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New Year’s Eve Places for People Who Hate NYE
by Joy PecknoldHailing a cab is a nightmare and staying home doesn’t feel special enough—it’s the perennial New Year’s Eve conundrum. A destination NYE is the answer, and we’ve got five ideas that’ll make the biggest NYE haters happy. If it doesn’t pan out last minute, do yourself a favor and book ahead for the next year.
New Year’s Eve Places for People Who Hate NYE
Let’s start with the ultimate NYE situation. As far as getting far away from everything, Fiji is one of your best bets, and here, Laucala Island is the standout. Bestowed one of the highest ratings on Kiwi Collection, the private island retreat is spectacular in every sense of the word, including its self-sustaining practices of growing vegetables and raising livestock.
New Year’s Eve Places for People Who Hate NYE
Vineyard views. Spa treatments. Adult only. The Vines Resort and Spa in Mendoza checks all the best boxes. Oh, and when it’s winter in the northern hemisphere, it’s summer down south, so park yourself by the pool and toast to a new year with a local Malbec in hand.
New Year’s Eve Places for People Who Hate NYE
Here’s an idea: spend the night sipping cognac by the fire (feasting on fondue, that too), then spend the next day skiing the hangover off—there’s no better remedy than the Swiss Alps. Gstaad Palace Hotel in Bern, Switzerland makes for a plush, snowy perch. But there’s also Zermatt, Verbier, St. Moritz and more.
New Year’s Eve Places for People Who Hate NYE
For those who loathe New Year’s Eve, Las Vegas may be a surprising choice, but it’s ideal for the indecisive. Hunker down in a high floor suite up and away from the fray at the Aria Resort and Casino, and sip champagne with a significant other or a few friends. If you should suddenly get a hankering to party, hit the Strip. Win-win. Shanghai and Hong Kong are other cities with stellar sky-high options.
New Year’s Eve Places for People Who Hate NYE
Prefer wild animals to party animals? We don’t blame you. Ring in the New Year in the wild—hanging with ring-tailed lemurs in Madagascar or spotting leopards in South Africa. For the latter, Marataba Safari Company makes it extra immersive with its tented suites deep in the 23,000-hectare Marakele National Park.
Let’s start with the ultimate NYE situation. As far as getting far away from everything, Fiji is one of your best bets, and here, Laucala Island is the standout. Bestowed one of the highest ratings on Kiwi Collection, the private island retreat is spectacular in every sense of the word, including its self-sustaining practices of growing vegetables and raising livestock.
Vineyard views. Spa treatments. Adult only. The Vines Resort and Spa in Mendoza checks all the best boxes. Oh, and when it’s winter in the northern hemisphere, it’s summer down south, so park yourself by the pool and toast to a new year with a local Malbec in hand.
Here’s an idea: spend the night sipping cognac by the fire (feasting on fondue, that too), then spend the next day skiing the hangover off—there’s no better remedy than the Swiss Alps. Gstaad Palace Hotel in Bern, Switzerland makes for a plush, snowy perch. But there’s also Zermatt, Verbier, St. Moritz and more.
For those who loathe New Year’s Eve, Las Vegas may be a surprising choice, but it’s ideal for the indecisive. Hunker down in a high floor suite up and away from the fray at the Aria Resort and Casino, and sip champagne with a significant other or a few friends. If you should suddenly get a hankering to party, hit the Strip. Win-win. Shanghai and Hong Kong are other cities with stellar sky-high options.
Prefer wild animals to party animals? We don’t blame you. Ring in the New Year in the wild—hanging with ring-tailed lemurs in Madagascar or spotting leopards in South Africa. For the latter, Marataba Safari Company makes it extra immersive with its tented suites deep in the 23,000-hectare Marakele National Park.