This time of year both South Shore and north shore are very quiet. There are more non casino rooms that are nice on the south side of the Lake. The only 3* on north shore that is listed on BB hotel list is Northstar. nice area very quiet this time of the year but it is about 15 miles from the lake. One thing to remember if you come to the south shore is that the past 3 years have not been nice to tahoe, from the huge fire that burnt down over 250 houses 3 years ago to the slumping econony. you will see many vacant store fronts all over town, while The north shore is much smaller in population and much more like the old Tahoe. If I did not live at the South Shore and was coming to tahoe for a Vacation I would go to the North shore. One last thing the nights this time can be very cold, and the days can be very warm. But the weather is very unpredictable. I have seen snow this time of the year, but today was warm enough to go swimming at the beach.