Avanti Day Spa

Karen is absolutely amazing. She makes you feel so comfortable it almost feels like you’re with your sister. Quality work and quality products. This is the best place I’ve ever been to and the only place that I will go in the future. Every holiday season I buy my loved ones gift certificates for this place.

This Spa is by far my favorite place to be pampered! My husband has spoiled me with Avanti massages twice now and after having a couple massages from two different places, I know what i’m missing!
You will not definitely not be disappointed. The service is amazing across the board. The ambiance is extremely inviting and relaxing… and not to mention the massages… you will absolutely melt!

This is about the pedicure. I see most of the good reviews are for the massages, but I only had a pedicure. It was their «signature», but was one of the least special that I’ve had. The chairs were horrible and the whole room seemed like it was under renovation. I could have looked past that if the massage and scrub had been good, but they weren’t and my therapist seemed distracted though she was nice. Overall very overpriced and not worth it.
2÷24÷12 — UPDATE — To their credit, the manager did call and credited back the cost of the pedicure and stated all my comments would be taken under advisement.

Very good service and they were having a 50% off deal. Friendly, relaxing, and knowledgeable — filled my requirements =)

My first time going to Avaniti. I did a couples massage with my boyfriend. We both really enjoyed our massages. The atmosphere was relaxing and the people were very friendly.

it was my first time getting a facial and wax, and my first time ever even at a spa and i’m so glad i listened to the reviews and came here! when i first pulled up i was a little confused, the spa is inside an office building in a strip-​mall, but dont let the appearance fool you! the place is super small and cozy, and the guy at the front desk greeted me while i filled out some papers.
then i was greeted by karen, who would be doing my brazilian and facial. after talking me through both services before and explaining how everything was going to be done, we started with the wax. karen was great and made me feel super comfortable, talked me through breathing techniques, and the whole thing really wasn’t even that bad!
so glad we did the wax first, because then i was in complete relaxation for my facial. i got the full european, and i have NO idea how i’ve never had a facial before, ITS AMAZING. not only were each of the steps so soothing and relaxing, but karen also walked me through a skin consultation about different products i could use that would really help. i literally have never felt so clean and refreshed afterwards… a little scary because now i need to work this into my budget!
both services were worth every penny, karen was fantastic, and i’ll definitely be coming back!

My husband and I went and got couples massages for Valentines Day last year and they were not good massages. I was pregnant so I think that might have been why mine was not great I think the lady was afraid of hurting me but my husband said he also was not good. The massages were very light and I was uncomfortable the whole time (I had wanted the massage because I was tired of being uncomfortable) both my husband and I left there completely unimpressed. I would not go back and I would not recommend. The people were very nice that’s why I gave it a two but that doesn’t really help when you go there to get a massage.

WOW! I have been all over the country and visited many high end spas… let me tell you Brittney is awesome!!! Waxing and facial were both so relaxing and wonderful! Her touch is very firm and her massage techniques are very good! She is very pleasant and I will be back to see her again soon!!!

Brittany is the bikini wax specialist and I have to say — she really is special! She’s fast, friendly, thorough and gentle AND the most reasonably priced person in town. Spa itself is VERY heavily scented (I didn’t mind but heads up) but scrupulously clean and very comfortable. Conveniently located in the Mission Plaza. This is a very good deal!

I wish I could remember the name of the woman who gave me my Brazilian, but she was fabulous. She was super nice and did a great job.
I booked an appt here based solely on Unilocal reviews because I was just in town for the holidays and I was very happy with my experience!
I would have given it 5 stars, but the wax took almost an hour — which is a lot longer than a wax has ever taken before, but I guess it isn’t a big deal. This could have been because we were pretty chatty, but who knows…

OMG this is an awesome place for peace and calm during the holiday season! I had my acrylics filed down and pink and white gels done, I am so happy with Karen and how well she worked! So happy that my nails have a nice shine, look pretty underneath and have a nice holiday feel without having to say no twenty times to flowers or extra designs on the nails. I will go back for the fills when needed and I loved one huge thing, walking in and not feeling like your just another booked appointment! The spa is awesome and I can’t wait to try more of the services this place has to offer! Thank you Karen for an awesome experience and great work!

I came here for my first brazilian wax, eek! My esthetician’s name was Karen, she did such a good job, and for an experience that could have been quite awkward, I’d have to say she is pretty laid back & made me feel at ease. As for the wax, she uses mainly hard wax & some soft wax for clean up, of course it was as painful as I expected, but she took her time, talked me through it, being it was my first time, & was very thorough. Left me looking fabulous for my vacay :)
I have since been back & had another great experience & will be booking my next appointment shortly seeing as how I am now hooked.
The spa itself is very clean & relaxing! I can’t wait to try out some other services. Overall this place is great & I couldn’t imagine anyone having a bad thing to say about it.

