Barbara Anne's apartment is absolutely stunning. It appears newly renovated and is hugely spacious and very stylish to the last detail, it was a pleasure to stay there. In terms of location, I found it perfect - it is half up the hill from the beach to historic town centre of Taormina, which means it is a 10 minute to either. The uphill walk to town is very steep so if you don't fancy that you should consider staying either in town or at the beach so that you can take the cable car either way with no walking, but if you don't mind the walk it is perfect. The private parking right outside the apartment was a huge advantage.
Finally, check-in and communication with Allen was a dream, and he was quick to respond with recommendations on which areas of Taormina to go to. Absolutely one of the best airbnb I've stayed at. Highly recommended.