Great Jones Spa

Great Jones Spa is a holistic spa designed to provide an oasis of total relaxation in the middle of downtown Manhattan.

(917) 512-3976

29 Great Jones St (Between Bowery and Lafayette Street)
New York, NY 10012 40.727157 -73.993387

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Neighborhoods: NoHo, Downtown

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Hours:

Mon 4pm-10pm

Tue-Sun 9am-10pm

Last updated 8.27.11

Category:

Massage Therapists, Beauty Salons, Manicures & Pedicures, Juice & Smoothie Shops, Body Detox, Spas

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Hair Removal Services:

Waxing

Massage Services:

Couples Massages, Pregnancy Massages, Massage, Hot Stone Massages, Shiatsu Massage

Beauty Services:

Aromatherapy

Spa Amenities:

Whirlpools

Skin Care Services:

Facials

Hair Care Services:

Hair Coloring, Haircuts

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The Owner

Great Jones Spa

Owner

o\tWith the power to purify, balance, & transcend, water therapies have found expression in nearly every culture throughout history. At Great Jones Spa, we believe that the restorative power of water can change your life. This is why we built our one of a kind, world-renowned wet lounge facility.There is nothing like the Great Jones Spa anywhere in New York City - we strongly encourage our clients to use the facilities when they come in for any kind of treatment. If you can't get out of town, a simple afternoon in our wet lounge can dissolve your stress faster than a week-long vacation. The…

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Featured Review

Katie Heffernan

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Forget "express"--the valued concept at this holistic spa is "decompress" and the magnificent wet lounge (including a three-story waterfall solarium) is free with most sessions. Soak up health and wellness through its water cures--a thermal hot tub, cold plunge pool, river rock sauna, and otherworldly Chakra steam room that harmonizes with color-cycling lights. The Eastern-leaning treatments align with the five natural elements and use only plant- and marine-based products.

