The apartment was very clean and beautiful. They were very warm hosts and were able to use a translator app to get around the language barrier. The shower was wonderfully warm with great water pressure, bed was a bit firm for us, location was great, and there was a remote to control the heat/ac. Be careful if you are going to Taormina, our GPS told us that the road to the parking was closed but it was not. Might be best to get directions. The food was phenomenal. We purchased the optional dinner and it was amazing. The balcony was closed in because it was November and bit cool and they served us dinner out there. The pasta was a red sauce with eggplant and was the best we had on the trip. Breakfast was also very good with a fresh omelet, coffee, tea, fresh oranges and a nice selection of pastries.