The Tanning Spot

Had such a great experience here! I bought a groupon for a spray tan after reading the reviews here. The place is spacious, the person at the front desk was so nice, and my tan was the best I have ever received! Rosa was super helpful in making sure the lotion was applied properly to avoid streaks. I didn’t have 1 streak and it looked super natural. I definitely want to become a regular spray tanner now. I do wish they had a package for that spray tans because $ 65 a tan isn’t cheap. I believe I only paid $ 20 through groupon!

This is a gem of a place– great customer service and great product that doesn’t have that terrible pungent smell of yesteryear. I got a spray tan.
Harley was very helpful in getting me an appointment on short notice– which is tough because they are booked. I recommend booking in advance– don’t wait till the last minute like I did.
Rosa did my tan who was detail oriented personable and professional. Making it a great experience.
I wish there was one on the westside–

Used a groupon for a $ 22 (!!!) spray tan, wasn’t expecting much but I left so satisfied! My color is perfect, exactly what I wanted. The girl who sprayed me was super professional and made the experience so comfortable, all while talking through it and explaining every aspect of the process. Definitely will be back soon for more, especially for that price!

The girl who does the Spray tanning is so sweet and helpful. She does a great job too! Will definitely be back!

This is definitely the best place to tan in NYC. The tans are cheap and the beds actually get you noticeably tan. The girls who work there are really nice and friendly!

It says open at 10am however standing outside the door at 10:15am and its locked and no one is answering

First time tanner. Didn’t want to be pale for my wedding day. I purchased a level two monthly pass and have been completely satisfied. Glad I found this place

This place is very simple and basic given the stand up tanning beds, but the real value is getting the spray tans from Rosa! She is one of the best I have gone to in the city and always does a great job. She makes it perfectly even and gets the shade you want all with making you feel comfortable in the process. Thanks Rosa for always making me look good!!! I’ll be back for sure

My first tan ever was done in the beginning of the year. The nice girls who worked here were so sweet to walk me through it and give me their best recommendations. I’m not a religious tanner as it became sort of low on the priority list, and I don’t live or work in the area. I do plan on going more often, especially in the spring to get ready for summer.
I love the set-​up. You pay at the desk, and say how many minutes you want. They give you the booth number. You lock the door, change privately, and hop in what feels like some sort of space capsule. I do have to say, I’ve had some difficulties with the lock on a couple of the beds. And just be warned, it can get noisy.
I have never been rushed or had products pushed on me. They are very clean. All big pluses in my book.
One last thing I will mention, is they did a big update a few months ago. There are now two choices of beds. Make sure you ask about them, because there is a significant difference in the machine and price. Also, the price if the standard bed was increased a few dollars since the update.

I’ve been here 3 times. Prior to today I had mixed feelings, and might have gone back because it’s affordable. The place is no frills, but clean and the dark haired girl that works there is friendly.
They have two types of stand-​ups «reddening» and «browning». I’ve tried both and got some color from the reddening, but I also used a bronzer they pushed so maybe it was just dye from the lotion. Two sessions in the browning (no bronzer) did nothing. Nada. Zilch.
So Today… Apparently they’ve started a mandatory automatic start time of 4 minutes after you pay. Tacky, not to mention impossible if you’re undressing business attire and trying to get lotion on in a 2ft x 2ft space (there are no changing rooms). In my diplomatic moments I can understand their need to keep it moving … Except I was the ONLY person in the place with 20 empty stand ups… I even asked them if they could give me ONE extra minute and assured them I was on my lunch break so I needed to get in and out fast. Nope… Apparently they were expecting 19 other people???
To the fuzzy tracksuit, bleach blond desk girl… Common sense comes in handy sometimes.

Great place. Came in here and the friendly lady at the front offered me a free tan for my first time with the purchase of a lotion. In glad she informed me of that deal because I would never have know they offered that service. I’ll definitely comeback here again

I got an air brush done yesterday from rosa, super sweet beautiful girl and now I have the perfect summer glow !! Highly reccomened this place.

I really loved this place. I went by all of the reviews and I dont regret it at all. I will def be a returning customer.

The Tanning Spot has been my go-​to tanning place for a few years now. They have the best deals around and the ladies at the desk are always friendly and knowledgeable. The place is also very clean which is huge in my book. I usually just go in the beds but I had a special event to go to and wanted to feel extra fabulous! I decided to get the spray tan so I made an appointment with Rosa. Wow! She was very thorough and really did an amazing job! It came out so good, I’m excited to go back and get another one from her! Highly recommended!

As an avid tanner (although I hate to admit it), I find this place to get the job done. It is always clean and I never have to wait for a bed (I always go in the afternoon during lunch time). Keep in mind: they are stand up beds ONLY so you do not have the option to lay down. I actually find this to be more sanitary and these types of beds give you a more even tan. The girls at the desk are friendly and helpful and the prices are amazingly cheap for tanning in NYC. Would definitely recommend.

