Vera was wonderful to communicate with; her English was excellent. The place is a little difficult to find with GPS so she had us set it for the Taormina train station which is only about 300 meters from her house and then she directed us from there. Her husband met us and showed us around although his English is limited. The apartment itself is exactly as pictured. Someone else wrote of "staying in a dungeon" and, while the bedrooms and bathroom are in the basement, they all have small windows to allow just enough light in to feel comfortable. The beds (queen in master and two doubles in 2nd room) were comfortable. We did not hear much noise from the street nor did we hear any trains which go by across the road. One night we bought food and cooked in the well-equipped kitchen which was a treat. The only negative from some people's perspective is that the apartment is located in lower Taormina and not in the main village. We preferred NOT to stay in the touristy, crowded village and it was easy to just walk about 30 meters down the road and catch a city bus that came by every 15 minutes or so and charged 2.9 euros per person. (I believe you can buy the ticket by the day for 13 euros if you choose). We would stay here again IF Vera would have us back! (Unfortunately, we left the keys in the door as it locked behind us and apparently, she had a tough time gaining access! :( )