Aqua Spa

Great clean friendly place! This is my regular spot. You get a leg and foot massage too…

Loved this place until now. My appointment was at 4:30 and I’m still sitting here waiting past 5:00. Quality has also gone down because they’re always rushing. Appointments mean nothing here. You might as well walk in. I’m about to walk out. What a waste of time.

I’ve been to this place many more times since my last review, and they have been great about keeping appointment times since then. Plus, the staff are so nice and accommodating. The bike rack out front was broken and they let me bring my bike inside and park it in the front waiting area. Above and beyond service. Updated review to 5 stars! Great salon.

They always do a good job in a clean environment. It is best to call for an appointment beforehand.

Been here for over two and a half hours getting a mani/​pedi. They put on two sets of gel nails since I got here and I’m leaving with none. Coming here was a complete waste of time. Some of them seem like they have no idea what they are doing and just laugh it off every time they mess up. Worst salon I have ever been to.

I visited Aqua Spa a few days ago while I was visiting family in San Francisco. Quite possibly the worst manicure I have ever had. It took the lady over an hour to «even» my nails out and apply the worst coat of nail polish I had ever seen. When I got home to NYC I took the nail polish off and discovered that my nails were not filed down correctly and they were ridiculously uneven. It was the most expensive manicure I had ever gotten. The whole process would have taken 30 minutes in Brooklyn, but for some reason the workers at the spa needed to run to the back every few minutes to get something they needed for my simple manicure. I will admit the salon was spotless and clean, but the service left much to be desired.

The only concern I have with getting pedicures is hygiene. I would bring my betatine and pedicure tools.
At Aqua Spa they got you cover– they put a plastic bags in the basin. Whew~ who wants to get fungus?
Just rmb to make your appointment, they can get busy.

Thank you to Aqua spa for fitting me and my Panda NomNom (Danny H) in as walk-​ins on a cold, post Christmas Sunday in SF! Also, for honoring our request to sit together so that we could gossip like true Asian ladies (yes…Panda is a guy…).
What I love… the spa chairs.
How they protect clients: plastic around the foot basin and sterlize all equipment prior to use.
I watched the entire process!
My pedi was not only affordable, but ON POINT with color and has lasted 2 weeks without chipping (despite New Year’s Eve madness and tripping on the side walk with open toe shoes… DOH)!

The ladies at Aqua Spa are amazing! I have been coming to this nail-​spa for the past year and I have never had an issue. I have probably had all ladies and they all do a great job and are very friendly and kind.
They give you tea or water and a warm neck pillow. They also have lots of colors for regular manicures and gels!
Massage chairs and Spa water bubble tubs which is nicer that just a bucket of water.
TIP: they have a frequent punch card :) so if you come 10 times you will get a mani or pedi for free! You just have to ask for it.
TIP: Call ahead of time and make an appointment. Same day appointments usually work for me. They tend to be busy and sometimes walk-​ins are hard.
I love love coming here.
Thank you ladies for being so nice to me!

Sometimes I work late and I appreciate that this place is open till 8 (+1 star). Came in around 7:15 for a mani. For $ 15, it was the fastest, sloppiest mani I have ever gotten. Streaky and the top coat only covered the middle of my nail on some nails. The girl who did it rushed through it, then packed up and was out the door heading home before my nails even dried. +1 star for a good arm/​hand massage, although I would prefer her spending more time on my nails. Maybe go earlier in the day or avoid altogether. I definitely will not be back.

My daughter and I just visited Aqua Spa for Sunday afternoon mani/​pedis. The salon is beautiful – great spa pedicure chairs – reclining;

I had a really nice experience at this spa. Nice staff, relaxing environment, got a great pedicure and came out refreshed. The staff was friendly and brought me magazines and a drink of water/​tea. The pedicure was pricier than some but she took her time and gave me a good foot massage. I think she did a great job and am really happy with the results. I will be back.

