Diane’s Day Spa

My mother and I always come here for nails and eyebrows and it’s been great! Our experiences have been outstanding, the ladies always do our nails the way we want. Maybe once, one of the ladies cleaned my moms finger a little too much to where it bled on the side of one nail and caused it pain for a couple of days but ever since, she only chose one lady and it’s been Rose. Rose does her good, she will refuse to go anywhere else. Always get Gel if you’re complaining about your polish breaking. We always do and our nails last months. I havent done anything else besides a facial and it came with a massage and it was great. My face was clear and blackheads were gone. Thank god! I have yet to come do it again. Diane will never lose our business, we love it here.

I always likes this place! Although People think it’s cheap so they don’t do it right! It’s not true! I’ve been coming here for @ least 10 years off & on & very satisfied with the work the Girls do. Did lashes here, nails, pedi, massage & very happy!

I visited Dianes based on all the Unilocal reviews.
I got a regular manicure and a spa pedicure done. Although, I am quite happy with my pedicure, I am not even close to happy with my manicure. After almost an hour of getting my manicure done, the nail paint just came off even after drying completely. And yes, I was extremely cautious! My only complain is the nailpaint, besides that the service was great.
Also, communication is an issue but I guess its not much of a problem. Might visit Dianes again with my own bottle of nail color!

I love the way they do my nails! This was my first time going there to get my nails done and they are good! I love the way they shaped it.

My coworker and I were talking about getting eyelash extensions done. While we were looking online, a customer with lashes came up and we asked her where she got them done. The lashes looked great on her so we thought, «Why not? It’s only $ 35».
My coworker called and we were able to get an appt for the both of us in the same week. A plus for that, but that was pretty much it. They accepted us both right away, but we were kind of shocked that they didn’t ask us anything about our previous experience with eyelash extensions and they didn’t bother explaining the procedure. They didn’t work on both of us at the same time, I had to wait about 15 min for them to start on me. While I was waiting, I was watching one of the ladies as she was putting them on my friend. The first thing I noticed was that she did not listen to us when we told her how we wanted them styled. Right before I started, I reminded the other girl how I wanted them done.
It took a little less than an hour to get them done, but when we both looked in the mirror, we had the same look on our faces. As soon as we left the shop, we started talking about what we didn’t like. They turned out to be a lot longer than we had wanted. We wanted a more natural look. You can tell they look fake. It’s like we’re wearing falsies.
I got a text this morning from my friend, telling me she had a hard time sleeping because they were hurting and she had a hard time washing her face. I saw her not too long ago, and she already lost a bunch of her lashes. I didn’t loose that much, but my eyes get a little irritated when I blink sometimes. This is her first time getting extensions, but this is my second. I’ve never experienced my lashes like these.
Never again, are we going back.

LISA is the best! she did my eye lash extension & tattoo my eyebrows. the prices are great! she is super friendly & always makes sure I am ok. always worth the wait.

Got acrylic nails here and I would never go here again. Although I had made a reservation, and even gotten a phone call to confirm, I was still treated like a walk in when I arrived. I felt as though I was just walking in and greatly inconveniencing them. I was taken to the downstairs salon and told to sit and wait. I had an appointment and there was only one other person in the salon so I was pretty confused as to why they were acting like they had no space for me. When they were finally ready, a lady came over and started filing my nails away with a nail drill. I was just sitting in one of those swivel chairs while she sat on a stool. There was only one manicure table, and it was being used so I had to hold my arms up while the lady applied the tips. The tips were glued on very crooked and and way too close to the edge of my fingernail. When I tried to ask her to place the nails further back on my nails, she just said «don’t worry don’t worry» and ignored me. The acrylic was sloppily applied and there were tons of lumps. Because of this, she spent half an hour using the drill to poorly attempt to even out my nails. My nails look super weird and I am very upset that I wasted $ 30.

I could’ve sworn I left a review on here before, but I’ve been here on two occasions.
Came in nearly a year ago for a massage. First massage I’ve ever gotten in my life, and it was worth it. My fiancé and I went in and were treated right away. I believe we paid $ 60 each for an hour and a half long massage. The masseuse got all the kinks out!
Of course this wasn’t the most ambient spa around, but for the price and the fact that the massage got the kinks out in all the right places was well worth the low price! It was a full body massage (arms, neck, back, legs and feet). So five stars on the massage!
Also came here for my first pedicure because I didn’t want to pay another salon double the price… It was only $ 20 here. I walked in and they immediately took care of me. Im glad the lady doing my pedicure wasn’t talking in front of me (I’ve always been self conscious about the workers talking about how gross a client’s feet are in front of them…) lol. Ended the pedicure with a quick calf and foot massage.
For my first pedicure ever, I’m satisfied. Can’t wait to see what other salons offer as well. But again, for the price, you can’t go wrong. This little spa isn’t bad,; the prices are well worth the service!

