Imperial Health Spa

Use to be great services here … Now they don’t give out short or robe … Unless you ask

skip through to summarized pros and cons. These are just details for first timers who don’t want to look lost like me
When you first park, there are two separate entrances: left side with the steps entrance is for the men. Right entrance is the women’s. Your receptionist will be on your left once you entered. I told the guy that it was my first time and he gave me a pamphlet, which allows me to choose whether I want to enjoy all the relaxation rooms for $ 15 or do their specials, which are massages, srubs, and oils, aroma, or foot massage for certain prices. I wanted to do the massage and scrubs and it was booked until 1:40pm.
Came back at 1:20pm so that I can explore the facility before the massage and scrub. There’s not much explanation from the staffs on what to do. The guy just gave me about three small towels, toothbrush, a Korean robe and a bracelet with a key for your locker. Once received, walk straight ahead to the locker room. Here you will undress and put all your clothes, wallet, and shyness away.
Walk straight ahead and to your right, you will have the No Need To Buy Me Dinner Just GO NAKED room. Seriously, you have to be naked here! In this large room, you have the stand up showers, sit down shower (where you squat and wash), three different saunas, a cold pool, and jacuzzi.
Now walk behind the shower wall and there you have the «Massage and scrub»: $ 70 (which waived the entrance fee) is only okay. I was in pain 60% of the time. The noise level is high and may not be for people who need quietness. There is a sign that’s says no loud talking but these Vietnamese ladies have no class and respect. Why does my kind of people have to be so rude?! *waving fist in the air* There are two massage tables, which means you will be naked, even closer, to a stranger. The massage table is covered in plastic because this is considered a splash zone. You do not want to lay on a wet cloth bed now, do you? Well my masseuse, Sunny, was very kind, but she talks to much with her coworker. Not sure if she’s taking crap about our bodies, hair, etc, but whatever. The scrubs was harsh but I guess that’s one way to get 50 shades of dirt off. I had my legs spread and lifted a couples of times. After the never ending painful scrubs, she watered me down and I can feel a bunch of dirt and dead skins coming off… Which felt really nice! I was all slippery and was pretty darn smooth. She will then tell you go rinse and come back with a dry body. She will then oil you down with some lavender oil and massage you. Damn, she went deep! Working in the medical field and working with physical and massage therapist, not sure if this is the same. There’s no releasing certain knots methods but more of let’s just go deep with your elbows and knuckles everywhere method. I wish they had a head rest but instead they have towels. So when my put for face down, my nose was squished. Is this a way of advertising people to get a nose job like 70% of Koreans? Well damn, I couldn’t even relaxed. That nose pressed and deep tissue massage. But then again, this deep tissue massage is not a bad thing for some people. After the massage, she placed cucumbers all over my face and neck and shampooed and conditioned my hair. Again, not as relaxing. When I was about to finally relaxed when she scratched my head, she would lift my head to scratch the bottom. The last step is to pour warm milk all over you for that extra moisturizing step. Damn… it. 90 minutes later, she helps dry you off and give you a tip envelop. I went back to my locker to get my tip for her but I think you can give it to the front desk before you leave if you don’t want to go back to your locker.
After the massage, I left the Naked room and went to the other side which is the lounge/​kitchen. The lounge has a few recliners, a few beach chairs, and it is shared with a small kitchen. The lounge has three different rooms: red clay, salt brick, and sleeping room.
–Red clay: very noisy when you first walk on them. Imaging you digging your hands In a pile of big grains of rice! There are a lot of separate beds of hot red clays so you don’t have to disturb anyone when you dig yourself in these beads. Red clay room is filled with small round rocks and it feels amazing when you dig your toes and arms in.
–Salt brick room: a plain room that is hot. I really don’t know what special about this room is. All I know is that when I went in, three Vietnamese gossipers were talking crap about someone. I only stayed for 30 seconds.
–Sleeping room: a room with a few mats for people to nap. Nothing special.
Food: there’s only one cook so if you have a large group, expect to wait. I had their cold noodles and it was alright. Definitely not worth $ 9. Banchan was boring and too salty. The noodles were not cut and hard to chew. Eh.
Overall:
Pros:
no one cares how you look
Decent price
Free cheap toothbrush
Doesn’t smell bad
Cons:
Not relaxing: painful massage and scrubs
Noise level: high

