Our trip to Taormina was perfect. We could not have picked a better place than le Grand bleu for our family. Maria met us on arrival with very easy instructions to find the property, and the photos do not do the property justice. Photos cannot capture the ambience and location and we were thrilled. We were just a short way back from the main street, but far enough away they you could escape the bustle and enjoy the privacy of our beautiful laneway. Our children loved eating breakfast on the steps outside our door in the laneway which had beautiful sunshine in the morning. Later in the day, the whole family would sit outside eating scillian oranges on the steps, and in the evenings we enjoyed sipping lemoncilo on our private balcony. From the apartment, we walked everywhere, from the Greek theatre, to the Castile at the top of the hill behind us, and we also walked to Castlemola. We walked to the beaches but sometimes allowed ourselves the treat of being brought back to Taormina by the cable car, which is only a short distance from le Grand bleu. Maria pointed us in the right direction of many of the local restaurants and cafes and we enjoyed these very much. Overall, we completely enjoyed our time in Taormina and could not recommend le Grand bleu more highly.