I got a Half Day of pampering as a gift that included Mani/Pedi, Massage, Facial. The massage was average at best. The facial was not great (but i had never had a facial before so i'm not a good frame of reference for this), but the Mani/Pedi were egregiously heinous. I am a student, and I have always lived in big cities: i've always paid for the $10 Manicure at a really cheap place. Those really cheap $10 places not only do a job that is 100x better but even the ambience was better at those places. They charge $60 for both (I looked on the menu of services) and my nails looked as if i had let my kid sister paint them, as soon as i got home i took the manicure off it was so bad. The same woman who did my nails did my facial...that doesn't exude class. It would be one thing if I were looking for a cheap way to get a facial or a massage, but my boyfriend got me a relatively expensive gift as a way for me to "pamper" myself so that is what I found so awful, the fact that they charge so much for sub-par work. In Atlanta (where I am from), one of the more expensive day spas costs the same for a Mani-Pedi and that is the whole experience of luxury and pampering and while expensive you are at least happy with the end result.
This place is a dump, and totally not worth the money. I honestly am befuddled at how they stay open for business (maybe hair services...?) but DON'T ever go there for auxillary services and I think that you could definitely find cheaper places in Ithaca that woudl at least be the same if not better; it's not hard to be better than this place.
Pros: None
Cons: COST!!!, Quality of Service
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