Well what can one say? We almost want to keep this 'our little secret' but that wouldn't be fair to Maria nor other guests of course :-) It was in one word FANTASTIC!

We stayed at the accomodation for one week; my wife, daughter of 9 and myself, having driven down from The Netherlands, and we loved it! Maria is a fantastic host, very friendly and quick in her responses (through Airbnb and via text messaging). She has thought of virtually everything, everything you need is there. The accomodation is large with lots and lots of cupboard space should you need it. The greatest thing obviously is the HUGE balcony and where one tends to spend most of time there. We ate breakfast on the balcony each morning. The proximity to the beach is just great, the view is wonderful. We slept with the doors open each night. Maria and her partner welcomed us, explained everything to us and left us a complementary package of wine, spaghetti and items for breakfast, all very sweet. The WiFi works perfectly and we were very happy with that. You can park you care safely on the property of the apartment complex in their garage, also a bonus.

Mount Etna is easily doable from Giardini-Naxos and so is the town of Taormina; both worth a visit if you don't want to spend all your time on the beach :-)

We recommend snack bar "La Baia Dei Mori" for lunch, very friendly staff. The supermarket across the street is a bit expense so should you need to do groceries, we recommend the one on the Via Porticato ("centro commerciale i Gabbiani").

A wonderful place to stay and if we are ever on the east coast of Sicily again, we'd definitely try and book this accommodation again! All in all highly recommended.

PS: Should you need to get the tire of your car fixed or replaced. There is a tire shop on the Via Nazionale just a bit further than the Esso petrol station on the opposite side of the road (the sign "Bridgestone" above the shop).