Kuhio Nails & Spa

Way overpriced. Not sanitary. Added the tip in to the bill without asking me. Tried to upsell every single person that walked in and didn’t give up even when the customer said no. My toes don’t look much better than when I came in and the gel on my fingers is just ok. Won’t come back.

WORST PLACE EVERRRRRRR. RIP OFF! DONT EVER WASTE YOUR VALLUABLE TIME OR HARD WORKING MONEY HERE! came in to get a pedi an 1 nail fixed. The hole pedicure she constantly asked me to to do this an that insisting I pay 40 $ for a pedi. Basic pedi don’t include the bottom of your feet ! Wat a joke. After telling her no about 4 times she looked like it was a Hassel to do my pedi an lost interest. She did a really really bad job. The polish was the worst I have ever seen an is on my cuticles. Hahah an she thought I would still have them fix my nail. for 10 $ i told her no thanks then of course she mumbled something under her breath.
Just a note to you guys. IF YOU DONT ENJOY YOUR JOB AN DONT LIKE OR HAVE INTEREST IN IT THEN DONT WASTE YOURS AN MINE AN 10 000 OTHER CUSTOMERS TIME. I understand you need to make money but its not always about the money its about doing a good job on peoples nails because you care an u enjoy it. Stop trying to raise the price like you life depends on it. Take a look at your guys reviews stop being selfish an trying to take everybody’s money an make a change for your selfs and your future customer.

The services were as expected. Technicians were friendly and the prices were reasonable. However a word of caution. The will try to include additional services and not make it clear there is an additional charge. I’m all for good business and cross selling services. Just be forthright in disclosing the cost. So I basically got a 10 minute foot massage I had no clue would be extra. Also to buff my nails is $ 5. To do polish free. Wth?

Big mistake to come here. I came here in the past and got a terrific manicure. The place must have changed owners.
A lady next to me got a 132 bill. In addition to a regular price for a pedicure, they charged her to remove her nail polish. She did get gel which was an extra 60. But 132? She is still standing there trying to figure out why her bill is 132 and mine is going to be $ 40.
Mine is supposed to be $ 40. If i want my callouses remove, which one of the reasons to get a pedicure, its an extra $ 5. I’m very disappointed. I can’t wait to see what my bill is when they are done.
Also i feel a little ripped of with the massaging. Did not get a relaxing pedicure. With all the bill arguing going on. They really should tell people what its going to cost instead of a big surprise at the end.

PROS:
They let me make an appointment an hour in advance. It looked very busy when I came to make my appointment, but I was the only customer when my appointment came.
The design that was done for my pedicure came out great. The rhinestones that were applied have lasted over two weeks, unlike other places that seem to fall off within a few days. Work stations were clean and organized.
CONS:
The tech kept asking me what my ethnicity was. First she asked if I was local, which I answered Yes and left it at that. Then she asked if I was Filipino. I gave her a weird look signalling that she should mind her own business but I answered No and left it at that. She continued to ask me if I was Vietnamese or Chinese. I retorted with asking her if she was Filipino, an obvious No but I wanted her to get off my a– already. She told me she was Vietnamese like I should care.
She kept pushing me to get the «deluxe pedicure» which includes paraffin wax and massage. She said my skin would stay soft longer. Actually she didn’t even do a very good job on smoothing and buffing my feet in the first place and therefore the extra services had little to no effect.
Another tech was sitting in the pedicure massage chair, talking on the phone. That was kind of strange but I guess it’s okay if you have nothing to do. A nail tech was sitting at the manicure table with her head down and nearly falling asleep. It was kind of sad.
When it came time to pay, I used a Visa gift card but wasn’t sure if it would cover the whole amount. She freaked out when I told her and called over a guy working with her, and they talked it over in their native language. In attempt to get the f— out of there already, I decided to call the credit card company (on speaker phone) and confirmed the payment was processed. I had just enough to pay with my card balance. She still wouldn’t let me leave or even go use the restroom located behind the salon.
After standing around for 30 minutes staring at her confused face and listening to Vietnamese people talk, I told her I would come back tomorrow to check if their salon received the payment. I just wanted to get out of there because everyone was starting to make me feel uncomfortable.

I can’t speak on the mani/​pedi services since I just had acrylic nails removed.
I stumbled into this location because it was close to my work, I hadn’t read these Unilocal reviews, and I sorely regret it.
After this incident I found that there are 3 ways to remove acrylic nails. Soaking, buffing or peeling off. Unfortunately, the acrylic was (underline) painfully peeled off my natural nail. I do not recommend this location because the man who removed my nails was in a rush and did not listen. I asked if he could remove the acrylic, he nodded then asked me to sit. Then he took a fake nail, shoved it under the acrylic and peeled off as if it were a band-​aid. After the first nail I asked if he could soak it instead and he replied, «No, you don’t want that, it takes too long». I was in pain and shocked as it took only 5 minutes to rip off all 10 nails. Then he decided to buff the natural nail, making it extremely thin. It was horrid, burning and all over painful experience.
On addition I was previously told that acrylic removal was $ 15, yet after checking my account I was charged $ 20.
Please, do yourself a favor. Read the reviews and take caution. It took almost a month for my nails to recover! Try Lily’s Nail Salon located near Ala Moana, all their services are affordable and only 5 min drive from this place. They are much more gentle and most importantly, they Listen.

