Tranquil Nail Spa

I’m from San Diego but needed a quick place to get shellac. The prices are a little higher from what I usually pay ($ 30) BUT I found out why:
they serve drinks + a mini massage after your mani/​pedi! I was a little surprised but felt relaxed after. Great customer service!

I haven’t had my nails done in forever since becoming a mom. So glad I found this place. Everyone there are super nice and Tracy did a fabulous job on my nails. And gave me a nice neck massage with a hot stone! Place was relaxing and very clean. Definitely recommending this place to everyone!

Very pricey– they charged me for removing my shellac when they were going to re do my nails. Then the shellac only last for a week before chipping =(. Spent 45 without tip for nails alone. NO THANK YOU!

Amazing pedicure. I’m Vietnamese myself, however I’m living in a different state now so can’t have family members doing my pedicures anymore so I had to find another spot to go to here locally in San Mateo. I Unilocaled them and it looked pretty good.
They’re super detailed and take their time. It was really relaxing and everyone was really nice (even in Vietnamese). They offered me something to drink and left me to be at peace. My massage was really nice.
A bit on the pricier side but well worth it. Will be coming back for future pedicures.

My search for the best pedi is over!!! I was at hillsdale mall, went to Unilocal to find a pedi place nearby and this place came up at the top of the list. I now know why. They have everything down to a science– the dried fruit and nuts with tea or water when you sit down. Who cares if it’s from Costco, it’s nice to have a snack and something to drink. The massage chairs are great and so is the massage with the pedi — no wimpy rubbing up and down your leg — this is deep tissue and great! They use a «sander» kind of thing to get your callouses, which for me is great and so much better than just the scrubber. I will never go anywhere else.

My search for the perfect mani-​pedi ends here! I started coming to Tranquil in October and I am always happy with the service here. Finally, I have found a salon that offers consistently great service and the people are always kind and welcoming (no attitude!). I love Ryan! I am extremely picky about my cuticles and polish and Ryan is great about listening attentively to my preferences and following through. He is meticulous, receptive to feedback and gives a wonderful massage (15 full mins for the Minty pedi and always a shoulder rub with the mani). Recently, Ryan has introduced me to Haley, who gave me a beautiful manicure and upheld the standard of service that I get from Ryan. Overall, this place is the total package for relaxation, affordability, nice people, cleanliness, great nail care and a perfect polish!

This is the best nail spa salon I have ever been to! Their service is really welcoming and friendly. I love that they use clean bowls for both manicure and pedicure. They use clean tools as well. My manicure was also really relaxing as it came with a short shoulder massage. My pedicure came with a longer massage. Everything was done throughly. I’m happy I found this place and I will be coming back!

If you are seriously that busy, you shouldn’t book appointments for clients and make them wait over 20 minutes past their appointment time. Not cool. You guys didn’t have the decency to tell us you’re running behind — just left us sitting in chairs, not even with our feet soaking.

I came back here a few months ago weary of their tea water upgrade. Everything was fine until the girl doing my pedi cut into my big toe cuticle. Like, bleeding, a lot, and she seemed to be hoping I didn’t notice, kept whispering to her colleague beside her. I could tell the cut was coming too ;/
Cut to a few weeks later getting another pedi at another spot, and I notice as they are taking off my Polish, I have a fungus!!! Nail is whitish yellow, the one that was cut
I. Am. So. Grossed. Out. Will NEVER come here again

I love this place ever since I was 14 y/​o and honestly still do! Ryan is the best I always go to him! You want nails and a massage go to him! The place is so nice and sanitary! Love it I wish there were more stars!

Heidi was very nice and thorough with my nails. She shaped them perfectly and suggested to just put acrylic powder over my real nails, which I’ve never done before but actually really like them. My nails are already long and pretty healthy so I’m glad she didn’t chop them off like other places do. Only took one star off because I got there right at 10 and they didn’t open until a couple minutes later. Will come back in a couple weeks. :)

Pros: the staff and the service. They are friendly, give you ridiculously long massages, tea and snacks, and truly pamper you.
Cons: they are expensive and their manicures don’t last long. I received a gel/​French manicure for a wedding I was in, and the white turned yellow after one day, and three nails lifted after 5 days.

Excellent service and I highly recommend this nail salon. I normally pay this amount but I received so much for this price. If I lived here Heidi would have a regular customer. Thank you so much Tranquil Nail Spa.

Ahhhh i wrote a bad review on the wrong nail salon! Im sorry about that (:! Never been to this one!

