Very spacious and well equipped apartment. It was the best option for us since we traveled with our son who is 4yo and our 6months old daughter.
We had 3 rooms to ourselves, 2 bathrooms and a very well equipped kitchen.
The apartment is located 5 min away from the beach (Lungomare Cottone) in a very quiet residential complex. It is super safe for kids to play outside since its a gated residence. Also the neighbors are lovely - Upstairs lives a very cute “sicilian grandma” who showed us the garden and explained what herbs we can use to cook the best “oratta, gamberi 🍤 or spaghetti :)
Few steps away from the apartment you have a store and a street-cafe from where we bought paninis and everything we needed at lowest rates since its not a touristic area. For shopping we also went at Deco - a hypermarket on our way to Giardini-Naxos.
The hosts - Santina and her father - were extremely responsive to all our needs and made sure we have everything we need for a perfect stay. They were so kind when our son broke a window shutter, Sebastian (Santina’s father) repaired it at no cost.
I highly recommend their apartment because its the best family place located perfectly between Catania and Taormina.
So for anyone who wants to immerse in the siciliano lifestyle and access (by car) any beach from the Natural Reservation and also stay 15 min away from Giardini-Naxos and 20 min away from Taormina while keeping costs at a decent level, this apartment is the answer.
Thank you Santina and Sebastian for everything! You were the perfect hosts.