Loess Spa

Aaaaaahmazing! It was a Mother’s Day Treat with my Mother, Sister and Niece. It was our first time ever in a Korean Spa. At first we were a little uncomfortable but everyone including the regular customers were very friendly and helpful. We all got the Scrub and Aroma Oil Massage for $ 120.00 plus tip. (tip at the end) Definitely the best $ 120+ I have spent! I have been to other high end spas like The Grand Wailea, and yes they are beautiful, but I have never felt so pampered and scrubbed as I have experienced here! My ajumah was Young who was friendly and attentive. She checked if the pressure was ok with the massage. We all left the spa feeling sparkly and new! We can’t wait to come back!

ABSOLUTELY AHHH-​MAZING! My first time here and I decided to do the $ 140 Scrub+Full Herbal Pack+Jojoba Oil Massage. I’m trained in lomilomi and am familiar with different massage techniques. Lee is a master of her art. I got a mixture of deep tissue, cranial sacral, lymph drainage, reflexology, Swedish, and other modalities that were worth WAY more than what they charge. If you want the feel good surface layer fluff, go get a regular massage elsewhere. If you want REAL therapeutic massage that will affect you on a profound health level, this is the place. I made my next appointment and tipped Lee $ 40. She was worth it and so am I.

Loess Spa is wonderful. Not fancy, but a true Korean Bath House. Nakedness everywhere, but no one really looks at you. Unless I bring a friend with me I am usually the only Haole in the place. Etiquette is to shower with soap as soon as you enter the spa room, then proceed to the steam room. When your blood has reached the boiling point, go out and scoop water out of one of the various basins (various temperature water as well) and rinse yourself off. Then it is into the pools. One is scorching hot and one is icy cold, and at first I thought I would never be able to go into either, but by working back and forth between them I was soon able to tolerate both with ease. My preferred ajumah is Young. She has taken care of me for two years now and I really like her. I always get the basic scrub/​baby oil massage. I had been on the mainland for eight months, so the amount of dead skin she scrubbed off of me was appalling! I am 77, have had a lot of sun exposure, so am covered with «barnacles», but the scrub gets rid of all of them.
In the past my treatment has finished up with an icy cucumber masque, but this time Young used a cold mud, and I was amazed that the wrinkles on my face were definitely minimized!
I first went to Loess on the recommendation of Korean friends, who said it was the best spa on Oahu. Just once since first going to Loess I went to the spa at the Aulani, paid $ 300 for significantly less benefit. Skip the fancy spas! I will keep going to Loess.
By the way, my Korean friends tell me that women with beautiful skin are scrubbed and polished on a weekly basis. I usually go monthly, but think I will step up the treatments.

It was my first time there and everyone was super nice and helpful. There wasn’t many people there on a Monday afternoon so I had the charcoal and yellow mud saunas to myself. All of the women there said it was their favorite Korean spa on the island. If I didn’t drive there I would think I was in Korea.

If you want to be taken back to your childhood bathtime plus a massage, this is your place. The women are friendly but English is limited and most signs are in Korean. I’m sure if I did something wrong someone would have told me. You will be naked, spread eagle, boobs out and hooha out but nobody cares.
I made an appointment for 8:30 pm and they couldn’t take me until 9 pm. I wanted to try all the different rooms and stuff so I didnt mind. I explained to the woman at that front desk that I’ve never done this before so I’m not really sure what the proper etiquette is here and she said go do whatever. Ok. By the time my turn came I was a prune but I did enjoy the spa.
I bought the package with the scrub, aromatherapy, facial, massage and added foot reflexology. $ 160 and gave a $ 30 tip. The service should have been 2 hrs and 30 mins. It was 1 hr and 45 mins. What I got was great though. The scrub felt awesome and the massage was very relaxing. They don’t skimp on the hot oil.
I gave 4 stars bc my time was cut short. If I go back, I’ll just get the scrub and oil massage for $ 100. Loved the scrub!
There’s one thing thats bugging me. The scrub mitts they use… are they new? They sell them at the front desk which I didn’t notice until I left. Was I supposed to buy a new pair in advance or do they always start with new ones or was I just scrubbed with someone else’s mitts?

