Check out the new Moxy hotel

A seating area inside Moxy’s Living Room lobby feels as if it’s outdoors when the expansive windows are open.

Moxy’s lobby has lots of room to hang out, play a game or do a deep dive into your digital device.

A mobile podcasting booth allows for live podcasts from the hotel’s lobby. The hotel’s podcast series kicks off at 5 p.m. Wednesday, opening day for the new property.   (Kristan Lieb/Chicago Tribune )

Light fixtures and graffiti-style art lend an industrial-chic vibe to the new Moxy hotel in River North. It opens Wednesday after 18 months of construction.   (Kristan Lieb/Chicago Tribune )

Foosball and Ms. Pac-Man are some of the highlights of the game area at Moxy.   (Kristan Lieb/Chicago Tribune )

Mezcal, tequila and whiskey are the focus of the beverage program at Bar Moxy.   (Kristan Lieb/Chicago Tribune )

A couple of days before the grand opening, chefs test the kitchen at Zombie Taco, open 24/7 at Moxy hotel.   (Kristan Lieb/Chicago Tribune )

Graffiti covers the walls of the stairwell leading from the lobby to the upstairs bathrooms at Moxy.   (Kristan Lieb/Chicago Tribune )

A shared-use ironing station in a hallway of Moxy hotel.   (Kristan Lieb/Chicago Tribune )

The largest rooms in Moxy hotel measure 220 square feet.   (Kristan Lieb/Chicago Tribune )

Guests push a button on the retro phone to hear a recorded bedtime story. Opt for a naughty or nice tale.   (Kristan Lieb/Chicago Tribune )

Moxy hotel has 156 rooms in the eight-story property in River North.   (Kristan Lieb/Chicago Tribune )

Murals of fake hotel room scenes can be seen outside the “inner circle” rooms at Moxy.   (Kristan Lieb/Chicago Tribune )

The fitness center has standard cardio equipment and weights, as well as some fun touches, like jars of Starbursts and chocolate.   (Kristan Lieb/Chicago Tribune )

An art installation in the courtyard at the Moxy depicts Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, along with the Rainbow Serpent.   (Kristan Lieb/Chicago Tribune )

Moxy guests check in at a corner of the bar, where they’re given a room key and a cocktail.   (Kristan Lieb/Chicago Tribune )

Moxy “fun hunters” around the world can tag themselves on Instagram and show up in the digital guestbook projected above Bar Moxy.   (Kristan Lieb/Chicago Tribune )