Editor's Tips

Sauna Room:
Wet lounge access (two hours before and one hour following your session) is included with the purchase of a treatment $100 or more.
Couples Massage:
Impress with a duet room or the private elevator-access VIP suite.
On the Menu:
Hard-to-find treatments like Russian platza (body brushing with oak leaves), thalassotherapy (mineral-enriched and massaging hydrotherapy tub), colonic irrigation and ear candling are offered by special appointment. Allergic to iodine? Request an iodine-sensitive treatment.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “Everything was comfortable, beautiful, and clean.”
  2. “They have wonderfully beautiful decor and some of the best service you can find.”
  3. “have disc problems and Vanessa was so pleasant and helpfull when I was trying to get comfortable on the table she took her time to adjust and readjust the table till I found the right spot.”
  4. “The decor inside is wonderful, with the waterfall and beautiful plants I almost forgot I was in the city.”
  5. “love the tranquil atmosphere, the excellent services from massages to facials and that water lounge is superb.”
dessert
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. “Since I my skin was very dry after being downstairs in the water facility, Milly, one of the frontdesk girls, gave me a sample of Dr. Alkaitis face cream, which made my skin feel fresh and moisturized.”
drinks
80.0% positive
  1. “took my husband as a Surprise Anniversary present to Great Jones Spa, on entering (2 hrs earlier) we were shown the facilities and told that the sauna,steam, cold pool and jacuzzi were available to us prior and after our massages and were unisex as long”
  2. “The reason I gave it four stars is because I had a better time sitting in the whirl pool and eating a yummy salad from the juice bar.”
  3. “great massage from nicole and really relaxing to use the jacuzzi, steam room and sauna with plenty of water, tea, little treats, fresh fruit.”
  4. “bring a book and drink some tea in between dips in the cold and hot pools and your treatment.”
  5. “The juice bar looked nice so we decided to have a snack, but we were treated kind of nasty, the lady working didn't smile even once.”
food quality
91.66999816894531% positive
  1. “great massage from nicole and really relaxing to use the jacuzzi, steam room and sauna with plenty of water, tea, little treats, fresh fruit.”
  2. “The reason I gave it four stars is because I had a better time sitting in the whirl pool and eating a yummy salad from the juice bar.”
  3. “Since I my skin was very dry after being downstairs in the water facility, Milly, one of the frontdesk girls, gave me a sample of Dr. Alkaitis face cream, which made my skin feel fresh and moisturized.”
  4. “thought (for the price) that I would get a fresh towel for each section she worked on.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “If you live in the New York area this would be a great place to unwind.”
return potential
73.33000183105469% positive
  1. “loved the whole experience and will be back again.”
  2. “This left a bad taste, so much that I would not return.”
  3. “Great spa with great people I will return as often as I can.”
  4. “My massage treatments were outstanding both times so i would highly recommend the services but i'm not sure i would go back to spend any time in the pool or sauna.”
  5. “felt rushed and will be hesitant to go back because I felt discarded and lost, a shame when the massage was so wonderful.”
service
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. “took my husband as a Surprise Anniversary present to Great Jones Spa, on entering (2 hrs earlier) we were shown the facilities and told that the sauna,steam, cold pool and jacuzzi were available to us prior and after our massages and were unisex as long”
  2. “The place is immaculate and the staff was friendly.”
  3. “The staff were not pushy and very friendly, they let us enjoy our experience.”
  4. “Normally I'm not the type to write reviews but in this case I feel that it is completely worth my time to say how offended I am about the claims of poor service at the spa.”
  5. “Everything was so clean and neat and the staff members were very helpful.”
  6. “Great, clean facilities with service to boot!”
  7. “Also, the staff is great - everyone I've encountered in 3 visits has been fantastic.”
  8. “In my first and only experience thus far at GJS, I was so thrilled to have picked a place with fantastic & cooperative staff, excellent services, and an environment that takes you from NYC to South Beach.”
  9. “would highly recomment this calm oasis in a busy city, good for people who can't leave the city or tourists who want a break from the fast paced city holiday.”
  10. “The front desk was very friendly, I was immediately given a helpful tour of the facilities, and everything I could have wanted was provided.”
  11. “Great spa with great people I will return as often as I can.”
  12. “have tried almost every service and I love the facials (especially with Vanessa!”
  13. “customer service was OK, facilities are beautiful.”
  14. “They have wonderfully beautiful decor and some of the best service you can find.”
  15. “The women was friendly and clearly new what she was doing.”
  16. “The desk staff were not polite.”
  17. “don't know if it's their stupid staff or their stupid computer system but either way, if they don't upgrade to better service, they will just keep pissing people off.”
  18. “The spa itself is beautiful and the staff are all very friendly and helpful.”
value
79.7599983215332% positive
  1. “This place is weird because it's energy can go either way, usually not the way you'd hope - and thats the last thing you want when you are paying money to relax and have a nice experience.”
  2. “The gentlemen (Kevin & Greg) were so nice to all of us and did miracles with our hair for incredibly reasonable prices.”
  3. “The jacuzzi, sauna and steam room are huge.”
  4. “Normally I'm not the type to write reviews but in this case I feel that it is completely worth my time to say how offended I am about the claims of poor service at the spa.”
  5. “You get to hang out for hours in this beautiful space, with a waterfall, skylights, a hot tub, sauna and steam room - all for the price of a barely-overpriced spa treatment.”
  6. “There is a plunge pool and a hot tub (a huge perk o.”
  7. “The steam room is huge as well as the hot tub.”
  8. “don't mind dropping a few hundred dollars at a really great spa.”
  9. “have been to several spas uptown that are much more expensive.”
  10. “We defintely think it's was a beautiful rejuvenating experience and hope to go more often in the future, Unlike many other spas around the city The Great Jones Spa was worth every penny and felt like a mini vacation”
  11. “thought (for the price) that I would get a fresh towel for each section she worked on.”
  12. “Great Jones is the best and a great price.”
  13. “great jones is expensive, but it is worth it.”
  14. “realize you probably can't get as powerful a peel as a dermatologist, but I feel as if I wasted my money on this treatment because it did nothing but give me a pleasant Friday evening experience of being rubbed.”
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. “took my husband as a Surprise Anniversary present to Great Jones Spa, on entering (2 hrs earlier) we were shown the facilities and told that the sauna,steam, cold pool and jacuzzi were available to us prior and after our massages and were unisex as long”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/04/12

Best Hidden Treasure In The Middle of NYC!

by Volley13 at Citysearch

This spa is AMAZING!!! When I first entered the spa, the customer service was fantastic. I was warmly greeted and signed in for my service. I got a full tour of the facility since it was my first time there and the staff was friendly and knowledgeable. The best thing is that this place has a wonderful water oasis that includes, a large hot tub, sauna and relaxing chairs - right in the middle of Manhattan. We spent the entire day at Great Jones so we also ended up enjoying some tasty food at their juice bar. The menu there is really big for a spa and the food was really good. I enjoyed a fresh fruit smoothly (made right in front of me) as well as a yogurt cup with fresh organic fruit and granola. The wraps, salads and sandwiches looked really yummy and lots of people were ordering them and saying that they were great. The locker rooms were clean and the massage I got was great. I will definitely continue to go here - it's a great hidden treat in the middle of NYC. It's now on our MUST GO TO LIST every time we travel to New York. I also think it says alot when alot of locals go to a business - shows great brand loyalty, which this place has.

1 Star Rating: Poor

08/13/11

Do NOT waste your time on $104.50 Cookies!

by DMC1372 at Citysearch

Wanting some relaxing time in a sauna, my fiance and I went to the Great Jones Spa which is local to our home.

At first we were loving the place. The decor is nice and the set up is great.

20 minutes into our time there, I left the sauna and passed a table of food. On the table there was a bunch of different things and cookies. I could not help myself. I took a cookie and went back into the sauna. Passing two employees and telling them that the cookie was good.

