2332 Barranca Pkwy, Irvine California 92606
I've been here twice now, and I think this will be a place I would regularly visit. Both times we came here, we got the acupressure massage, which is 55 minutes, and it comes with spa admission ($40 value) which I feel is worth it. Essentially, your massage is $85! You pay for your experience, and they give you a locker key and a pair of shirt and shorts (pink for women, don't remember exactly the color for men whether blue or black). When you first enter, you take your shoes off at the first locker room based on your key number. You walk in further to the second set of lockers where you put your belongings and get changed (or walk around on the women's side in the nude). They have plenty of towels for you to use. On the women's side they have bathrooms, an area to get ready (hair and makeup done self service). Then there is the spa area where you take a shower to clean yourself before going in and/or before leaving (amenities include body wash, shampoo, conditioner, mirror, dividers between each shower with a total of 6 showers), cold overhead shower, saunas, different temperature pools (cold, warm, hot/warmer). You are scheduled at a time to get your massage and can wait in the women's side waiting room, which is next to where you enter the women's side. Seems like it was significantly busier on the weekend than the weekday we came last time. The massage rooms are for individuals (no opportunity for side-by-side couples massage). Both times my masseuse did excellent jobs. The first time I came here, something to note was that my massage was just almost too much, but I feel they gave really good effort. I am someone who definitely needs a lot of work on their knots/muscle tightness. The second time, it was more comfortable. Service was friendly both times. They do seem to expect and are grateful for tips. They will give you an envelope (or you're supposed to pick one up) and either Venmo their username listed on the envelope or just place cash in there, which you are less likely to have given the spa experience. After the spa, we went to the jjimjilbang, where both men and women can hang out. You'll enter a large room with heated floors, plenty of floor seating and limited table/bench seating. Towards the left of the room is where there are the different therapy rooms (clay, salt, cold, heat, etc) for different skin goals. It felt so nice to alternate between the rooms. It's a bit themed too. The cold room basically was like walking into a fridge with carpet on the ground, ice on the walls. There is a dry heat room where it has almost like a furnace. I can't remember each of the rooms' features, but that's the idea. They have a work/lounge room where you can bring your laptop to work or other things, like at a coffee shop. They have a food court (or more like their own restaurant). It always feels so nice to get a hot soup after getting a massage and being in the jjimjilbang. Prices were reasonable for food. My partner has been to another Korean spa in LA, and mentioned that this spa was probably cleaner and enjoyable compared to the others. Overall, I would highly recommend!