Our stay at Stephanie's condo in Kailua-Kona was absolutely perfect. First off: The location could not possibly be any better. The second floor location gave the unit a private feel, and provided incredible views. Seriously, THE VIEWS. It hits you like a memory-foam clad truck the second you walk into the living room. Everything was clean and in great shape. There's a washer and dryer! The kitchen is everything you could want and more on a vacation (very well equipped). The bed was more comfortable than my own bed at home. And of course, the lanai is the kind of place you can spend hours kicking back, watching the surf, spinner dolphins jumping (yes, this happened a few times), and the sunset (incredible).
The location of the condo relative to everything else, also, couldn't have been better. Everything was within very easy walking distance (about 5 minutes to the closest bars and restaurants) and only 3 minutes to the Royal Kona Resort, where much of my family was staying for a wedding. Many of these people stopped by to see our place, and were instantly jealous of everything our condo had to offer. Every single person said they'd be looking for an airbnb like this next time. Most had booked the resort because they wanted to be as close to the wedding as possible. The irony: Since the ceremony was at the grotto on the south end of the resort, we were closer to it than anyone else was.
If you've bothered to read all that, you get the gist.
-Nick
P.S. The usefulness of the washer and dryer cannot be understated. It allowed us to travel with two reasonably sized carry-ons for a nine day stay.