You will never get a better room than this for the views. We felt like we were in the clouds. A small homely kiosk at the end of the road only 100 meters away was serving the best cappuccino of our Italian holiday, owned by a friendly Sicilian lady who also serves a brilliant Bombay Sapphire G and T... A downside was the comfort of the bed which unfortunately had a plastic sheet and was uncomfortable through the night causing sweating and irritation of our skin. (We took it off for the remainder of our stay and this improved things a lot). The town is down a set of 520 steps ( they should have filmed the Exorcist here! And not in America). Taxi back to accommodation costs 15 Euros, if you dont fancy going up the steps!
We had a room and had a terrace out front which had the most gorgeous views of Castillo de Castelmola, the coastlines on either side of Taormina, and down onto the town itself. It is up from the main part of town, so you need to be willing to taxi, take the hourly bus, or climb/hike lots of stairs to stay here. For us it was well worth it. Carmelo and his son were wonderful hosts and the continental breakfast was good. There is a lovely church and an excellent restaurant just up the block which are both worth a visit. Our accommodations were nice, with a large room and very clean. Again, the views, were spectacular. We will definitely stay their again and recommend it to our friends. We were able to find parking on the street each day.