Seoul Gym & Cafe - PERMANENTLY CLOSED

Jul 2019

I'm sad this place is closed, sadly I feel like they started to give up. Honestly if they had the funds, they should have just relocated. The customer service wasn't the best, the location was horrible, and everything was outdated. I know it's privately owned, but I saw this coming. Well as a review on a closed facility, I'd highly recommend Spa world to anyone looking for this kind of experience, but BETTER and cheaper (with Groupon).

Jul 2019

Like everyone says, this is in an abandoned mall. What people don't say is that it adjoins the Security Square Mall, an open and healthy mall. Also, the Best Buy that closed next to it is now an AMC Theater. Anyway, here's news - the mega church, Set the Captives Free Outreach Center, has bought the Seoul Plaza ... the abandoned mall! They have signs in the window of every abandoned business saying what will go in which shop (Adoption services, chapel, etc.) once construction is "done." Anyway, I didn't actually see construction, but allegedly the church isn't happy Seoul Spa is there and operating. Patrons of the spa told me that the church had access to escalators removed, so the only way to get to the spa (which is on a second floor) is by using an industrial elevator. So, who knows what the future holds for this odd "church vs Korean Spa fit use of a mall." Only in America! (With respect to safety, I went during the day and plenty of people were parked there. A Cold Stone Creamery is in the "good" mall, not far from the entry of the future church/Spa! Also, AMC patrons are not parked too far away, so it seemed safe to me. Spa patrons told me they have never had a problem at all hours of the day). Anyway, the spa is nice for its size and the restaurant looks clean and nicely set up. There is a fitness room which seems well equipped, two fooseball tables, lots of chess tables with game pieces, and more relaxing chairs around. The men's wet area has one room-length cold pool, one hot tub (seats 8 maybe) and one warm tub (same). It has 5 stand up showers, 4 sit down showers (traditional Korean), a steam room and a sauna with coals. The coed dry area has 4 hot rooms, one cool room and one ice room. My favorite was the Himalayan Salt Room. There are clear salt bricks on the side, which are neat, but the best part is the floor! It's covered in salt granules! There are mats on the floor, so when you lie down, the salt granules fit to your neck, head, back and sides! It's very nice and relaxing! There is also a sleeping room (dark with mats on the ground), a TV, and multiple massage chairs that require a dollar to operate. There are also other chairs and magazines around the main coed room (as other posts explained, you are given pajamas when you enter, put your key in the shoe locker, give that key back, and get a new key for the locker room locker - you wear those pajamas in the coed section and are naked in the gender specific wet areas). Anyway, as Korean Spas go, it's smaller than Spa World, bigger than Riverside Sauna/Spa, and overall a great experience. Oh, last point: they do not give you a razor or toothbrush like Riverside, nor do they offer q-tips and hair gel like Spa World. This place is basics only - but at least you can buy stuff at the desk and the pajamas look cooler than those at Spa World! BTW THEY HAVE CONFIRMED THEY ARE CLOSING JULY 15 2019. THE CHURCH BROKE THEIR LEASE.

Apr 2019

There is only one reason to come here, the body scrub/massage package!! The first time I came here a couple years ago, I was bored and didn't see the point of coming back, I wanted a massage for my birthday and thought I would try another body scrub, as I had one years ago at a different Korean spa. I soaked in the hot tub for a half an hour, as other reviewers recommended, the body scrub was a half hour followed by a deep tissue massage. You have a towel covering your face and man junk, so there is no need to feel uncomfortable about being exposed. I would describe the body scrub as very precise and professional. The massage was great too, and wasn't a rub down, but more deep tissue pressure points, he even added those suction cups that you see athletes use, on tense muscles areas. Afterwards, he washes and rinses you off, I felt like a king! I highly recommend!! Make sure to bring cash for a tip, as you can't add a tip using a credit card.