New Years in Vegas- worth it???

Am eager to return after my 1st trip last year...have good deal on flights..the question is- is New Years Eve worth it in Vegas or just overpriced and overcrowded??

Thanks!

New Years in Vegas- worth it???

I have spent many NY%26#39;s in Vegas since I lived there for over 10 years. At first I would hit Fremont Street (this was before the strip was the place to be) and then The Strip after it was the place to be. It was a great time the 1st couple of times but the last time I went out on the strip, I told myself that is the last time. I havent spent a NY%26#39;s on the strip in about 10 years.

Ill say this. You may enjoy it, and it is something everyone should probably do once, especially if you are younger (20%26#39;s).

If you dont like crowds stay away, if fall down drunk people bother you stay away, lots of fights, etc. Other than that it is a great party, at least the 1st time or 1st few times.

New Years in Vegas- worth it???

For me it%26#39;s not the time to go - everything is very expensive and the lines are long - if you go the week after the Rodeo (I think it ends on Dec 15) or the week after CES (2nd or 3rd week in Jan) you can enjoy Vegas at a third of the cost

I went last NYE and had a great time. I have to agree that you should try it once. My friends were asking if I wanted to go again this year but I think I%26#39;ll pass - once was enough for me.

Until this year we had gone over NYE for the last 5 years. Decided it was just too crowded and didn%26#39;t like the idea that on NYE you weren%26#39;t allowed into any of the hotel/casino properties unless you were actually staying there as you had to show them your room keys. Also weather had not been that great the years we were there - actually snowed on year and being from Minnesota was the last thing we wanted to see in Vegas! So you were pretty much stuck on the strip or at your hotel. I think you should experience it once and see for yourself, but been there, done that and thoroughly enjoyed going in March this time around.

it is a MUST do at least once they have improved it vastly over the last 10 years adding the fireworks more police etc

it is very expensive but worth it imho

We went for the first time at New Year%26#39;s last year (it was our 4th trip in 2006). Would we go again - No. It is crazy busy, hard to walk around because of the crowds, huge line-ups for restaurants, table limits are high, and it is cold. I like to be able to spend 2-3 hours a day basking in the sun at the pool (this makes the gambling budget go a lot further!). Given the fact that you live in Dublin, I wouldn%26#39;t cross the pond for a trip to Vegas from mid-October to mid-April (that is of course If warm weather matters to you).

I spent seven years in Vegas ( NYE)- but only one year on the strip. I wanted to see what it was like. It was very very crowded. You could not move after a certain point on the strip. You moved where the crowds wanted you to go. Shoving matches were breaking out.By midnight most people were feeling no pain. The streets are closed to traffic from late afternoon. If you leave your hotel it might take you quite a while to get back there. If you have seen pictures of NYE in NYC (Times Square) you have some idea what the strip is like. Would I do it again-no. Do I regret going-no. I saw what it was like and that was enough for me. If you like crowds and paying top dollar for everything- then go for it. Otherwise- pick another time to visit Vegas.

Thanks for all your advice. I think I%26#39;ll pass for New Years and wait for a warmer time of the year...we went in August last year so maybe not THAT warm!!