Clean as other folks mentioned. Pretty small (only a few treatment rooms) but I loved the Jade Sauna and my scrub was extremely thorough. Well-priced and a great way to spend the afternoon on a sunday.
My usual spa was closed today so I had to try a new place. And I was so glad that I tried Hugh Spa among the couple of options in K town. It was pretty small but super clean and well organized everywhere. I loved charcoal room and ice room. Steam sauna was perfect to get sweaty. People working there are also very nice.
I can give 5 stars overall from my experience today.
Grace Marquez
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April 10, 2024
One of my good friends has mentioned this place for awhile and I was intrigued but also nervous for some reason haha. But so glad I finally got to come here! I came back to LA for my bday and my homegirl dropped me off for a spa day, she recommended at least 2 hours and I was surprised, that was not long enough! Even just on the admitting area where you have access to the different rooms I wanted to be there longer than I expected haha! The front desk who was very welcoming and nice and straightforward said 5 hours is the limit. Very reasonable pricing for the entrance fee, it's extra for services like a facial or massage. But I thought the rooms and the steam room etc was great! $30?! (Definitely leave some tip) I've never had such a great experience for such a moderate price point. I would go out of my way just to come here. It was so clean and only women are allowed. It's very comfy and people mind their business for the most part and it seemed super chill. Honestly I loved the igloo/cool room! But every room had a unique experience. On the second floor of the shopping center btw.
š„³Itās a sweet meet up with girlfriend for max. 2 hrs plus the booked treatment BUT š¤ if you a serious Finnish sauna fan, this place has NO dry sauna room, neither a cold plunge, nor a quiet relaxing, nor fresh air area. šāŗļøPositive: +WOMEN ONLY, +comfortable sitting areas, + extensive offerings as treatments over 100$ + very girlie decorated with many mirrors, +great explanatory signs about the benefits, + mulberry tea basin, + infrared room, + Herbal V^^ steam chair (for ladies private parts). Seems made by woman for woman: + very friendly receptionist stuff. It felt like a waiting room for booked treatments. š¶āš«ļøš©What to improve: - full out loud conversations in relaxing rooms, - loud shooting treatments ladies opening doors and shouting numbers of the clients trying to find them - very disturbing. - tiny hot tub that fit just max. 3 ladies, the 4th came and water overflowed over the board.. - NO JETS in hot tub ! - weird smelling pink shower gel, - NO slippers, - small towels, - steam room not really hot, - In clay sauna - you had mats covered the clay ballsā¦ whole point is to get clay all over you, didnāt made sense. - Sunday afternoon very crowded. - NO VEGGIE DUMPLINGS š„left. It was 4pm, ppl reserved their dumplings for 6pmā¦ come onā¦ - one room was out of order. - poor maintenance. - in the way up on the second floor - in staircase some homeless left their lunch ā¦ sketchy areaā¦ - my most disappointment: no hot sauna. - I took some work to doā¦ itās a wrong place for it - no place for it, while in others places it was not a problem. - it was weird to carry your shoes until your locker in your hand as receptionist asked usā¦ - and the hairdryers been old - I didnāt properly dried my hair. Hence: mixed feelings, I felt dirty & cold. :(
Clean as other folks mentioned. Pretty small (only a few treatment rooms) but I loved the Jade Sauna and my scrub was extremely thorough. Well-priced and a great way to spend the afternoon on a sunday.
UPDATED 01/2024 Every time I visit Hugh Spa, I remind myself how much I really enjoy visiting this place and how I should come at least once a month. Fast forward a year later and Its on my New Years resolution list. LOL guess itās better than nothing. Come on a week day, if you can ā ample parking and no one around. Bring a book or something to keep you occupied and get your monies worth stay longer than 2-3 hours and do yourself a favor and get a wet massage! Nothing has changed, the customer service superb, always clean and when I come pretty quiet ā except the newbies that love chatting it up like youāre not at a spa. If thatās youā¦.. go to Wispa, itās like a party in there! Anyways nothing new, except maybe updated food pricing. They only offer food Fri-Sun! Enjoy! Need more info read my old review =) I really hate that I have to share this place with other people! But it wouldnāt be fair to keep this hidden gem to myself. Iāve been coming to Hugh Spa for almost 8 years now, I was happy to hear they lived through the pandemic. Itās been a cool min since Iāve been back but word of mouth has spread. Came on a Wednesday morning and I was so surprised at how busy it was. Prior to the pandemic this place was pretty quiet but honestly, kudos to them, the more the merrier! Although their seemed to be a ton of people a lot of them were getting massages. Every time I was in a room there would only be my partner and maybe one other person. Hugh Spa has six rooms; Jade steam, clay ball, salt, oxygen, magnet and ice room. If you are unfamiliar with Korean spas; here are some tips Before you go, decide whether you are comfortable to be naked in front of others. Or family and friends if you decide to invite them. The first thing you want to do is remove your clothing and put on whatever the spa offers you, it can be a robe or T-shirt and shorts. You must must (yes I said it twice) make sure you shower before going into any of the treatment rooms. I personally donāt wet my hair the first time around, Iāll do it when I have my second and final shower. Ok your clean and in your robe; head to the jacuzzi and relax those muscles then head to the steam room- stay as long as you can. Dry off and make sure you are rehydrating before and after going into another room, there is complementary tea and water near the cafĆ©. It is suggested you use each room for at least 10-20mins and after each room you want to go into the ice room too cool your body down, I try to stay in at least 15 mins but if you can only do 5 thatās fine, the last 10 mins head into the oxygen room. Do this till you have been in all the rooms. Oh and get a massage, its well worth it. Remember you will be naked if you decide on a wet massage but hot damn, thatās the best massage ever!
My usual spa was closed today so I had to try a new place. And I was so glad that I tried Hugh Spa among the couple of options in K town. It was pretty small but super clean and well organized everywhere. I loved charcoal room and ice room. Steam sauna was perfect to get sweaty. People working there are also very nice. I can give 5 stars overall from my experience today.
One of my good friends has mentioned this place for awhile and I was intrigued but also nervous for some reason haha. But so glad I finally got to come here! I came back to LA for my bday and my homegirl dropped me off for a spa day, she recommended at least 2 hours and I was surprised, that was not long enough! Even just on the admitting area where you have access to the different rooms I wanted to be there longer than I expected haha! The front desk who was very welcoming and nice and straightforward said 5 hours is the limit. Very reasonable pricing for the entrance fee, it's extra for services like a facial or massage. But I thought the rooms and the steam room etc was great! $30?! (Definitely leave some tip) I've never had such a great experience for such a moderate price point. I would go out of my way just to come here. It was so clean and only women are allowed. It's very comfy and people mind their business for the most part and it seemed super chill. Honestly I loved the igloo/cool room! But every room had a unique experience. On the second floor of the shopping center btw.