Daya Spa

As this spot is in my neighbourhood, I popped in here sans appointment for a massage/​pedicure last week.
A 50 minute massage ran me over $ 110 with tax and tip and the pedicure likewise $ 75. That’s a hefty bill even for an organic spa. I heard the staff mentioning that prices had recently changed but wow…
Pedicure: lots of salves, scrubs, emollients were provided and I was allowed to pick my scent of sea salt. Pedicure space is a cool concept for 3 – 4 people wanting to go together as seating is on a raised bleacher style bench that you clamour up on. For me, this killed a bit of the relaxation component. Most little asian nail spots have massage chairs and charge $ 40 is all I’m saying… I love the leg massage portion of a pedicure and this one was about a ³⁄₁₀ ie: weak and not long lasting. Polish was applied neatly although I was ushered out to the waiting room as soon as my pedicure was completed which caused a bit of a smudge.
Massage: In a word: heavenly. Also quite pricy and what’s with this 50 minute business? A $ 96 (or whatever it comes to after tax w/​o tip) should really last an hour. It’s not like you’re applying copious amount of extra oil in that last 10 minutes and need to recoup losses. I was a bit bummed when I remembered to mention an area of soreness and was told we could get to that next time… At $ 110 a pop, I dunno how often I can afford to be heading for these rub downs.
Overall, a lovely space and friendly staff but the price is steep enough to keep this local hunting for another go to spa.

Bought my father a gift card here for Father’s Day. The woman helping me was very sweet and just as excited as I was!
Turns out you don’t technically buy them a specific treatment certificate or something but you can get the exact amount of the service put on a gift card– debit style.
I picked the organic manicure for my dad because he puts the MAN in manicure and deserves it! It came to 45ish dollars and was wrapped in an gorgeous, light blue, oragami-​like envelope. It can even double as an envelope with the card!
Wish I looked around more but they seemed to have a lot of interesting products. The front area is small and set apart from the actual spa section which must be good for keeping the relaxing vibe going back there. I’ll have to get my dad to join Unilocal so he can tell you how it goes!

Tried out their pedicure special. Coconut lime foot scrub with a honeydew lotion massage. The nail polish they use is as organic as they can find (for professionals) it doesn’t have any formaldehyde. Atmostphere is natural, relaxing and very casual. Staff are extremely friendly and down to earth. I was excited to find out they carry the Eminence line, an organic, homemade line from Hungary… great stuff! I’m going to book a facial next and see how that goes.