Eventi Hotel: New York City’s newest (and prettiest?) Kimpton opens today

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Veranda One-Bedroom Suite at the Eventi Hotel
Veranda One-Bedroom Suite at the Eventi Hotel

We’ve hardly ever met a Kimpton hotel we didn’t like, and the Eventi Hotel, which celebrated its grand opening today, looks like it’s going to be no exception. With a beautifully-designed lobby, 292 rooms decked out with Frette linens and flat-screens, and a 20,000-square-foot Food Parc headed by restaurant mogul Jeffrey Chodorow slated to open this fall, the Eventi should easily match up to (or surpass) its three Kimpton sister hotels in the city, Ink48, 70 Park Avenue, and The Muse (all highly recommended by Oyster).

Located on the corner of 6th Avenue and 30th Street, Eventi is going to be a big part of the revitalization of northern Chelsea, a rather drab pocket of the city currently populated more by knock-off vendors than happening scenesters. The opening of the uber-cool Ace Hotel in 2009, and now, the Eventi, is starting to change that, livening up the neighborhood with hot spot dining and drink destinations, not to mention tourist dollars. Check out 16 more photos we took of New York City’s newest hotel after the jump.

Exterior of the Eventi Hotel

Exterior of the Eventi Hotel

Eventi One-Bedroom Suite at the Eventi Hotel

Eventi One-Bedroom Suite at the Eventi Hotel

Eventi One-Bedroom Suite at the Eventi Hotel

Eventi One-Bedroom Suite at the Eventi Hotel

Eventi One-Bedroom Suite at the Eventi Hotel

Eventi One-Bedroom Suite at the Eventi Hotel

Veranda One-Bedroom Suite at the Eventi Hotel

Veranda One-Bedroom Suite at the Eventi Hotel

Fitness center with over-excited Richard Simmon's impersonator at the Eventi Hotel

Fitness center with over-excited Richard Simmon’s impersonator at the Eventi Hotel

Boardroom with Joan Crawford impersonator at the Eventi Hotel

Boardroom with Joan Crawford impersonator at the Eventi Hotel

Ballroom at the Eventi Hotel

Ballroom at the Eventi Hotel

Live Suite at the Eventi Hotel

Live Suite at the Eventi Hotel

Cityview Deluxe King Room at the Eventi Hotel

Cityview Deluxe King Room at the Eventi Hotel

Queen Queen Room at the Eventi Hotel

Queen Queen Room at the Eventi Hotel

Premier One-Bedroom Suite at the Eventi Hotel

Premier One-Bedroom Suite at the Eventi Hotel

Premier One-Bedroom Suite at the Eventi Hotel

Premier One-Bedroom Suite at the Eventi Hotel

Premier One-Bedroom Suite at the Eventi Hotel

Premier One-Bedroom Suite at the Eventi Hotel

Florists like Ovando set up booths outside the Eventi entrance for the grand opening, to help celebrate the hotel's location in the Flower District.

Florists like Ovando set up booths outside the Eventi entrance for the grand opening, to help celebrate the hotel’s location in the Flower District.

Grand opening ceremony at the Eventi Hotel, with broadway star Bebe Neuwirth (second from right) and Deputy Mayor Lieber (third from right)

Grand opening ceremony at the Eventi Hotel, with broadway star Bebe Neuwirth (second from right) and Deputy Mayor Lieber (third from right)

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