Don’t judge a book by it’s cover entrance to the spa is a bit shabby. But it was so worth it. I have been to the Herbal Spa spent the same amount of money but got a lot more pampering. I had the deluxe package lavender massage and foot massage. I feel like a new person. Just so everyone is clear you are naked but it is all women and no one is there for a beauty pageant. The only negative is I gave a generous tip before I started but the lady ran after me asking for tip. I had to show my receipt as proof. Otherwise I’d go again

I went to this spa for the first time today. The look and atmosphere is not the most desirable. The massage itself was awesome. I rated 3 stars because of the cleanliness and atmosphere. The staff was very nice.

Wow! pretty much sums up my experience here. Loess Spa is one of three korean style spas here on the island. I walked in around 430 pm and was able to secure a 500pm spot for a scrub massage package (the #1 is $ 100 for a scrub and baby oil massage). There are multiple packages or ala cartes to choose from. The body scrub massage combos range from $ 100 to $ 140, depending on what add-​ons you want.
Note: This is a ladies only spa. How a male can leave a one star review above is beyond me, but I have a feeling he is a Unilocal troll.
Also, the ladies who work here speak very limited English, and let me mention again, everyone here is naked. The ladies who work here are dressed in black bras and panties.
Before you walk in the front door, you have to take off your shoes. As soon as you walk in, there is already nakedness. Women of all ages, shapes, sizes and hairyness. Everyone, including the other customers, were really friendly.
The reception desk is on the left, and you check in. The lady asks you what service you want, you pay and get handed a locker key, a bath towel, a hair towel, and a gown. I gave back the gown since I am a non smoker and did not need to go outside.
I was assigned a locker, everything comes off, including jewelries. I tied my hair in a bun and went in the spa area.
It’s pretty warm in the main area, which made me happy since I have a low tolerance for cold temperatures. On the left are 4 tables. Straight ahead is the dry and wet saunas. To the right are the very hot and very cold water pools and the showers.
Proper etiquette is to shower off first, go in the saunas, then into the pools. Your skin needs to be softened up so the mamasan can scrub off your nastiness with ease.
After about 20 to 30 minutes, the ajumah called me to the table. First off she rinsed me off with warm water which feels really good. She then proceeded to scrub me down with the korean bath scrub mitts and body wash. Every part of me got scrubbed down. Ajumah says down, up, side when she is ready for you to turn. I am again reminded of how my grandma used to scrub me down when i was a baby child.
My lady (HANA) covered my eyes during the scrub and massage, which I appreciated. The amount of gray goo that she scrubbed off was incredible, I didn’t want to look and was really glad my eyes were covered. I could feel with my fingers some of the dead skin she was scrubbing off, and it’s kind of nasty. There were times when I was getting scrubbed down where I was almost spread eagle, but no one in there is googly eyed at you. I could hear the other ladies in the room, with my limited Korean knowledge, talking about my tattoos, but no comments about anyones body habitus. Hana put up a small sheer privacy curtain up by me since we were at the first table which was also appreciated.
After about 45 minutes, ajumah will ask you to go shower off and come back. She first covers you with towels and gives a massage, then takes the towels off, covers you with baby oil and massages you AGAIN. When you face up, she washes your face with yogurt and puts on a fresh cucumber mask, then finishes up massaging the rest of your body. A shampoo and scalp massage follows that. I would say that was about 45 minutes to an hour.
I must say I feel amazing. My lady today was named HANA. She is so awesome. I have been to many massages and I must say she is legit. Her techniques are the same you get at the fancy spas. She applies firm pressure and I feel brand new. I will definitely make a reservation with her next time I go.

Amazing place ever. They charge $ 60 for spa access and a full body scrub massage facial and massage your hair. It’s so worth the price and leaves you feeling awesome when you leave.

