Sonia & her husband picked us up from the bus terminal. Very friendly and helpful & informative. They were very lovely hosts & you could see how much they loved Taormina. They de toured on the route so we could see where everything was. It was actually quite near where we were staying. Also bus terminal is a short walk down the hill. Train station is quite far from Taormina main street/apartment. Buses do run down the hill though. Apartment was a really good size, very clean and had everything we needed. You need to move the modem around a bit if wifi signal doesn't work. Sonia's sister checked us out, again very friendly. Language barrier is not a major problem. We went out of season so if planning Mt Etna, Godfather tours, book them in advance as only run on certain days. Avoid taxis as overpriced.