So bad! I normally go to Brian for my massage, used to go to the ladies for my pedi but today… they’re usually rude as always but I get it cause I’m asian too, so I called to get an appointment they said come in half hour. I get there and they totally forget about my appointment and told me ok wait half hour. I told her I talked to her and she already told me half hour and there were 4 clients and they even looked like they felt bad for me… I just snapped and told her I ain’t fucking waiting. And you know what it’s that same lady who books me and she always books me wrong and when I do come in I leave mad bcuz she wants to waste my fucking time. But when they know im part vietnamese they remember me and become so nice.

Got an acrylic full set and gelish polish with Rose. She made my nails exactly how I wanted it from the shape to the color (though I am very simple when it comes to choosing colors).
I called just after 8 a.m. to see if they could fit me in. At first, the woman answering the phone didn’t understand what I was saying, so that was a struggle. She passed me off to Rose and I was able to communicate a bit better (though there was still a language barrier). After all that, they were able to take me at 8:30 a.m.
I parked at the Maunakea Municipal parking garage for $ 0.75/half hour for the first 2 hours.
Beside the language issue, I was very pleased with the results. Cost is reasonable for the great work. Will be back.

My family and I frequent China Town as it is always a fun adventure of discovering hidden gems of restaurants and various café places. Today I didn’t expect to find a day spa in the heart of China town in Maunakea market place and actually loved it enough to to write about it.
My son has been needing a haircut BAD but I was a bit hesitant and skeptical… when I found out that it was only $ 10 I decided to give it a try. My son of course being the guinea pig, haha.
I gave this place 5 stars even though walking into the spa was more like a pedi sweat shop than a day spa. The nice lady that cut my sons hair took such care and excellence, meticulously taking her time even when someone came in for service requesting her services. She made us feel as if my sons hair was all that mattered. We showed her (wish we got her name!) a brief picture of what he wanted and she started working her magic.
I have to say that this is the best haircut he has ever received and the quality of her service was worth 5x the price I paid for. We all walked out happy customers (yep coming back again) and I can finally see my sons handsome face.

being a college student, and only working part time, i’m pretty tight on money. this place is affordable and actually does provide quality service, depending on who you go to.
i always go to zedel for my services. so far she’s done my hair for prom (last year) and colored my hair (about a few weeks ago). i enjoy going to her because she actually listens to what i want and there is no language barrier. i always get what i want with her and sometimes she gives me suggestions that are even better than what i wanted in the first place. she is only available by appointment, so you’ll have to contact her. she’s very sweet and always replies in a timely manner. i’m planning to see her for all my future hair services.
i have been to another woman from here, but she did horrible. i came to her for eyebrow waxing and, although the shaping was nice, they weren’t symmetrical. and i know, i know, «eyebrows are sisters, not twins.» in this case, they weren’t even related. i was furious and never wanted to get my brows done here ever again. i’m planning on coming back to try, though, but with zedel.
as for nails, my mom comes here occasionally. usually when she goes, i leave her to roam china town and come back when i think she’s almost done. every time i come back, she’s fast asleep in her chair. i’m assuming its because the massage they give whilst performing the mani/​pedi is just that good.
i am planning to come here in the near future to get their eyelash extensions. when i get that done, i’ll update my review. crossing my fingers and hoping they come out natural, full and voluminous!
only MAJOR cons are language barriers (depending who you go to), parking & always busy.
but they do have another location in kalihi. while parking there isn’t all that great, either, it’s almost always never busy.

Great service. Couple’s massage was fun. Wasn’t aware that the Spa was inside of the plaza and not on the street. Glad that I could make an appointment for the same day at the same time.

I haven’t even went there yet & called them to find out how much it would be for eye lash extensions and a brazillan but the fucking lady couldn’t even understand English. Literally had to repeat everything I said 10x & when she tried to repeat what I was trying to say it was totally wrong! She kept telling me «appointment appointment» & some other nonsense I couldn’t even understand. She had to pass the phone to the other person cause her dumbass can’t even interpret what I’m trying to say! Ugh

My worst mani/​pedi experience. They have two location in chinatown, one is downstairs (hair cut and nails) and another is upstairs (nails and others). Anyway, i was placed into the downstairs salon. It was really hot in there, and very noisy with all the employees and customers talking with a very loud volume. Not only that but there were huge flies flying everywhere, I was a little ick out about that. Anyway, I came with my mom, and wanted to sit next to each other, but nope they separate us even when there were two empty seats next to each other, I let that passed.
The lady start with my pedi, and the water wasn’t even full; it was just enough to cover my feet.
When i go to get pedis done, i hope to get maybe a little massage and beutified my feets and feel relax. NOPE, did not get that here. She basically wash my feet with water, cut some skins, made me bleed and put some polish. I just hope i don’t get infections.
On to my gel manicure. a different girl cut my nails, file it, put one coat of base coat and ask another girl to do the color, then top coats and finished. Sounds like anything missing? A whole lots of steps were missing. I even heard the second girl who jump in to do the colors said steps where missing (they spoke vietnamese, and I understand it). The first girl supposed to put two base coat and put it on my whole nail, because both side of my nails where not coated. Not only that, but all the places I been to there were at least a hand massage for manicures, and I got none whatsoever here. After they finished my top coat, that was it. I was pissed, and I looked at my mom and was sending telepathic looks at her that we are never coming back here again. The crappie service wasn’t even cheap. I didn’t even wanna give them tips for making me bleed and for service I didn’t get.
So on to the next day, which is today. My gel nails has air bubbles in all of them, and some of my nails are peeling on the side. Even regular nail polish at least holds on for two days, wellnot mine gel nails, and not if I got it done at this business.
If i could give them negative five stars I would. So that’s my rant.

