Allen Tan

This is a cautionary tale about trusting the staff here. It’s got great beds and cheap prices, but the staff doesn’t care about you at all. I am assuming that they want to get you burned so that you don’t come in for your tanning packages at this point.
I have been going here for 3 years. I have always blindly trusted the staff. Out of the 4 month long packages I purchased over three years, I have only been there to tan less than 10 times. This is because my usual experience goes like this:
I walk in full of moxy and enthusiasm. «This month, i’m going to do it right!» I say to myself. I walk in. I buy a month long membership for 20 or 30 dollars with their awesome student discount. I ask the lady at the counter «hey, how long do you think I should go in for? I’m pretty pale.» at this point, she goes into a trance, and consults her star charts in her memory mansion, sees where Mars aligns with Jupiter, subtracts it by 3, and doubles it if it’s under 10. That is how good she is at telling you how long to go in for.
I have been going here for 3 years on and off and have bought month long memberships 4 times. Over these four months of memberships over 3 years, I have only been able to tan approx. 10 times. Because every single time I go in, I ask the same girl at the counter «how long do ya think I oughta go in for?» and she sets me up for what she thinks is right.
Every time I walk out feeling great.
Every time I end up looking like I got stranded naked in the desert for a week.
So here I am, on the first day of my month long membership, burned again on my first day after 7 minutes in the strongest type booth.
She saw my blonde hair and green eyes. She saw how pale I was in the dim basement light. She gave me 7 minutes, which was twice more than I could take. 4 hours later, red as a beet, my night is ruined, I hope my week isn’t.
Thanks, whats-​her-​name, just continue to talk to that really bronze old dude.

I hate that I have to give this even one star– it has NOT been earned! This review is specifically related to Kelly and the joke that is Maracle Massage at Allentan. This woman put out a Groupon for an 80 minute Swedish Massage around May/​June 2014. My parents purchased it for my husband for Father’s Day… today is December 8^th, and we just received a phone call telling us his massage has been cancelled… FOR THE 6TH TIME! No exaggeration. This is the second paid time off day he has had to take to accommodate this woman’s awful schedule– once it was her «shoulder surgery» that apparently was scheduled at 9pm the night before his massage… I got a text that time. The other times, this lady had the poor front desk girls call and cancel for her. She is beyond unprofessional, probably not certified, and wasting Allentan’s rental space. If they are smart, they’ll boot her and give that space to someone who actually works and takes clients. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY WITH KELLY AT MARACLE MASSAGE! We have let Groupon and the BBB know all of this as well, and hope to save other people money, time, and frustration.

Great place, wonderful staff and great service. I started going to get a little pigment for a wedding coming up. Buffalo’s winter was a tough one, and I was über pale. They plan to expand their offerings ie. a holistic (ish) nail salon, massages etc. You get educated when you step through the door. they inform you about all of your options and the reasons why they work better, why its less or more time and so on. It is also extremely affordable and in my neighborhood. I don’t have to get in the car. If you’re going to tan, I recommend Allentan.

Love it here! The beds are great, employees are wonderful (and knowledgable) and it’s not busy! Which is key– I hate waiting. Plus, who doesn’t like a place that remembers your name?