I went with my friend for the 1^st time to a Korean spa and we were amazed by the service we got from the time we entered the place until we left 3 hours later.
First of all, the staff at the front desk was very helpful and explained the various services they offer.
They suggested that it would be better to spend some time in the steam room, sauna and/​or hot bath before our scrubs/​massages. They immediately checked and moved our appointment to a little bit later so we could enjoy the facilities (we had been told to get there 20 min before our appointment but we were running late).
Once in, I was able to notice that It is very clean! And I’m a clean freak!
After showering and enjoying the hot tub, steam room and sauna, we met the 2 massage therapists and OMG it was the BEST scrub and the BEST massage I had ever received (90 minutes). My friend said that it was the same thing for her.
We were pretty much speechless at the end because literally we were both thinking at the same time :“I have never been pampered like this and ALL of this was ONLY $ 70!!!“
My massage therapist was named Jessica and she is absolutely amazing.
My friend’s massage therapist was named Sunny I think. (I will update my review if I got her name wrong)
They have a small restaurant in the back and the food was also really good.
We would definitely go back for the same service or even just to use the facilities ($ 15 only!) Next time we’ll try the clay room and the salt room (we discovered these towards the end of our «spa day»)
I can’t wait to go back, this place is amazing!!!

Wow I completely underestimated this place went in thinking I was going to get an Accu pressure massage for dirt cheap $ 60 and ended up staying in the Jacuzzi and going into the sauna for an extra hour the customer service was awesome they showed me where everything was and gave me extra towels and toiletries i’m super happy that I found this place thinking about getting a yearly membership just because it’s so inexpensive and you get so much out of it definitely coming back next week ps Tina was my masseuse and hands down five star massage love her!

Cindy is the best scrub ajumma period. I almost didn’t wanna write a good review in case she got all booked. My skin feels baby butt soft! Five stars for just the scrub but I’ve got to say the facility itself isn’t the nicest.
Its $ 45 including entrance and scrub no massage. For newbies to Korean spas… Yes you are naked here.
There is only a hot tub or cold because the intermediate warm is always broken. The mirrors are all rusted and the place is run down. If you want ambiance irvine spa is much nicer but the scrub area is freezing! When I wanna get in and get out scrub only no relaxing I come here. It’s cheaper and I get what I need but if I wanna pamper myself irvine spa is even nicer than wii spa!
If I rated the hot rooms only this place would have negative five stars. Always ladies screaming on their phones in Vietnamese where it clearly says no phones allowed. And one lady was naked on the clay rocks… Uhh lady they don’t clean the clay rocks you are not supposed to be butt ass naked on them. I think they need a quick k spa etiquette tutorial. Not that the Korean ajumma are any better as they come in bands and have loud convos as well. Please respect that it’s a public space and keep your indoor voice peeps. The rooms we’re also not hot at all! Uhh…
Crystal spa is pretty on the quiet side since there aren’t little kids running wild and they have aveda shampoo, lotion, etc. all the other spas use shit that I wouldn’t use on my dog. I bring my own.
They do have food but I never ate here so I can’t say but it smells good? All in all I’m only going back for Cindy. Although she did rush me for my tip a little I still tipped her well because my scrub was amazing.

I have been to ISPA, Imperial SPA in Fullerton, and returning back to Imperial SPA in GG after 14 years plus. After exposing myself to ISPA, Imperial SPA in GG is not to my taste. The facility needs to be updated. I can’t believed they allowed nake lady to lay on the clay bed. I see germ from their sweat. I had the oil massage. I tipped Tina 20% for her hard work. In the middle of my massage a man came to talk to Tina. There is no privacy. She didn’t close the door while my massage was in session. I forgot to say, walking from the lady to the spa wasn’t a pleasant. Is like walking through Chinatown in Honolulu. They need to update their facility otherwise need to charge less for their services. My favorite was the herbal room,

Pro: scrub/​message good
Neutral: much smaller than Fullerton location and you only get 1 set of towels whereas Fullerton location has unlimited supply of towels.
Con: not as clean as Fullerton location because people can wear their own slippers
More than likely I will return just because of convenience, but if I get the opportunity I’d rather go to Fullerton.

First time back in a few years. $ 15 one visit or $ 120 for a book of ten.
Everything was clean. Steam room HOT HOT HOT! Plenty of small towels, although at one point there weren’t any robes available. Standard soaps and shampoos. Off to the side are a huge TV room, gym, heated floor room and a sleeping room with bright lights.
Larger than some of the others in the area.