My friend and I were in Hawaii on holidays and came across a nail spa. We were really impressed with the pedicure service and enjoyed the total experience.

Great job! Classic manicure is a great deal @ $ 26. The folks are super sweet. I thought it would be hot due to am open door, but it was cool and relaxing. I love the design on my toes. Fast but quality.

I could rate u 10 stars but theres only 5 stars .lol. Thank u so much guys for being super sweet with your customers. Keep up the good work. Very satisfied.

They did an amazing job!!! Mani pedi and eyebrows. Really nice people and great salon! They also have great hours (open Sunday nights). Don’t go to a hotel salon and pay a lot, come here! It is very close to Waikiki beach.

Cinderella was amazing! not only is she sweet but she’s fast and knows what she’s doing. I’ll definitely be returning to here again.

Trash, ⁰⁄₅
The bleached blond guy hurt my toes he was so angry cause I had dry skin on my feet and complained to the neighbours about it
He whined so much I shouldve left
Then he trief to shame me about the skin on the floor lecturing me to use Vaseline on my feet.
Ill never go back or recommend it to anyone EVER

Absolutely horrible customer service… I currently pay 48 dollars at a nail salon in diamond head for an amazing gel polish manicure and regular pedicure. I was looking to find some place I can walk to from my apartment and stumbled upon this place. The owner agreed to charge me 52 per person for me and my friend original price 66 but when the guy sat down to do my feet he said «since you pay so cheap I only do decent job» I immediately got up and told him to not do my nails «why would I pay for a shitty nail job. I understand if you want to charge tourist a obscene price then fine but If I am willing to be a repeat customer every two weeks you should treat me with more respect and provide better service!

I live on the leeward side but needed to kill time and get a pedi/​mani done badly. It was later during the night hours when I went. The place is decent and clean. There was only one other customer at the time. I was greeted readily and serviced right away. I had both a mani and pedi and had two different women taking care at the same time. They were very nice and polite. The person doing my nails even fixed some of my fills for no charge. It was a bit on the pricier side but I think it’s because of it being in the heart of Waikiki. I would go again if I was in the area and needed to.

They are short on conversation, but can do a quick pedi if you don’t like to spend all day in the salon. I passed on the nail fill, as it was more than I pay for a full set in SoCal. The place is quite clean and is very convenient to a lot of places, so it’s easy to pop in and do a color change or smooth out the rough spots on your feet. But beware they rush you out the door, so make sure your nails are dry!

Nice enough, easy walk-​in. Downside? The ridiculous up sell. If you were to ASK what I wanted and told me the price, fine. Instead, he did all kinds of nice things without telling me there was an extra cost. I’d never been here, how was in supposed to know what standard service was? also, I had asked to have my
silk nails SOAKED off. Instead, he drilled and peeled leaving my poor nails in sadder shape.
Anyhoo — this was the MOST expensive set of gels I have ever had — $ 68 dollars! Yikes. I’m on the lookout for a more honest, less expensive Mani. Help me out Island girls!

I came in for a pedicure. The lady doing my pedi is extremely nice! I decided decided to get a mani too.
The guy who works here is extremely rude. He’s not even the one doing my pedi thankfully. He was going to do my manicure and tried to convince me to he gel polish. I said no I was fine with just a regular mani. He asked again after telling me it’s better and only twelve dollars more. I said no thanks again. then he said the last doing my pedi will do my mani and walked off. I don’t like doing gel polish because it really hurts but the guy was completely rude and pushy.
I get it’s waikiki … But 70 bucks for a mani and pedi. I rather pay less and not deal with rude employees. I only giving it two stars because the lady who did my pedicure was really nice. If not for here I would put 1 star and that’s only because I can’t put no stars

Too expensive and not even 1 month, the color on my nails are fading and it’s gel nails! I’m never coming back here again. I even tried inquiring how much it costs to get my eye brows wax. The lady couldn’t give me the correct amount, so she asked her coworker and he gave me a different amount. Too pricey!

As a resident of Waikiki, I was using Aloha Lovely Nails (Lin!!) until the International Marketplace deconstruction and it closed.
I started going to Kuhio Nails and Spa at a high recommendation of a friend and have not been disappointed! They do excellent work, and are the best price point of Waikiki.
It is bare bones with less frills, but, I have not been pressured by up-​selling. They are friendly and if they have been your technician they remember you. I don’t mind if a technician doesn’t want to «know’ me. It’s meaningless drivel.
Mani-​pedi $ 41. Mani is $ 16, Pedi is $ 25.
If driving you can park on any side street if available metered, Ali Wai (free) or garage at Ross on Seaside (free with purchase at Ross).

Was walking by when I thought to myself, «I should really get nails done for my brother’s wedding.» Lo and behold, stepped on it as it was off the main street of Waikiki.
Bare bones type of a salon. You’ve got your chairs to soak your feet as well as desk for just manicures.
To the point:
Manicures here: the basics without the upsell (and boy, do they try to upsell you here) definitely chips within the first 3 days.
The pedicure however… it’s been almost a month, still good!