The Spa Studio

Everyone here is so nice! From the front desk staff to the aestheticians. I had a lovely experience and will definitely be back! I live pretty far away but it’s worth the drive.

Wow, I’ve been to my fair share of high-​end spas (Ritz-​Carlton as well as professional dermatologists) but this is by far one of the greatest I’ve had the privilege of experiencing! Absolutely lovely environment and amenities to enjoy while you wait and enjoy for your service. Wendy provided me with one of the best organic Eminence facials I’ve ever had and that is saying something since I actively seek out places that use their truly amazing products. I’ve been finishing my Thesis so my skin had been breaking out like crazy all over and the ‘Warm and Spicy’ facial is exactly what it needed. I could actually feel the improvement on my skin by the end of the session. It even included a wonderful neck and arm massage! Cannot wait to return here!!!

I’m an old customer from their B st location, I absolutely LOVED this place!!! Sadly my masseuse left and I haven’t been back, but I also haven’t been able to find such a good massage as I would get from here.

Really enjoy this place. The atmosphere is great, the services are top notch. They have, parabean-​free and cruelty free product choices. Wendy is amazing! I get the waxing services done here. If you need spa services, Spa Studio is the place to go in San Mateo! Parking is a little tricky however.

First time customer and from start to finish they were consistent! Very professional and knowledgable. Deanne and Wendy are a delight! Would recommend for a aesthetic facial «cc for me».

This Spa makes you feel so wonderful from the minute you step in. Truly one of the best massages I have ever had! And the facials are heaven. I get my glow on there! It’s a hidden gem.

Every one here is so sweet and accommodating. Worth every penny! I am able to unplug and focus on my mental health here. Joseph is amazing, he is fairly new at this location but a wonderful addition as the experience I had with him proved he has a wonderful history/​experience in massage therapy. I plan on coming more because he went above and beyond in making sure I was comfortable and happy. I really appreciate the genuine vibe in this place and can’t wait to go back.
Thanks so much!

I went there for the first time, and walked out very pleased! They do a great job. The staff is very nice and very professional. Took her time to do my eyebrows and they way we talked about. Definitely will be going back. made my day!

My husband got me a gift card for this spa for Christmas. He based his purchase strictly off of how well this spa was reviewed. I was really impressed with the ambience of the spa as well as the staff. Unlike big chain spas, it almost seems like when you come in all the staff knows who you are and who you are there to see for your treatment. The lounge area is really nice and relaxing.
I am 9 months pregnant and just wanted to get a massage. Shawn did a fantastic job. I barely sleep at night and have the worst neck pain when I wake, and Shawn worked all my knots out. He was super professional and has a lot of experience as a massage therapist. I am really happy that my husband found the Spa Studio!

First time here for a facial, and it was great! Diane is so sweet, and she was really helpful. She gave great suggestions for my skin, and I will definitely come back.

Friendly staff, excellent service, and great results!
I tried their waxing and massage services and I highly recommend any of the staff at The Spa Studio. In addition to being super friendly and professional, each esthetician provides the same quality service so you never have to worry about booking a specific esthetician. Wendy, Diane, and Kelly were the best!
Also, their soft wax was the best! It was pain-​free and gentle on my skin! Free parking is in the back and their studio is nicely tucked away to where you can relax in the waiting area or just come in for a quick touch up.

First, the Spa Studio has recently moved to 1528 El Camino Real, Suite #305 in San Mateo. This location is much easier to access and is in a very quiet building.
As usual, I waited way too long to get the knots in my shoulder muscles worked out. By the time I arrived for a deep tissue massage, I was in a lot of pain.
To back up one day, I called to see if they had something open for a same day appointment. and the lady was so sympathetic to my plight, she tried to fit me in. She called me back in a bit letting me know they had something early the next morning. I took the appointment.
My deep tissue massage was performed by Shawn, who worked on my shoulder with exactly the right pressure to get my overly fossilized knots out. I am extremely grateful for this! My shoulder is so much better now
I had a great experience here all around, and will be able to go back to my physically demanding job tomorrow due to a great professional massage by Shawn.

I’m a busy busy father n was encouraged to try a spa treatment. Of course, I was reluctant. But my skin felt awesome afterwards n the time being relaxed n pampered was amazing! Diane was a true professional and fantastic for my first experience. I highly recommend Diane and this spa!

This place is still number one for me!!! I’ve been coming here on and off for years. I recently had started at one of those Asian foot massages but like the saying goes you get what you pay for and have not been too happy. So I came back recently and found they have a spa membership and I signed up right away. I swear this place keeps coming up with new things to make you love it. The service is still the same reliable, relaxing, and refreshing but they find new and exciting ways to change it up!!!

