Peony Nails Spa

Excellent service, and can’t beat the prices. I’ve been coming here for over a year now and this is by far my favorite nail salon in NYC. Highly recommend.

Horrible service. All they care about is selling you more stuff. I felt very uncomfortable there after the woman talked to me for 5 mins about getting a gel manicure.
They also don’t have clear pricing. You have to ask them for a clear breakdown or they will try to charge you more — I was initially asked to pay over $ 70, not until I asked did they realize they had made a mistake and had overcharged me ~$ 15.
The person who did my nails had an awful attitude and did a lousy job. I had to get a complete re-​do only 3 days after visiting Peony.
I’ll never come here again.

I got my gel fill nails done by Linda. She is amazing! So friendly and she did a great job. I got so many compliments on my nails :)

Service was terrible and they have an enormous selection of colors but this is just a fair warning that my manicure chipped in 2 days. I didn’t do anything strenuous nor did I wash my dishes or submerge my nails in water for any extended period of time, it was just cheap, terrible quality nail polish. I don’t recall the brand that I chose but it was in a rectangular bottle (not Essie) and the color in the bottle was not the same once applied to my hand, it darkened about 4 – 5 shades after drying. I was incredibly disappointed with this experience, and at $ 13 a mani, with a $ 2 tip, I would much rather frequent a different establishment. Also, the man who did my nails took forever and he was pretty rude about it, shoving one hand away as he finished it to grab the next to paint it. Uhh yea, skipping this one for sure.

I like Gin who gave my tired little feet a new life. This place is quiet and tucked behind NYU.
Not flashy, but it gets the job done.

Only my second Unilocal review and it sucks that it will be a negative one. Bought the Groupon for the spa pedi and then went to redeem it right after work. It was actually amazing, that I will say. Very satisfied. I also got a gel mani right after. Cut my nails entirely too short. I told her they were too short and she told me it was difficult to put gel polish on longer nails??? Then when I went into my email to get the groupon voucher she told me I couldn’t use it because I bought it that day. Then proceeded to attempt to embarrass me by getting the manager. I went to the fine print of the groupon and proved them wrong.
This is a last resort nail salon at best, good luck!

–Groupon said mani pedi was $ 40 but was advertised as $ 25
–I was asked to pay a $ 3 tax
–ZOE was really great and meticulous!!! I won’t have anyone else (if I ever come back)
–30 seconds hand/​feet/​shoulder massages. That’s 20 seconds longer than most places.
–owner is a little annoying, overly pleasing in English but talk shit about some customers in front of them in Chinese
–The Groupon asks users to make an appointment ahead of time, so if u r giving a 1 star because you were rejected at the door, that’s your own fault – …

YOLO! Hello! Groupon! I walked in to give my wife the experience but was talked into getting a mani pedi for myself. This was the FIRST time I ever received a mani or pedi. I must say as a man that is straight and masculine, Peony must have gave me a large dose of estrogen because I was as soft as a teddy bear from the great treatment. It made me feel better also seeing other men doing it too. With my wife beside me I set back as my specialist, ZOE, who I highly recommend, gave me the works. The price was decent, $ 25 for the mani pedi. I loved every minute of it. They include massages in the chair during the pedi and from the specialist after the mani. I will be doing this on a regular basis now. I may see you there!

I’m torn on my review of this salon. Overall I had a good experience here but there were a few things that I noticed that I didn’t love and I couldn’t help comparing it to another salon I’ve been to in Manhattan that I had a great experience in…
— I think the thing I noticed first was that the tools came out of a plastic pencil case as opposed to sealed plastic baggie. I’m sure it had been sanitized (at least I hope!) but there was no way to verify this. The nail file specifically bothered me — I could tell had been used multiple times before me.
— Despite buying a Groupon I had to pay a $ 3 tax on my mani/​pedi. The owner did mention this when I walked in which was nice of her. I had read online previously that they were charging $ 5… but when I went it was only $ 3. Not a big deal — I still got a good deal.
— Speaking of $$ and Groupon — there are signs posted everywhere about ‘good service’ and tipping. They ask that you tip on the full amount which is, I think, $ 40, which is fine. But the signs every 3 feet are a bit tacky.
+/​-​Gal who did my nails did a good job. My toes came out beautifully — and still look good 2 weeks later! I felt like she rushed my hands a little bit — I had to ask her to make sure the color went all the way to the edges. As predicted my hands started chipping after about 4 days… but I can never keep a good mani more than a few days anyway.
Peony is an ok spot if you’re looking for a quick and easy mani/​pedi in the village or if you happen to score a good Groupon deal but I’d probably go elsewhere if I was really looking to treat myself with some good pampering.

