The condo was in excellent shape, very clean, and well stocked. The location is excellent with quick and easy access to most of what the big island has to offer. The host was very easy to work with and provided us with everything we needed.
The Fairway Villas. The Villas are basically a resort but the location is excellent for visiting the Big Island. You can walk to a great beach within minutes, and you are within an easy, less that one hour drive of most of the places you would want to visit on the big island. The only exception is the volcano which will take longer. While we are not fans of resorts and their 'mall-like' feel, this one does have plentiful shopping so you can easily walk to a store to get anything you might be missing.
Some highlights: The Lava Lava club is nearby for beach time fun after swimming (highly recommended for its sunsets). Visiting the north shore was very fun and easy to do from this location. We would recommend visiting Waipi'o valley and going on the two hikes to the waterfall and the beach. Hawi, Waimea, and Honokaa are all interesting towns with a more authentic Hawaiian feel than the resort has and are excellent locations for Hawaiian food for reasonable prices). You can also quickly get to Mauna Kea Observatory from this location with the new improved Saddle Road. Finally, many of the beaches along the western shore are excellent snorkeling locations.