Apple Spa New York

The nails are decent/​OK but the massages are AMAZING. They have a dedicated massage specialist (at least one if not more on some days). Treat yo self.

Such a sweet group of workers. John was the man who did my mani and pedi, I would recommend going to him. He took his time doing everything and really worked on my feet and nails. He’s the sweetest man and was very genuine through the entire time.
I will definitely go back just for his service.

So this place ⁸⁄₁₀ gives you a great mani pedi. The best, if you’re schedule allows it, is to come when they aren’t really busy so they don’t rush. The mani pedis do last about 5 – 6 days for a regular polish and longer for gel. The only reason I’m not giving it a better rating is because it is CRAZY expensive. It’s $ 37 for a mani pedi where in Park Slope, which is not that far away, is only $ 24 at most places.

This is my go-​to local nail salon. They always do a nice job, and the space is very clean. They have a good color selection, and usually have the latest seasonal collections from OPI and essie. The employees are really nice and friendly. They also have a rewards program where you get points for every dollar spent, which eventually accumulate for a free manicure or pedicure. Definitely recommended!

I promise you… Promise… You will regret going here. You name it. It was horrible. Unfriendly, unprofessional, limited nail colors, pretty sure the nail techs have no professional licensce, cold temp, water cold for mani, overpriced and over all experience horrible. After getting my toes filed into I don’t know what shape? I was told to sit for one of the most painful massages I have ever had on my neck and shoulder. The older man that was trying to kill me thought he was doing such a great job. He asked me did it feel good I said NO! You are KILLING me. He didn’t speak English very well so continued trying to squeeze the life out of me. I left 28 dollars poorer and in pain basically I paid them to torturer me. Horrible!!! I think I will call the state to investigate they should not be in business.

I go to Apple Spa probably every 6 – 8 weeks… Sometimes more often :) I’ve tried a few different nail salons in this area and they are always my go-​to.
I’ve had several different nail techs and they all do a nice job! It’s a relaxing and thorough experience. It’s worth it to pay for a chair massage, too! Especially if Kevin is working… Magic hands!
I have taken a lot of friends here too and everyone is always happy. I can’t wait to use my membership card next time, I guess I’ve gone enough times that I earned a free pedicure! Score!!! Thanks for keeping me looking and feeling beautiful, Apple Spa!

Was an ok mani/​pedi but they ripped me off when they charged an extra $ 10 for vinylux polish. I won’t go back.

His is the worst nail salon in Brooklyn. They are rude and always mislead about the wait time. My pedicures r stopped multiple times to talk to her cleaves and to go into the other room. There are so many better places in the neighborhood.

WARNING (STRICTLY BASED ON PERSONAL EXPERIENCE): In general, I limit the use of my Debit card for purchases online and /​or in person, but one of the places that I did use it at was Apple Spa — With that said, the Debit card was compromised three (3) consecutive times AND the common factor was (it being used at) Apple Spa. As a result, I purposely charged my mani /​pedi (this past Monday) on a credit card — Sure enough, as of this (Friday) morning, four (4) fraudulent charges (which included two significant amounts) were made on the SAME card.
If you have to make payment via debit /​credit card, please be VERY careful afterwards of unknown transactions that might appear on your card within the week.
Now I know that there are PLENTY of customers who use debit /​credit cards as their form of payment — Anyone else with a similar experience?
As far as their mani /​pedi /​chair massage, it’s not too bad, especially, considering that they’re the more reasonably priced within the neighborhood.

Apple Spa is one of my favorites in the area. The mani/​pedis I’ve gotten there have been great and lasted for awhile. They also do a pretty nice massage with your basic manicure. The staff is friendly and the place is clean with prices comparable to other nail salons in the area.

So… Everyone who works there is sweet. But… I went in before my friends wedding to get a pedicure and they literally had to re-​do the polish 3 times… Also, they put nail polish remover in my own «from home» brought polish when I said please don’t! I used to go in once a week, now never again. I can do better at home.

Worst mani/​pedi I’ve had in this neighborhood.
Came with a friend & was great because they kept us together but the mani & pedi were the worst I’ve ever had. The paint was on my skin & cuticles. My nails weren’t even filed straight. I requested a fix but by the third time, I gave up. No top coat. Looks like I did them myself.
Tried the foot & back massage trying to redeem the experience & it was just not worth the time or money. Save yourself & go elsewhere.

