Spa Space

07/30/2008 Posted by JM60601

I just moved here from DC and had no idea where to go to get a massage. I tried city search and came across Spa Space. I had no idea what to expect. My back is full .. I mean FULL of knots. I try to get a massage atleast once every two months... and have NEVER had a better massage..Beth is the best! I weight train pretty seriously and I am a soccer player...I have never felt better after a massage. I got a 30 minute massage and wish I would have booked an hour! I will absolutley go back. The salon was VERY clean, the staff had the best customer service. I was very impressed. I would recommend this salon to any athlete looking for a great deep tissue massage!

Pros: everything about this place!

Cons: n/a

06/19/2008 Posted by albarlow

My boyfriend brought me here for a couples mani/pedi, message gift. It was fantastic. Staff was great, not stuffy and the service was equally great! Would recommend!

Pros: staff, price

Cons: not sure

06/12/2008 Posted by 1554

I am a licensed nail tech in another state other than Illinois. I am temporarily living in the Chicago area due to a job for my husband. I can't be a nail tech in Illinois without an Illinois license, and I didn't bring my tools to even do a pedicure on myself due to lack of room. If you ever have met a nail tech, we usually own suitcases of "stuff" for nails. I got so darn sick of looking at my nails and knew I wouldn't be able to get back home for at least 3 weeks to even give myself a pedicure, so I got on Citysearch and found Spa Space. I looked at the menu and the choices were outstanding. I love the smell of roses, so I picked the rose pedicure. It proved to be a perfect choice. Well, for starters, I was lucky enough to have Jackie O. be my nail tech. I received the absolute best pedicure of my life. She works so hard and is so detail minded, it is really nice to know there are still people out there that really care, and aren't just going though the motions. My feet have NEVER looked so good. First, Jackie is a great nail tech, and secondly, the owner of the salon has spared no expense when it comes to quality products and attention to detail and not just supplying products to her employees to "just" get the job done...The prices for the pedi's and mani's are right in line with the prices where I worked at top salons in my home state, but the extras that my salons charge for were included in the price at Spa Space. I have read complaints about not being able to charge tips to credit cards. Yes, that is an inconvenience, but I truly appreciated being told that information when I booked the appointment so I could be prepared with a cash tip for my service provider, and more and more spas are going that route, so it shouldn't be a factor in concidering going to this salon. The owner of Spa Space has truly supplied such wonderful things for clients to really feel like they are getting their money's worth and Jackie truly is wonderful!!! Thank you Jackie!!!

Pros: Steps away from Ogilvie Train Station. Blocks from Union.

Cons: Absolutely nothing!!!

05/22/2008 Posted by lauren82

So, I have been a very loyal client of Jai's fo years, brows, bikini, and most recently facials. She does the most amazing brows and facials, and even makes the bikini wax comfortable. Though recently the desk screwed up my appointment and put me with another estetician, it was not nearly as good or comfortable. There wasn't any apology from the not so friendly girl at the desk and i only went to the other girl out of pure desperation! I will never see anyone else, it proved to me that I have truly chosen well with Jai, I had to take one star away for the desk, but i reccomend Jai for waxes and facials!!!

05/17/2008 Posted by chaaal

I had the Fire & Ice facial at Spa Space last week, and had to write a review because I loved it so much. Although I scheduled a basic facial, the esthetician convinced me to upgrade to this particular treatment. I was a little skeptical (and even a little annoyed, frankly as it was significantly more expensive), but the facial was amazing - everything smelled so good, and although it was really intense (the fire part feels really hot) and I thought I'd walk out red & blotchy, I wasn't at all. I didn't even have to put on makeup to go out for dinner afterwards. Anyhow, my skin has not looked this good in years. This was a true RESULTS facial. I will definitely go back!

Pros: phenomenal facial, nice locker room amenities, clean

Cons: no saunas, street parking difficult

05/16/2008 Posted by Folly79

I am not very experienced with Spas, but my experience at Spa Space was very pleasent. The environment was nice and the staff very friendly. I was put at ease and lost any nervousness I might have otherwise had on entering an unfamiliar environment. I'm taking the time to write this review because the deep tissue massage I received from 'Veronica' was by far the best massage I have ever gotten. This is based on about 10 massages that I have gotten in my life.

Pros: Deep Tissue Massage

Cons: I could see parking being a problem.

05/15/2008 Posted by CCBowles

I've been to Spa Space several times over the years for waxing and occasional nails b/c it's close to my office, and I have sent tons of friends for their brazilian waxing. I've had to try a few different waxers b/c two have left since I started going there, but all have been excellent. My biggest thing is that the place is spotlessly clean - very important when you're having such an intimate service. Anyhow, I recently had friends in town and they wanted to visit a spa, so I decided to give Spa Space a try for the other services that I'd never done there. We all had 90-min. massages, facials and pedis. My friend also had a seaweed wrap that she loved. Everything was amazing from start to finish. We were actually arguing about which of us had the best masseuse (I pick mine, her name was Veronica). I don't remember who my friends had, but they were both so happy. The service was also really great - everyone was super-nice and helpful. We didn't want to leave!

Pros: reasonable prices, awesome services, valet parking

Cons: small-ish locker room, can be hard to get in

05/06/2008 Posted by rastrau

I went there on a Friday for some Mom & Me time and we both really enjoyed it. I was signed up for one of the triple play packages - facial massage and mani/pedi and my mom just did a massage and a spa mani. I did get suckered into an upsell on my facial, but I don't regret it because my skin looked fabulous for days afterwards! I fully intend to go back for another. My massage was very good - not the best but certainly not a disappointment - and the nail technician had the best personality! I also appreciated that she actually massaged my hands and feet, she didn't cup her hand and beat my shin like the cheap-O nail salons do. I didn't like any of the polish colors available (I am super particular), so its a good thing my mom carries her own! I would suggest that since they try so hard to maintain a quiet and relaxing atmosphere, they should caution the employees against walking into the waiting lounge and bellowing the customers' names for their next appointment. Really took me out of my cucumber-water induced zone a few times.

Pros: very personable staff, good package deals

Cons: loud voices in the relaxation lounge

02/10/2008 Posted by jmorganlove

Have been to Spa Space many times for massages, and I keep coming back because the therapists are consistently great. It's not the most convenient for me, so I've tried other places in my neighborhood (Lakeview). Ultimately, I've become very loyal to Spa Space because I'm never disappointed. I've had a few other services there (manicure/pedicure/wrap) and they were all quite good, but I'm a massage person so maybe not the best judge of all that. If you've got the time and the means, go for the 2-hour massage and take a steam at the end.

Pros: rock-solid massages

Cons: location in Loop

02/08/2008 Posted by iheartspas

Maybe i'm just spoiled by the really amazing place i went to for brazilians while living in San Francisco, but honestly, I think Chicago has to be able to do better than what this spa had to offer. I actually went here for a brazilian twice, trying two different employees. I went back the second time only because i really wanted to be able to go here for my waxing, since the spa is located so close to where I work. The first time, the aestitician did a mostly thorough job, until I got home and saw that she had entirely missed a spot! Although, I have to say, it was in a difficult to wax place. But shouldn't they know how not to miss spots? What was worse was that the inside of my thighs were actually bruised because she didn't pull the wax off correctly! The second time, I left the spa a sticky mess. There was actually an obvious chunk of dark green hard wax still stuck to me. I think I'll spend my $60 elsewhere from now on.

Pros: Friendliness, Fairly Punctual

Cons: Brazilians