River Nail Spa

I had been driving to Corona to get my nails and pedicures done by a wonderful woman. The drive had taken its toll on me, so i decided to try River nail and spa… I am very happy with this place. Don does an awesome job on my nails. Linda is absolutely the best for pedicures. Thank you Don and Linda

I went here for the first time today and my experience was better than I expected! As soon as I walked in I got greeted and almost immediately got seated to do my pedicure. I got Trini and she was so detail oriented and very gentle. She took her time with me and gave me a bomb massage lol I will definitely keep going back to her! Im pretty picky about my nails so I was a little nervous to try someone new but Dee exceeded my expectations! She made sure my nails all matched in shape and made them look clean and sharp, I love that! The whole atmosphere of the salon was positive and welcoming, I will definitely keep going back! Make sure you schedule an appointment for quicker service, but they also take walk ins :)

This used to be my go-​to place 3 years ago and it was awesome, I moved away and now I’m back in town and needed a fill and pedi so I went here, they have new owners now and everything has changed. This was the worst experience and fill ever! I am not one to go around writing bad reviews in fact, I don’t think I ever have but my experience was so bad I just had to. Pretty much if you’re not getting gel done, they will treat you like crap. The owner did my fill and had to keep stopping in the middle of it to answer the phone and work the cash register, then her drill wasn’t working and took forever to find a working one, making the process take so long! I told her i didn’t want the pedicure after all because I was short on time and she pressured me saying «she already filled the tub!» and that she would finish my nails while i got my pedi so I went and the girl that did my pedicure was awesome, I will give them that. The owner was then rushing through my nails and acting rude to the girl doing my pedicure. She didn’t let me go wash off the dust and didn’t bother to wipe it, just applied the polish right over it i could see all the particles in the polish. Then she said to wait because the polish has to be very dry to put the matte top coat I wanted over it. It wasn’t even that long when she came back and put the matte over top… I was worried the polish wouldn’t be dry enough with the matte on top to fully set. She didn’t bother to match the length of my nails, so the lengths are all different. After sitting at their «drying» station for 15 minutes being totally ignored i decided it was time to go. Two hours later I’m changing clothes and all my polish got totally messed up! all because she didn’t let my nails get dry enough, just laying the layers on thick. So I went back to have them fix it, a guy did it this time. As he was removing my polish he smeared the color all over my fingers and didn’t bother to clean it all off. He put on the polish and I had to wait forever for the «drying» station to be available. He led me to it and turned on the fan only not the UV light. All this time I’m seeing all the women getting gel done getting the best customer service and I’m sitting there wondering why are they treating me so shitty. The guy walks by and I ask him politely «should the uv light be on?» and he replies «no, that drying station doesn’t even work, I just put you there so you could sit still and not mess up your nails» CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT? like its my fault they got messed up in the first place, um i think after 2 hours of drying time your polish should be good unless it was done improperly and with a shitty polish, I’ve gotten polish over acrylic for about 10 years now I have NEVER had a problem with my polish being dry enough once I’m out the nail salon! A woman getting gel done sat next to me and the girl doing her nails turned the uv light on to the drying station for her and I was like «thank goodness now these nails can dry» the uv cures gel and speeds the drying time of regular nail polish of course. Then I was pretty much ignored again for 15 minutes when the guy walked by again and I asked him if he thought I was good to go and he said «yea, polish just takes forever to dry» and at this point I really was losing my patience at this place and I said «I’ve gotten polish over acrylic for years, I have never had a problem with it drying, I have never had to come back after 2 hours to have somebody do it over» and he says «just get gel next time, its way better nobody uses polish anymore». Never ever going back to that place ever again except maybe to get a pedi. I am a licensed cosmetologist so I know about nails and I know what Im talking about.

