Love this place. I've been coming to West Palm Beach to visit family for at least 10 years, and it's been impossible to find a decent place for a reasonable pedicure. As a comparison: Years ago I us... Read More
Love this place. I've been coming to West Palm Beach to visit family for at least 10 years, and it's been impossible to find a decent place for a reasonable pedicure. As a comparison: Years ago I used to go to the Venetian, in Legacy Plaza, until I had one supremely gross experience. The manicurist was a guy, who was clearly in a hurry to finish near closing time, so instead of finishing the manicure with 2 layers of polish and a top coat, he poured on one super thick layer of polish and told me it was time to leave. The polish never dried solid, and then peeled off in a thick layer within a day. I then, out of pure convenience, started going to Nail Bar / Pure Nails & Spa in the Gardens Mall. It was just fine, but expensive (and I'm accustomed to getting high end manicures in NYC, so yes, expensive by even NYC standards.) Because it is open late and must get a lot of business through mall foot traffic, they don't seem to feel the need to be polite or accommodating. The final straw was when they insisted on charging me full adult pricing for my 10 year old niece's mani/pedi combo (check the website - it clearly states 10 and under for the "princess package." ) I saw Halo Nail Spa when driving by and I decided to give it a try. My 10 year old niece and I were having a "special day" and I wanted to give her a treat. It was a great choice. The spa is relatively new, open since December of last year. It was meticulously clean and the staff was smiling and friendly from the minute we walked in. I scheduled a child's mani/pedi combo for my niece ($28). Recognizing that we were having a girls' day, the staff asked me if she would want both the mani and pedi at the same time. It was like a scene out of the Princess Diaries, with one person working on her hands and another on her feet. Yes, decadent, but quite a giggle for a little girl. I wasn't planning to get any services, but they invited me to sit in one of their super fancy spa chairs while I waited. This chair was several grades above the usual massage chair. It was heated, had a sensing mode, during which it scans your body to find the right points, and even had a specific arm massage function. There was also an iPad attached to the chair, so you could read the news or surf the web during your pedicure. If only to justify sitting in the chair for another 30 minutes, I decided to get a pedicure. After 30 minutes I had perfectly trimmed, buffed and french pedicured feet ($25; no upcharge for the french. Super bargain). When we were finished, even though it was closing time, they did not rush us out the door. I didn't want to keep them past closing, but they stopped me before I tried to put on my shoes. ("Not dry yet!") Since I insisted on leaving, they let me walk out with the pedicure flip-flops on. In summary: Great service, nice people, competitively priced. Read Less