I love our Nest as much as I did in the beginning. I don’t know how long we’ve had it, but in the vernacular of the kids it’s been a minute. I think it will work great in the situations you are describing, Mike.
I'm sure it's not for everyone, but I've been very happy with ours. Auto away works well in our configuration. It's learned a schedule that works well and if I make minor adjustments, it doesn't throw everything out of whack. I don't know if we just have one of the good ones, but it works well...