Denver, CO (USA)
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Boooooo!
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This will be a fun event, wish we could be there, Giles and I will follow the party on this thread - it will give us much-needed light relief as we finish our 6-day yachtmaster course on Saturday 28th and then have our 1-day diesel engine maintenance course on Sunday 29th.
Yep, living the dream
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Some things nearby (all within feet and walkable):
Huckleberry Roasters adjoins the shop. One of the better local coffee chains.
Queen City Optical is right around the corner. Pretty large Jacques Marie Mage collection as well as other great brands. Great place.
Tatarian is a craft cocktail lounge. Not been yet
Vital Root is a great vegan restaurant
Juicy Lucy’s has good burgers including the namesake cheese stuffed burger
Post Oak is pretty good barbecue and a good bar
Denver Biscuit Company does breakfast and then turns into Fat Sullys a NYC style pizza place. Counter serves slices until late. If you don’t mind driving Redeemer is the best pizza in town imo and in another very cool neighborhood.
Ill Porcellino is a terrific little salumeria great provisions, sandwiches, salads.
American Elm is a fancier new American style restaurant.
Okinawa sushi supposedly has decent ramen. I think the sushi should be passable too. Had a great meal years ago at another location. If you want to drive my favorite place is Sushi Den and Izakaya Den down south a bit.
Mazevo is a Greek place on my list. Looks good. Owner is very greek (he will stroll around playing bouzouki) but puts a twist on things.
Hops and Pie is decent food but best feature is the beers on tap can include rare ones
Berkeley Empourium and Berkeley Untapped are tap houses I haven’t tried
Small batch liquors I think is co-owned by Berkeley’s owner (@alex can confirm or correct that). Not been but I expect a well curated selection.
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That’s just this little strip @Matt
Great neighborhood and there’s plenty else in other pockets. Gonna be fun!
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I’ve got an extra bedroom and I think I should be able to host you if you don’t mind obnoxious dogs and a toddler. Other than that, I might suggest something like Hilton Garden in Arvada. It’s a suburb but the old town area is pretty cool and it’s not too far from Berkeley. Not a lot of hotels near Berkeley and some of the closer areas are not the safest or most pleasant spots.
All of these would require a car or use of public transit but are very cool.
In Golden, Golden Hotel and the brand new Eddy Hotel & Taproom would be good options there.
Ramble is a top rated hotel downtown and the Kimpton Born is also nice down there. These are close to Union Station, a great place, and the light rail goes to it straight from the airport.
In River North, there’s The Ramble and The Source. Both cool properties in a pretty nice part of town.
I can offer more comprehensive advice based on what folks want.
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No offense but this will be a kid free weekend for me. I’ll research nearby places through my travel points and see what kind of deal I can get. @scooter ill let you know if I can’t find anything and we can discuss splitting an Air BNB if you want. I’ll be driving up so I’ll have transportation for anyone who needs it.
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How could I possibly be offended and not envious?
Sober January so Hattie and I can potentially give people lifts as needed depending on timing and such.
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I was hoping for a little more about the timeline, @Alex . I'm debating whether to fly in Friday night, or Saturday morning…
Edit: Is there anything planned for Sunday ?
I don't have any more, mate, sorry. All I can tell you for now is that Adam and I fly in on 27th and leave on 29th. The rest I am still trying to organise with Eli.
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I was hoping for a little more about the timeline, @Alex . I'm debating whether to fly in Friday night, or Saturday morning…
Edit: Is there anything planned for Sunday ?
I don't have any more, mate, sorry. All I can tell you for now is that Adam and I fly in on 27th and leave on 29th. The rest I am still trying to organise with Eli.
That's just the timeline I was looking for. Thanks…
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Yeah, that’s exactly what I needed. @scooter ill start looking at hotels. When are you thinking you’ll be arriving? I’ll probably leave here early on Friday and leave on Monday morning.
My plan is to fly in, Friday night. Arrival at DEN, around 8:30pm, or so. Departure planned for Sunday night, around 9:00pm.
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Swung by the new Berkeley supply yesterday and blown away by the new space. So much room and light and great sitting area for those that may be in tow. Tried on a couple of cuts I hadn't yet and was able to confirm a couple of things. Wanted to talk a bit more to the girl that works there about the upcoming event but she was super slammed with customers. Great to see them so busy! Sorry I won't be able to make it but you all have a great time!
