Spa 34

Walked in at around 4:30 and was immediately approached. My lady was wonderful, although, I didn’t catch her name. She was very gentle with removing my previous gel mani, which I’m not used too. She was quick and efficient and I’m VERY happy with my mani. I would definitely come back!

Good manicure, massage was rough. What disappointed me the most is that they charge a $ 15 credit card minimum when you’re only allowed to set your minimum max at $ 10.

Came here for a quick mani-​pedi after finding it though amazon local. I made a late appointment — 8:15pm on a weeknight — but luckily they were able to squeeze me in earlier.
The salon appeared clean and they have a large selection of OPI and Essie nail polishes. Service was quick and a great deal for under $ 20bucks.

It literally took me almost 6 months to find thee perfect nail salon. I stumbled upon this place because 1 it was near work and 2 they had a groupon. So I said why not. Alas– Yolanda was my girl. I went to her for a good 6 months before she left :(But now I go to Sandra or Nube. Two amazing ladies who do a great job– doesn’t rush and so sweet!!! I go weekly and they always take care of their new and returning customers! :)

Would give a negative score if I could. I went in for something easy… an eyebrow waxing. I have waxed my eyebrow for years and needed mine done urgently. I thought it would be easy for them since i had let it grow for a couple of weeks and the hair was not short. Holy s***! She waxed the same brow three times and when i went to check they were all still hairy and worst uneven. So I asked her…“Gosh, do you have experience waxing?” She did not understand… so I said «Have you done this before?» She said «No…I mean yes!». I was pissed! She ran out to get another employee who wanted to «fix» it. I said «You cant keep putting wax on my brows… it will be red if not purple in a couple of hours». The other lady was like…“I use tweezers!”. I was not going to let them touch me anymore. I ran away as fast as I could. Next day I ran to my usual salon. Horrible experience!

I come here every week for gel manis pedicures, waxing and massage. The place is very clean and comfortable the staff could not be nicer and I always enjoy my time here, highly recommend!

The worst «relaxing» experience ever. The woman rushed through my pedicure so fast and practically stood up the whole time!!! I literally couldn’t relax for a second. I’ve never seen anyone «massage» a leg so fast! It was somewhat painful at times. I was going to actually get a chair massage after my pedicure on my day off and decided
Against it. Didn’t need her going ham on my aching back!!! Lost by business for
Sure. First time and LAST time!!! SLOW DOWN!!!

It’s very clean and relaxing — much more so than most places in the city. The ladies are nice and the couple times I went — my mani pedi turned out great.
Only complaint is that the massage chair was broken. It is a little pricier but worth the little extra

I’ve been coming to this place for a while — they remember who I am and what I like, but recently my acrylic nails have been chipping relatively quickly. But I like staff and they have a great selection of nail polish!

I really like this place, i was bummed when I almost forgot where it was, thanks for reminding me Unilocal!
This 2^nd fl salon is spacious, tastefully decorated, clean, all the vibrating chairs work, nail ppl dont rush, and the packages are really well priced. The massage part of the pedicure was not great, but they really took their time, it’s what I imagine a bad blowjob would be like, you take what you can get. The girl doing my mani pedi was not chatty so i was able to catch up on my facebooking and whatever in silence it was really great. Who needs real life interactions when you have a smartphone rt?
Best part for me — I judge nail places by how evenly they can apply white nail polish, these ladies have perfected their technique for a streak free long lasting manicure.
omg this review is all over the place. w/​e

I avoided this place for two years because the dark stairwell intimidated me and was pretty loyal to Niobe nail. However, one day I wandered up and was totally surprised by the brightly lit, comfortable and clean environment. I will keep going here for 3 reasons:
1) the price – they tend to be 2 – 3 dollars cheaper than other places in the ‘hood
2) the massage chairs – they work!
3) the quality – my manicures from here usually are still going strong after 5 days! In addition their chair massages and foot massages are really good. They definitely don’t phone it in.
Overall, I am now a regular!
One other tip – the Jelly Pedicure is a fun cheap treat!
Also, to top it off, they hosted my girlfriends and I for my pre-​wedding manicures and Henna party. They management was wonderful and accommodating, even when we took over most the salon. Thanks so much, Spa 34 for hosting us!

The stairs leading up to Spa 34 are dark and quite frankly, scary as hell. I felt like I was unwillingly partaking in a scary movie and something was going to jump out at me any second. That fear was short-​lived though as I approached the entrance to Spa 34 where it yielded the way into a bright, clean and well-​lit room complete with several manicure stations. We were warmly greeted by a guy behind the counter who confirmed our reservation (via a Groupon purchase, Shellac manicure for $ 19), hung up our coats and we were in business.
The first step was to remove the Shellac manicure we had gotten done previously. Other salons usually charge somewhere between $ 5-​$ 8 to remove the Shellac manicure, but they didn’t charge us anything here at all. That was very kind of them. As we waited for the Shellac manicure to break and peel off, we pored over their vast Shellac color selection multiple times. The ladies who were working on our nails were quite patient with us in taking care of our cuticles and then waiting as we selected our final colors.
I was glancing over their regular-​priced services and they are quite fair. Pretty sure I’ll be back in the future to enjoy a massage, mani/​pedi combo.

Came here to Spa 34 because I had a deal. Overall the experience was good except for one thing that left a bitter taste in my mouth.
The person I had did a great job with my manicure and pedicure. However, being a newb at this. They didn’t advise me afterwards that I should stay under the fan for longer than 4 minutes. Lone and behold, i left after 4 minutes under the fan and my manicure got ruined by the time i left the place.

