Looking for a fun place to ring in the new year. Great food, dancing, etc. Need suggestions, staying at the Boulders. Will probably need car service. Thanks for any and all suggestions!

Tempe Block Party, held in conjunction with the Fiesta Bowl so large numbers of fans from both teams attend, is probably your best bet for New Year's eve party in the Phoenix area.

http://phoenix.about.com/cs/events/a/fiestabowl01.htm or do a search on 'tempe block party'.

If you're not really into the crowds of teenagers and rowdy 20-somethings, you might want to consider The Clarendon Hotel's New Years Eve Snow Ball... $25 in advance, you can't go wrong... here are pictures from last year:

http://picasaweb.google.com/benbethe...endonNewYears#

Having stayed at the Boulders Resort several times, it is very serene and I would say have a great dinner at Binkley's and then head to Harold's Corral for some good cowboy fun.
Cave Creek is quite a ways from PHX..
It will be heavily patrolled so either cab it or tip the shuttle driver well...do you have car service set up yet?
Have fun!

Great ideas...love the Binkleys and then Harold's but heard Binkley's was over $200 per person + wine. Have left a message to find out exactly as would love to go and then on to the cowboy bar....FUN!

If that is the case on Binkley's, you could dine at the smaller, cheaper version of Binkley's at Cafe Bink and save a bundle and then head to Harolds for some good cowboy foot stomping partying!

http://haroldscorral.com/