We were a familiar with where we wanted to go that is why chose to stay in GIardini Naxos. It was a great location very close to Taormina and and hour away from Catania. You also have the amazing Alcantara Canyon near by. The beach is right around the corner as well. Enzo recommend a wonderful pizzeria right around the corner that was really great called Porticciolo which I highly recommend. He also owns a wonderful cafe Caffe Cavallaro breakfast was delicious and so was the coffee! Everything was in walking distance to various other restaurants and cafes as well. The only thing that was a small issue was the noise and the wifi. I needed to get some work done and it was hard getting online. Super slow connection and not very reliable at times. Overall, it was great stay. I would love to come back in the summer!