I went here for the body scrub. I felt a tad uncomfortable at first because everyone is completely naked and there is not a lot of directions for the amenities. However, after about 20 minutes you feel completely comfortable. The body scrub felt amazing, she scrub every single inch of my body, rubbed me down with smoothing oil/​lotion and washed my hair. I sat in the salt sauna for 10 minutes after and my skin felt like silk. I will be back to spend more time in the different clay rooms and to try the food!

Very inexpensive. Helpful staff. Plenty of space, so it didn’t feel crowded. It was a late Saturday afternoon (busy day?) and no shorts or robes were available (all in the laundry) so there was no way to go try out the co-​ed snack bar (if that’s the right word) or get a glass of lemon water.
A little hard to find the first time. It’s in a mall and there is no sign out along the road — or I didn’t see one, anyway.
My one criticism was that there was a man in there with a big gauze bandage wrapped around his forearm. There is no way he could shower or soak with that thing, but he used the steam rooms. This certainly seemed unclean to me. I don’t think he should have been allowed in until his arm healed sufficiently.

This is one of my happy places.
A girlfriend told me about her great scrub/​massage so I went to try it. I was not happy with that experience but I still found many reasons to return. I go about every two weeks for relaxation, meditation and cleansing.
Ok, to get started there are two doors. Don’t go in the wrong one cuz staff will abuse you. The west entrance is for men the east side is for us women.
You will get a stack of linen: a robe, two hand towels, larger towel, a toothbrush and a locker key. You should be offered salt but the girls who work there don’t always offer. Sometimes I’ll ask for it just because it wasn’t offered.
Take off all your clothes. Leave them in the locker with your valuables. Understand not everyone is naked. I’ve seen a bathing suit in there before. Some women wear cotton shirts and tee that are provided at the entrance upon request. Put the locker key around your wrist or ankle.
Your toiletries go with you to the room marked NAKED ZONE. Most of the ladies have cute little plastic baskets. I put mine in a zippered lingerie bag. Leave your robe here on the peg and step inside naked zone. Put all your stuff in a larger bins once inside.
To the right are showers-​go soap up and rinse off the stress of the day. The toothpaste is right there.
There are several options now: the jacuzzi, steam room, the steam/​salt room and the dry heat sauna. You must go in the cold dip in between the heat applications. Or not.
I always do some salt work. In the steam/​salt room you can scrub all that dead skin off. At minimum I will do my elbows, armpits and knees; other times, I will scrub all over. It gets hot in there so grab one of the buckets and dip it in the cold dip. That way you have a little relief and can stay in longer. I have been known to take a cool rinse several times before I finish scrubbing.
Then when I am ready I squat on one of the low seats at the shower station to clean myself with my homemade soap and favorite shampoo. I shave and pumice and maybe apply hair treatment and a turban.
I dry off. Get in that robe. I might put a facial mask on. They sell them for $ 1 at the front desk. Then I am ready to rehydrate at the water station. Nothing fancy here. No lime or cucumber. Just basics.
Now they have something spectacular you will want to plan for. The food here is spectacular. Everything is good. But it sure is different. And the ladies there will help you understand how to serve up this traditional Korean food. So go hungry and enjoy.
The best is left for last. The clay room is a room of frames on the ground filled with marble sized clay balls. The room is wam. Some ladies lie naked on the balls and others lie naked on their robes. I just untie the belt and keep the robe on. Some dummies play with their cell phones and the real rude ones will chat here. Tune her or them out. It gets easier with practice.

This place is extremely clean and well organized. The place is hidden but very easy to find once there.
When going inside you must go to the receptionist, pay up front, get a locker key, go through the doors, go to your locker, strip down naked, yes completely in the NUDE, I’m going to tell you now it isn’t so bad, I waited in my car for 2 hours before actually going in, than I went in and stripped. So after stripping down completely, grab a robe, a towel, and shorts, and go inside to the amenities.
Once you are done with that, you have to put on your robes when inside to go to the lounges and relax there. I didn’t wear anything underneath the robe. So it’s completely up to you.
I have full access to the day spa up until closing time and it was great. Met a lot of cool people and talked to them here and there and just relaxed. FYI a lot of the them will stare you down for a couple of minutes and than they will stop, that’s the only downfall but other than that it is chill.
So have fun!

