The house
Every room, one at a time.
Four bedrooms, two private terraces, and the hand-painted staircase nobody had the heart to remove.
Taormina · Sicily
Two hundred metres from the Duomo.
A restored family villa inside Taormina’s old town. Four bedrooms, two private terraces facing Etna and the Ionian Sea. Let only as a whole, booked directly with us.
The whole villa up to 7 guests
Run by the family no platform in between
CIN IT083097C2GJOZWS6R registered property
Not a flat inside a property. The house.
Casa Awaya has belonged to the same family for generations, and it shows: the books on the shelves are real books, the ceramics belong to the family and the paintings were already hanging there. The restoration worked by subtraction, with pale floors, quiet walls and light from every side, while leaving the archways, the fitted bookcases and the majolica staircase untouched.
It is always let as a whole: every bedroom, the living room and the terraces are yours alone, with no shared breakfast room with other guests. Access is through an entrance and patio shared with the home of our housekeeper, who lives on the ground floor: handy if you ever need a hand during your stay.
7Guests
4Bedrooms
2Bathrooms
2Terraces
Two terraces: one for breakfast, one for sunset.
The lower terrace, under its awning, looks at the bell tower, the rooftops and the bay. It is where breakfast happens and where everyone drifts back in the afternoon, into the shade. The upper terrace is open on every side, with loungers and terracotta pots. At the right hour it puts Etna on your left and the Ionian straight ahead.
You have breakfast with Etna on your left and the Ionian in front of you. It is the reason we kept the house.
Taormina
What’s outside the door.
The old town on foot, the sea below, Etna an hour away. The slow days you can only have from here.
The address
The luxury here is leaving the car alone.
Casa Awaya sits inside the old town, not on the hill above it and not down by the main road. You arrive, park once, and walk for the rest of the stay: the Duomo, the Corso, the Greek Theatre and the cable car down to the coves are all minutes away.
Taormina Duomo200 m
Corso Umberto300 m
Greek Theatre900 m
Cable car to Mazzarò1.2 km
Mazzarò beach1.5 km
Catania airport55 km
Book direct
You get us, not a platform.
The house belongs to the family and Paola runs it. She lives in Taormina and looks after the arrival, the tips on restaurants and boats, and stays reachable every day for anything you need during the stay.
Booking here means talking to us: terms in plain language, no middleman, and exactly the house in these photographs. Platforms add a service fee on top of the price; here that fee does not exist, and you pay only what you see.
Direct, secure payment — no middlemen
Every request checked by us, answered the same day
Free cancellation up to 30 days before
Direct WhatsApp contact
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Reviews
Five stars, on every stay so far.
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average of the verified reviews on Airbnb
This house has the best location in Taormina. Tastefully furnished, wonderful views and very comfortable. Paola was an excellent host.
A house with sea views from its many terraces, right in the middle of the best part of Taormina. Paola gave us fantastic recommendations for dinner, beaches and shopping.
Paola’s property is among the best on Airbnb and she is the best host we’ve ever dealt with. Sea views, outstanding accommodations and amenities.
How it works
Three steps, from request to confirmation.
Pick your dates
Nights, guests and the real price — city tax included — visible right away, before you share any details.
Send the request
Name, email and phone: under a minute, no account to create.
We confirm, you pay
We check availability and answer the same day. On confirmation you pay 50%, the balance 15 days before arrival, and you receive your reference and arrival instructions by email.
Frequently asked
Before you write to us.
Check-in is between 15:00 and 22:00, check-out by 10:00. Please let us know your approximate arrival time by email or WhatsApp: the instructions for getting in reach you together with the confirmation, so everything is ready when you arrive. When the house is free, early check-in and late check-out are arranged free of charge.
The house is on two floors and there is no lift: the bedrooms are reached by stairs, and so is the upper terrace. Worth knowing if you are travelling with very young children, heavy luggage or anyone who finds steps difficult. If you have any doubt, write to us before booking and we’ll tell you exactly how it is laid out.
Free cancellation up to 30 days before arrival, with a full refund. From the 29th to the 16th day, 50% is retained — the deposit already paid. From 15 days before arrival the full amount is due.
Yes, and it is shown separately in the price summary: €3 per guest per night, for a maximum of ten nights. Children up to 3 are exempt.
The house has no on-site parking, but on request and subject to availability we can offer a place in a private garage: €30 per day for a car, €40 for a small van. Otherwise the Porta Catania public car park is a few minutes’ walk away.
Yes, we welcome pets: just let us know when booking so we’re ready for your arrival.
Three nights, all year round.
Write to us with your expected time, by email or WhatsApp, and we will organise around it. We tell you exactly how to get here and how to get in, so you are not looking for anyone at the last minute.
No, we do not currently provide them. Families with very small children can bring their own or hire them locally: write to us before you arrive and we will tell you where.
Almost. We close from 7 January to 3 March: during that period the calendar shows no available dates.
Availability
If the dates are free, the house is yours.
Pick your dates, check the real price and send your request. We answer the same day, directly — with no booking fees.
No booking fees: what you see is what you pay.