Essential Therapy

12/18/2007 Posted by zanny22

I can highly recommend this place. The massage was excellent and the atmosphere very cozy and relaxing.

17 out of 36 people found this review helpful

12/18/2007 Posted by maryl_l

I love this place. Although it is a big place it is very warm and cozy. It's very clean, I love the people, they are very welcoming. My massage was excellent, exactly what I needed. Every time I go I get booked with someone different, and although each therapists technique is different I have not yet had a bad massage, they all have been great. My favorite time to go is on Sundays I go there and spend a lot of time in Steam room and sauna, it's very nice and quiet. I can probably say this is my favorite place.

21 out of 37 people found this review helpful

12/17/2007 Posted by saralea

I had a horrible experience in this so-called spa. A good massage here costs about $120, and for that money, you want to leave feeling relaxed. Instead, what I got was an unbelievably rude receptionist (which is unheard of in a spa) and an even ruder owner. I had booked a hot stone massage- it was my first hot stone massage, a birthday present from my boyfriend. When the masseuse finished, I started to realize that she didn't use any stones, that I didn't get the massage that I booked. I was very relaxed, so I got dressed and went to pay my bill. The receptionist gave me a bill for the more expensive hot stone massage, and I told her my massage was a regular one-hour. She called the owner on the phone, who basically started interrogating me, "Why didn't you tell the masseuse that she did the wrong one?" Well, I was relaxed and it was over anway, nothing could be changed at that point. Then he barked, "Now, I don't know about YOU, but if it were ME, I'd have confronted the masseuse after the massage, asking her why she didn't give me the hot stone." He was so unpleasant, and the receptionist was basically giving me death stares. And I went there in the first place to just relax and de-stress from my job!! The second thing that was bad- was that my boyfriend bought me a gift certificate for the massage. I can tell you a whole story about my experience with the gift certificate, but I'll make this short and sweet: Do not, under any circumstances, buy gift certificates from this place, EVER, for ANY reason, for a person that you like. When I left after my massage, I was literally shaking all over- and I will never ever come here again. I can't even think about this place without getting stressed out.

19 out of 40 people found this review helpful

12/17/2007 Posted by cruz4info

i sent my sister to get a massage, after surgery! She had a lovely therapist named Kimberly. she said her knowledge of her conditon made her feel so good, she purchased gift certificates for herself and her friends! She said she felt so good, she hugged kimbely and thanked her for the extra attention to her neck and back! My sister is not one to throw around compliments, so take it from me, if you want real work, check out this place..the most knowledgeable, caring, full massage therapy experience!

Pros: experienced medical massage and therapy

Cons: often booked!!!

22 out of 37 people found this review helpful

11/19/2007 Posted by kkama

While visiting NYC, my friend and I wanted to get a facial and a massage. We found Essential Therapy by searching citysearch. The music, fabrics and dimmed lights all added to the experience, but the highlight was - as it should be - the services We each had a facial with Victoria. She is one of the best Aestheticians I have ever had give me a facial, very relaxing. The massage was also wonderful, my masseuse worked all the knots and the pain in my lower back (which I had in past few weeks) gone!!! Next time we are in town we are definitely planning to be back.

Pros: Atmosphere, decor, music

Cons: n/a

22 out of 37 people found this review helpful

11/17/2007 Posted by sarah1977

A friend suggested this place to me because she had seen they were having a great deal and I was really disapointed. The staff was pretty rude and the atmosphere was sketchy. The space is nice when you walk in, but the ambience disapears once you go downstairs to where they do the massages (i.e. you pay upstairs in the nice waiting room and don't see the sketchy downstairs till after....). I thought there was a strange odor in the downstairs waiting room and the massage was really not great. Overall, I would say this was probably the worst spa experience I've had in a long time.

20 out of 42 people found this review helpful

10/15/2007 Posted by sprawl

This 'Spa' is really a 'Dive.' The tiny rooms are all downstairs, old and mildewed. It seems like you are walking through a basement's very narrow alley. It had a really bad vibe. The massage I experienced was done by someone with limited experience. I actually couldn't wait to leave. Avoid this disgusting place, even if they are giving their services away.

Cons: staff, facility,

21 out of 43 people found this review helpful

10/11/2007 Posted by mich375

I was looking for a good place to go for a massage, with decent prices, and I chose this place because there were so many good reviews and they had a deal ($75 for an hour massage+use of their jacuzzi, sauna & steam room). I had an excellent experience. The staff was so friendly and accomodating. They treated my friend and I like royalty and made us so comfortable I felt like I was at home (except it was a really luxurious home). Every aspect of the experience was beautiful, I was so relaxed after my massage and we went in the jacuzzi. I just never wanted to leave. I was also really impressed with their bathroom/locker room, very clean and inviting and really awesome showers. I went as a special treat for myself but I think I will be going regularly from now on!

Pros: friendly staff, relaxing atmosphere, massage, jacuzzi, price

Cons: none

24 out of 42 people found this review helpful

09/05/2007 Posted by ana_p

I went with my mom for a massage last week. My therapist Beth was amazing! I was super tense and sore at the beginning of the massage, but Beth worked out all the knots in my muscles. By the end of the hour, I was refreshed and super relaxed. My mom had a massage with another therapist (not sure of her name), and she was also very happy with her experience. It's lovely, peaceful, and extremely clean and I recommend this place to anyone interested in getting a massage

Pros: love their showers

24 out of 42 people found this review helpful

08/22/2007 Posted by helenab12

Just a few words - great people, great ambience, great massage. I will definitely come back and I will highly recommend it to all my friends.

Pros: Great raindrop shower heads

25 out of 43 people found this review helpful