Francesco is an absolute gentleman. The best host we have had. Excellent and fast communication. He gave us a great orientation of the apartment and surrounding area, with ideas of what to do during our stay. The place is absolutely fantastic, very clean and neatly presented. The view is PHENOMENAL and on a nice day has an uninterrupted view of Mt Etna and looking down on the town. If you have a car, the private parking is excellent and very handy as there is basically nowhere else to park closer to town. This large apartment has private stairs that takes ~5 mins to walk down to the Main Street in Taormina. Getting back up is the test, particularly after Francesco’s excellent recommendations of where to eat, but is not too difficult.