Ok this place is amazing!!!
Tonight I went in with my daughter and her nail lady «Hannah Banana» made her feel happy and made her laugh not to mention did a great job on her mani pedi.
I have gotten my nails done by three people in this salon and all three times they all did amazing and had a great attidude. Its a bummer getting your nails done with someone who seems to be having a bad day. Everytime they are happy and friendly. If you are trying to ball on a budget this isnt a place for you, they are not «cheap» but thats ok because you get what you pay for you wanna pay 15 bucks for nails? Then go look somewhere else, this is the kind of Salon that you keep coming to and they become your friends… Kinda like cheers for the ladies… Lol

Sooooo, I really like this salon. It is spacious and clean. I brought my own polish but there was no need. They have numerous colors; glitter, regular and gel. It was weird walking in and everyone stares at you, but I am still getting used to Hemet/​San Jacinto. The gentleman that attended to me was really good. He did not conversate at all, but that was ok with me, he did a great job. I asked for designs and he told me that the other young ladies do them, not him. I loved the honesty. So will I go here again, yes! Great salon, great technicians and great selections of color. I just have to get this area used to African-​Americans, lol!!!

I used to get my nails done there. I see it is under new ownership so I’ll have to see how good they are.

Clean, Friendly and competitive pricing… first time here for a Pedi. Will be back.

Always do an amazing job! Very accommodating & everyone is so friendly. Wouldn’t go anywhere else!

Went there today 2÷20÷16 and the service was amazing! I got gel manicure and regular pedicure! My nails have never looked so flawless before! I had gotten my nails done elsewhere on Tuesday gel mani and pedi and both peeled off in days. Very good service I’m so pleased, very glad it’s under new management! Oh and the prices were great too!

The place is great with the new management; very friendly and helpful services. People often stop and ask where I got my nails done and it’s nice telling them here in town now. Did I mention the spa chairs are awesome too.

Very happy with the service that I received. My manicure looks great and my pedicure was fantastic. Monica did a great job. The staff is very friendly and welcoming, everyone seemed to genuinely enjoy working there. I will definitely be a returning customer.

Nice place but very busy and very rushy. My nails were uneven and the gel polish was overlapped so many times with was lumpy. Nice staff though

This is the last time I come here they were supposed to charge me $ 15 for a pedicure and I had them remove my old nails on my fingers they also cut the cuticle they charged me $ 30 anywhere else to cut cuticle and take off your old now is only about seven dollars. You should avoid this place and go to the other one inside the shopping center it’s much better!

I have been going to this place ever since they changed owners and management and I gotta say, it’s amazing. They cater to your every need and the best part about it is, they take their time. You never have to worry about leaving with your nails looking unfinished or dull. They pay attention to detail and if you don’t like it, speak up, they will listen. Guaranteed. Anyway, give this place a try. It’s awesome. I can’t rave about it enough. I’ve been referring a couple friends and they love it as well.

Love this place so classy & clean ! Been coming here for a year now & always a good experience its is currently under new management & still incredible service. Monica is a great nail technician & sooo nice !

Awful and pathetic!
I didn’t even have services after seeing how filthy the place is and how no one who works there knows their heads from their asses! They are beyond ghetto, rude, clueless and nasty! They stand around looking dazed and confused and when they finally do speak they are rude! I should report them to the health department because I’m sure they don’t properly sanitize the tools and equipment if they can’t even run a broom through the place! Gross!
Stay away!

Went there yesterday and the main guy did my nails, he was so rough and cut my thumb bad. I’m not going there again.

Comfortable environment, friendly staff. Hong recommended gel for my natural nails and I am so glad she did! I love them.

I have tried this place twice. This time I am over it. Got a pedicure with the extras. I think my heels look worse now then before. My toe nails are all different lengths and I have more polish on my toes then the nails. Really looking for a good place in town.

Writing this review as I’m sitting here waiting 50 mins past my appt time. Another customer got into an argument with the male manager with tattoos about the wait time and he was pretty rude so she just got up and left. The only reason i haven’t left is because the massage chairs are comfortable but i definitely won’t be returning. They need to improve on their quality of customer service and this would probably be a nice place to go.