The A List

The new year event at westin was amazing, good music, lots of different dj rooms, lots of security, good drinks with premium liquor, low wait times at the bars, very dressed up and classy crowd, no drama at all and everyone was friendly, very professional event — everything was the opposite from the mediocre reviews that I read online, very impressed and happy that I went there this year! Will bring more friends with me next year,

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One word: Crap, or maybe Scam, how bout Crapscam.
There were 13 of us going to this year’s A-​List NYE at the Westin St. Francis. Nice hotel, terrible event. A-​List should be renamed F-​List, and here’s way:
First off, there were way too many people. I’m not talking just about my preference here, I mean legally; there had to be way more people than is safe regarding fire dept laws & regulations.
Further, we never knew what country we were in. There were supposed to be 10 themed rooms representing various countries with appropriate music and food and decorated accordingly. This was not our experience. None of the rooms were labeled, so as to help you know where you were or what to expect, there was no food, the bars were junk, and it was just DJs playing whatever they wanted, including radio-​pop-​crap. We did see an Eiffel Tower and a giant Buddha though, so I guess that was fun.
I could keep going too, such as how there were barely any signs, how the coat check was the farthest possible point from the entrance, and how none of the people working for A-​List knew what was going on.
I’ve been trying to contact this mystery A-​List crew for a refund, but the number listed has a full voicemail box and their website is under construction with the Contact Us link conveniently broken.
I honestly believe that A-​List is some lone shady dude who haphazardly throws together shoddy events and squeezes in as many bodies as possible just to make cash with no regard to customer experience and customer service. Just look at the other reviews.
Like I said: Crapscam.

If I could give this zero stars I would, we arrived around 10 15 due to dinner going over what we thought, we got in line only to be told this line is closing (after being in line 10 minutes) and told to go to another line which we had to wait over 50 minutes to get in, once you get in you have to push your way threw the crowd to get to coat check, got to coat check but ended up leaving my coat there as i did not want to go thru the hassel again. Had to go to the restroom that was a whole joke in itself, took over an hour girls puking, making out in the stalls, (there was only 3 stalls to say). Bartenders where rude, I order my only drink of the night and asked for 2, they ahve a rule only 2 at a time, he said why do you need 2, wow yet the people in front of me stood there for 10 minutes drinking there drinks and getting more, there where fights everywhere I truly though people were going to start having sex on the dance floor. there was glasses everywhere, it was dirty. I would never ever go to this event again. I am truly surprised that the a classy place like the Westin allows a group like this to TRASH there hotel conference rooms.

I honestly don’t know where to start on this one. All I can say… Do NOT spend one penny on this event if you want to have a fabulous NYE!
I went with a group to the Alist NYE party at the Westin Hotel this year and it was the most ridiculous thing we’ve ever seen. Granted there were plenty of bartenders, but no food, no theme rooms, no place to sit what so ever! It was so unsafe we couldn’t get out at 11 after multiple fights broke out and young women began stumbling and spilling cocktails all over everyone. We ended having our husbands push their way out as we held on.
We had gone with the idea of attending a very classy party in the city, and ended up ringing in the new year at Lori’s Dinner down the street. Live and learn… Keep your money! The promoters of this event should be help criminally responsible on many, many levels. I can’t believe the fire department didn’t shut it down since they over sold the event by at least 40%!