I’ve been coming here for probably 10 years and my experience has always been consistent and pleasant. The place is small, cute and usually quiet and relaxing. I’ve come for facials, brow services, tanning, and massages and I’ve been happy with all of them. My only part of the experience I don’t really like is them trying to sell me on products afterwards, but I’m fine with just saying no. Overall a great little spa in San Mateo.

This places works miracles. NO REALLY. It did for me.
First let’s say that if you want to feel fancy and upscale, then this is the place for you. They have a locker room, give you a robe and a locker key, and let you sip fancy lemon water in their peaceful dim waiting area while reading magazines and waiting for your turn to be called. Ambiance galore. Their body scrubs and facial products smell and feel good. They always have crazy specials with fancy decadent products that sound good to eat. I remember on Valentine’s they had some kind of chocolate they were advertising to put on you. I don’t remember if it was a hand dip or a facial or a body scrub but whatever you get the point. chocolate… on you. Anyways besides from smelling good I can’t really attest to whether their body scrubs actually work wonders but I will tell you that their facial worked a MIRACLE.
I had overplucked my eyebrows for years when I was younger and it left the area below my brows with bumps and discoloration. The skin looked a bit scaly and there were little dark spots in some areas where the hair had grown. For years it never really bothered me and I figured it was just something from my past and would always be there. I had gotten facials before because I liked to feel pampered, thought they were good for your skin, smelled nice, and felt nice without really thinking anything of the benefits of a facial for my eyebrows. Like I said I had gotten facials before and nothing ever really improved the scaly bumps below my eyebrow area. Until SPA STUDIO…
Imagine my surprise when I walked out of the facial room and into the locker to get dressed. There is a full length mirror in there and I always like to inspect my face after a facial to see if my skin looks «cleaner» somehow. I was ecstatic when I checked out my eyebrows. Talk about exfoliation. Thinking back I should’ve asked her if there was anything special she had done, or which products she had used– because she had worked a miracle. My eyebrow scaliness was completely gone. No more dark spots or scarring. I had perfectly smooth, normal, regular, PERFECT skin below my eyebrows.
A MIRACLE.
Thanks SPA STUDIO. I dont know what you did but it changed my life. What I thought was a permanent scar was something that just needed to be buffed away by your miracle products and miracle workers I guess. I will highly recommend this place… but it ain’t cheap.

I bought a Living Social for a a Body Wrap Package including Body Butter Wrap, Aromatherapy Scalp Massage, and Aromatherapy Foot Massage/​Reflexology from The Spa Studio. A slight problem occurred on my part in getting the full service: I became pregnant.
Here is a summary and then the actual emails follow: They are only willing to give me the $ 69 amount that I paid for the voucher even though the services (Foot Massage with Reflexology $ 25 and Scalp Massage with Aromatherapy $ 25 and Body Butter Wrap $ 89) equal $ 139 in services and the voucher is NOT expired. What I requested was that they take the amount of the service I cannot have performed, The Body Butter Wrap, and apply that amount, $ 89, towards a service I can have performed, such as a prenatal massage. In this case they would make money. Somehow, the concept of this doesn’t push through even though I spell it out several times. So now I will be giving the voucher to someone who can use it.
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I contacted them explaining my situation and received this response:
«So unfortunately, we wouldn’t recommend getting the service, but if you do wait until the voucher offer expires, you can use the dollar amount (what you paid) toward another service. So in your case, I would recommend getting a Pre-​Natal Massage. For a 60 Min Pre-​Natal Massage it is $ 104. So whatever you paid for the voucher would be subtracted from $ 104. And then you’d just pay the difference. Or worse case scenario, you could always give it to someone else.»
My response back:
«It doesn’t make sense that I should wait until the voucher expires when I should be able to use the full value now. I see that the items on the voucher, according to your website, are of the following values:
Foot Massage with Reflexology $ 25
Scalp Massage with Aromatherapy $ 25
Body Butter Wrap $ 89
Since the Body Butter Wrap of the service is $ 89.00, could I apply that amount to a prenatal massage now and pay the difference?»
Their response:
«To my knowledge, the price you paid for the voucher was $ 69. So then you would be able to apply that amount to a different service, but let me get back to you with the details about if you can or cannot use it before it expires. «
What? Does this person even understand the voucher system? And if I am trying to use it before it expires, why would I have to use the expired value? I tried again:
«The amount I paid was $ 69, but the amount that the voucher is worth until it expires is far more (Foot Massage with Reflexology $ 25 + Scalp Massage with Aromatherapy $ 25 + Body Butter Wrap $ 89). I have had vouchers with other companies in who have given me an alternate service to the one offered because it cannot be performed, due to the pregnancy. «
The response back from them:
«So I just wanted to follow up with you about what we talked about yesterday; I did ask and you can go ahead and schedule something before or after your voucher expires, but you can only apply the $ 69 towards another service. I only say this because you did not pay $ 89, you paid the voucher price. So if you schedule a 60 min Pre-​Natal you’d only pay a $ 35 difference. Just give us a call if you’d like to get on the schedule for the Pre-​Natal or a different service.»
My response (and I admit I am getting very frustrated):
«You do realize the voucher has also a scalp massage and a reflexology massage, right? Aren’t those worth $ 50 right there? I am seriously getting frustrated with your inability to do the math here. I am sorry if I sound rude, but I feel that you are being very obtuse. Basically, what you are telling me is that even though the voucher is *not* expired, I cannot get the full amount the service is worth (89+25+25 = 139) because I am unable to have one of the three services due to being pregnant. If this was my business (I work in the beauty industry), I would be giving the client the scalp and foot massage as included in the voucher and then $ 89 (cost of the service that cannot be performed) towards another service, in this case, a prenatal massage. This is not a ridiculous request… you’d be making money! If you are willing to do this, let me know.»
Her final response:
«The Living Social Voucher is for the Body Butter Wrap, Scalp & Foot Massage only — not transferrable to other services. If you get a doctor’s note you can come in for the service and it may even be fine I would just check with them first. You could also give the voucher away so someone else who could use it. Or you can use «the value of what you paid of $ 69» towards another service on our menu.»

