Epidavros Day Spa

I’m thinking there must be new management. Epidavros used to feel like a treat. It no longer does. Greetings, reception was anything but spa like. A friend just came back from a massage and reported equally disappointing feel to the place. The services were more than fine, but the entire vibe of the place has turned from luxury to waiting for a doctor’s appointment. Too bad, it was a treat I used to look forward to.

I recently moved to westchester and have not been able to find a place that does decent brazilian waxes. I tried several other salons before my friend recommended Epidavros. My waxer was Melissa and she did a great job. She was friendly, and really good. The only downside was the price. Coming from Manhattan, I typically paid at max $ 55 for a brazilian, and Epidavros charged $ 70.

I agree with Ellen — the services were great. I went for a swedish massage and a facial, both were above par. I went after reading the previous reviews because of the close proximity to my home and not wanting to travel, so my expectations might have been adjusted. Both the massage and the facial were great! The space is a bit odd, but after driving by a few times I could tell from the outside it was not a typical spa location. Still, for a solid massage I would go again — though I may try some other spas in the area to shop around a bit first!

Just wish they would fix their website, this is getting to be over one week now and is really annoying
I put a star rating because it is mandatory but dont know what the actual spa is like.

This review really should be split into two sections: the spa itself and the spa services.
The spa services would get 5 stars. My husband and I went together to get massages. He said his was perfect (I believe her name was Christina). So was mine. My therapist was Felicia and I got a deep tissue massage ($ 105). She was just the right kind of masseuse you’d want for that — someone who could intellectualize my muscles, pinpoint and manipulate them exactly, and had really strong hands to use the full range of pressure. The scalp, neck, and face massage towards the end was so wonderful I almost fell asleep. Although she was a bit «get right down to business,» with little pre-​talk about my massage expectations, I’d go back to her any day.
The spa facilities, on the other hand, were disappointing. The place seems to have been space-​planned by a blind person. I know the building used to be office space, and I get the sense they didn’t want to do any real demo when building the spa. It seems like they crammed everything into spaces meant to house desks and one person at a time.
The women’s locker room was tiny (imagine my surprise when I heard the mens was even smaller) and poorly laid out. If you wanted to use the toilet, you were practically sitting with everyone who was changing. The door opened the wrong way — so when someone new came into the locker room (or in my case, when someone briskly left the locker room) the door opened right into the changing area for all of the spa to see. And it wasn’t spring loaded, so I was left in my underwear to lunge to shut the door when the other person left it wide open behind them.
The entire spa is tiled and the tiles were freezing COLD. the whole environment seemed a little cold, actually. Like a terracotta Mediterranean accident. The waiting area has zero privacy — it could have used a curtain or something to separate it from the hall — and is completely un-​relaxing. You can see all the way from the entry way to the awkward arrangement of random chairs, so you feel rather exposed while waiting for your services. And the furniture there must have been bought from a doctor’s office yard sale. Hard and uncomfortable, awkwardly placed around a (cold) glass table.
the service room itself was cramped — barely enough room for the table. and the showers for the spa are either in the treatment room or in the hallway — not in the locker room (bizarre!)
I would have given this place 1 or 2 stars if it wasn’t for how wonderful Felicia was. And, from what it sounds like, the other technicians and therapists are. She got a 5 and rescued this sad place. There are a lot of quick, inexpensive fixes (like putting the door hinges on the other side, putting woven runners on the floor, and putting up a fabric screen by the waiting area) that could have made this such a better place.
If you know you are going to get in and get out really fast — and don’t need to take a shower — then I say go here. But otherwise, I think I’m going to be shopping for a different place to go.