A Pleasantly Unexpected Overnight In Denver

We accepted a "bump" from our overbooked DEN-SEA flight. UA has compensated us with travel credits ($400 each), $15 each in food vouchers, and overnight accommodation at the quite nice Renaissance Denver Hotel.

We found our way to the shuttle bus and only had to wait about 15 minutes. From there it's 17 miles and about a 25-minute drive. Since tonight's flight was already delayed by about a half hour, the thought of climbing into bed now, at the 24-hour mark since we awakened in Rome, is very inviting, compared to arriving in SEA 2 1/2 hours later.

Updated next morning... We enjoyed a comfortable night's sleep, and we're on our way to breakfast in the restaurant. This is actually quite a lovely hotel and one of the nicest hotels we've stayed in on an airline "bump."

It's off to the airport on the 8:30 a.m. shuttle. Last night's very nice gate agent snagged the last seat in F for Kathy (Happy Valentine's Day) and Brian has an exit row seat on the aisle in the 757. If all goes as planned, we'll be driving up the I-5 Express Lanes toward home by mid-day.