Just Calm Down Spa

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30 W 18th St (at nr. Fifth Ave.)
New York, NY 10011

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(212) 337-0032
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Just Calm Down Spa - New York, NY
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Best

That's right! Run, Don't walk!!! I'm a Spa and beauty editor and I just love this place and especially people who work there!!! Due to my work I have to try a lot of places but I ...

Worst

I went on a Monday afternoon after getting a discount coupon on line for $100 service for $50, and after being told that the Friday afternoon appointment I wanted was impossible, ...

Best Spa in all of New York! 7/1/2009

I love this place! Tara the owner is the best! I feel so comfortable every time I come here and they make me forget about every stress I have in my life! Their treatments are amazing! They make everything themselves! Once you have a massage on their heated water bed no other massage will be exceptable! Pros: Everything Cons: None! more
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JCD Rocks! 4/15/2009

I brought my mother here recently and we loved it! We had massages which were to die for and then we had the most amazing pedicures. We had them in this cute little "Paris Garden" just calm down has set up...so relaxing! And then used real fruit in our pedicure soak! it smelled heavenly! Overall we had a great time at the spa. My mother was so happy i brought her. Pros: Amazing Massages, Amazing Pedicures more
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Cool spa 4/15/2009

Just Calm Down is a really cool spa. You feel at home there from the comfy couches to the staff who treats you like family. I never went to the old location but have been going since the new one opened and I am hooked. It was really neat how I could pick my own music for my treatment...that part was awesome. Massages are great as well as facials. I need to try a manicure soon. Pros: cool atmosphere, nice staff, picked my own music more
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Loved New Mani/Pedi 4/15/2009

Just tried the new mani/pedi at Just Calm Down Spa...the new Yankee one! I loved it! really fun with the chocolate cookie dough scrub! everyone was so nice and accomodating. great experience! Pros: great service, great staff Cons: none more
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great spa! 4/14/2009

I recently went to JCD for the first time after reading all the hype. It was amazing and loved it! And this is a REAL customer writing this review....in response to the review below. Obviously when a spa is so good there are always a lot of haters! But the owner was really pleasant with me and i had nothing but a good experience. the Moroccan Massage is amazing!!! i've never had anything like it. I just came back from a Vegas trip and had a massage at the spa at Ceasars and the Moroccan was better than that! can you believe? Go Just Calm Down! thanks for calming me down completely! i'll be back ; ) Pros: the moroccan massage! Cons: no sauna more
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If this place doesn't relax you, nothing will. 3/9/2009

I've been going to Just Calm Down for a little over a year now (both old and new locations). I'm an Englishman in New York and travel around the world for business. That means I get stressed and I've visited an awful lot of spas in my time. After a few hundred you get to know what really is a good massage, who really knows what they are doing and recognize great service. Just Calm Down is a fantastic place. I would not hesitate to recommend it and do so frequently. I've never left dissatisfied and I'm a very fussy person. The staff there are extremely friendly and I look forward to seeing them as much as I do the massage - they are always welcoming, smiling and attentive. I just wish I was in the country more often to go there. But try it for yourself - you wont be disappointed. Pros: Great massages, fantastic people, its like an extended family Cons: None more
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A truly calming experience 2/17/2009

I must say I LOVED my experience at just calm down in their new space. I have been a loyal customer to them for a few years and have never had a bad massage/pedicure/manicure. anything there. My pedicures were perfect & manicures were great. Truly the massages are the best! This weekend I went for the Valentines special. As I entered the new space I was greeted by Tara (owner) who is absolutely amazing and attentive. The room + music + mimosa infused massage was so truly relaxing. The combination heated water bed/ heated towels just melted my stress away. I was totally relaxed & my masseuse was phenomenal and ultimately I felt 10x better than I did before. I highly recommend any of their services; a great time for all! Pros: Ambience, great staff, relaxing atmosphere Cons: none more
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Great spa! Nicest owner! 2/13/2009

