I went to Healing Waters after receiving a coupon for getting my husband a massage there. He didn't enjoy the massage, and didn't think I should go there, but I love getting pedicures when I'm pregnant, and was looking forward to having some time to unwind and indulge in some meaningless magazine reading while being pampered.
It was a bad experience from the first moment. I appeared to be the only client in the place, yet I was kept waiting for more than 30 minutes with nothing to do but wander around the tiny entrance area and look at overpriced products. When the person doing my pedicure appeared, she seemed friendly but distracted and disinterested. The pedicure was perfunctory at best, although ironically it took a long time. She got me situated with my feet in the water and then disappeared for so long that I eventually went looking for her. I was completely alone in the room for so long that I honestly thought she forgot about me and left. There was nothing to read, and I really didn't want to watch the annoying cooking show that was blaring at me, but wasn't given a remote. I quickly found the whole experience to be irritating rather than pampering. When she came back and started my pedicure, I tried to relax and get into it, but it was over so quickly I hadn't even gotten into a better frame of mind before she was helping me put on my shoes. The nailpolish looked uneven and pitted on a few toes, so I asked her to redo them. She did, and was very nice about it, but I couldn't believe she hadn't taken the initiative to fix them without my request. I was very careful to keep my toes safe from bumps and gave them time to dry, but by the next morning, the polish was already looking cracked and had come off in several places. I couldn't believe that I had paid $30 more than I usually pay for both a manicure and a pedicure together, and my pedicure hadn't even lasted 12 hours! Although I live within walking distance, I have no plans to return.
Pros: Nice interior
Cons: Exceptionally overpriced, ugly parking lot view from mani/pedi area
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