We really enjoyed our stay in Taormina. Donnamarie was an excellent host. Although we didn't meet her personally she was great at communicating with us before our trip and had clearly gone to a lot of effort to provide information about the apartment and the surrounding area, including suggestions of things to see and where to eat. We met with her friend Natalina to pick up the keys and be shown the apartment, who was also very friendly and helpful, and encouraged us to contact her if we had any troubles during our stay (which we didn't). The flat was as it looks in the photos and as described, quite small but just what we needed during our trip.

Taormina itself is a beautiful place. We chose Donnamarie's flat because it is a bit out of town, and we had heard how touristy Taormina is. Unfortunately it rained quite a lot during our stay, which meant that the 10-15 minute walk up the set of stairs from the centre of Taormina was a bit more challenging that it would have been otherwise, and we tended to rely more on local buses to get to and from the apartment. However, the spectacular views made up for this. We were not expecting rain and luckily Donnamarie had kindly provided some umbrellas etc, which came in very handy.

I would encourage anyone staying here to also make the journey further up the mountain to Castelmola. Although smaller than Taormina, it is also lovely and the views are breath-taking, even when surrounded by rain clouds!

All in all we had a lovely time and Donnamarie was a great host. I would recommend this apartment to most people, although maybe not to those with mobility issues do to the stairs required to get around.