I chose Villa Kate based on the photos of the view and it did not disappoint. I could not stop looking out the front window. It's just an incredible setting. That said, we also enjoyed how immaculate this apartment was kept and the fact that it had 2 bathrooms. As others have mentioned, the driveway in and out makes for a steep uphill walk. But the night we walked into town we just drove up to the parking garage up the hill and then drove back down when it was time to return to the apartment. Miss Caterina was a very gracious and helpful host; we would love to return to her home another time.

Everything about this property was excellent. The hosts were friendly and helpful including greeting us when we arrived and helping us with our bags. The house is large with room to spread out and has amazing outdoor spaces to take in the views. The location is perfect if you want a quiet spot in busy Taormina and still being just a short walk to everything. It was convenient to be able to walk to the parking garage and then take an elevator up 7 floors to get to town. I absolutely recommend this villa if you’re planning to stay in Taormina.

Overall our experience was excellent and memorable. Caterina was very responsive to any of our requests or issues and if the weather was warmer we would have been able to enjoy the patio a lot more. I’m sure in the late spring,summer and fall the fruit trees would all be in bloom as well as all of the trees and flowers. It is definitely a steep climb to the top of the hill! Once at the top if you climb a little further up the road you can go to the parking garage and take the elevator up to the town. A real bonus! It would have been helpful if Caterina had a list of recommended restaurants and other points of interests and resources but Taormina is small and fairly easy to navigate.

Getting to property is difficult it was great Katrina and Tinto picked us up on 2separate days. But be warned walking to town using parking garage elevator is still 7flights down and 21 flights up. I should have cancelled when I injured myself before the trip. But even the able bodies had trouble. But the biggest issue is the beds are awful. They have rock hard foam toppers can't even indent when pushing hard, on top of very bad mattresses, making it very unstable all 4 of us had trouble sleeping and had many aches. I'm sorry can't recommend the unit even though the view is stunning.