My wife and I booked a couples massage somewhat last-minute while visiting Hilton Head. We tried to also book pedicures, but again, it was the day before when we called, and none were available.My wi... Read More
My wife and I booked a couples massage somewhat last-minute while visiting Hilton Head. We tried to also book pedicures, but again, it was the day before when we called, and none were available.My wife and I quite enjoyed our massages.The staff was friendly and pleasant to associate with.The only thing keeping this from a 5-star rating for me (and I've seen other people mention it in reviews) is the changing situation. Any other massage I've been to, I've changed in the room where the massage took place. Here at FACES, there is a designated bathroom/changing room, with a locker to store your things, and a robe and flip-flops for you to put on. There is also a shower and a steam room in there, and the masseuse invited me to use them after the massage. Now, at face value (sorry for the pun), this all sounds like a great idea. However, there are two distinct problems with this that made me slightly uncomfortable. First - after you put your things in the little locker and change into your robe, you then come out of the bathroom and sit in a cozy little waiting area. Problem is, that the cozy little waiting area is for like anyone else there. I'm sitting in my robe with other ladies who are there for nail or hair treatment or whatever.... not massages cause they're not wearing robes! It was just a little awkward... Second problem, is that the nice idea of the shower after the massage got a little muddied, because the bathroom/changing room (at least the men's) was also the bathroom for all the rest of the store's clients!) So, when almost getting in the shower after my massage, there was a knock on the door... well I felt very uncomfortable with the prospect of taking a nice leisurely post-massage shower (which I was invited to do) while there was someone potentially outside waiting to use the toilet. I think this perhaps is a predicament being overlooked, because in other reviews I've read that mention this, there were also other problems and low ratings and think the management focused on those issues. So - Good rating, but there is are inherent issues with the way your system is designed to work! Read Less