Serenity Spa

Feet never looked better and I have had hundreds of pedicures at various salons. Lynn did an outstanding job. Perfect shape and polish. Went over lunch. Very professional and efficient too.

Not bad for a Quickie :-) spa pedi cost $ 20. Killed two birds w one day. (Getting tires replaced next door,“Evans”)

I found this salon after the one I was using closed down. I found it instantly very peaceful and friendly when I came in. Francis has since been my go to person for my gel manicure and Lynn is who I ask for, for my pedicure. I like that Lynn ALWAYS remembers what I prefer and does not try to upsale me that I see so many others complaining about. Their customer service, mani and pedicures are always perfect! Their pricing is reasonable and I have never had a problem getting right in.
I highly recommend this salon!

I have been going here for years and have been very happy up until recently. I decided to order one of the super pedicure packages for $ 35. It states super one hour pedicure with some fixins’. Yay! Exacly what i wanted until i got gipped not once but twice on this type of pedicure! The girl cut it short by like 20 minutes. I was pissed, the first time i let it slide but the second time?!! I had to say something… When i questioned it i was looked at like a peasant. I was told that that includes the drying time of the toes. WOW, really? So im paying you extra so i can sit there to dry my freaking toes!!! What a joke, i’ll be taking my business else where. And i really liked it here too. Dont get the $ 35 super one hour pedicure! Its only 30 – 35 minutes long although they advertise and hour!!! Blah!!!

I actually thoroughly enjoyed the pedicure and full set that I had done today. The price was average, $ 20 for a spa pedicure that had a fantastic massage by Lynn and then $ 35 for a full set of the SNS by Francis. Couple things about the SNS: it is WAY lighter than the acrylic, it was a lot faster, and it came out just as thick and supposedly just as durable. I will repost if it isn’t as awesome as it was marketed. I enjoyed that they did not try to up-​sell me on anything, too. My friend and I came in on a walk-​in and they accommodated us right away. I also like that everything was primarily in English, not a language I didn’t understand. The only weird thing was the guy that sat behind the counter – he didn’t really move or talk until we were ready to pay. All in all, it was a good experience.

Francis, Lynn and Cornia are awesome! Hands down best spa in Escondido!!! FYI Lynne’s massages are amazing! Nice, friendly staff, very personable and so quick! They do my hands and feet and the same time! It’s so relaxing. Just heaven and indulgence!!! :)

Been coming here for years. They are very sweet to all their clients that come in. Best part is the quality of work. I get a pedicure and manicure about every 3 weeks or more. By my next visit my polish still looks good. massage is my favorite part. For those that read other reviews in regard to massage some said not enough pressure some said too much. Here’s a tip: if it’s not just right for you, let them know they can certainly apply more or less pressure. And they are open Sundays.

If you can stomach the cheesy waterfall painting, Bible Thumping music/​video, round grandma shaped nails (their interpretation of «very square»), and little to no color selection, then by all means, this is your place!

Can’t say this is my favorite place. I went to this nail salon to get my nails done for my sisters wedding and what a disappointment. The color selection is far from few, the women who did my pedi was rough and very unpleasant and the Jesus music got really annoying. When I got the pedicure it felt like my feet were being beat! She cut one nail to short and hurt like no other. You would think that she would be more careful but no! She grabbed my legs and feet like they weren’t even attached to me. As for the shellac nails I got done (which seemed to be knock off shellac) I got the French and she only did the white tip coat color once (so you can see the lines and faded areas) and than placed 3 clear coats on top and said «I’ll put an extra coat so it will last 3 weeks» BS! That chipped a week later and it hasn’t even been 2 weeks and my nails are done with. I have been to way better salons with better color selection, and better brands. Don’t be fooled with the low prices at the window… you get what you pay for.

I called ahead and asked how much a fill was and white tips. They said $ 23 and only take a half an hour so I went to this place in hopes it would work out since they were closer to my house and cheaper. But while I sat there she never put the white tips on… I thought maybe they look ok if I just went with it, but when I drove away and looked at my nails i was sorry I never said a word so I called her back and shared my disappointed. She said that when I called I only said fills not white tips but that I could come back tomorrow and it would be $ 5 more for white tips. Sooo, needless to say, I am going back to get this step done and sorry about the lack of communication.
To add, while I sat there they also wanted to sell me on a «new system» that cost even more but is considered more natural. After reading the above review I have to wonder if it’s that’s gooey stuff another client had was the same stuff they wanted me to buy into. I may go back tomorrow to get my white tips but I don’t feel good about going back again… just seems odd they would skip this step and I’m mad at myself for not saying anything either… either way, I didn’t save any time or money either.
I also was not a fan of the décor… it just was not serenity like at all to me… The owner was nice but something was surely missing.