As a current employee i have to COMPLETELY disagree with the below comment! I feel sorry that some of our former emplyees have become so bitter...being unable to bring everyone over to our beautiful new location...as we only had room for the best! The owner of Just Calm Down, well what can i say, is the nicest women i have ever worked for. I feel so lucky to have this job in an economy that has gone under so quickly. Not to mention because of everyones money issues these days the owner is always discounting services...check out our website! So it's very clear to me you have no idea what your talking about! Pros: staff , services, etc... Cons: old staff more
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OUTRAGEOUS!!! 1/27/2009

Fantastical! Magical! Dreamlike! Phenomenol! Insatiable! Incredible! Unbelievable! Heaven for couples! Just see for yourself! Pros: Beautiful treatment of clients, Beautiful decor, beautiful everything! Cons: none more
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The Big Move Was Well Worth The Wait! 12/7/2008

Just Calm Down has finally moved and all I can say is a job well done! The new location feels like a country house in the big city. The manicure/pedicure room truly feels like a cool european cafe, with a such a beautiful sky-lit ceiling, making you feel like you are outside! The details are just perfect. The rooms are cozy and the beds heated. I was so lucky to have been given a birthday surprise last week to enjoy a facial, massage and pedicure. All the services were truly divine. I am so happy they are finally up and running and I am sure that anyone who steps inside will be lost in the spa's magic. more
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great customer service 11/22/2008

the problem with the below reviews is that just calm down was closed during their big move for almost 2 months. how these reviews can be valid, i just don't know. the spa has by far the nicest desk people in the biz. you say "sickly sweet" i say sweet in this city is a rarity. i am surprised that a review sight allows for such false slander to be written. but trust me when i say that the owner and desk girls always go beyond the call of duty. i have been a client for many years, not only because of the wonderful services, but because the owner is so hands-on and so involved. stopped by the new place, and all i can say is wow! so if you are an ex-employee who feels better about yourself by putting down others, find something better to do. like grow-up. just calm down deserves all the praise in the world!!! Pros: wonderful owner, creative services, Cons: the dissenters more
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too cold and too hot 11/1/2008

I came in for the talked about morrocan massaged which I was almost forced in to getting. The description is not what you actually ge,t heated water bed?? yea right more like frozen water bed. Heat pack placed only my back was so hot it nearly burned my skin off, I had to ask for it to be taken off. This is was not what was expected or described the therapist was nothing to brag about although I was told she was great,what a waste!! Cons: not enough pressure,cold bed, hotpack too hot more
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I'll pass 11/1/2008

I recently went to this spa and found the services to be less than stellar. I had a facial/ pedicure both were awful. I am not sure the facilist knew what she was doing as she pulled my skin to hard there is no door, just a curtain so , it's really noisy and cold in there. As for my pedicure there was a tin bin that I was supposed to put my feet in. how ancient is this??, the pedicurist had my feet on her lap( very slave like) As I sat to have my feet dried droves of people passed by which was annoying. My polish was a little messy but I was late for dinner and just wanted to get out. I had not checked the price for the pedicure when I went to pay I was outraged by the price of $85.00, I will never go back Pros: none Cons: uncomfortable chairs, overpriced more
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very unprofessional 10/26/2008

I was suprised to hear that this spa was closed came on here to get the scoop. I too have had problems with the owner she is very unprofessional and condensing. I for one will never go back Pros: location Cons: grossly unprofessional owner more
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great staff 10/25/2008

I don't really have much to say about the owner I have never met her, but from the reviews here I am glad didn't. I have had several massages here, they were all lovely and I was treated well by the receptionist sara, my therapist were awesome Pros: great massages, nice staff more
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The utmost retreat to all of life's hassles, a dazzling dose of pampering, endlessly wonderful services 10/19/2008

Just CalmDown has been a fixture throughout my five years of city living, a magical escape where my friends and I walk through their doors and everyone and everything negative and stressful immediately disappears as the surroundings, the aura and the everpresent warmthful greeting grant us that wish for paradise akin to that only a genie might otherwise grant. NEVER, in the dozens of services my pals and I have indulged in has the outcome been nothing less than stellar. A pedicure/massage/facial gala for a 41st birthday was magnificent, the owner constantly ensuring that all was just as planned, and needless to say, carried out with perfection. We are so excited for the grand move to 18th Street, where only more of the same magic glamourously awaits! Pros: warm and inviting Cons: none more
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a wondeful place to chill 10/19/2008