I have only been to one other Korean spa in Southern California where the facility was amazing. This place was not luxurious but it had parking, hot and cold pools, steam and dry sauna, showers and the service was awesome. I paid $ 140 for a 2.5 hour treatment and felt that the price was reasonable given that everything in Hawaii is double or triple what you pay on the Mainland. I gave additional $ 30 tip. I like how the attendant assisted me when asking me to turn over as I was a bit afraid of slipping off the water drenched table and even though she spoke limited to no English I felt that we were able to communicate. The staff was warm and friendly and I felt that they were able to help out someone who is not too familiar with this type of treatment. I’m looking forward to going again on a return visit to Oahu.

The best full service spa I ever went. I felt like one of those goddess where someone clean you and expecting nothing… I had the deluxe package and for $ 180 the cheapest and very good full service I ever got. Expensive spa like mandara and other hotel is nothing compared with Loess. the place may not look upscale but I feel that the service makes up for it. they don’t hold back on the supplies too, such as oil and scrub. not like high end spa that used brushes or just dub everything to control the portion. I really feel that my skin rejuvenated from all the oil she used on my body because. I was not only soaked from it, but also the oils were leaved in for at least 30 minutes. my whole service took about 3 hours and she used variety of oils, gave me a full body massage, used a very good face mask while I get the massage. I will definitely come back again to this place. The best part, it’s 5 minutes drive from where I live.

Loess spa was Ahhhmazing! We spent about 3 hours in the spa getting pampered, best girls day out. You walk in and put your stuff in a locker that they provide. They give you a towel and tell you to go in the spa area. You undress (yes you are naked the entire time, very liberating) shower and then dip into one of the hot or cold pools (more like large baths). Then after 15 – 20 minutes they call you over to get to work. They start with a full body scrub. Full.body.scrub. These ladies do not miss an inch on your body. After an hr of good scrubbing they have you rinse off. Then it’s time for the heavenly massage. I like a deep tissue massage, so this was perfect, she really worked out all the kinks, even places I didn’t know I had kinks. After the massage she gave me a cucumber facial, it was awesome. While my cucumbers sat on my pores she thoroughly washed and conditioned my hair, and got a scalp massage, epic.
The only reason this is getting 4 stars instead of 5 is because the lady at the front was rudish when we left. She yelled at my friend for writing in a $ 20 tip after she ran her card. When my friend explained she didn’t have cash for a tip the lady asked me if I could cover my friends tip. I thought that was pretty messed up considering between the both of us we had just spent $ 270 there.

My friend and I have been dying to try this awesome «scrub» we have been hearing about and last night was the night!!! We decided that since they are open till 1am, we would meet there at 10pm and will have plenty of time to experience everything.
We were talking in the parking lot before entering and was asked by a lady to «come in so we can pay before the cashier leaves.» So we hurried in and had packages presented to us to pick from. It was really difficult to communicate with the language barrier but none the less, we were treated very nicely.
Now in another review I had read prior to my visit said that $ 120 was the full service including tip… however, last night, we had paid $ 120 and got pretty much the full service but was asked to tip on top of the $ 120.
So we were kind of unsure about how the whole thing worked but we tried to ask questions and not disrepect anyone in the process. We got our locker keys, towels, and robes. we removed our shoes and stripped down! We then headed into the spa area and was told that after 20mins, the ladys would be in to begin our scrub.
We hit the showers and then headed to the hot pool. It was REALLY hot but felt awesome! We then sat in the steam room for a bit before the ladys came in to do their thing!
We were greeted as best as they could, being that they dont speak english, and invited to lay face down on our separate tables were all the awesomeness was about to happen! I was greeted by Mina with a lovely smile and sweet manner. The scrub was amazing and the oils and whatever else she dipped me in was lovely! After that was complete, she sent me to the shower and then had me back on the table for my massage! it was so relaxing and wonderful, I just layed there with a smile on my face the entire time!
After my massage was completed, it was time for my facial. FRESHLY GRATED CUCUMBERS on my face, it was delightful! And to end the service I had a wonderful shampoo and conditioning of my hair. My friend and I headed to the showers with what seemed to be a permanent smile on our faces and spoke of how we just cant wait to return again!
We had both felt so shiny and squeeky clean. Not to mention relaxed, I just sit and day dream today of being back on that table with that little grin on my face!
This is definately something I would reccomend to anyone HOWEVER, you need to be comfortable being naked! And do not go back into the pools after your service, it is not allowed! OOPS!
I would give this place five stars BUT the language barrier is what is previenting this. It is really hard to understand whats allowed or not allowed.

