JANE HOTEL
Yes, the new rooftop bar in the Standard Hotel, the Boom Boom Room, is the hottest club in downtown New York. To make sure everyone is aware of that, owner Andre Balazs threw a private grand opening party worthy of comparison to the best fashion ball or Jay-Z after-party.
This past Saturday, the currently VIP-only bar hosted the event. The Standard hasn’t hired anyone to run the door yet, but it should happen shortly. So get that cocktail dress ready—The impressive guest list included Demi and Ashton, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, and Kirsten Dunst, among many others.
With guests like Madonna, Jude, and Lindsay in attendance there was a fair bit of coverage on the event. Huffpost, along with almost every other blog on the planet, have all the juicy details. (DBTH even called the new venue a game changer). It seems like just about every celeb in the city made an appearance for the opener, and famed photographer Patrick McMullan called it an opening reminiscent of Studio 54.
It looks like the sun is actually making an appearance, so we can all start pretending it’s summer for five minutes and enjoy these places to beat the heat…or in our case, stay out of the rain.
West Village
Jane Ballroom
Jane Hotel
113 Jane Street, at West Street
(212) 924-6700
www.thejanenyc.com
The Jane Ballroom is impressively adorned with antique area rugs, old fashioned wing chairs, a grand fireplace, and enormous velvet-draped windows. Décor aside, the drinks menu has some pretty fun concoctions, specialty cocktails like the Hedwig and the Punjab are among a few of them.
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