Sun Lounge

Imagine after 3 years of service, going to your trusty tanning salon, only to find their doors locked, lights off, and the interior of the place gutted.
Notice from the Sheriff on the window — eviction notice.
Imagine checking your bank account and finding that they debited the account for their «monthly fee» a week before!
Their bulbs were always weak and their radios in the booths SUCKED.
Two thumbs down for «Gill» and his dead tanning salon!

I have gone to Sun Lounge now for a year and a half. The only reason I go here is bc of the location and easy access to parking. I live in Bankers HIll and dont want to deal with the parking in Gaslamp.
But yeah its not the best place. I must say the staff is pretty cool and friendly and their beds (at least the ones you pay a little more for) are good. The thing that is SO not good is that it’s so dirty there! The carpet never gets cleaned, the beds are still dirty when you lay down etc. It always bother me but im too lazy to switch place and i make sure to go home and shower right away! Yeah i know i probably should switch to Hollywood Tans, pay a little more but its really clean.

I used Sun Lounge for about 6 months because i lived in the area, and my friend went there.
The girl, i think it’s the manager or owners daughter, was so rude to me every time i went there, except for the first time when i signed up for a membership.
Whenever i went, i wouldn’t go without my friend because they were rude to me otherwise. I don’t think that businesses should decide who they’re going to be nice to, regardless of what snooty neighborhood you are localized in.

Ok, I confess, I fake-​n-​bake in the winter. The whole pasty white guy look hasnt been cool, like… ever.
This weekend I stopped by to use the remainder of my points I purchased several months ago.
Just about the time I removed all of my clothes (of course), I noticed there werent any googles in my room. Shit.
I returned back to the counter to find out that they dont supply them anymore and I have to purchase my own. WTF?
Look, the new tile looks great and I can tell you have invested some $ into the place recently, but to ask people to buy the goggles is outrageous. Period.

I have been a member for nearly a decade and I love this place. The service is friendly and helpful. The value is excellent.

I walked into the Sun Lounge a couple of weeks ago, hoping to find a solution to my problem: farmer’s tan. The girl behind the counter was folding towels and refused to acknowledge my presence for as long as she could.
Finally she said, «Yeah?» No greeting, no smile. I should have walked out right then and there. But I gave her a chance.
«My arms and legs are way darker than my body,» I began. «What do you suggest I do?»
«You can choose any of the beds and come here as much as you want,» she replied as she resumed her towel-​folding.
«If I use the tanning bed, my body will tan, but won’t my arms and legs tan, too, and stay darker than my body?»
«Well, yeah, but it will eventually even out.»
«How long will it take?»
«I don’t know, maybe three weeks? A month? It depends.» Fold, fluff, fold, fluff.
«Well, that doesn’t help me. I need to even it out in a week,» I explained. «Do you have sunless tanning, like, maybe sprays or lotions?»
«No,» she said, sounding a bit irritated. «We only have beds. You can try this other bed,» she suggested, feigning interest in my situation. «This has a shield that will block parts of your body.»
«Will it block my arms and legs?»
«No. It will block your face. But it’s stronger, you’ll tan faster,» she said, making zero eye contact. Fold, fluff, fold fluff.
«But it still won’t even out my tan in a week,» I said.
«Um, no,» she said in a tone like «duh!»
At this point I decided she wasn’t going to be any help. Obviously, all she cared about was to get me to sign up for one of their plans and get me in one of their tanning beds. I looked around and wondered what the beds’ condition are like, since the place didn’t look very clean.
I decided to leave and said, «Well, thanks, I don’t think you can help me with my problem.» What I really wanted to say was, «Your customer service skills suck. I’d rather bake myself in the sun than deal with you every time I come here. You can stick your towels up your tanning beds!»
I would give this place a zero star, but I don’t think Unilocal’s set-​up would let me, so here’s a reluctant one-​star.

The carpets here look like they have never been vacuumed. Ever.
Seriously. In just about every room I’ve been in, the outer six inches of carpet lining the walls (and especially behind the beds) are covered in a coating of dust and cob webs so thick they make an abandoned haunted house look like the Taj Mahal.
If you live in Hillcrest and are vain like me – i.e., you feel the need to maintain a perfect golden glow year round so you can strut around in short skirts fibbing to everyone that you really just got back from Cabo — come here for the convenience and occasionally decent package deals.
But in a place where dozens of Hillcrest asses lie down to bake and create sweat pools in the same beds over and over every single day, everything about Sun Lounge should be the very picture of cleanliness and sanitation.
I wanna feel like I’m tanning in the E.R. unit at Scripps — not afraid to look down or take my shoes off for fear a dust bunny might rise up and start some shit.
Not to mention, on a recent visit, I had to switch beds due to some remaining moisture on mine. Sure, it coulda been from the spray they used to wipe the beds down in between sweaty asses. But no moisture is good moisture when you’re a paying customer ready lay your own ass down to start sweating. I’m right, right?
Plus, the crappy radio in my room had apparently broken off from its wall rack, and sat propped up on the floor. It was still there when I returned 10 days later. Pretty ghetto.
C’mon, guys.
Fire your cleaning people. Or invest in a Dust Buster, roll up your sleeves and get into those corners yourselves!
Care a little more, huh?

Oh you gotta read my review of the Electric Beach in San Francisco and apply it to this tanning salon in San Diego, it is the same in terms of price, cleanliness, service and everything. Love love love this salon, and the boys (it is in the Hillcrest neighborhood) that work there are super cute!

This place is great! I have been with them for awhile now and they have dealt with my issues like «No problem.» They have great beds and great packages so if you’re lookin for a good tanning salon… check out Sun Lounge!