina they are more expensive.......We are sure to come back to this beautiful place.