I will start out by saying that I have been indoor tanning for 13 years and that I’m not a diva at all when it comes to tanning salons… I have always opted for the cheapest place I can find. With that being said, this is by far the most ghetto one I have ever been to. The inside of the place is actually nice and clean and they have a huge comfy couch for you to wait on, the real problem lies within the «rooms» and beds. I came here for the first time about two months ago and got a 5 pack of tans for a little under $ 60 (they also gave the first tan free so I had 6 in total). The girl at the front desk was very friendly and there was no wait on a weekend. I was a bit turned off that there were no towels or goggles as all other tanning salons (even cheap ones) offer but continued into the room with high hopes. The size of the «room» to change is literally the size of a tanning bed. I am petite and still kept knocking into things so I cannot imagine how anyone larger could possibly change in there. I then took a peek at the tanning bed which was nothing like I had ever seen before. Mind you, I have been tanning for 13 years and have never seen a bed that has a bottom like a cheese grater (seriously kills your feet), a door that only closes with a bungee cord, and bulbs enclosed by wire «bars» rather than covered by glass (super dangerous as your fingers can touch the bulbs directly when opening the door). You could see garbage that had fallen through the holes on the bottom underneath the bed as well as hair hanging from the ceiling of the bed so they were obviously not cleaned regularly, especially since I saw this on all of my visits. The actual beds are very very strong. I never burn and can easily stay in beds elsewhere for the maximum limit (which is 10 minutes here), however after 7 – 8 minutes in these beds I felt like I was being burned alive and had to jump out. I did not burn and got good color but it was extremely uncomfortable and I am disappointed that I was unable to use the beds for the full amount of time.
After a couple visits I tried going there on a Sunday and it was randomly closed due to the «installation of new beds.» I was bummed about this but super excited that they were upgrading the beds and could not wait to go back and try them. I came back a few days later and noticed that only a few beds were new and that I was assigned to one of the old ones. However, they now offered towels and eye protection stickers which I was excited about. I went back a couple more times and never got to try one of the new beds. On my last visit there was a line of people and I overheard the girl in front of me being told that there was a wait… she noticed that there were some of the new beds open and upon mentioning it they said she could try it for the first time free. When I went up I was also told there would be a wait and of course asked if I could try the new bed instead yet was told that it would be an additional $ 5 charge… WTF since the girl before me just got to try it for free.
If you live nearby and just need a quick tan then by all means give it a try but overall it is not worth it.

They have a deal where new customers get their first tan for free –this was months ago. Not sure if they still have this deal. But all the beds are stand up, decent and clean. I only came here for the free tan though so haven’t been back since. I would probably come back because the prices are great. But you get what you pay for. Don’t expect anything too fancy here. Hey, it’s a tanning salon and it gets the job done.

I don’t know why you’d go anywhere else. I really don’t. It’s not fancy BUT
1.) It’s clean
2.) They will store your lotion
3.) They give you free eye stickers
4.) The girls that work there are nice and smart
5.) All stand up booths — no tan lines!
6.) Its near the 6 train
7.) Its affordable — no start up fees!

Best Tanning in the city.
Clean space, affordable prices and located a block off the train station.
I will not go anywhere else.
:)

Hey Tanning Spot. I just met you, and this is crazy. But here’s my credit card — charge it maybe? No seriously, if you are looking for THE tanning salon on the island of Manhattan, stop looking. And stop HERE. To give you an idea, I just about had it with getting screwed by the establishments on the Upper West Side (I’m looking at YOU Portofino Sun and Beach Bum), that I decided to think out of the box. I was mostly looking for a place on the UES but this one came so highly recommended I decided to take a look. Now, I live on the upper 90s. My husband asked me, when he found out where this place was, if I was still on the island. That is how far I am willing to travel to come here. You can’t beat it.
This is what happens when I walk in… nice day, very welcoming atmosphere, the attendant looks up and actually GREETS me. I was nearly blown away (customer service is a dying art form and when people are actually nice, I get surprised). I told her I’d never been here before, she said the first tan is COMPLIMENTARY. Well butter my butt and call me biscuit! I rocked that free tan!
But I knew once I was done (all stand up booths, btw) that I would be back. The staff is super nice, the booths are good and all in all just a pleasant experience. I did give them my credit card and they did charge it… I got a package. So I guess I’m headed to Guam once a week to get tan. It’s worth it here though.
Only gripe? The doors on the booth don’t seem to close properly. It takes a bit to close them, and there are signs that say «don’t slam the doors,» yet you kind of have to in order to get them to close. It’s a catch-​22. Small price to pay though to have the nicest tanning salon in NYC.