by Molly Priesmeyer - 262 Reviews - 117 List
Looking for a way to beat the economic blues? Check out these super-cheap spa treatments that will melt away the stress without burning a hole in your pocketbook.
Updated: June 09, 2009
Voted Best of Citysearch in 2008, the Refinery offers early-week specials on all sorts of services Monday through Thursday. The specials change every week, but everything from waxes, tints, hair and nail care is reduced. Sign up for the spa's e-postcard to get the latest info on super-cheap spa services.
This wellness center in Northeast offers acupuncture, diet counseling, therapeutic massage and more. Best of all, because it is also a training school, massages cost as little as $55 for a full hour.
The student clinic at this well-known school offers hour-long shiatsu and massage therapy sessions for $40. The environment is always welcoming and relaxed, and the students are near graduates hoping to hone their customer-service skills.
Enjoy an entire spa menu at the Aveda Institute, which trains some of the city's finest massage therapists, cosmetologists, hair stylists and more. Hour-long massages are $45 and facials are just $40, while haircuts run only $15.
Sister Rosalind has clinics all over the cities and nearly all of them offer super-cheap and even sometimes free massages. Get everything from acupuncture to Swedish massage for $45 to $65 an hour.