Worst manicure ever! I’d give no stars if possible. I went in for a mani pedi and about 5 mins into the pedicure I told them I wanted the green tea spa. She became all flustered and exasperated and said «you wanted a manicure too? Ok I’ll do that first». She proceeded to half heartedly wrap my feet in plastic wrap (only covering the heels) and gave me a manicure while I sat in the pedicure chair. She spent about a minute shaping my nails and didn’t even soak my cuticles before trying to cut them! My fingernails look like a 5 year old painted them! The cuticles are dry and nail polish caked around it. She didn’t even take off my original polish completely. You can still see a bit of purple at the edges. She then went on to my feet. That was does half heartedly too! I asked for the special callus removal spa treatment and I basically still have calluses on each of my toes. I will give it to her: she did a decent job on my heels. But all of this for $ 50??? Worst mani pedi I’ve ever gotten. Do not go here! They are the absolute worst. Such inconsistent service. Some people left bc they were left soaking their feet waiting for a manicurist for more than half an hour. There are much better nail salons for much better prices.

EH.
Pros: Good polish selection, cheap (compared to Dashing Diva around the corner).
Cons: A man gives you a back massage during your manicure and while drying and it HURTS! they press deep into your back and the woman while massaging my hands is not at all gentle.

I’m a Unilocaler so it’s only right I check out as many spots as I can new & old. So here goes… Stopped by on a Monday afternoon. Only ²⁄₃ patrons were in the establishment. I ask’d for a pedicure w/​o asking the price, but saw a taped ad on their window that stated $ 35 for mani&pedi. I was greeted as soon as I walked in. I was offered mag’s then to pick my color. They have a good variety. When I walk’d over to the spa chair the water was cut on, I immediately requested for the lady to wash out the basin. She stated it was already clean, but trust me they are all liars. She cleaned it and I was contempt. The massage chair did a so-​so job. She did a basic pedicure, nothing diff from the $ 15 pedi down the block. When it was time to pay it was $ 30. I was shock’d. $ 30 in Bklyn? I simply handed her the $ and said Thank You. No tip bc for the price her tip should have been included. I was considering the gel for my nails until I saw it was $ 100 here. I’ll kindly go back to flatbush ave where it’s under $ 22. It’s a nice place w/​music and tv but I’ll go elsewhere.

Pro: great massages — decent pedicure
Cons: overpriced and manicure it’s inconsisitent. Chips fast, like THE SAME DAY.
Overall they’re very nice and I’ve been here only once. But I had done lots of treatments.
Really disappointed on the manicure.

«Meh.» explains it nicely. I went in on a Sunday evening around 7:20pm — they were the only nail salon in the area open until 8pm as opposed to 7pm on a Sunday night. I asked them over the phone if they could do a gel color (Axxium) manicure, they said yes.
Now I expected to be a bit rushed, but what I didn’t expect was that the girl would use a «new» UV nail light on me to dry the gel. As I feared, the new light did not work well, and she had to re-​do 2 of my nails (gel takes forever)… as she became increasingly frustrated because it was now past 8:15pm (they closed at 8pm and all her colleagues were waiting for her to finish), she began filing the crap out of my cuticles and then saying «oh your cuticles are SO dry» and trying to rub some «special» lotion into them as they were bleeding (on one hand, and not the other mind you).
After she was done, it looked mediocre at best, and I very nicely pointed out some issues she could fix (like hang nails still there, pieces of gel breaking off, etc.), and when I pointed out a white «bubble» from the gel near one of my cuticles, she quickly said «that’s your own nail, there’s nothing I can do!»
I looked at her square in the eye because she and I both knew she was lying. I paid the bill and gave her a meager tip and will not be back.
It’s a shame because judging by the other reviews it’s a decent place, but I won’t be back because I felt borderline abused even though I called ahead to confirm and the gel UV light thing was NOT my fault.
A gel manicure should not take over an hour, and I felt bad for her and her colleagues, but I should have been offered a free massage or something to make up for the bad manicure and service.