I don’t even know where to start with this review. How about the ever popular, «if I could give this no stars I would.» Or actually I would give it negative 130 stars. One for every dollar that was stripped out of my pocket and used as someone else’s toilet paper.
The only way the website for this event wouldn’t be misleading is if it said in bold letters, «this will be the shittiest night of your life.» I’m told that there were some theme rooms however I never did find them. There were mobs of people every which way due to far too many tickets being sold which resulted in me finding a corner and not leaving it for the whole night. 40+ bars you say? I found 3 which had about 650 people pushing and shoving to get to the 2 bartenders who picked the next person to serve based on who they thought was the hottest. I can assure this resulted in every dude not getting many drinks.
So let’s get down to sheer basics. This is a New Year’s Eve party, right? Guess what I was doing at 11:59…using the bathroom and getting a drink because that was the only time the wait for each wasn’t a solid half hour. Oh and speaking of waits, be prepared to wait outside for over an hour to get in. If you think you’re clever and will show up a little late after the rush you’re wrong. Everyone else has the same idea. Your best bet is to not show up at all.
Most discouraging is the fact that they charge so much for this disaster and your still in a crappy conference room at a hotel. They put zero effort into trying to make things nice or accommodating. Bathroom signs are your standard 32 font Word document. Tables are covered in empty cups because there’s no one to clean them off. Bartenders are disgruntled because there’s not enough of them to serve the 5 billion douchebags wanting 8 drinks at a time. Security appears to be waiting for someone to fight so they themselves can start bashing sculls.
I could continue but I’d be surprised if anyone has read this far without deciding to do something else for NYE. Long story short, I won’t be returning and I would highly recommend an alternative event unless of course you’re one of the many D bags that was there last night, in which case I would appreciate it if you would all continue to congregate there and not wherever I end up.

The A List is amusing bullshit. I went three years ago and it was a swarming, sweaty study in the ideas of «class» and «luxury». Europe! (rendered in 10 ft cutouts) VIP service! from disinterested servers. A catwalk with a «fashion» show and «models» and the new year rung in by a «celebrity» — the year I went it was a guy who had won Survivor, except, not really, because even he had bailed by the time the clock struck midnight. Also, the balloons didn’t drop, either a technical malfunction or semi-​conscientious objectors?
The whole thing is very Z-​class. And if you can go with that expectation, then ok, take a roll on that show-​no-​stain conference room carpet with humanity’s lowest common denominator. and then yes, a reality show star heralding a new year makes all the sense in the world.
However, now I’m on their spam list and the endless emails about «1 table left in the USA room!» and «No tables» left in the Europe room! (and they apparently all went for $ 600) but WAIT, the third «batch (??)» of tickets was just released so I guess, someone found some tables somewhere so YES you can pull out that one-​shouldered Kardashian dress and get your ass to the sad-​Pisa. The only people who don’t realize the ever shrinking and expanding Europe and USA rooms with the phantom $ 600 tables will probably enjoy the whole experience. If this is you, happy 2011.

I attended Alist’s NYE event two years ago and was really, really disappointed. This event is greedily over sold and although we had «VIP» tickets — we spent most of our evening standing in line and waiting. The place was overly packed and full of really young (barely 21) people stumbling into each other at the beginning of the evening. An hour into the event, nearly every stall in the restroom was taken up by young girls throwing up — and it wasn’t even 10:30 pm. Your security staff should not let drunk people in — and the bartenders should not over serve. And thats just from a legal standpoint. From a customer service standpoint — you sell too many tickets making the event a serious fire hazard as well as too packed to enjoy anything. It took over 20 minutes to get upstairs to the coat check.
Ridiculous planning, no customer service in mind — events only for people under 23 years old. If you are over 23 (or even a moderately mature 23 year old) avoid this party.

What to do NYE 2009 that would be classy, festive, and fun? My friend spots the NYE party at the Westin St. Francis, sponsored by A-​List. Hmmmm, $ 180/​person VIP tickets that get you: no wait in line, private VIP area, international themed rooms, and free appetizers and alcohol. We were all very excited about this «stylish» affair, until we got there. The hooligans I was hoping the hefty ticket price would keep out were running around in finest form. Pushing, shoving, screaming, yelling, spilling drinks every where. Every now and then a fight would almost break out, requiring security to intervene. The exclusive VIP area was simply not that. Some bouncers never checked the VIP bracelets, and one let girls flirt their way in. The different rooms were ok, with cheesy decorations and solid music. The appetizers were no where to be seen when we arrived, and the alcohol selection was limited (no mixed drinks, and I don’t believe I saw champagne… on NYE!) Considering the price we paid, this was not the event any of us had hoped for. Basically, we could have saved our money, and crashed the nearest frat party for free.