If you are looking for a 5 star, fruits in basket, warm cozy slippers and robes, nice relaxing rooms, magazines and quietness, then you should quickly move on to another spa. This place is absolutely the most different experience I’ve ever had for a spa. Mind you, I love spas. I visit many spas in California like Glenn Ivy, Burke Williams, Hyatt Newport Beach and Massage Envy. Whenever I visit the amazing city of Las Vegas, I always go to the hotel spa there. So with that in mind… this place is unlike any place I have ever been to.
For $ 100 (plus the mandatory $ 20 tip) I get an entrance to use the pools, saunas and charcoal room, a scrub, an oil massage, cucumber mask (the mask is amazing). Most spas you would be looking at a $ 300 bill.
Now here are the interesting things happen at a korean spa.
— as you get to their door, it reads, shoes off. I’m thinking ok, where are those nice cozy slippers you get… none. I have a minimal phobia of dirty floors and fungus but I had to quickly leave that out the door too.
— the lady says hello and asks what services you want. There’s no tour of the venue… no fancy robe, the locker room is right next to the counter.
–nakedness everywhere! I walk towards the locker room and already I see 3 naked ladies. If you are uncomfortable with nudity… leave immediately.
–since I had no idea what to do, I got undressed and walked in the door that everyone is coming out from.
–if your not korean and middle age, they will stare at you. They will stare at you, talk to you and compliment you. (thanks for the ego boost ladies)
–the scrub and massage table is plastic and it’s right infront of everybody. They will bend you anyway they need to scrub you down clean. These ladies are THOROUGH.
–the massage is OK, nothing to brag.
–once you are done, you are required to wash off and not be entered back into the pools… bummed!
–saunas are extreme
charcoal room is cool
–everything else… isn’t pretty.
After all that, I will definitely come back. Your not paying for the ambiance because if you were, it would be several hundred dollars. I came here to get sparkly clean and scrubbed til my skin is red and I got exactly that.
I paid in credit card and tiped on the credit card… they didn’t charge me anymore for using it.
Hope this helps! Have fun and enjoy the cultural experience. You only live once!
xo

I have been back to Loess Spa everytime I come to Oahu. its been now 5 times.
Chong is my girl and she is amazing. I cannot tell you how amazing this experience is with Korean skin care and massage. Once you come here, you will never go back to the over high priced spa’s…this is truely a cleansing of the body and mind.
I recommend everyone who enjoys taking care of yourself to come and be part of this asian culture.
These women know the body and they work very hard to keep your skin healthy and body relaxed. A true 2 hours of bliss, buy the max package $ 160.00 plus a nice tip for the girls.
Its worth all the money and time you have to treat oneself to this divine experience.

It’s not great (the facility), but it’ll do because I’m in Hawaii. There’s just not enough people who go here, so it’s not as nice as the ones in Korea or even LA.
I only go because my therapist ajuma is awesome. She scrubs and rubs me down very well. It’s not a relaxing massage. It’s like a massage that gets rid offcellulite. She rubs you hard and fast, circulating all the fat on your body. You feel like a tenderized meat after. It’s really refreshing. Not for everyone.
The cost: $ 100 if you pay cash. I think if you use a credit card, they add tax. I give the ajuma $ 20 – 25 tip.
She puts cold cucumber (grinded) on your face. Washes your hair. Rinses your body in yogurt in the end. It’s really worth the money.

