Paradise Tanning

This place is fabulous. Nan and the girls she employs are friendly, kind, helpful and make the experience of tanning like visiting a friend. Not only are the bulbs changed frequently but the atmosphere is amazing and clean! Awesome place for everyone!

I enjoy the staff and the atmosphere of this salon! Awesome prices as well for great quality.

Love Paradise tanning! The owner is so sweet, as are the girls who work for her! I really appreciate that everything is so clean and well stocked. I also like the fact that they change their bulbs regularly. I always get a great tan here!

Best tanning salon in Santa Cruz !!!
bed 6 is the best !!!

Owner is so sweet and wonderful. Very clean

Love paradise tanning! This place is so cute and inviting .The owner and staff are all so sweet and helpful. I have been to several tanning salons and I definitely get the best tan at paradise.

Super friendly staff every time I call and come in. The owner is very upbeat an welcoming and always giving great deals! This salon is by far the best one left is the Santa Cruz area! The bulbs are always maintained and the shop is cute and in a perfect spot. Their customer service is outstanding which is what stands out the most to me… It seems the other salons seems to be falling short in that area. I will keep recommending paradise to my friends and to my clients because they are great!!! I always wanted to point out that tonight for example I called I like 25 till closing and asked if I could still get in to tan and the girl working was like sure no problem come on in. No attitude or nothing!!! Usually salons at night give attitude last apts. made especially late on sat. night, but she was totally sweet about it. I came in and I was hesitant about asking for 20 min. but I went for it and she didn’t even say it would be a problem. (some salons again let me add say there isn’t enough time cause there closing so I can only do half or something) so she was super rad for letting me tan for my 20!!! I not a «yelper» but I had to make a point tonight to go on here just to say thank you to paradise tanning for outstanding customer service and to the girl tonight (sorry I didn’t catch your name) and you’all rock!!! Best Tanning Salon in Santa Cruz

The beds are great, bulbs changed frequently, everything is clean, etc. This place is quite luxurious, actually. The atmosphere is classy and comfortable, and the staff and owner are also great and amicable and cheerful. I’ve noticed my tans are excellent, and I never come out red. The prices are absolutely wonderful! I got a great deal as my first package (something like 20 tans for $ 100, but I can’t remember, honestly), and I will definitely be purchasing the next package at the standard prices when I run out from this one.
Also, I have come in right before they stop accepting clients. I feel bad about this, but it’s because of my schedule! And I am always made to feel welcome. This place has great service, prices, overall feel. Yay.
I agree with a previous reviewer that Paradise should have a website… this would make their clientele skyocket!

I go here frequently if not for tanning to buy makeup. The owner is super friendly and always seems to remember returning customers making the process quick and easy. The beds are great and the rooms are always clean. I buy the 6 for $ 36 coconuts package which is a great deal. I highly recommend Paradise!

I have been tanning here for almost four years and have never once been disappointed. The owner is great and will help you find the best tanning package for your budget and schedule. The staff is also very knowledgeable about lotions and any questions you might have about tanning. I have tried other tanning salons around Santa Cruz but I’m happiest going to Paradise.

May I just say Paradise Tanning has outstanding customer service! I made a mistake and Nan, the owner, took care of me like it was nothing! It is sooooooo nice to find a business where the people, especially the owner care about customers! highly recommend this place! And the atmosphere is nice and helpful without pushing programs! Love them!

In need of a golden hue for an upcoming trip to NuAwlins I wanted something convenient and unpretentious. The unpretentious part is of course a tall order in Aptos where I live. The other «tanning» spas in the the area were obviously quite taken with themselves and their sagging 40 something angry women staffers and saw fit to request lewd sums for the same services that Paradise tanning offers at reasonable costs with as many have stated friendly high quality staff. Location is convenient, Hours are ample, and value is high.

I have been a customer of Paradise Tanning Company for the last two or three years now.
They have the most amazing customer service!
They also retail Bare Minerals and Revita Lash. Both of which are two products I currently use.
They keep the store very clean and well maintained. The bulbs are changed out regularly.
I LOVE the bronzing bed in the very back. It is the most comfortable and gives a really even color. They offer a variety of beds and a stand up unit.
Paradise Tanning Company will continue to get my bussiness in the years to come.

Extensive set of beds, including 1 stand-​up. Very nice interior decorating as well. Just a pleasant experience when you walk in.
The reason for just 2 stars is the bimbos that work there are, well, kind of fried. Not sure if they are drinking the lotion off the shelves or sitting in the booths for too long, but the service is pretty sad.
Took my wife in today since we will need a base tan before we head back to the Mediterranean and watched the young girl behind the counter tell 2 different people to go back to certain rooms, only to jump up and race back to tell them that those rooms we actually taken. And another poor woman was hollering from another back room (and you can’t hear her because of the fan noise) because she hadn’t turned on the remote timer for her bed.
Fiasco’s like this are fairly common here with the employees.

I am definitely a fan or Paradise tans!
They’re really clean and friendly, and they really care about your experience. I literally came here everyday two summers ago for a month and got a really nice tan.
Note: the only weird thing is that their bunny sticker is faced the opposite way from the rest of the bunny stickers at other tanning salons. i don’t know why i find that so weird lol.

I was hesitant to go here, mainly because they don’t have a website and I couldn’t find much about them. I had a performance in a few days and was desperate for an affordable spray tan, and cleanliness is a big deal for me. This place had great Unilocal reviews so I decided to give them a call.
The woman who answered the phone (probably the owner) was cheerful and helpful, answering my questions about their services and pricing as well as offering a coupon that was available without my prompting for a series if I was interested in that. I was convinced that I would be in good hands.
Don’t let the strip mall setting fool you, they’ve done a very good job with this place. It’s spotlessly clean and definitely has more of a spa feeling that I expected. They’ve arranged many rooms into a small space but the rooms still feel private. I was walked back to the room, given clear and friendly instructions (I haven’t done many spray tans before) and provided with lots of information and anything I would need. The one downside I think would be that the lighting wasn’t that great in the room, but that’s such a minor concern.
To summarize, I spent $ 28 on the lowest level spray tan (gradual, ya know) and will DEFINITELY be back. HIGHLY recommend.

I’ve recently started going here to get a little tan since I am the last white person in Santa Cruz! It’s so clean and the staff is friendly! I have gotten burned several times bc the bulbs are very strong but it’s probably my own fault for tanning too many minutes! But I would recommend this place!

This place is SOOO much nicer than Tanner’s Cove. It makes TC look like the tanning equivalent of a fast food joint. Paradise is CLEAN, peaceful, and spa-​like. The front desk women are more friendly, less ditzy and less bratty than TC girls. The beds seem to be more efficient here too.

Love love love this place!!! The beds are always clean.& the prices are very fair! I always get a great tan from Paradise! Every girl that works there are always super kind. & the owner is a sweetheart. I adore Paradise!!! Highly recommended! :)

I’m not too big into the fake n’ bake style of tanning. I’d prefer to lounge at the beach all day and drink beers while bronzin’.
Living in the city you don’t always get the time to well… do nothing at the beach all day. That’s why I come to paradise. For $ 9 bucks a tan it’s a deal. Staff is always friendly and I always get in right away. There are a few places in town to go for your fake n’ bake but I always seem to come to Paradise.