Sure this place is pricier than my local place — But I feel like this is more of a «spa experience» than just a local joint.
The girls all speak and understand English — which is nice, you can even joke around with them, which is NOT the case at the cheap place I usually go. The massage chairs and the facilities are clean, they actually RESPECT appointments and appointment times. I didn’t hear them say «10 minutes» to anyone (which as we girls all know… can mean anywhere from 10 minutes to 30 minutes.)
They offer you tea or water.
I normally do not like a simultaneous mani/​pedi, because you are all twisted to one side for one of your hands. Not here. They put a gel light on either side of you and THEY went back and forth. That is a first!
They also have a «buy 10 — get one free» card here. My quibble here is that I have gift certificate for $ 100, so I have now had 2 mani/​pedis and they will not stamp a card for the gift certificate purchase — which is just weird b/​c my friends PAID the same money I would have — it is just like cash right?
So it is a bit of a further walk for me, and is about 35% more expensive, so I will treat myself here when I can — and just go to the local cheap place when I am in a rush (or feeling budget conscious)

I see that the owner comments on negative reviews to try to make the customer look bad instead of the business itself. This is extremely upsetting as I am an avid Unilocaler and would never post a review to hurt someone unless the service was really bad.
In this case I had a terrible manicure and pictures to prove it. It is unreasonable to assume that the women working at the nail salon would remember me. How would they know who I am?
I also didn’t realize I was supposed to post my review right after the bad manicure. I have a life, a job, I’m busy, but the owner’s response is so disgusting I felt that I had to respond.
I had a bad manicure. The owner contacted me asking me to come in for a free one. Why would I do that when the work is subpar. I hope the owner learns from this and instead of attacking the customer make sure the people working for you are consistent in their work. I had a bad experience, but the way the owner is commenting on my review is immature. Good luck with your nail salon.

Clean, professional, friendly and a cute place. They did a fine job and were one of the few salons with availability when all others were booked solid.

I had a reservation and was helped about 30 minutes after that time. My nails were cut shorter than I wanted, but the color came out good and my eyebrow wax was a success. I got shellack, not sure how it would hold up. Nice people, clean salon, but something is missing. Due to convenience, I may go back again, but I wouldn’t really recommend it to others.

NO LOVE FOR EYEBROWS.
I came here to do my eyebrows because everywhere else was closed on a Sunday.
I walked in and was helped immediately but my eyebrow waxing was one of the quickest I have ever had. My waxer did one strip for the each bottom, one strip for each top and plucked random hairs. the plucking was really quick, it was also painful.
When it was over I looked at my eyebrows and they were uneven and had no and I mean NO shape.
I told her that and she blamed it on my eyebrows. (I hate it when beauticians do that. Yea we know that our hair, nails, eyebrows and skin have problems. That is why we are at a salon, so you– a professional– can fix it!)
I was noticeably unhappy and when I walked to pay I resolved to not tip her. I have never NEVER not tipped. Even if they do a bad job, they usually still put time and effort into it. This lady didn’t. (I wish I knew this ladies name, because it might not be all of them). For example, The cashier that charged me was great. She noticed I was upset and asked me how it went. I responded and said «there was no love. She was quick and thoughtless. Doing eyebrows is an art and takes time». She said I didn’t have to pay and apologized profusely. I appreciated that, but I am pretty upset about my eyebrows and will probably never go there again. I left a picture so you can see.

I just popped in again to get gel manicure removed and traditional manicure put on. They fit me in even during the crazy pre-​Christmas-​everyone-​getting-​ready-​for holiday-​parties-​rush. I suggest making an appointment – they fill up quickly because I’m not the first to realize they’re so good.
These ladies are so sweet and attentive. I’m not one who ever spends time or money to get my nails done but I love it here. Also beautiful decorations for Christmas

Although Aqua Spa is slightly more expensive than what I normally pay for a basic mani pedi at a no frills place in the Marina, their thorough and attentiveness justifies the price. I love their massages, heated/​scented shoulder pads, and exfoliation scrub. They have a huge wall of Essie and OPI colors to choose from in addition to a wide range of gel colors. Also since the place is pretty big, they will usually accommodate walk ins.
Will definitely be back soon!

The ladies here did an amazing job and on top of that they were pretty quick. I
Had a gel mani and a regular pedi and it looked amazing and it only took and hour. They offered me an aromatherapy neck pillow which was a wonderful gesture along with some herbal tea to help me relax. Would definitely come back because of the cleanliness and professionalism.