Diane’s Day Spa is a full service salon which is a cheaper alternative to the high end salons in Waikiki and Ala Moana. The massage area offers private rooms for an array of massage treatments, the quality of which depends largely upon which therapists are available on any given day. After 5+ visits to Diane’s Day Spa, I would consider it a better alternative to the Hawaii Massage Academy; you pay a bit more for a much more experienced therapist and overall better treatment.
Scheduling an appointment is tricky, especially if an English-​speaking employee is not available. Expect to initially speak to the spa owner who has a limited understanding of English and will not be able to discern what style of massage you desire. She does understand enough to schedule the time and duration of your massage.
On the best occasions, I received shiatsu massages best suited for my active work out routine. I found the treatment to be helpful to recovery, and got the desired result. However, this spa does not seem to offer theraputic massages although the website lists Swedish, among other styles on its site. I was informed by one of the therapists that this is not a place for ‘sissy massages’ although I do not particularly think indulgence and relaxation is an activity only reserved for the effeminate.
My last and final visit to the spa was for a Swedish massage which I arranged over the phone in advance. Upon receiving the treatment, it was apparent this massage therapist was not versed in Swedish, and it was not clear whether they were a properly licensed massage therapist. The language barrier was a major concern because I was not able to communicate my level of comfort with pressure during the treatment.
The payment system is also quite awkward. Although there’s a sign that reads «tip in cash only,» the owner is willing to charge your credit card to tip out the therapist /​stylist. You’ll be assessed tax on this amount. You’ll also be harshly judged according to how much you shell out as everyone comically gathers around and speaks in a foreign tongue while throwing shade your way. Not cute.
Bottom line, you’ll save a few bucks if you choose Diane’s Day Spa as an alternative to most other salons in town. However, the visit is entirely wasted if you end up with the wrong therapist who is not able to meet your needs.

Gone are the days where I dropped $ 150+ on a 1 hour «spa massage.» So happy I tried this place!
Studying for the bar exam is CRAZY stressful and a massage is exactly what I needed the day after it was finally over (and hopefully never again). A friend recommended Diane’s, but I was a bit hesitant. However, after doing my Unilocal research, Diane’s was hands down, the most affordable for a fresh-​out-​of-​law-​school, jobless little lady.
I walked in without an appointment at around 11am on a Thursday and it was empty. Lucky for me, that meant no wait. The massage area was surprisingly clean – the exact opposite of the outside China Town environment.
Brian did an amazing job. I didn’t specify what type of massage I wanted, only that I preferred a lot of pressure. And that is exactly what I got. I’m assuming he did a thai-​style massage, which basically means the therapist moves parts of your body such as arm, leg, into positions where they are access different positions of your muscles.
No frills, just a damn good massage; just up my alley. Price was $ 40 even for the hour-​long treatment – say WHAT. I immediately booked an appointment for the SO.
The only reason for 4 stars was parking, which isn’t really the fault of Diane’s. I parked at a 1-​hr limit meter and just prayed for no ticket upon my return.

First time I got my eyelash extensions done, it came out so natural that you couldn’t even tell I even had any lashes on. So I came in the second time (because it was so cheap) to get a fuller set from a different lady, and omg. It was so thick and heavy that my eyes were swollen for a few weeks. Never coming here again.

Jeannie (Van) is great. I can always count on her for a great pedicure and hair cut!
I feel so revitalized when Jeannie washes my hair. Feels great, like a scalp massage!

I live really close to Diane’s Day Spa, so this is my «go to» spot for massages, pedicures, and manicures.
Pros: Great massages! I love Aunty Annie, very strong for her small stature. The room is clean and the atmosphere is relaxing. They have a great deal going on right now; $ 40 for an hour massage! You can’t beat that! They do nails perfectly! They seem to always be able to squeeze me in when I go there on a whim.
Cons: there is sometimes a language barrier, but we work around it. I had a facial there, and it wasn’t that great. The lady who gave me my facial didn’t seem like she knew what she was doing. She kept on rubbing my face and putting on more and more lotion. It got in my nose, my mouth, all the while the steam was making my face sweat. It felt like chinese water torture… and I was getting anxious. My face was going numb due to the excessive rubbing.
When the «facial» was done, I had lotion all in my hair, my eyes, my nose, and my mouth. The facial is the only thing about this place that wasn’t great. Since it felt like torture, I thought knocking 2 stars off was justified.