Let me start off by saying that I give the stars not based on the price of the salon but based on experience. Yes the salon is pricey if you’re from bay ridge and used to getting your mani’s for $ 6. I went there for the first time last night for a gel mani and pedi. My nail tech was super sweet and very professional. She answered all my questions about gel mani’s (it was my first time getting one of those). She was very thorough and did a great job on my pedicure. Honestly I only had my toes done because im leaving tomorrow for the weekend and I didnt have time to do them myself, otherwise for $ 27 for a basic (yet quality) pedi I think I’ll just stick to doing it myself. The mani was another story, the tech beautifully filed my nails and even warned me when she was about to push back, and then cut the cuticles (my guess is she didnt want me to be surprised if I felt any discomfort all of a sudden). She was thorough and efficient, all in all the whole process took about an hour and a half (for meni and pedi). The price was $ 70 ($ 40 for the gel mani and $ 27 for reg pedi, plus tax) so with tip it came to a pretty hefty pricetag, but considering that my nail polish usually chips the moment i leave the salon and in this case its day two and a shower later and still not a chip in sight i’d say it was money well spent! I will prob try to do the gel mani in bay ridge for a cheaper alternative but this place is a block from my house so its very likely i’ll be coming back for those vacay emergencies.
***NOTE: Had to add this note, today, day 2 of my polish, minutes after writing my review I noticed that on one nail the polish was already separating from the nail (soon to be a chip) now I was promised 2 – 3 weeks before any chipping would occur so this was definitely an unpleasant surprise. The only reason I am leaving the same amount of stars is because the salon was very apologetic and re-​did my nail right away (obvi free of charge). Also I feel that likely its not the salon’s fault and maybe the polish itself is simply not as long lasting and durable as it promises to be.

Went for the first time today and the ladies (and guy) couldn’t have been nicer. Will absolutely go again. Mani and pedi together is $ 37, pretty standard for area.

I stumbled into Apple Spa with a friend this past weekend and was needing a manicure. I thought their selection of shellac/​gel colors was rather limited, but was able to find a color and brand I liked. The enviroment was warm without being too much, yet bright without being too clinical. About halfway through my manicure, someone came by and gave me a brief shoulder massage that was AMAZING; I’m still kicking myself for turning down the 10 minute chair massage, but for those brief few minutes I was in heaven. Until they finished my manicure and told me the cost. I see a number of reviews here that call out Apple Spa for being inexpensive, so maybe I need to recalibrate my expectations, but I believe $ 42 for a manicure is a bit much. Time will tell how long the manicure will last, but if it chips in less than two weeks, I’m going to feel cheated.

I have no shame in raving about this spa (hey, I’m gay, what do I care?) Mani/Pedi’s are great there, but most importantly (for me) are the massages.
During the time I’ve been going there, they’ve changed their male masseuse a couple of times (goodbye Mak, I’ll miss youuuuuuu), but each one has been fantastic. They KNOW what they’re doing. They can just look at your back and know where the work is needed.
They are a tad on the pricey side, but they are a spa. You are graciously greeted, brought to a chair, given a bottle of water, smiles all around. Just great courtesy.
In terms of massage they pull out all the stops: dim room, relaxing music, hot stones, lotions, hot towels, leg pillows, the works — all in one massage. It’s a whirlwind of relaxation.
What’s also kinda cool (gimmicky and cool) is the ‘Apple Card’. A «discount» card, the more you go, the more «points» you get. More points equals «free» mani/​pedi/​etc. It’s a cute touch.
Go, relax, enjoy. Treat yourself. You deserve it once in a while.

I don’t usually get mani/​pedis on a regular basis but I have a feeling that’s about to change. This may be my favorite mani/​pedi experience ever. The staff was very sweet and friendly. Maria took excellent care of me– professional mani/​pedi and a leg, foot, hand and neck massage went above and beyond my expectations. The spa is very clean and I found the place to be very relaxing. $ 37 for a mani/​pedi and worth every penny.

This place is great. And a lot cheaper than the nail salons right around the corner on Smith St. It’s open late, they have a great rewards program, and ohmygod say yes to the 10 minute chair massage at the end.

As the guest of honor at the below-​mentioned bachelorette— I cannot say enough good things about Apple. I knew nothing about the planning– though my amazing friends tell me they were super enthusiastic and helpful from beginning to end. From the moment I walked in the door– the staff went out of their way to make the night special– including the most efficient mani/​ped/​massage combo for 25ish ladies all in just a few hours. Love this place!

Best nail shop in the area.
Inexpensive mani-​pedi but great service. Excellent job and very clean.