Loess spa is much closer to me than Aloha and Herbal so I finally came to give it a try. First off, hours were awesome! Open until 1am with last call for appointments at 10pm. Also they have huge lot to park in!
Prices were comparable to Aloha and Herbal. They had their special combo package for also around $ 100. Space wise they are more like Herbal, on the smaller side. 1 wet sauna, 1 dry sauna, hot tub, cold tub. (Aloha has 3 saunas and much bigger hot/​cold tubs).
Came because they have ‘mud’ wrap which came with a facial as well! The $ 140 package was good since they worked on me for SOO LONG. The ahjuma was also so pleasant and nice. The staff worked to be very accommodating and did their best to communicate to my friend and I.
Seems like they might be quieter on the weekends, so drop by if the other two are too busy for your liking.

WHOOP WHOOP!
Yay! I’m finally on my 50^th review and I wanted it to be one of my five star reviews.
What better place then good ol Loess Spa. I personally love all things Korean. The food, the music, their soap operas, and now their spas! My mother took me here for my first time and at first I was all like «Oh lord have mercy puh-​lease dont make me have to be naked in front of other woman, with my boobies and my womanhood» Cuz if you read my «Waxing by Cariann» review then you know that I am A pretty curvy lady, Im not like huuuuge but Im a pretty healthy size o-​kay. Anyhow after my first time I loved it. I didnt go back for a while until recently with a girlfriend and IDK if its because Im older/​wisier/​crazier or what but I totally just went on in and embraced my nakedness. I guess it also helped that I was familiar with the place and I knew everyone else in there didnt give a rip about being naked either so I just waltzed on in like «Hey girl heeeey» and just did my thing.
I love the hot and cold water pools!!! Since the cold pool is my favorite I started off in there then I went into the sauna and then into the hot water pool and then went into one of the sauna again which smells beautiful btw. Then I went back into the hot water pool and then into the other sauna. Then I went back into the hot pool again until it was time for my scrub. My scrub was done by Cho and it was FABULOUS!!! And it only cost my husband $ 60! Now $ 60 for such a thorough cleaning is a great buy to me. She scrubbed me down from the top of my head to the bottom of my feet. There was soooooo much dead skin which is crazy cuz I showered right before and I scrubbed thinking there would be less dead skin… but no. They are master scrubbers and scrubbed me so so so good. It was not painful at all. I really enjoyed it. She was very kind, funny and professional. After my scrub down she washed my hair and washed my body then rinsed me down. Then I went back into the sauna and then finished it off in the cold pool which is my favorite part. I so love that cold pool. It feels amazing!
Before I changed I went to this dark room where you just lie down and its all scented and I just did a quick shut eye before I left. Idk what it is about that room but its wonderful! Not too hot just nicely warm. Dark with a beautiful aroma and little wood things you can use as pillows which also is surprisingly comfortable.
They also have little lockers they give you to secure your stuff and you take your key with you. They also provide towels which I hang before going into the main spa area. Also I carry this little washcloth they provide with me througout the spa and use it on my face in the saunas and just lay it over my eyes when Im being scrubbed. Lastly they also serve yummy Korean food in the back which is nice and I also catch some K-​dramas in the seating area when one of my shows are on.
I LOVE THIS PLACE! So much so that I am now a regular and will be going back this week! Just in case you dont know this is only for WOMAN!!! If you are planning to go there or just need a break then this is the place for you. I suggest it to every woman who needs some down time and does not mind being naked in front of other woman. Give yourself at least 2 – 3 hours to thoroughly enjoy yourself. Worth every penny!

