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Experience Times Square on New Year's Eve - at least once

Dec, 08th 2009 19:53:36

Certainly not for the claustrophobic, New Year's Eve in Times Square brings millions of revelers into very close quarters for the last night of the year.

Individuals interested in booking with the Hotel Mela in New York City should plan their New Year's Eve celebration ahead if they want to get a good spot from where they can see the famous ball drop. According to the official event site, the best place to stand is near the "Bowtie" area - where Broadway and Seventh Avenue intersects - which is the closest spot to the sound system and main video screens.

Be sure to get your champagne in early because it is illegal to publicly drink in New York City so if you're standing right in the thick of the New Year's Eve action, you'll have to forgo the midnight toast this year.

Some surrounding restaurants, however, will allow visitors to snack, drink and watch the ball drop, but what fun is spending the last night of the year at a restaurant table? If you're going to experience a Times Square New Year's Eve, the best place to be is with all the other excited revelers right down on the ground.

Now are you interested in booking with the Hotel Mela in New York City?