Chicagoistas! I will be in your city for a conference and was hoping we could maybe do dinner on Monday, July 18th. I'll be staying by the convention center and have no real knowledge of Chicago . . .Profile addy is good.
And don't you ever stand for that sort of thing. Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back! ... You got the right same as anyone to live and try to kill people.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
F2F5: I forget that everyone isn't us
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon.
Sparky1 - Jun 30, 2016 3:47:02 am PDT #11774 of 12685
Librarian Warlord
aurelia - Jun 30, 2016 12:24:02 pm PDT #11775 of 12685
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Sparky, that's opening night for my current show so I will be expected to be at the theatre.
I'm trying to book housing for my vacation and I'm up to San Francisco! I've been trying to search back through this thread for recs but I haven't found them yet. Any suggestions? Or does anyone know anything about the Villa Florence Hotel?
Steph L. - Jun 30, 2016 12:32:44 pm PDT #11776 of 12685
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
We stayed in a nice apartment through VRBO for $160/night, although now that I've read about Airbnb owners kicking out renters so they can focus exclusively on short-term rentals, I guess I can't really recommend it any more, because that is shady as hell.
aurelia - Jun 30, 2016 12:46:06 pm PDT #11777 of 12685
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Yeah, I may try that between SF and Portland but not in SF.
Steph L. - Jun 30, 2016 12:53:26 pm PDT #11778 of 12685
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
I feel guilty that we did, but it really didn't occur to me to check the news before we booked it (this was 2013).
I guess the Airbnbs that are a room in someone's house are different, in that they're not keeping tenants from renting an apartment. But then I don't know how I'd feel about renting a room in someone's house. That seems weird.
aurelia - Jun 30, 2016 1:07:53 pm PDT #11779 of 12685
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I know of people who rent out their own home during tourist season, so not all situations are displacing renters. The big urban areas are the ones where I'm a little more wary of that.
Steph L. - Jun 30, 2016 1:09:00 pm PDT #11780 of 12685
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Definitely.
SuziQ - Jun 30, 2016 1:38:48 pm PDT #11781 of 12685
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
We stayed at an Airbnb in SF last March and it was definitely the owners place that they were renting out. Not sure where they went while we were there.
-t - Jun 30, 2016 1:59:19 pm PDT #11782 of 12685
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Or does anyone know anything about the Villa Florence Hotel?
Is that where Lee had her birthday one time? The bar and restaurant look familiar.
juliana - Jun 30, 2016 2:37:08 pm PDT #11783 of 12685
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
My parents have stayed at The Royal Pacific Motor Inn [link] a few times and really liked it. It's a mid-century motel, no bells & whistles, but it's on the Chinatown side of Broadway (read: no strip clubs), so it's quiet, and the rooms are immaculate & well cared-for. Also, free parking.
I would definitely avoid AirBNB, if you can.