Dear Paul ,
i'm very sorry to read this bad review from you , it was unexpected because I was thiking you were happy with the apartment.
We are in the center of Taormina Mazzarò,in front of IsolaBella , the main beach of Taormina,considered one of the best spot in Taormina.
You didn't find the place and decide to stop almost in Giardini Naxos,another city,totally wrong place,I came with my car to meet you there,I was hoping it was kind and a welcome thing,unfortunately it doesn't seems from your review,it seems that was my mistake that you didn't find our apartment,but it was yours.
The railway line in Taormina was built in the coast(not always in Taormina ,also in adjacent cities like Letojanni etc),it's typical,just one track.We have special and double windows that make the train noise almost null.I'm sorry you did not notice that while being in the center, we are far from the noises and annoyances of the highway,you can't hear the traffic/cars.Having an almost surreal silence, I think that the passage of the train makes more sense.
You called me the last night of your stay and advised me about this strange smell, it was from the town ,not from the apartment,so it was normal that if you turn on the AC the air comes direcly from outside to inside,but that was , strangely,from the town not from us and , as you told me on the phone , happened only the last day,you said that was not a problem,now it seems like it was one,but i'm upset to hear that i didn't get back,because i prontly answered and explained it to you.
I'm very sorry for this review,really,but i'd like to say anyway thank you for your stay in Taormina.
Kind regards
Emanuele