First time here & im coming back!
Legit body scrub & deep tissue massage.
Staff is friendly & place is clean. Hands down one of the best places I’ve been to.

Relaxing atmosphere, affordable, and clean.
They don’t speak English, and some staff were kind of rude.

This was my first time in a Korean spa. Being naked didn’t bother me, I just jumped right in the jacuzzi. For Jessica who did my massage, 5 out of 5… food was 3.75. I had tomato juice with spicy ramen. And FYI, not everyone speaks english here which gives it an authentic feel.
Note: Women and men are separately nude so no worries.

This review is for the food only!
For all the times I have been to Imperial Spa to get my scrub on I never tried their food until now. We were there since 10am and by 1pm we were getting hungry. We were planning to stay awhile longer so we decided to eat there. There is one lady who does it all, cooks, takes your order, serves. Didn’t expect much.
I ordered their yuk geh jang (spicy beef soup) and my mom ordered the seafood noodle soup. The order came out fairly quickly with three side dishes and rice (greens marinated with sesame oil? Fried tofu with soy sauce sauce and Kim Chee) wow!!! Everything was on point and delicious. Even better than the Korean restaurants in South OC that I done at. My mom is a chef and owns several restaurants and she said her dish was delicious too.
We also ordered the shaved ice after swearing put a bunch of toxins in the clay room and it was also refreshing and delicious with just the right amount of ice cream, sweet cream, red bean, fruit and the powder thing. Yum yum!
Don’t be fooled and be so quick to judge thinking its the only option so the food will be bad. Oh no no… it’s good and worth it!

For my first spa experience, it was definitely a memorable & enjoyable one.
First off, and I’m sure it has been mentioned already, expect the nudity. I was literally shocked when I saw all the women running around naked… women in their 20s, 50s, 70s all in their birthday suits. With that being said, as strange and uncomfortable as it was, there was a definite unity and ‘oneness’ sort of vibe that I felt. Though I’m entirely too modest and private to do so myself, I do appreciate cultures and women that are that comfortable and open to walk around and socialize like that.
(Side note: nudity is not required, there were MANY women who opted for clothing.)
Anyways, what I loved most about this spa was the saunas. Funny thing is, being my first time and all, I had mistaken the common room with heated floors as a sauna. Lmao. When I saw a lady dry her head I thought to my self «wow, lady this is nothing, guess she can’t hang». Lol, little did I know. Even with that said, I did manage to last in the fire room for a good 15 minutes. My favorite rooms would definitely have to be the Himalayan salt room and ice room. I will definitely be returning to improve endurance and try the other services provided.

I started coming here as a regular with my aunt whenever I’m in the area. All of the other reviews on here is pretty thorough on what type of spa it is. It’s a Korean Spa, so expect one thing. Being naked and comfortable in your own skin around other women if you’re in the women area.
Normally when I come here, it’s to relax and release all of the toxins out of my body. OH! I can’t forget the main important thing! BODY SCRUBS! This facility has all of the basics. Hot and cold spa, steam room, sauna room, hot tub, ice cold tub, salt room, clay room, and a sleep room. My favorite is the salt room and clay room, ahhhh I feel so relaxed. Make sure you drink tons of water in between because you need to hydrate yourself after releasing all of the toxins out of your body.
After entering all of those rooms and the hot tub I exfoliate my body with a nice scrub. The best scrub ever, your skin will feel silky smooth as smooth as a newborn baby! I feel so young afterwards and so relaxed that all I want to do is sleep for hours. This is a great way to start your day if you’re an early bird. I recommend coming in early (preferably 9am) because it starts to fill up later on in the day.

AMERICANS BEWARE:
This is a Korean Spa that means that you are required to be NAKED in the men wet area as women also in the women area. I am not sure if there is a common coed area here. If you have your own beliefs and you are not comfortable getting naked don’t bother coming/Don’t disrespect other culture (s).
Now, this is not as new as iSpa people so it is showing it’s age. Everything works and if you are concern about cleanliness please use courtesy and do your part to water off the area that you use… should you be sitting in the little stools and groom any and all areas. Water the Area down after use. This will help keeping this spa from aging more.
Men, should you get a boner so fricken be it… its human nature. You are there to enjoy a relaxing moment. Get naked, shower, jump from pool to poo, from sauna to steam room on to pool and schedule a scrub. If you have not had a scrub… oh…you gonna love it.
After 3pm there is usually children. I am not comfortable naked around children cause I am a dad. I prefer mornings less people I guess I am a loner… nor do I go to chase after roosters.
In closing, this is a Korean Spa NAKED NAKED NAKED NAKED NAKED, some jack will still post something stupid after my review about this place been naked and not American.
HAPPY RELAXING…