Amazing. Addicting. I can’t wait to go back.
I’ve experienced several different bathhouse/​spa day excursions, but the Koreans’ twist always jumps ahead of the pack. And this day at Loess was the icing on the cake. I got the whole shebang (scrub, mud wrap aka herbal pack, massage, shampoo) gladly handing over every penny and I’d do it again in a heartbeat.
My moms has never been to a Korean spa and I decided to treat her to the experience during my most recent visit. Plus, I wanted to see the Korean-​Hawaiians’ spin on it. My mom is a massage junkie, so I had no doubt she’d love it, but I was still nervous since I have only had experience with the Korean spas in LA and Unilocal recommendations were all I had to go on for the Loess decision. Plus, some people are uncomfortable with the «room full of naked ladies thing» and even though I’m cool with it and I was counting on my mom being cool with it, the experience can still vary widely from place to place. I’m happy to report, I couldn’t have been more satisfied at Loess. The place isn’t too huge, but I found myself short on time during the hours that I was there since I was trying to spend enough time in each of their sauna rooms. They’ve got a total of four saunas but I couldn’t tell you which was which since all the signs were in Korean. My favorite by far was the Yellow Mud sauna (I think that’s what it’s called and it had the aroma of Mugwort… love it!!!) I could have stayed in there all day. When I made the reservations, we were told to show up 30 min before our appointment time, but do as I say… get there at least 1 hour before. It’d be a shame to not have enough time to explore the spa before a scrub.
After showering, hitting all four saunas rooms, and doing a few dips in the cold & hot tubs, we headed over for our scrub down. The full scrub service was won-​der-​ful. Everything was similar to what I am used to back home, but at Loess after they finish the scrub and before the massage, they put a mud masque all over your body, cover you in plastic, and leave you to lie there for 15 min while it works it’s magic. I’m guessing it was the Loess «yellow mud» but I didn’t think to ask.
I was incredibly relaxed, feeling smooth, and smelling fresh after the spa. I’m worried that I may have given my mom a very expensive addiction since she is only a short drive away from this place, but she deserved it and I’m thankful Loess provided such a great experience for us. I will definitely be back!
Open every day until 1am EXCEPT Sunday!

I recently went to Loess and it was one of the coolest, most unexpected cultural experiences I’ve had in a LONG time!
How did I end up here? I’ve been hearing rave reviews about Korean bath houses ever since I lived in LA. There, the Korean women who run the bath houses are known for the hardcore scrubbing they give. Who doesn’t love extreme exfoliation? Sign me up! I checked out Loess’ website and when I saw the photos of how they bend you in to pretzels for the massage, I knew I had to give it a try.
I showed up at Loess on Saturday at 8 am and the spa was buzzing with activity. I was, in all honesty, the ONLY non-​Korean here. I don’t speak a word of Korean, which was lovely because the ladies here didn’t really speak much English. ;o) People always find a way to communicate though — I loved it! Upon entering the spa, you select the services you want done (eventually I just said I wanted it all because again, the language barrier…) then you’re given a key to a locker and two towels and a little robe to change into.
Just before you enter the hub of all the activity, and especially if you’re not Korean, be sure to check your modesty at the door. Seriously. For a girl who grew up going to strict Catholic schools, I was at first a bit unsettled by the stark naked women scrubbing and washing every bit of themselves in plain view. Never in my life have I had so many eyes on me as I showered! I had every woman in the place intent on ensuring I was properly clean before I got into the hot or cold water pools. I didn’t mind, but it really was just a totally new experience for me. In fact, it was really sweet — the ladies all wanted to weigh in and tell me what they thought was the proper order to enjoy the amenities. I loved the steam room and the sauna — heaven!
When it was time for my full body scrub, facial and massage, I was shown to a table (in plain view of all the bathers) where I was lubed up, scrubbed down, massaged, oiled, stretched, and battered for a full hour… or maybe longer. I was pleasantly surprised when a fresh cucumber was grated and slathered all over my face — pretty cool! I’ve been getting massages for years and the therapists are always so careful to «drape» you properly so that your modesty may be preserved. Consider yourself warned that nothing even close to that happens here. ;o)
My experience at Loess was surprising, but so wonderful. I highly recommend it! I felt soooo good afterward, and totally rejuvenated. Everyone was very friendly and kind, plus it’s an incredible value — your money really goes a long way here!
Oh, and yes… the hardcore exfoliation is everything I dreamed it would be!