20 more minutes pass and I leave the sauna, on the way back in I see the cookies and take not one, but two cookies. An employee standing nearby asks me not to touch them and at this time I notice a sign saying happy birthday dorene. So I drop the cookies, he asks me to toss them out, so I do.Then head back into the sauna.

A few minute pass and I leave the room again, passing the guy now guarding the cookies and I say dont worry I am not touching your cookies, half joking. He proceeds to tell me that he has spoke to the other staff and knows that I am stealing cookies. This conversation goes back and forth for a few minutes of him acusing me of stealing these cookies.

I leave the floor and head back up to the front desk. Explain the them what is happening. They pull him aside and he now flat out lies that I stealing cookies!

So now I have spent 104.50 for 3 hours at the spa and he thinks I am stealing cookies!!!

I packed up and left. Called the Visa card and put a block on the charge.

There was no mention from the manager or any attempt to be gracious about the incident.

Way to many places like this that are staffed by more gracious people for me to waste a dime on this place. Shows you how your staff choice can really change the place you visit.

1 Star Rating: Poor

03/26/10

Horrible Customer Service

by Achan at Citysearch

Booked an appointment 3 weeks ago with a specific masseuse, showed up today to find out they canceled my appointment the day before because they called another customer to confirm my appointment. If this is the first time it happened I would excuse it but it's the second time they have canceled on me without notifying me and also had problems another time when I specifically requested for a female masseuse to find that they booked with with a male masseuse. I have also received gift certificate for their spa and the only way they can find that certificate on their system is if you reference the purchaser's name, not the recipient so basically, you can't have it linked to your account.

Then one time I was there, people actually got out of the hot tub because there was some pinkish thing floating around, so how clean is it there really!!!

I don't know if it's their stupid staff or their stupid computer system but either way, if they don't upgrade to better service, they will just keep pissing people off.

  • Cons: receptionists not friendly and not helpful
1 Star Rating: Poor

11/11/09

Horrible experience

by aetienne at Citysearch

I went to GJS for a brazilian wax and I will never go back.

To start, the place was ridiculously hot and humid to the point that my hair frizzed up just waiting to check in. They point you down a hallway and tell you go upstairs and the technician will be waiting for but there was no one there so I had no idea where to go. I finally found the woman that was going to do my wax and she showed me to my room which was even hotter than the check in area.

When she came in, she confirmed with me that I wanted a brazilian. Most women know the difference between a regular bikini wax and a brazilian but the technician obviously didn't because she only did the front. It's uncomfortable enough having this treatment done so you don't exactly want to jump up and say - hey, what about the back? The wax was incredibly painful and when I finally got up, I noticed that she had ripped some of my skin right off and I was bleeding. I finally went down to pay with a gift card that was sent to several people at the magazine I work for last month and they tell me that it had already been used. The guy behind the counter said he was sure that it was a mix-up on their end, the gift card numbers were probably switched and then told me to pay for the treatment. I couldn't believe that I had to pay for a wax that was half-done and left me bleeding.

Avoid at all cost. For $10 more, you can have the same treatment done at Bliss, where they don't double-dip and the people know what they are doing.

  • Pros: None
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/09/09

Best SPA in NYC!!!

by NYCfloyd at Citysearch

Best massage in NYC hands down... this is the best spa I have ever been to... we are going back tonight.

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  • Pros: Love this Place
  • Cons: NONE

The Details on Great Jones Spa

Place Categories:

  • great jones spa
  • great stone massage
  • great place
  • great staff
  • big steam room
  • great spa experience
  • great jones
  • excellent services
  • great facilities
  • great facials
  • comfortable everything
  • outstanding massage treatments
  • very dry skin
  • helpfull vanessa
  • hot pools
  • very friendly front desk
  • fantastic environment
  • wonderful decor
  • hot treatment
  • beautiful space
  • great product
  • beautiful spa design
  • clearly new women
  • incredibly reasonable price
  • not polite desk staff

Message from Great Jones Spa

  • Come Relax at our Holistic Spa in NYC
  • Massages, Jacuzzi, Sauna, Steam & Detox
  • Facials, Spa Packages, Couples' Massage

o\tWith the power to purify, balance, & transcend, water therapies have found expression in nearly every culture throughout history. At Great Jones Spa, we believe that the restorative power of water can change your life. This is why we built our one of a kind, world-renowned wet lounge facility.

There is nothing like the Great Jones Spa anywhere in New York City - we strongly encourage our clients to use the facilities when they come in for any kind of treatment. If you can't get out of town, a simple afternoon in our wet lounge can dissolve your stress faster than a week-long vacation. The beautiful wet lounge is centered around a 3-story indoor waterfall, overlooking our thermal hot tub & cold plunge pool. Just steps away, you'll find our River Rock Sauna, Chakra Steam Room, & a lounge area for clients to relax.

Come visit the Great Jones Spa and take a day to take care of you.

Great Jones Spa