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Fascinating how competitors handle the same situation so differently. AirBNB has been fairly good, giving blanket refunds. They had left certain date ranges up to the owner/renter (obviously most were not giving unless forced to), but then went over the top and made it right. My buddy's bachelor party was supposed to be this upcoming weekend in Denver, the renter was initially annoying about it, but AirBNB broadened the date ranges and it was all good.Meanwhile, I have a friend who had a VRBO rental in Austin for SXSW, basically got told "too bad so sad" and is out a bunch.
I am pretty sure refund policies are driven by the property owners themselves and not AirBnB vs. VRBO. Just like cleaning fees, deposit requirements, etc.
Yep. You never cancel trips until you do. It's something you don't plan. That's why it is called insurance.
To be clear, though, travel insurance offered by the airlines/travel booking websites are almost uniformly a horrible deal and require submitting to Kaftka-esque claims processes. If you’re going to do it, go with vetted independent vendors. Berkshire Hathaway is solid and transparent, and I’ve heard Allianz and Amex Assurance are good too.
Cancelled our Florida trip on March 16th, currently hold vouchers that are good for 90 days. That puts us in the middle of June to book a flight, chances that Frontier has to revisit this?
DOT warns airlines to issue refunds instead of vouchers for flights cancelled due to coronavirushttps://www.dontwasteyourmoney.com/dot-warns-airlines-issue-refunds-instead-vouchers/Maybe you want to try and ask for a refund. Cite the DOT directive.
Green Lake the second weekend in September, any recommendations for food?
Norton's. Its on the water, generally good food. Otherwise the Southwest terrace has Riley's... which was Linda's Tap from back in the day. Decent food as well.If you hate yourself enough, you can always check out the Gooseblind or Adam's Rib.
Definition of hating myself? Because, uh, yeah.
Old school townie dive.
Denver recommendations? All that's planned is my 30th at El Five, beyond that I'm looking for breweries, good food, bars, hikes, maybe a spot with music.
A few years ago I went to a wedding there and stayed at the Brown Palace. I think the hip bars are in LOdi and Cherry Creek. The Brown P had an awesome bar with live music and Chimay Red on draft.
Where you staying, how much/far do you want to drive? Hikes will all be a pretty good drive. Best bet close-ish is head up to Chautauqua park in boulder. Very scenic and lots of hike options. The Table Mountain area around Golden also has some decent hikes. Father travel into the mtns will get you better hikes.El Five is fun. Unless you're opposed to going out for steak, Guard & Grace is one of my favorite steakhouses. The food scene is really pretty good these days - and don't miss some of the great food trucks.Not breweries, but staying downtown....Falling Rock Tap House always has a great beer selection, not view. After you've had one or two there, head across the street to Tap Fourteen's rooftop patio for some still decent beers, and good views. In the same area Rino Beer Garden is actually pretty fun. If you want a dive bar with GREAT beers, try Star Bar - it will surprise you!Not sure when you're going, but if the Rockies have a home game at the time and if they are allowing fans, get some "Rooftop" tickets to drink, catch the views, and maybe see a game if you like. If you do go up to Boulder to hike, head a little farther north up to Avery Brewing for an apre-hike beer - they keep a ton of taps of their hard to find and not-distributed stuff flowing. They built a big new complex a few years ago, but it's a cool environment.Tons of breweries otherwise. You'd be hard pressed not to stumble into a few. If you have any in mind that you've mapped out, and want any of my opinions feel free to throw them out here.
Whoa - Outer Range is at least a 2:30 round trip from Denver (more like 3hr). Nice place - but at that point you're 15 min from Breckenridge and might as well get some skiing in! But on your way up (or down) stop by Westbound & Down in Idaho Springs.I'll precede this with - I haven't been to any of these places since sometime in early 2020 (likely earlier) so can't speak to covid protocols seating (other than what I quickly find on the internet):TRVE - their beers don't really interest me, but the heavy metal vibe is interesting. Never been there for outside seating.Cerebral - Like their beer, cool place, I know they've set up tents / can use their parking lot.New Image - Like their beer - they have setup outdoor seatingRiver North - Good beer, haven't been since they were forced out and moved into new locations, but if you stop by consider the other places below.Dry Dock - mehOdell - mehComrade - Good beer, not sure they have anything outdoorNear River North / RiNo Beer garden / ODell (I don't think there's an apostrophe) (walking distance):Black Shirt brewing - good beer, outdoor patio (across from Rino Beer Garden)Epic Brewing - interesting selection, outdoor seating (I think)Out Mutual Friend - some patio seatingRatio Brewing - courtyardSome others I'd throw on the list (for vibe/seating):Joyride - Some good beer, amazing rooftop patio--- further northOdd13 - One of my personal beer favorites (a little north, in Lafayette) but patio seatingCellar West - if you make it to Lafayette, a few blocks away, cool farmhouse alesBut your best bet for easy waling / lots of breweries is to stay in the RiNo area.