Been here two times for a one hour massage. The first time was pretty pleasant because I liked the girl who gave my massage (can’t remember her name). I would have given spa studio a 3.5 based on my first experience here. The facilities are just okay. I didn’t shower or anything just got in for the massage and got out. The slippers they give you to wear looked really dirty and the robe was so small/​short I felt like I had to be careful not to flash anyone when sitting down.
I came in for a massage today with Clarissa and it has been a while since I had a weird bad massage. I don’t want go into too much detail but let’s just say I had a bad massage (coming from someone who has been to many spas and had many massages before in my lifetime). Needless to say I would give this spa a 1 – 2 based on my experience today. Definitely not work $ 95 for a one hour massage. I will not be coming back. Only came here because they accept spa finder gift certificates and it is next to Tpumps.

You might not guess it from the location alone, but Spa Studio offers a lovely respite far from the madding crowd (and I almost mean that literally… it’s just steps from Tpumps and Old Town Sushi). I also love coming here because it *is* downtown, and I can head out for a quick bite, or a get-​together with friends, after my service is complete.
I primarily come here for chair massage — it’s one of the few places I can have that particular service and feel cared for, spa style (many places stick you in a random corner someplace… or, they’re located in the middle of a mall… or, you’re in a communal room, like at Oceanic or Happy Feet).
Do be sure to arrive early — that way, you can enjoy the beautiful, serene waiting room, and kick back with some tea, a silly magazine, and some soothing music. Furthermore, they usually have Cheez-​its in the waiting room. CHEEZ-​ITS! Sold! If you aren’t quite ready to face the real world, you can also stay in the waiting room after your services are over.
Front area has really sweet receptionists, as well as a nice selection of bath items, candles, skin products, and more.
I find it hard to drop in here, so I do recommend calling to make an appointment. And the price is still fairly reasonable.
Pro Tip: Don’t bother trying to park on B. Park on one of the side streets and walk over.

I’ve been here on several occasions and have had a pleasant experience every single time!
They always ask that you show up 15 minutes early here for a reason, so you can enjoy their ultra relaxing waiting room. which I absolutely adore! As soon as you arrive there is a free locker for you to put your belongings into and a locker room to change into your robe and slippers. Then there is a lounge area to relax in with magazines and dimly lit lights if you want to just close your eyes and meditate or whatever you want to do. There are water fountains all around with lounge chairs, hot teas available, and even little munchies on their coffee table in the center of the room.
The only service I have ever had here was a facial – This last visit I was just informed that the esthetician that usually gave me facials, Elizabeth, left for good, so I was handed over to their newly hired staff, Joba. She gave me a wonderful, relaxing facial and did just as good a job as Elizabeth. I usually get the custom facial– with extractions and so on. It awesome– these ladies know what they are doing over here at Spa Studio!
I love the products they use BioElements and Eminence (100% Organic– Plant based products.) The spa coordinator/​receptionists have always been super nice, informative and helpful when it came to advice and what I needed for my specific skin type. I think Spa Studio rocks!