Ahava Spa & Wellness Center

Great staff! Great location, I’ve gotten numerous massages from them and they don’t disappoint. The prices are industry standard and I don’t feel all pressured after the fact to get a membership like at massage envy.

I’ve grown up having my aunt (a stylist) do my hair, so when I finally decided to find a salon you could say I was skeptical.
My best friend referred me to Jayme– who could not have been more incredible. She knows exactly what will look good on you and is brutally honest. (And as a 22 year old who makes rash decisions, I’m grateful)
After going to Ahava for awhile, I came to the conclusion that Jayme was usually pretty booked up and started going to Chelsea, who was training at the time… where do I begin. Incredible person, incredible stylist. She literally could not do a better job with my hair. When I first got my bangs cut, she effortlessly made them EXACTLY how I wanted!
I recommend absolutely anyone at this salon. A true gem of Toledo!

Ahava! You’ve saved my hair. More specifically, Chelsea saved my hair. I just moved to Toledo and was nervous about finding a new salon/​stylist.
Yesterday I called the salon at 9am. The receptionist was super nice! I told her I have super long blonde hair and needed a cut, but might have time for a color. She recommended Chelsea and got me in for a 10am appt.
The salon is well designed and sunny! I met with Chelsea right away. She brought me some coffee and then did a quick consultation. We ended up deciding to do color as well.
She is very friendly and told me she has been with the salon for about 5 years! That’s says a lot about both her as a stylist and about the salon.
Anyway, my cut and color both turned out perfect! I also observed the other customers while sitting there, and everybody seemed very happy and looked fantastic when walking out of there!
Now, let’s talk price. Coming from Chicago I was paying $ 125 for highlights, and about $ 65 for a haircut. Looking at Ahava’s site, I expected to pay about $ 90 for highlights, and $ 35 for the cut. PLEASE note that I was excited about that price! HOWEVER, Chelsea informed me that A CUT IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE FOR THE HIGHLIGHTS!!! It only gets better.. I went to use the restroom and saw a sign that there was a special for a free brow wax with any color service!
To sum it all up in a neat little sentence: I feel like I hit the jackpot!!!
Do yourself a favor and visit them. Can’t wait to stop by again for a massage!

Ahava is a popular salon located in the Warehouse District of Toledo. Parking is free during downtown lunch hours, and you can usually get a spot. If you are unfortunate enough to go during, say, a Mudhen’s game, as there are free lots about a block up the street as well as more on-​street parking. This salon caters to women, so I recommend that if you are a man, you go to Elva (not because the other stylists aren’t talented, but she seems to have a bustling male clientele, on the rare occasion I actually encounter a man there).
What’s cool about this place is that they often are open well into the evening for the post-​work commute:
Monday 12:00pm — 5:00pm (select services)
Tuesday 11:00am-8:00pm
Wednesday 9:00am-8:00pm
Thursday 9:00am-8:00pm
Friday 9:00am-6:00pm
Saturday 9:00am-4:00pm
This was great when I had a «real job» and could hop off the AW Trail for a quick cut.
There are plenty of awesome barbers in Toledo, such as the Golden Razor over off of Central near Cricket West or the West Toledo Barber Shop on Eleanor/​Lewis. Most shutter their doors before the 9 – 5 types can get a haircut. The flexibility of Ahava is pretty good.
If you want to roll the dice, they usually have a walk-​in special, and that’s fine. I’ll gladly pay a few extra bucks for the consistency both myself and my partner have received from Elva, but everybody seems pretty pumped to be there. It’s noisy: all of the stylists and customers seem to be regulars to one another.
They will try to frame you with murder to get you to buy hair gel, but that’s basically every salon.

Erin gave me the best massage of my life!