At first we thought the apartment was in the middle of nowhere and were a bit worried. However after an explore we realised we were in a great location! Halfway between the town of Taormina and halfway to the beach. Beware - there are a lot of steps!! (286 up to town and 252 down to the beach area/cable car). We felt that this added to the charm of the place and helped burn off the calories from all the amazing food we ate!!
The hosts and staff were lovely and very friendly. We took advantage of the breakfast service (£6per person) and that was a nice added extra we hadn't know about.
The pool area is fairly basic but lovely. I would say the same about the apartment. Only down side is that there's no air-con, only fans.