known frances for 13+ yrs… love her service and staff

I received a manicure and pedicure for a total of $ 35 plus tip and I could not have left more disappointed. The older woman working on my nails rushed through the manicure claiming that she had to rush because the other young lady needed the nail polish to do my pedicure. Once the older woman was done, every single one of my nails were covered in what looked like tiny air bubbles. When I calmly pointed this out, she put the blame on me and claimed that I had rubbed my nails on something before they dried out. They were not smudged, they were covered in bubbles… How this argument seemed logical was beyond me. Her solution to this issue was to place more top coat on only two of my nails (when all ten nails had the bubbles)…
Regardless, my nails did not look good and what’s worse is they started chipping two later.
I only came here because I was excited to use my gift certificate of $ 20 and was still highly disappointed with having to pay the rest. I’ll stick to Nails by Taffy who provide a manicure and pedicure for $ 20, and do a much more thorough job.

Worst place ever. No I don’t want a pedicure too. I just wanted a mani, why is it every time I go to one of these places they try and do that crap. No I don’t want a dang flower. What I want is shellac and when I said that they looked at me like I had 3 heads. This place is bs. They don’t have listed prices and that so they can try an over charge u, NO THANKS…

I’ve been going to Serenity Spa (Francis) for years. I believe her other spa was Deluxe Spa by the Movie Theater and old Ross in Escondido. I was happy to find her again when she moved onto Broadway. It was more expensive before and sometimes pushy @ the other location, depending on the staff, but not ever enough to stop me from going. Just say NO if you don’t want something else. Sheesh! Keep in mind wherever you go, some nail people are better than others. I believe she tries to keep the best ones around.
So far as one other review, ALL spa places I’ve been to ALWAYS ask for more and try to up-​sell. That isn’t anything unexpected. I don’t find them pushy about it… they just ask, which one do you want.
I’ve gone to several other nail places in Escondido over the years, and it’s never the same… so I keep going back to her. They don’t ever hurt my feet! Most nail places are way too fast and rough. This salon is not. I’ve also found she has the best massage chairs too, that don’t over do it.
This is a CURRENT review. Many of these are old and I felt compelled to write one that represents a true and long term experience. I tend to be pretty particular about good service myself as well.
I too don’t have the cash I used to, so I typically stick to the basic $ 20.00 pedicure. And it’s a good value. Occasionally I’ll throw in a simple manicure or bring my kids and treat them. It is nice that she knows me, my daughter and granddaughter (and grandson).
I do like having local businesses I am loyal to, BUT I don’t go back if they are rude and their service (s) are bad. I’ve had other services with her as well (waxing and massage) and haven’t been disappointed. Once they made a mistake and overcharged my daughter and were quick to fix it. No big deal.

So, the day before my wedding, I am running behind and my stepdaughter tells me she saw this place right down the street and I decided to go there since I needed my nails done and didn’t have time to get to my regular nail place. The lady was very nice and pleasant, and even suggested I get a different nail service than my usual pink and white acrylics, which she said would be prettier and save me $ 10, only costing $ 35 for the full set. I figured, what the heck and went with her suggestion. Well, I’m not sure what happened, but when I went to pay, it was $ 49? I was in no mood to argue so I just paid and left a small tip. On the way home, I was checking them out and noticed they were very uneven… almost dare I say, Gloppy? They def were not smooth like my regular acrylics. Well, I figured they were good enough, and were fine for the wedding the next day. But when one of the nail tips literally cracked in half! and. another one actually chipped? both within the first week… I really began to wonder. Then, after a week and a half, one by one they began lifting and popping off! Less than 2 weeks later, all were off– before I even had a chance to need a fill! I would definitely NOT recommend this place for full sets! I don’t know about any other services, so I can’t speak for them, but I doubt I’ll go back to try anything different after this initial experience!

I’m kinda disappointed to write this review. I’ve been going to Francis for a long time. Probably about 10 years. I’ve followed her to where ever she was at. I use to go get a full set and pedicure but I stopped for awhile because with my job at the time I couldn’t have acrylic nails. Well now that I’m in a job that I’am able to have acrylic nails I decided to go and get a my regular pedicure and full set. So I went to Francis and to my surprise wasn’t what I expected. Of course it was great customer service, but unfortunately the quality of the work wasn’t up to par. I brushed it off as it was a busy day for her, but when I went back for my fill I thought she would fix the bumpiness of the nail but again I have to say I was disappointed with the quality of work. Don’t get me wrong she uses great products for her nails it was just the quality of the work. I’m not sure if I will go back or not to get my nails done there, I feel as though I should though because I feel a certain level of loyalty to her. She has been doing my mom’s nail’s and my sister’s nail’s for so long. I’m completely torn right now.

