Reply from Gail re: Edna Valley wineries (fwd)

[Noelle <noelle>]

 > From: "Gail" <http://www.cox.net/~g3>
 > To: <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 > Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2022 18:48:30 -0700
 > 
 >  Hi  Noelle,
 >  
 >  As a result of your email below today, thanks a lot, I just
 >  Googled that San Luis Bay Inn in Avila Beach that said their least
 >  expensive room was at $174/night (or possibly through TripAdvisor
 >  at $157./night).  I'm not sure if we could get a discount as
 >  Seniors and/or as AAA members.  Anyway the description looks fine,
 >  and I wrote down the phone number and address.  If we made a
 >  reservation now for Mon.  10/10 and Tues.  10/11 with the idea to
 >  leave the morning of Wed 12/12 to drive back to Goleta, I don't
 >  know if they would insist on our paying a deposit now to make the
 >  reservation.  I'm not ready to tie up money now for a reservation
 >  I wouldn't be able to get out of as haven't had time yet to read
 >  in the Honda manual about cruise control, nor listen to the online
 >  video, nor go to the dealer to ask questions or make sure I know
 >  how to operate that aspect.  Once I have done all of that, then we
 >  would be able to make a hotel reservation if are not able to get
 >  what we paid refunded if we have to change our mind.  I don't have
 >  time to research other hotels, etc.  so have to trust your
 >  judgement in what you have researched.
 >  
 >  Have you had a chance to see what other things there are to do in
 >  that whole general area of Arroyo Grande, Edna Valley, San Luis
 >  Obispo, Morro Bay, Avila Beach, and Pismo Beach?  If there are
 >  none, it seems that our just doing the wine tasting activity on
 >  10/10 and then checking into the Inn would be fine for that day
 >  and then on 10/11 walk around Montana de oro state park and/or Los
 >  Osos Baywood Park and then drive back to Goleta the morning of
 >  10/12 would be fine.  If you do find other activities that the 4
 >  of us would like to do, then we could add another day of 10/12 to
 >  the hotel stay and drive back to Goleta on Thurs.  10/13 - if all
 >  of that is OK with you both.  Don seems to be OK with the plan so
 >  far.
 >  
 >  Would we first meet you at Laetitia on 10/10, then drive through
 >  the Edna Valley stopping at other wineries such as Chamisal, etc
 >  and then drive to San Luis Bay Inn to check into that hotel at the
 >  end of that afternoon?  Or would we do all of that the other way
 >  around and first meet you at that Inn to check in and then drive
 >  through the wineries of Edna Valley ending back at that Inn that
 >  late afternoon or early eve.?
 >  
 >  I look forward to your reply later once you have done the
 >  additional research.
 > 
 >  Best,
 >  Gail
 >  -----Original  Message-----
 >  From:  Noelle  [http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg] 
 >  Sent:  Tuesday,  September  20,  2022  12:52  PM
 >  To:  Gail   <http://www.cox.net/~g3>
 >  Subject:  RE:  Edna  Valley  wineries
 >  
 >  I would prefer the beginning of the week and hotel rates lower on
 >  weekdays(it looks like rates go up on Thursday ).
 >  
 >  in Avila Beach, San Luis Bay Inn is the most affordable hotel
 > 
 >  On  Mon,  19  Sep  2022,  Gail   wrote:
 >   > Thanks for the helpful information.  So we have to decide whether
 >   > we want to start driving the morning of Mon. 10/10 and
 >   > return home perhaps by dark on Wed. 10/12 or leave home Wed.
 >   > AM 10/12 and return home by dark on Fri. 10/14.  A lot depends
 >   > on prices of hotels/motels/inns you pick out and other things
 >   > you/we decide to do while in that area in addition to wine
 >   > tasting such as walking/hiking in nature such as at a park
 >   > and/or along a beach, etc.  With eating/drinking we like to
 >   > combine that with exercise, and they are both things that Don
 >   > would enjoy.
 >   >
 >   >  Best,
 >   >  Gail
 >   >
 >   >  -----Original  Message-----
 >   >  From:  Noelle  [http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg]
 >   >  Sent:  Monday,  September  19,  2022  6:34  PM
 >   >  To:  Gail  <http://www.cox.net/~g3>
 >   >  Subject:  Edna  Valley  wineries
 >   >  
 >   >  Chamisal(which you recommended) open 12-5 PM Wed, Th-Sun
 >   >  10-5PM Laetitia( Arroyo Grande off 101) open every day
 >   >  10-5:30 PM($20 tasting) --outdoor,picnic area Edna
 >   >  Valley Vineyard open 10-5 PM M-F ($25/$35/$40 tastings)
 >   >  Biddle Ranch Vineyard open 11-5 Th-Mon ($20 tasting) Wolff
 >   >  Vineyards open M-F 11-5 PM ($20 tasting) Niven Family Wine
 >   >  Estates open every day 10-5 PM in historic 1909
 >   >  schoolhouse($25 tasting) (True Myth, Tangent, Baileyana, and
 >   >  Zocker are their brands) These were all recommended on
 >   >  Trip Advisor website.