Raffaele’s home is spectacular. If you have a car, It was the perfect base to visit the surrounding area and we loved coming back after sightseeing to enjoy the patio with panoramic views. The home has wall to wall windows with great views from every room. Taormina was approximately 40 minutes away by car with a scenic drive and easy to find/park for the day. We arranged a hike on Mt Etna, the tour company was able to arrange a central meeting point on the way. The home is located in the hills above a small Fishing village, it was a 5 minute walk to town with lots of reasonably priced restaurants on the water. You do have to cross a busy road to get to the town but we we’re able to walk along the side a short bit to reach a safer place to cross. The town is filled with locals having dinner or socializing, not as touristy which we enjoyed along with a walk along the seaside after dinner. The home has a large kitchen with all the amenities if you wanted to enjoy dinner at home. The host provided a selection of wine you could purchase which was a great touch. Highlight for me was relaxing on the patio to watch the sunrise and sunset. Raffaele was always quick with responses as well as Niky who was there to meet us at checkin/checkout. We loved our stay at Raffaele’s place.