So sorry to tell the last reviewer, but Just Calm Down is moving to bigger and better digs! Didn't you see the website?!!! Seems you like the gossip of it all without knowing the REAL back story! It's pretty sad that you could dislike a person who is so darn nice and truly puts her personal touch in everything she does. With so many spas in the city, why are you still a client then? I go to the same therapists all the time and I must say, they always compliament the owner and seem very happy with the place! Why else would the BEST therapists work there??? She MUST be doing a lot of things right! To everyone else, see you at the new place! Pros: the personal touch of the owner and staff Cons: none more
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a must try! 10/1/2008

I was so glad to see a a proactive client writing back to the ridiculous review about the owner. Tara is the best and most loyal owner of any business I have ever frequented. She is so hands-on and so caring that it makes the time I spend there totally special. What's so funny about the negative review is that the writer comments that her friends who have been there agree! Then why go??? It's too obvious that a nasty spirited, jealous person is writing such nonsense-look who's passive aggressive! For all those who are reading reviews because they are looking for the BEST-this is the place! And to Tara, we all love you!!! Pros: customer service, facial heaven Cons: having to read anything negative more
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excellent spa, terriffic owner, great therapists 10/1/2008

Reading the below review I am ashamed at anyone who would write such false untruths. So ashamed that I am writing back, something I normally don't do. First of all anyone who knows the owner, Tara knows how unbelievably nice and sweet she is. She goes above and beyond making sure that each client is completely happy. To say she would falsely charge a credit card, which in all the years I have been going never has happened to mean or anyone I know, is shameful. Clients love Just Calm Down for its very homey atmosphere and the wonderful owner. It's funny you say the staff doesn't like her either, as I have been going to the same two therapists for many years. It seems to me that you must be a former employee with nothing better to do then spread disgusting rumors. To everyone else, listen to the kudos and ravings by New York Magazine and Allure...They wouldn't be given such honors without the loyal clients who have been obsessed with the spa for years!!!! Pros: charming setting, skillful staff, creative energy Cons: ex employees with a vengence more
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really chill 9/14/2008

when i came to my first appointment, i was in the middle of a really bad day. the girl at the desk (i later found out she was the owner) was so nice and friendly and understanding to my mood that i instantly felt better. it was if i had been a client forever. i indulged in a massage they call the split personality (funny, ehh) and like the description it up-lifted my sad spirits. the massage therapist was so attentive and read my muscles like a good book that i felt like wonderful at the completion both physically and mentally. thanks girls for a most memorable few hours. Pros: really chill ambience with exceptional therapists without the attitude more
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Owner Message

  • Just Calm Down, a jewel of a Spa was voted best day spa in New York by Allure, Time out, and New York Magazines. Comfort and calmness takes over the moment you step foot into Just Calm Down. Our lobby is a comfortable living room with high vaulted blue ceilings that cannot help but make you feel relaxed. Come join us and enter the world of creative spa going. All of our treatments, scrubs, facials, pedicures, manicures, waxes, and wraps are homemade from our ?Sweet Shop.? From music to oils to products, mix and match your own spa destiny. Come and calm down at Just Calm Down.

Editorial

  • Situated in a glossy Flatiron space, Just Calm Down was created by a beauty junkie who put her years of spa-going to good use. The result is a place where the client calls the shots, choosing everything from music to the ingredients and scents used in treatments. Patrons pick the oil blend for massages--and, with some guidance, products for their facial. Truly decadent are the manicures and pedicures, which use ingredients like apples and flowers.

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Additional information
  • Hours: M-F 11-9, Sat 10:30-7:30 and Sunday 11-7:30
  • Payments: Visa, Master Card, American Express
  • Neighborhoods: Flatiron District, Midtown
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