I just LOVE Tracy and Ryan’s place and have been coming here since they opened. Although I’ve been away to work and too busy to come in — when I finally slow my roll and get here– I finally remember how wonderful it is and how the trademark massage really decompresses me and i should not stay away so long! Nicole gives the BEST pedicure and massage i think i ever had and Heidi is so precise on my nails!
I need to get in more often!

Writing this from the pedicure chair in here right now from the super fast wifi!
I love this place, and they deserve a fair review from a normal college girl with a full time job.
But, this place took a while to love for me. Here’s why:
— Sometimes the cuticle cutting can be a little harsh, but the girls are really good at being gentle if you ask for it. Otherwise, they are EXTREMELY thorough. My cuties grow extremely fast and I prefer for me to feel a bit uncomfortable so she can remove the REALLY deep ones. ASK FOR GENTLE CUTICLE TREATMENT if you are not like me and are super sensitive.
— I didn’t get the best paint job the first time I came. That’s ok. I gave it another chance.
— I was too shy to ask for what I wanted.
That being said, I love this nail salon VERY much, and you can’t have Li. She is mine. Unless of course you are willing to share her because she is amazing. She remembers I am ticklish, she brings me dried fruit and water with yummies in it, and she knows my feet very well now (been coming for about six months).
Another thing: I went to Tahoe last week and must have gone to the beach about six times, all times I went in the water and scratched my toes on A BUNCH of rocks. And guess what? NOT A CHIP OFF OF MY FRENCH PEDICURE. THIS IS A MIRACLE FROM GOD. Li is amazing. She is the fruit of the heavens.
I am very happy with the service. It’s $ 5 more than the cheapest of cheap places, which is worth it to me for the time they take making sure you have perfect toes at the end. And they will fix toes for you if they get messed up. Just be firm, nice, and direct.
I love this place!!!

I just don’t get how nail technicians cannot paint nails. I can do a much much better job myself with my foot bent up to my face. I usually do them myself.
The last time I was here they did a good job and this time was terrible.
It was so bad I asked for someone to redo it. They got someone else and the paint again was all over the cuticles.
I won’t be back here. Hire people that can paint nails. And while I am at it the massage felt like she was barely touching me. And both girls were chatting in their native language the entire time. I cannot recommend this place.

I made an appt while I was shopping and having lunch nearby at universe nail. This is across the street. I said if there was any availability for a pedicure. They said yes, so I took my mother who is 86 with Parkinson’s and dementia. They made us wait over 25 minutes. I even said if they are too busy. They said no. We were willing to leave. She is old and impatient. Please do not overcommit to your clients saying yes. Then she said it was ready. I don’t mine waiting if it was for me, but for someone who has health conditions such as Parkinson Respect us or future clients. Although, they did after sometime.
Tranquil said yes and was able to accommodate us when we walked it. Service!
The service here at Tranquil is awesome. They provided a drink with nice dry snacks for my mom.
Thanks for making my Mother’s Day! The other place lost the business and I’m more than happy to give it to you all!
5 star! They deserve it.
I love going to spas and nails salons as I visit 2 times per month. I’m an they type of client that will spend the money and will drive for service as this is 25 miles away from our home. I will take my mama here.

It was my first time to go to this place so I was a bit hesitant but decided to give them a try due to the great reviews I’ve read so far.
I called and was able to get an appointment. I arrived at the salon really early but if luck had it, I was immediately attended to even though they were a bit busy for a Thursday evening at that.
I was serviced by Vicky. She is now one of my favorite persons. She had very light hands, very detail oriented and meticulous with her work. If she is not satisfied with her work, she makes sure to correct it. I will have her take care of my nails from now on.

I had a really great experience here. Due to a medical condition my nails do not grow so for my birthday my boyfriend treated me to my first set of acrylics.
Parking is a bit of a hassle but that’s not their fault; I arrived at 3:00pm, was given a nice glass of cucumber-​lemon water, and seated immediately. The guy was very thorough as we discussed what I had in mind (acrylics with a black glitter french tip) and advised that I shouldn’t get them too long so it would still look natural.
The process took about 1.5 hours as they got extremely busy with tons of walk ins and my nail designer seemed to be the person in charge. Nonetheless my nails look amazing. He was very thorough and the hot stone and neck massage were both unexpected treats. Total for a full set with the special design french tips was $ 45 and one week in, they are still vibrant and haven’t chipped (though having nails is taking some getting used to). I will definitely be back!