Fantastic apartment with everything you could possibly want for a very comfortable stay. The umbrellas and sun chairs were greatly appreciated on the veranda, which had magnificent views of the harbour & Etna. We also used the portable beach brolly, which we used on the public beach at Mazzaro and Isola Bella (should mention it cost €40-€50 a day for 2 sunbeds & brolly). The apartment location was ideal with only a short walk (5 mins) to the Deco supermarket and all the shops/restaurants along the Corso Umberto, but with none of the noise. The air-conditioning in the lounge & kitchen was great and the fans in the bedrooms made for comfortable sleeping (night temp was 25oC and daytime high was 32oC in July). The beds are really big (@2metres wide), made up of 2 large single mattresses. On arrival, Paola gave us useful info about the apartment, along with some restaurant recommendations, which we gladly used. The apartment is very secure with Paola's family living above us so we had no reservations about leaving passports and money in the apartment. We were a family of 3 (2 adults & teenager) and this apartment was perfect for us. We highly recommend it for your stay in Taormina