Georgette Klinger

i do not actually believe in valentine’s day, but in trying to make plans for next weekend it was pointed out to me that V-​day could be a conflict (b/​c, you know, people don’t celebrate love the other 364 days of the year or whatever. *eyeroll*). what does this have to do w/​GK spa you ask? it’s probably the only place i’ve gone for a V-​day date, that’s what. aaaanyway, my ex BF’s parents own a catering biz and that meant that ex-​BF (and i, and ex-BF’s adult siblings and friends) provided free labor a lot of the time. it also meant a ton of body aches & soreness guaranteed the days following big events for said catering biz. so, when would’ve-been in-​laws ordered us to work an event on valentine’s eve, i got the idea to schedule massages for me and my honey the next day. GK had been suggested to me a few times so i made an appointment there. they were friendly enough on the phone, but seemed a little too emphatic that i was oh-​so-​lucky to be able to get an appointment on valentine’s day! oookay. if you say so.
we get to the appointment and there are 2 ladies at the front desk — one is all set to greet us and has mouth open to say hello when the other practically knocks her over to get to us and starts checking us in. i find it a little odd, then i realize she is drooling over my BF. now, i promise i’m not the jealous type… i even found it sort of cute/​comical — until later. we get checked in and miss aggressive is very attentive — to BF. she offers us beverages while we wait and brings/​hands him his but plops mine on the table b/​w us. strike 1. a few minutes later she says, «i’ll take you back to the room,» to BF and off they go. i go get my massage and it’s fine. (GK is more on the stark-​white/​clinical setting side of spas, so not really my style or very soothing, but everyone loves a rub-​down, right?) when i return to the front, BF is already there and ready to go. as we’re heading out, the lady at the front desk [who’d been previously pummled by miss aggressive] says, «i hope you enjoyed your massages and i’m really sorry for the mix-​up.» (huh? what mix-​up?) apparently miss aggressive was supposed to be my masseuse and BF was scheduled to see someone else. hhhmmm. strike 2.
later at dinner, BF is giving his opinion of the experience (this was his first massage) and says, «it was pretty good, but a little awkward with the whole underwear thing. why didn’t you tell me to wear briefs or to just take them off before getting on the table?» (what? i have no idea what he’s talking about.) GET THIS: miss agressive gave my BF a FULL BODY massage! she did a lot of over and UNDER the boxers rubbing on his ass. effing STRIKE 3. (why doesn’t Unilocal have emoticons? i really need the frowning mad face here!!!) now, BF does have a fantabulous butt. i’d like to give the excuse that it was one of the first things i noticed about him b/​c our first date was bowling… but, no. his ass is just awesome. but this chick was WAY out of bounds and very lucky he was relaying this story to me later/​away from the spa. i can almost laugh about it now, but i wanted to pay some special attention to HER ass (with my FOOT) at the time. BF said at the end she also patted his rump one last time on her way out of the room and said, «i left my card on the talbe; make sure you ask for me if you want another massage… or, anything.» HUSSIE!!!
if that story weren’t enough, would you believe i actually wound up @ GK 2 other times? once was with a GF who made the appointments for our spa date but didn’t tell me where so i just suffered through it (a horrible pedicure) to avoid hurting her feelings/​cancelling at the very last minute (basically upon arrival). the other time was for a birthday party and i got a semi-​OK facial — just a step above mediocre. it might’ve been better/​more relaxing if they weren’t in the middle of a renovation (dirty/​messy, and lots of drilling going on), but i’m not sure. neither time did i run into miss aggressive again, lucky for HER. but i WILL NOT return. their prices aren’t too bad, but for the service (or lack thereof), they are too much. i guess unless you are looking for a happy ending, which i’m sure my BF could’ve gotten if he so desired.

I went here for a spa day about 4 years ago. I really enjoyed my massage. I don’t know if Joy still works there but she’s about 99 lbs but you wouldn’t know it with the amount of pressure she was able to apply to get the knots out of my shoulders. The manicure and pedicure left a lot to be desired. The facial was good as any other I’ve had, nothing stellar. The spa is clean and they have day lockers and a nice waiting room.

I happened to go here with my friend to celebrate her wedding — we did a ‘girls day out’ thing. I NEVER would have gone to a fancy salon like this for a facial and brow wax if it hadnt had been for my friend, and that would have been tragic, for i would NEVER have met MONIR! She gave me the best best brow wax I have ever had — and completely changed my perception of aesthetictians. Monir has worked in fancy DC area department stores for decades and is one of those sophisticated euro/​middle eastern mature ladies that intimidates me with her seemingly innate sense of style (you know the kind that looks like they are wearing Chanel all the time, but actually just have a super well put together outfit?). Since she was older, at first I was scared she would give me one of those old-​fashioned angled-​severe waxes. no way. she gave me a nice soft curve that followed my natural line, and even managed to make my un-​symmetrical brows look just fine with their natural shape (remember brook shields’ non-​symmetrical beauties? monir is capbable of helping you maintain even that look!). Until her I thought that EVERYONE just carved commas into super thick brows like mine. Ladies, if you are sick of getting your eyebrows ‘connie-​chung-​ed’ to death (as one friend put it), do yourself a favor and go to Monir. I am so sad I cant see her now as I live in Boston!
Other services: I also liked the collagen facial, but not unless you have a lot of dough (its over 100 $). Also I advise you to resist purchasing any of their products — i bought a cream once and a toner, and the toner completely dried out my skin, the cream was sub par. You have to watch out for this, as it seems the spa stylists get a commission for selling products — so they push them on you quite aggressively!