I liked this place, the atmosphere was relaxed and spa-​like and the layout was good. First time going up to the 2^nd floor for a nail salon, but was not disappointed. I showed up about ½ hour early for my appointment but the owner accommodated me without a problem. Good selection of nail polish, but I found the selection of CND shellac slim (I find this to be the case at most salons; maybe CND doesn’t have the color selection OPI Gel does…).
First was the pedicure. I get paired up with the nice lady who will be doing my feet and she offers me special groupon add-​ons (I usually pass) and I «upgraded» to the exfoliating package for $ 13. I was not disappointed! She was thorough, gentle and got my feet baby soft. I enjoyed the foot massage and overall felt pampered. She pulled out this cheese-​grater like thingy (the exfoliater, but it looked like something Kitchen-​aid would have made) and attacked my feet with enthusiasm… I guess she was up for a challenge… but she did a great job scrapping off the dry skin and callouses. It got a little painful when she was scrapping near my big toe, but it was worth the momentary discomfort. My feet sparkled when she was done!
Next I was off to the manicurist for my first ever gel manicure. Went with a pale pink color as I broke 2 nails earlier in the week and didn’t want to highlight my wonky digits. The manicurist was friendly, efficient and did a great job. She answered my questions and put me at ease about the whole process. My nails looked amazing when she was done.
I’m writing this review after reviewing Fifi Int’l Spa (W 57^th st) and I was dreaming of Spa 34 while the other place butchered my nails. I will definitely be back to Spa 34 for my mani-​pedi needs!

I don’t even live in New York, but every time I am in town, I make it a priority to visit Spa 34! It was suggested from some ladies in an office nearby. After my first visit, I was hooked. Now I’m not a pedicure connoisseur, but I’ve had quite a few in my day. I can assuredly say that the pedicures are the best I have ever had. The «spa pedicure» is what I get (There are a variety of options available, at different price levels of course.). The massage with it is on point, and the massage chairs are the best. My feet leave looking awesome, which is much needed on trips where I pound the pavement walking around the city.
I have also had manicures here, and they are always on point. I visited shortly before July 4 last year, and they were willing to do alternating red, white, and blue nails for me. (USA!)
The chair massages are awesome as well. They are hard and rough, which is what I like in a massage. The soft stuff just isn’t my flavor. I always leave wanting more from those massages because they are so great!
Pedicures, manicures, and chair massages are the only services I’ve received at Spa 34. However, they are all great, so I can imagine everything else they offer is awesome. The spa is on the second floor and you have to ring up for the door to be unlocked, but once you get upstairs, the interior is welcoming and nicely decorated. Just talking about it has me ready to get back to NYC and visit Spa 34!

After seeing a good deal in groupon, I decide to try the gel mani/​pedi combo. I’ve seen the good and the bad at salons and while spa 34 isn’t the worst it is certainly not a place I would recommend.
The salon is on the second floor so you have to be buzzed up. The building is weird and smells odd but once you get to the salon it looks like a normal budget nail salon. Newish… cleanish…but nothing stunning.
They started with my pedicure. It’s the usual pedicure procedure. Nothing special… it turned out looking okay. I liked the 30 second leg massage.
For my nails I always tell the manicurist that I have very short cuticles and if they don’t need to be cut don’t cut them. While they did not bleed she kept hacking away at them and eventually I had to tell her to stop. It really hurt! I think I’ve had the same girl as other reviewers here… the girl with the bangs is a cuticle nightmare. When she applied my color I noticed as I took them out of the uv light the polish looked modeled, like I brushed them on my shirt. For the second coat I was super careful not to bump my nails against anything but they still came out looking bubbly. I posted photos so you can see.
I sat at the foot dryer showing my crappy nails to my friend. The manicurist overheard and came to look at my nails. She said «no more» which in garbled English means «sucks for you». She charged me $ 5 «tax» and that’s all I gave her.
Now if anyone asks me for a good nail place I’ll show them my horrible nails and say «don’t use spa 34!»

I bought a Groupon for for Mani and Pedi. I know there is a tax that you have to pay but 4 dollars? seriously, well if u do the math and assume the tax is on the original amount which is 25, the tax still does not round to 4. anyways, I din’t want to make a big deal for 4 dollars but that is how they wanted to make money I guess.
The service was good, no complaint on that side.

Yeah, «meh» describes this place perfectly.
It wasn’t outwardly dirty, but it was definitely gritty enough to make me not want to go back again.
I didn’t see that my technicians utensils had been sanitized and the mat the I was supposed to place my hands down on during my manicure was covered in debris from the previous client. SUPER GROSS.
The mani pedi was lightening quick, like less than 30 minutes. I couldn’t understand a word that the technician was saying either, I felt kind of bad…
For $ 17 for the Groupon mani/pedi…I really can’t complain though… But this is going to be my first and last trip to Spa 34.

Would give zero stars if possible. I went in to get a pedicure and the woman doing my toes cut my cuticle and it started bleeding. This would be fine except she kept cutting away at it! I don’t know what she was thinking. She stopped when it started bleeding but she went back to it when it was stopping. It was so painful — she was basically clipping at my bleeding cuticle for a good 30 seconds before I had enough. I walked out and I will never be back.

Spa 34 fits the «walk-​in nail salon» category, but being one level up from the street it feels a bit more serene and private when you enter the facility. I didn’t get my nails done, so skip to another review for info on that.
I did want to get my legs waxed but after being led to the closet-​sized treatment room, which was also messy and badly lit, I quickly asked if I could change my mind and have a chair massage instead.
The chair massage was pretty good but there was a loud-​ticking timer right next to us which took away from the experience.