The Flo

After a stressful week and wanting to try flotation therapy, my boyfriend and I decided to try out the Flo. We booked our appointments online and luckily we able to get 2 – 90 minute apinments at the same time (there are only 2 rooms available). They email you a confirmation and a reminder which is nice. They had a deal going for 1^st timers ($ 10 off) which was applied to our bill.
We showed up to Flo about 10minutes early (which they recommend). You enter and it’s very simple and nicely decorated. We signed a waiver and a survey and we were quickly escorted to our rooms. She walked us to the front room and explained what we were about to do. Each room had stand up shower (w/​shampoo, conditioner, soap) a small table with earplugs, petroleum jelly (for cuts or scrapes) and some q-​tips. The room had a remote control for color therapy for when you get out of the actual tank.
Room 1’s tank is slightly smaller than Room 2 (by a foot), and my boyfriend let me take room 2 (because he knew I was slightly nervous about being claustrophobic).
So, show time. I went in room 2 took a quick shower and got in the tank. I got situated into the water (a nice 95 degrees), I laid with my hands over my head in the pitch darkness and floated away my worries. Before I started I wasn’t sure if I could do 90 minutes, but let me tell you, it went by so quick. It was so peaceful and easy to meditate. The only sounds I head were my stomach making the occasional gurgle.
After 90 minutes the staff come and gently knock on the tank (from the outside) and you knock back so they know you heard them. I got out and felt completely refreshed. I took a quick shower to rinse the salt off (I missed most of it though, oh well) and met my boyfriend in the front of the store. We looked at some of the items they offered and chit chatted with the staff for a couple of minutes. This is a great addition to our neighborhood and we will definitely be back. They offer packages for both the 60 & 90 minutes, I’m totally going to grab a 90 minute package, so worth it.
The only thing, which I can’t vouch for, was that my boyfriend said during his float he did hear some noise from the front room, which didn’t ruin it, but made it harder to completely «float away».
This is going to be a part of my monthly routine no, I can’t wait to hop back in the tank!

Quite a unique experience. I liked it. Joe was a cool guy. Had no idea what to expect going in… Will do it again!

I was really excited to try my first float, and my experience validated my excitement. I had stopped in the previous week to purchase a gift certificate, and the staff was really welcoming and helpful, giving me a full tour and insight into the therapy.
We had an early morning float (10 am) and were given a quick rundown of what to do as well as a few tips. After getting myself situated, I found the therapy to be very relaxing and pain relieving — especially in my upper back/​neck/​shoulder area (I work at a computer for my 9 – 5 and tend to have poor posture due to that). I did mentally «float» as well, but I was brought out of that state by some loud banging that I could hear very clearly when in the tank. This was one of the main reasons for the 4 stars as opposed to 5 — some rugs or sound dampening material would be really helpful to be truly sensory depriving as there were those loud bangs, footsteps, etc. that took away from the overall experience.
I felt very refreshed and almost energized when getting out of the tank and thoroughly enjoyed the very clean facility. One suggestion would be to put down a bath mat for exiting the tank/​shower for those accident-​prone individuals like myself — I definitely did have to pay A LOT of attention to walk carefully as to not slip.
Overall, this was a great experience that I would love to try again. I wasn’t told how often we should float to obtain the maximum benefits, but I suppose I’ll do some research on my own for that.
The center also houses an herbologist/​iridologist and has some products for sale for overall health and wellness. Since it is a wellness center I was surprised to see cigarettes out on the counter, but to each their own.
Definitely looking forward to coming back!

After reading all the reviews and friends saying what a great place this was, I thought I’d give it a try. I have herniated disks in my back and was in severe pain the night before, so I figured it was worth $ 60 to try something new. Online I read that you should arrive 15 minutes prior to your appointment. So seeing as my appointment was at 10:00, I arrived at 9:45. No one was there so I took a seat outside on the steps and waited. I waited till 10:00 before i decided to call the shop to see if maybe they were running late, or I had a mixup with my appoinment being scheduled online. No answer, so i kept calling a few more times. I went on the Facebook page and messaged them because now it’s 10:20 and I made the appointment so that I could make a meeting with my boss in time after going in the tank and getting ready in time. I drcided to go sit in my car and finally after 10:30, I see a girl walking towards The Flo who looked like she would work there. I go back to the spa and I was right, the girl was leaving to go somewhere and I stopped her just in time. She claimed she didn’t check the appointments online and didn’t see there was a 10:00. That fine, but now I’m beyond stressed about being late for my meeting. She takes me in and literally tells me all these instructions in 2 minutes. I was confused by all of it, seeing as this was my first time floating. Anyway I rub the Vaseline stuff all over my face because I just had a facial and anywhere I shaved in the past 3 days, which is a lot of places. The tank was awesome. I started floating immediatley. The only problem was I couldn’t relax, because I kept thinking about the time, and if I was gonna be able to meet my boss. So I never relaxed at all. The ear plugs they give you are the worst, I tried to push one of mine in and then it just rushed a ton of salt into my ear and the burning started. For an hour and a half. So bring your own ear plugs! The itching and tiny bumps then started all over my body, I still have tiny bumps from a month ago that must have been a reaction to the salt. My back pain was excruciating while I was in there, and I couldn’t wait to know when I could get out. The whole experience was just not relaxing or enjoyable at all. Finally she knocks on the door, and I’m try to find where the frickin door was because I had no clue what side of the tank the knocking came from. I almost felt like I was never gonna find my way out. Anyway, I finally get out and almost fall on the wet floor, they really should put a mat down or something, its not safe. I get to the shower and there are no wash clothes, so I’m trying to wash off all this Vaseline with nothing but my hands. Let’s just say, I was covered in vaseline in places I didn’t want to be, for the better part of the day. I had to rush to get ready, and because the floor is soaked I had to wrap myself in the towel and go find out where the bathroom is, which is all the way down the hall where anyone waiting can see you. Either way, I finish getting ready and end up talking to the girl who made me all these lists for vitamins I should take and what not. I felt bad because I already was in a bad mood Feom her being super late to having to cancel my meeting with my boss, so I ended up staying and buying $ 70 worth of stuff from her. I tried to wait a few days to see if I felt any good come from floating, and there wasn’t any. I had more pain than I’ve had in years. I was gonna leave the whole part out in my review about the 45 minute late employee, but honestly it ruined my whole day and my whole experience. I Dont know if I would come back, certainly not for that kind of money and added inconvenience. So I’m giving this 2 stars unless I end up having a better experience, then I will update my review. My two stars are for the awesome colored sunglasses I bought that help with your mood. I want to buy them in every color. Hopefully your experience will be better than mine because I don’t understand how anyone can enjoy paying for all that torture and stress.

I have wanted to try a sensory deprivation float since I saw the movie Altered States c. 1982. This was my first opportunity to try it and I really enjoyed it.
Joe was super helpful and the place is immaculate. I found it very relaxing and the time went by quickly. I couldn’t believe that it had been nearly an hour when I got out of the tank.
Overall, a super experience which I highly recommend.