Twin Cities Spas: A Recessionista's Guide

by Molly Priesmeyer - Citysearch Contributor - 191 Reviews - 91 Lists

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Updated: June 09, 2009

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.

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  1. 1 3.5 Star Rating: Average Advanced Health Pa
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    6280 Highway 65 NE, Fridley, MN 55432 (map)

    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.

  2. 2 4 Star Rating: Recommended Aveda Institute - Minneapolis
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    400 Central Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414 (map)

    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.

  3. 3 2.5 Star Rating: Below Average Centerpoint Massage & Shiatsu
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    1313 5TH St SE Ste 336, Minneapolis, MN 55414 (map)

    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.

  4. 4 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended 526 Salon
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    526 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55102 (map)

    This trendy and chic salon located in the Cathedral Hill neighborhood offers up beauty fixes—like facials and micro-zone treatments—for around $25.

  5. 5 Sister Rosalind Schools & Clnc
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    149 Thompson Ave E, Saint Paul, MN 55118 (map)

    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.

  6. 6 4 Star Rating: Recommended The Refinery
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    321 14th Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414 (map)

    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.

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