This apartment is fantastic: spacious, modern, clean and comfortable. Sebastiano and his wife made us all very welcome and Nando met us in Linguaglossa one day to help us book an Etna tour. They really are a wonderful family - very helpful and kind. We even had welcome drinks and delicacies waiting for us on arrival!

The location of the apartment is superb. We were incredibly lucky to have visited while Etna was erupting. Each evening was spent watching from the balcony in awe as red sparks exploded into the night sky and rivers of lava illuminated her slopes. However, even if your visit doesn't co-incide with an eruption, I would heartily recommend Sebastiano's apartment. Within easy reach of Taormina for ancient Greek architecture and beaches, and a bigger day trip the beautiful Syracuse is only an hour or so south, you're never short of things to do. (Even with 3 teenage daughters!) We loved the smaller towns around Etna's slopes, like Zafferana Etnea. The whole area is a pleasure to explore.

On a practical note, we paid for linen and towels, which were perfect, and the apartment has a washing machine which was useful. The air conditioning was also very welcome as temperatures outside hit 35C.

We all felt we'd fallen on our feet booking this place, as it exceeded our expectations, and I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone. We certainly would like to return!