I have been going to Avanti for years now and its always been a great experience. I have even turned girlfriends into loyal customers as the girls are friendly and attentive. At one point the receptionist knew me on the phone just by saying was appointment I wanted.
Brittany is great, always does my eyebrows just how I like them. Recently she did a wonderful job on my back facial. really cleared it up and made it look great. You can tell she knows what she’s doing and that she enjoys her job.

Brittany is by far the best waxer I have ever met. I love the work she does, fast, and pain free (well for having hair removed from your skin via ripping out) the salon is very clean, and the waxing area is very sanitary. They use high quality products in a comfortable atmostphere, and rather competitive pricing for such a high end salon.
love love love it here.
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I’ll start off with the good, because there was much more good than bad. My boyfriend and I were warmly greeted by name as we walked in. We were immediately offered something to drink– water, tea, coffee, champagne, or sparkling cider. We filled out our forms and waited for our massage therapists. Both ladies came out, greeted us, and led us back into their couple’s massage room. The massages were awesome, the masseuses were quiet and let us relax. They only asked questions when it was necessary, which I thought was amazing and respectful.
The only two downsides: I think their carpet may be new and it desperately needs to be vacuumed. Also, the damp towel I was given to wipe off the excess oil smelled like mildew. It was a little off-​putting, but since I was coming home to shower anyway, it wasn’t a huge deal.

Wow! Amazing massage! I’ve had massages before but this was the first one that really made me feel relaxed and relieved afterwards — it was exactly what I wanted! I got the 1 and a half hour deep tissue massage and it was superb!
Avanti has a nice relaxing atmosphere when you walk in and is beautifully decorated. The individual massage rooms were very relaxing and comfortable with a nice chair in the room to put your belongings on (other places make you put your stuff in a locker… no thanks). The massage was given with the perfect amount of pressure and she used lotion instead of oil — which was nice! The massage table was heated and she used heated pillows too which was a very nice touch! The music was relaxing and the massage was so great I think at one point I dozed off!
I’m very hard to please when it comes to massages but I was absolutely satisfied! I will definitely go back there again — next time I think I’m going to try the Hot Stone massage! They also do manicures, pedicures, facials and body treatments at Avanti! I love facials too so I think I’m gonna have to check them out for a facial too at some point! The place was very clean and comfortable — I’m a bit of a germaphobe — so cleanliness is very important to me!

This review is really meant to be 3.5 stars.
Avanti is very clean and the staff is nice and helpful. My husband and I went for a couples soak, which was lovely, and couples deep tissue massages. The overall experience was good, but it didn’t top our favorite places in San Francisco. The therapists both gave great deep tissue massages, but we had two bones to pick…1. Neither therapist listened to what we requested. We both asked for them to spend a little extra time on certain areas and neither did. 2. They used WAY too much oil. They should really switch to a lotion or use a lot less oil. I was dripping in it when the massage was over and the therapist did a cranial massage which left an overabundance of oil in my hair. Fortunately I was able to go back to my hotel immediately to wash it out, but I seriously had to wash it three times!!!
The prices were very reasonable. Had this been a $ 200 massage I would have been very upset, but at $ 110 for 90 minutes it was worth the money.
I would recommend this place if you are in the area, but be sure to be very clear about what you want and also request that they go light on the oil or use a lotion.

My wife and I just went to Avanti on Sunday for her birthday weekend after a long day of cycling and wine tasting in the Dry Creek Valley outside Healdsburg. I had arranged for each of us to get a 45 minute facial followed by an hour and a half deep tissue massage. I had read the review on Unilocal and was pleasanly surprised by the service. The massages were amazing, facials relaxing and staff friendly.

Holy Mother of Pearl, one of the BEST deep tissue massages I have ever received in Sonoma County.
And their 1.75 hour massage prices are such deals.
Seek the therapist with shoulder length auburn-​ish hair.

My fiancée and I decided on a spa day (okay, it was me, I admit it). I called Avanti after looking at their website. I called them on a Friday afternoon, asking for appointments the next day. After several minutes discussing what we wanted, Karen said she would call me back. Ten minutes later she called me back with the perfect spa day schedule. She had accommodated every request I had made.
The next day, we went in and the place was surprisingly dead (there were no other costumers). For 2:30 on a Saturday, that seemed surprising. First they had us fill out a TON of forms. They were wonderful in giving us tea and water throughout the entire process.
FIrst we had our side-​by-​side massages. Wonderful. Karen did a great job of finding my areas of tension and easing them away. My fiancée (this was his first ever massage, had a good experience as well. They even accommodated his larger frame with larger robes and shoes. Then we had our facials (the European). We were both a little less impressed with this process, although the job was thorough and pleasant. My involved a little too much face rubbing (she seemed to go on and on with rubbing in little circles…). But they didn’t push product at all, which was WONDERFUL.
Then we both had pedicures and were very impressed with the cleanliness and professionalism of this portion. Our feel felt healthy and clean.
Oh, and we both had brow-​waxings too.
I was also impressed with the price: under 400 dollars for all of this. I am going back for more!!!