This nail salon is very nice and clean inside. The staff are very nice and gentle which I appreciated… I agree with one of the previous reviewers though that the up sell here is very annoying and their real prices are too high for the area. The sign in the front with pricing is very deceiving. They also charge too much for just a polish change. I brought my little girl in there and they tried to charge me $ 5 PER flower! They wanted $ 15 to paint her nails with two tiny flowers and did not even put the pretty stones on them. My polish chipped badly within 24 hours as well! I went there twice and this was the case both times. I won’t go back again. I am not sure what they are using but it is not good… too bad too because I thought I had finally found «THE» place.

Went here with my girlfriend to treat her for her birthday with a Pedicure and Manicure… I got roped into getting a Manicure as well. The people working were great and made me feel at ease… being a male and all the thought of a manicure did not fit my concept of manliness… even if it has MAN in the word. All in all I can’t wait to get another one… who knows maybe I’ll even get a pedicure as well. However I know one thing for sure… I’ll be going here to get it!

Yeah… no. I’m going to look for another place for a pedicure.
PRO: Nice customer service in setting up the appt. I was able to get a spa pedicure on a short notice. I saw a special on the FaceSpaces for $ 15 for a spa pedicure and asked if it was still valid. Nope… it is now $ 20. Fine.
PRO: Clean place. This is good.
CON: Limited nail color selection. I had to settle for something that I really did not want, but it is not coral-​colored so I can deal.
PRO: Very friendly pedicurist (is this a word? Whatevs.) She brought over trashy gossip mags so I could pass the time. Very cool.
CON: Being presented with a card for the «up-​sell» AFTER my feet were soaking in the foot spa. Dude… I hate the up-​sell! I know, I know… there is always a poor sap that is going to fall for it. Despite the shop’s front window ADVERTISING a $ 20 spa pedicure, it was nowhere on this list. The bottom rung of spa pedicures started at $ 30, then $ 35, then $ 45. I really didn’t read what they all entailed, but fine… give me the $ 35 one. Oh… and you are discounting $ 5 for some reason. Why? Why not just make it $ 30? Whatever… I will take it. I like a 50 minute calf/​foot massage.
CON: Okay… if I made up my mind about getting a $ 35 pedicure vs. the $ 20 one I originally wanted, don’t try to keep upselling me!!! NO… I am sure that I do not WANT the $ 45 one. My feet don’t stay that pretty that long because of wearing heels and being a very amateur runner. It is a waste of money.
CON: For this much money, I want some pressure on my feet when I get a massage. There was no oomph in her hands. No force. And ankle rolls? That’s new. I can do that when I am stretching. When I am getting a pedicure, I want my tired tootsies to be rubbed and prodded.
CON: NO ATM MACHINE!!! I knew I should’ve brought cash. I left my checkbook at home. It was awesome walking over to the Walgreens to hit up their ATM machine in my spongy pedicure flip flops. Listen… you may have one you will be getting soon, but this is not a taco shop where people only order $ 6 worth of food at a time. If someone was going for a $ 100+ spa package, they would want that ATM machine. SO NOTE: CASH OR CHECK ONLY!
PRO: Day 2 with pedicure and post one workout — so far, the nails look good. No chips and the nails/​cuticles are nicely groomed. But if it chips in less than a week, I am going to be upset.
In a nutshell, I hate the sales pitch when I am supposed to be pampered and being told post-​pedi that it was cash only ruined it. My rubdown did not have a happy ending.

I happened upon this little place today and decided I was overdue for a pedi. Serenity Spa was along the way home from a work commitment. I happened to spot their re-​grand opening balloons and popped in. Yea!
Kim at Serenity Spa is OUTSTANDING!!! She just gave me the best pedicure ever. It was so good and relaxing that I opted to also get a manicure (never had one). Though the location is new, the staff is VERY friendly and genuinely cares to do a good job and make you happy.
They also offer waxing services, facials, massages, eyelash extensions, etc. The owners Frances and Jeff are new accessible and eager to make sure you’re satisfied with their services.
I will definitely go back.
I do hope they’ll eventually accept debit and/​or credit — just to make life easier.