The house itself was great. Spacious and ample and as described, and extremely clean. We only heard the owners downstairs once night when they had people over for dinner. We have one year old twins who were well accommodated with cots and high chairs. Lots of good communal spaces and a nice terrace for outside eating. Communication with our host was excellent.
There is a spectacular pool but unfortunately it was a too cold for us to use it. It was very warm when we were there (28 degrees in October!) but it’s in the shade so it’s really a summer-only pool.
Unfortunately Sicily has a huge rubbish problem. It was everywhere in the town, especially on the way to the beach, which is also more ideal for the summer as everything was closed when we were there.
For the rest, there are decent shops, bakeries, cafes, and a pharmacy in the town a short walk away, but you will need a car to find the nice beaches, especially if off-season. Luckily the villa is a half hour drive from Taormina, and 45min to 1 hr to Catania which are highly worth seeing. We also drove to Syracuse which was about 90 mins but very much worth it.