ESSpa at The Carnegie Inn and Spa

Wow! I couldn’t have enough amazing things to say about my experience here. Unfortunately, two days before my wedding my hair and makeup artist’s grandfather passed away, leaving me without a pretty committee. My sister called all over State College looking for last minute appointments to fit me in as I am hopeless at doing my own hair and makeup. ESSpa was able to move some things around and get me an appointment. In and of itself, this was incredible, however things only got better once I arrived on the big day.
Natalie at the front desk was so helpful and enthusiastic and promptly got me set up for the hair portion of the day. I don’t know about anyone else, but I have rarely gotten my hair done for something and been blown away… usually I smile politely and frantically try to alter it when I get home. Not with Ellie! She totally nailed the look I was going for and was so receptive to my likes and dislikes, constantly catering to the little changes I wanted to make here and there. She finished my PERFECT hair and makeup in just under an hour, giving me extra time to add my finishing touches at home.
Thank you so much to the amazing staff at ESSpa, you girls saved my life on the biggest day of it and I am forever grateful. Would HIGHLY recommend Ellie for any of your beauty needs.

Want to ruin your birthday… book here on your big day. I made a huge mistake and booked a full spa on my birthday, got childcare and rearranged everyone’s schedule so I literally could take the day and spend it at the spa. I giddily kissed my kiddos in the morning and stopped by Starbucks before arriving 15 minutes early to Esspa. When I checked in the gentleman politely told me I had booked at their other location. I assured him I booked with them, at the State College location, I had been to their spa before and dialed the 814 number. He said they sometimes transfer their calls to their other location, I was booked at their Philadelphia location and they were all booked up today. There was nothing he could do. I left in tears, literally crying. After booking a $ 400 plus package at the Esspa in State College on my birthday, rearranging multiple kids schedules, hiring a sitter for the day, it was a complete disappointment. When I finally pulled myself back together, I called to speak with the manager. Apparently there is no manager in State College, only at their Philadelphia location. The manager was very friendly and apologetic. She told me to immediately go back to the Spa in State College, so I went. When I got there I had to wait over an hour for a massage, never got a facial, my manicure smudged before I even left the spa and the pedicure was okay, very short foot massage. I went to pay and they comp’d the manicure and handed me a card — which contained a referral card to give to a friend — ummm zero chance that is happening. I left feeling more annoyed than ever, not a good day especially for my birthday. I will never go back and would recommend you steer clear of this place.

Last Sunday I had a mini manicure and a Hungarian pedicure. My manicure was great, took almost an hour (was only expecting 30 min) the pedicure wasn’t worth the money. It’s almost a week later and my polish is peeling, and you can barely tell I had a pedicure. The whole process was slow, I understand we should be relaxed, but it was very very slow. I wouldn’t waste me money on these services again! Very dissatisfied!

This spa was very cute and relaxing. I had excellent service to begin with, staff was very attentive to me. However, when my manicure was over, i only got 3 minutes for my nails to dry before being ushered out! Not only did my nails smudge with i was trying to get out my payment, but they got completely ruined 12 hours later when i to sleep! Definitely will not be going back since my manicure lasted less than a day.

Quaint, cute and highly recommended! Eva outdid herself with this adorable little spa! It is tucked away at the Carnegie Inn and it is incredibly clean and comfortable! I had the hot stone massage and long hungarian facial! I was afraid to drive after because I was so relaxed I thought I was going to get into a car accident!!! This is my favorite little getaway! You must go check them out!