Via Scalo Barche, 98039 Taormina, Italy
#172 of 551 vacation rentals in Taormina
Guests' ChoiceBased on 25 apartment reviews
9.1Cleanliness
9.5
Comfort
9.5
Location
9.3
Facilities
9.3
Staff
9.7
Value for money
9.1
Free Wifi
10.0
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Reviewed: April 11, 2024
Nicola
United KingdomBetter towels and glassware for drinks!
The host, Ferdinando, was excellent. Clear instructions of how to find the apartment and keys. Good local recommendations and booked us a car for the airport. Very responsive. The apartment is in an incredible spot. Very covenant for the cable car, places to eat and the beautiful beach!
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: October 7, 2023
Danise
United States of AmericaOur host Lorenzo was amazing! He helped with our suitcases on arrival and departure because of the 80+ stairs! Also provided some great restaurant recommendations. Very communicative and available. Location was perfect.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: August 24, 2023
Ludmila
BelgiumEntrance, stairs needs an uplift. Reservation with Lidos could be arranged in advance as not all guests will know this detail during high season.
Nicely decorated, equipped apartment, conveniently located right in front of the beach. 2 Lidos available to be booked. Isola Bella is a short walk away. Cable car ( just up the stairs to main road) is also near to access Taormina center.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: August 22, 2023
Stefanie
AustraliaCould use new towels
Perfect location, so easy to walk straight out onto the beach and then up the steps to the funicular
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: July 5, 2023
Emily
AustraliaNothing
Everything
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: April 8, 2023
John
IsraelEverything was good here, I would come again!
Perfect place to stay, super clean, comfy and a stones throw from the beach, everything we needed was here including equipped kitchen, bus stop into town a short walk away.
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: March 22, 2023
Pavel
Czech Republicnothing
large and comfortable apartment, newly furnished. Lot of daily light and seaview, right on the beach. Even washing machine was there although it was not presented on the website.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: September 29, 2022
Angela
Netherlands* the stairs to get there were a pain for us ( see the picture) . since the apartment is on the beach you can’t park in front of it. you need to park in a parking like 5-8 minutes away from the apartment and walk to the apartment with all your luggage down a very “infinite stairs” ( quite demanding in the heat of summer) . the stairs also apply if you want to get out of that beach to know other places , so you can be climbing those stairs up and down several times per day 😫 *definitely no a location for a person with reduced mobility (wheel chair)
* it is a very beautiful apartment that seems recently renovated and just like the pictures it doesn’t have balcony but it has a window from which you can see the sea * it is pet friendly apartment 🐶🐱 *lorenzo is top 👍🏻💯. he gives recommendations about restaurants that are very accurate. we enjoyed some restaurants from his list. * the apartment is practically in front of the sea , the only thing you need to do is step out and jump into the sea. *there is a lot of restaurants close by * the gondola to the city top is also very close by * the air conditioner worked properly * the washing machine worked properly
Stayed in September 2022
Reviewed: August 3, 2022
Christian
United KingdomThe public part of the beach is pretty awful /non existent, so budget on renting sunbeds on the private part of the beach (about €20pp per day in high season).
Beautiful, well appointed apartment. Very clean. Effective aircon (needed in July). Beautiful sea view. Right on the beach. Helpful host. Excellent location for exploring Etna area and Taormina.
Stayed in July 2022
Reviewed: June 23, 2022
Ann
Australiaconvenience to beach. view. close to cable car.
Stayed in June 2022
Reviewed: June 16, 2022
Mario
GuatemalaClean, nicely decorated, well thought, excellent host! Kudos!
Stayed in April 2022
Reviewed: May 26, 2022
Laura
United KingdomIf you don't like steps then it's probably not a good choice for you but I guess you can say that for the whole of Taormina.
Absolutely stunning apartment right on the beach. The host Lorenzo was extremely helpful and had great communication throughout the whole stay . He gave me recommendations of places to eat and drink and was very welcoming. The apartment is in a perfect location with a sand beach directly outside , a bar and restaurant a few steps away and about 5 mins from the cable car to the town and all the shops. I couldn't have stayed anywhere better, I didn't want to leave !
Stayed in May 2022
Reviewed: May 18, 2022
Thomas
United States of AmericaI was very satisfied with the flat. The rooms were big and it was very clean, it was as nice as the photos. The location is perfect, very close to the gondola that takes you up to the town. Lorenzo was very helpful.
Stayed in May 2022
Reviewed: April 13, 2022
Karen
Germanyminor point: maybe add portable beach chairs to the flat to take to the beach, as there were none to rent at the time we went (pre season)
stunning apartment with view on the beach through a lovely arch. super functional: high quality windows, kitchen appliances, etc.
Stayed in April 2022
Reviewed: March 30, 2022
David
GermanyA bit of a walk from parking to apartment, down the stairs and along the beach. But it’s a special location though right in front of the beach. End of March the tile floor apartments are quite cold and aircon had be used for heating, was expected though.
Large apartment, nicely furnished, very bright. Seaview. Beach in front of the door. Great location next to the funivia (was unfortunately under maintenance), and Isola Bella. Lorenzo is very nice and friendly, always available!
Stayed in March 2022
Reviewed: March 8, 2022
Claire
NetherlandsBeautiful location
Stayed in March 2022
Reviewed: June 12, 2023
Gonzalez
PeruWhile on the beach it didn't have the view we expected and was on the beach area was incredibly small and somewhat unkempt and setting with chair and umbrella not provided.
The apartment was very nice overall. Some things missing like napkins and kitchen towels and basic kitchen necessities like olive oil, salt, pepper that short stay visitors need.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: May 30, 2023
Michele
United States of AmericaI had no dirà there were 89 steps to get to the door and no way to drive to the door to drop off bags. We only had a tiny view of the sea. The beds were in horrible condition. The space was clean and overall usable.
There was none.
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: October 11, 2021
Anonymous
ItalyLorenzo was super! He went out of his way to make our stay even better. The restaurant recommendations and local area map were a nice touch!
Stayed in October 2021
Reviewed: September 3, 2023
Elena
AustraliaThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: July 5, 2023
James
AustraliaThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: May 14, 2023
Joana
SpainThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: January 3, 2023
Eszter
HungaryThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: October 19, 2022
Aurimas
LithuaniaThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in October 2022
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