Davide was fantastic and met us in the hirecar on the scooter and directed us to the carpark Porta Catania - multi story carpark (€69 for 7days) located at one end of the main tourist/shopping strip. The lift in carpark takes you to street level (level7) and you can push your cases up the incline of the ramp and then flat along the main tourist strip to the door of the house.
The stairs into the house are super steep but hand rails on both sides.
Location is fabulous right in the main shopping strip and all the action of Taormina. A few steps to cafes shops and the beautiful square. Car park at one end cable car and theatre at the other end. (Taxi can drop or pick up at the door but if arriving after mid morning the street it's full of people and I don't think it's possible.)
It was exceptionlly hot all week and the lack of aircon in the large lounge and small 3rd bedroom made it uncomfortable. The lounge was impossible to cool down. The 3rd bedroom required us to have the aircon in the main bedrooms blaring with their doors open 24/7 and a standing fan in the hall blowing cool air into the small room it was a hot box and not pleasant.
There is a nightclub directly under the back bedrooms and it is exceptionally loud and relentless until 3am. Contrary to previous posts it is NOT able to be drowned out by the aircondiotioner on full blast and it is not as the owners suggested "street ambiance." Cafes and restaurants are totally different this is a full blown night club with music blasting until Patrons leave around 3-4am then glass bottles get collected between 7-8am. We struggled to sleep every night. We mentioned this to the owners who said they were considering doubleglazing and thought it was only on weekends but it was Every night and ruined our experience.
The owners and host were great at communications but due to the extreme noise of the club and lack of aircondioning in the living area and 3rd bedroom it was disappointing as the location is great. The house could do with a little love and updating of a few things that were broken when we were there.