NAKED. AROUND. PERFECT. STRANGERS. YES. It’s a MUST. Now if you could just get passed that requirement you’ll LOVE how you look and feel when you leave.
I had to bottle up some courage to finally go here because I didn’t know what to expect. Honestly, it wasn’t that bad. There’s two different entrances; one for men (left) & one for women (right). Once you enter, you pick the service you want. I went mainly for the scrub down, but ended up paying $ 70 and going with one of their most popular packages, «Body Scrub & Massage» for 90 minutes of pampering. There is a $ 15 admission fee to enter the Spa, but it’s waived with the purchase of one of the packages.
Once you pay for your service, they provide you with two bath towels, a bath robe, a toothbrush & your locker key. Your key has your locker number on it, but it’s also the number they’ll call when they’re ready to call you to the back for your appointment. Make sure to give yourself at least 30 minutes prior to your massage/​service to allow enough time to shower & soak in the jacuzzi or go into the steam room.
The first room you’ll enter is the locker room. Here you’ll disrobe, place all of your belongings in your assigned locker and make your way to the «Wet Area» (don’t forget to take your towels, robe & toothbrush with you). This is where you have to be naked at all times. Before using any of amenities you have to take a shower. Shampoo, conditioner & body wash are provided at each shower. After showering, feel free to use any of the steam rooms, saunas & jacuzzis to soften your skin & prepare for your scrub. Soak for at least 15 minutes before your appointment. I love the Herbal Steam Room. It gets really hot in there, but it’s so relaxing because of the lavender smell being pumped through the room. I closed my eyes and took several deep full breaths & felt my lungs opening up and my sinuses clearing.
Once your masseuse is ready for you she will come around and look for you by calling out your number (the number on your locker key; it comes on an elastic bracelet that you’ll wear on your wrist). The masseuses are all in their bras & panties. They walk you to the back, which has a few massage tables setup behind a wall. You won’t be in a completely closed room so don’t expect silence. You’ll hear people talking and splashing around in the jacuzzis and showers right on the other side of the wall.
The massage table is padded & covered with a plastic cover. The plastic is necessary because they will be washing you down with buckets of warm water during the scrub. Before I laid on the table my masseuse poured a bucket of water on it so that I could easily glide on. She first had me lay on my stomach, she put on her gloves and started scrubbing my entire back, back of my arms & legs. Then you’ll flip over & same thing on the front side. FYI… Your hoohaww will not be covered (just incase you need to do some landscaping lol) although there were plenty of bushes walking around :/​Anyway, back to the scrub. It’s disgusting how much dead skin gets scrubbed off of your body. I was ten shades lighter once she was done scrubbing me.
Next, you’re ready for your massage (if you choose the scrub & massage package). Thinly-​sliced cool cucumber slices were placed all over my face & neck. I was so relaxed at this point. Then she started massaging my entire body with baby oil. This lasts about 40 minutes or so. Expect a rough massage; these ladies are small and petite, but don’t let that fool you. They’re strong & they dig deep into your muscles! After all of that rubbing, comes the best part… you get washed down with warm milk! I couldn’t stop touching my skin! I felt like a baby & still do. It’s been over a month since I’ve been here and my skin is still glowing.
After your massage, take a shower & feel free to stay in the «Wet Area» or put your robe on & head over to the «Dry Area», where you can spend hours relaxing in the Red Clay Ball Sauna Room, Salt Brick Room, Jade Sauna Room or take a nap in the Sleeping Room. Also in the «Dry Area» is a counter where you can order food and drinks. There’s tables and chairs where you can sit and enjoy your food with TVs playing Korean TV shows. They also have an exercise & weight room.
This was my first visit to Imperial Health Spa, but I fell in love. It was the best $ 70 I’ve spent on myself in a very long time. I will try to set aside time, at least once a month, to go & pamper myself. You should do the same. Even if you don’t want a scrub or massage you can pay the $ 15 admission fee and relax in one of their steam rooms or jacuzzis for a few hours and let all of you worries fade away…