3 stars for the result, but 5 stars for the service.
I had a $ 20 groupon deal for regular mani-​pedi. They charged $ 3 for tax and calculated 15−25% tips from the regular price. I didn’t think the girl did a thorough job but I ended up giving $ 6 tips anyway. So be prepare to pay around $ 30 in the end.
What I like about the place:
— the place is spacious and pretty clean
— great variety of colors available
— didn’t receive a shitty attitude that I usually get from an affordable nail salon
— the girl who took me actually speak english so you can tell her what you like and what you don’t like
— short waiting time
What I don’t like:
The result and the work.
— The girl looked away like 5 times when she was doing my hand nails. This made me really nervous.
— She didn’t seem really care when she was putting the nail polish. That would be okay if she’s an expert at what she does, but judging from the result, I don’t think so.
— It has only been 4 days and I already need a touch up.
— I’ve had my nails done with the same price somewhere else but the girl paid great attention to her work especially when she was cutting the nails so they won’t get too short. This one didn’t and I ended up with a few too short nails!

I went here today for groupon deal had a wonderful experience and the best nail tech in the world Zoe. She was well worth the experience. My deal was for mani &pedi $ 20. The massage chair is the best… The restroom & salon was clean. The tax was $ 3 and I paid in full 25% gratuity with pleasure. I may possibly come back just for Zoe xoxo

I’m sitting here now getting a pedicure from a woman named Suki and man, I am so tempted to walk out right now with my nails half done and these white cotton things between my toes.
I have NEVER met a ruder, colder woman. And her little younger mini version of herself is next to her doing my mom’s nails, and she’s almost as equally miserable about life.
We read the negative reviews here before buying the Groupon deal and decided to give it a shot. We are reasonable people who are not difficult to please by any means, and figured it would be OK. It’s just nails anyway :-) boy, how badly I’m regretting that decision now. Especially as this woman is RUSHING through my nails and has not smiled or said a single thing to me besides «move» or «here».
These two ladies keep going back and forth snarking in their own language about us, grinning and rolling their eyes when all we were since we walked in the door was super warm and welcoming (us, the customers for crying out loud!). So rude and something I refuse to tolerate as we are paying and tipping them for service. My mom, who’s just so kind of a person, tipped them 20% regardless of their attitudes… simply because my sis and I both worked in service for many years and lived off our tips. They are lucky to encounter such a patient and forgiving person!
****The ONLY positive? My sister had a very lovely woman who took her named AMY. If you have a Groupon deal and are nervous right now — I would call ahead and make an appointment with her. ***
My advice if you DON’T already have a Groupon deal? Don’t don’t don’t don’t don’t don’t and I mean don’t come here. If you are hesitant at all after reading the few positive reviews this place does have and are tempted by a ridiculously cheap groupon or whatever deal, just DON’T do it. Such a poisonous energy sucker to just sit here for 10 minutes. Go somewhere else and pay double, heck even triple the price and leave feeling fabulous as you should!

Oh my goodness I love this salon. I have been to many in my NYC neighborhood and none of them compare. This place is incredibly clean and bright. Feels upscale but is very affordable. The staff are all super friendly but I always ask for Zoe. She’s super attentive and for such a personal service as having my feet worked on she makes the experience professional and comfortable. My feet are in good condition but sometimes I have issues and Zoe sees things without me having to ask. She has surgical precision when it comes to any ingrown.
Believe me, I am on my feet all day and the last thing I want is a pedicure that leaves me wishing I stayed home.
I day dream about my hour in this place!

Awful place. I went for a mani/​pedi and decided to also get my eye brows done. When I walked into the waxing room the paper sheet laid on the bench was super sticky with old wax. The lady cleaned it up but considering the entire place was empty when I was getting my nails done they shoukd have had that room clean and ready.
Then, Amy — the person doing my eye brows, was pretty rough with a lot of pressing down hard on my eyes. When I looked at the final result I almost screamed! I naturally have full eye brows with a high natural arch — she had got ridden of all that and left me with two super thin straight lines. It’s horrible and i need to end this review so I can go research how to make brows grow back more quickly :(

So I visited here after purchasing a Groupon online. 2 hours after arriving home I am called 10 times and left 2 voice mails about how the nail tech wants her photo removed. I actually wasn’t intending to show the nail tech but the process in which my nails are done. I guess they haven’t been introduced to Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Unilocal,helloooooo, it’s 2015. But I didn’t want her having sleepless nights so I fixed the photo.
I actually just read the NY Times article on the nail salon business and how difficult it is for the women, but after visiting here I felt a little less bad for them. Why you ask? Well continue reading…
My nail technician was Zoe (as you can see by the nametag). The pedicure lasted about 20 minutes and the manicure about 15 minutes. Total time spent will be about 35 minutes.
Zoe talked to her co-​worker in Chinese during the pedicure which was really disconcerting because obviously a customer will think they are being talking about.
They try to up sell you on an extra massage which is normal. Color selection is also decent between OPI and ESSIE.
The whole experience was very quick and just not want you’d want when coming to a nail salon, if your purpose is to relax.
They also have signs posted every 2 feet (not exaggerating) that if you are a Groupon customer you BETTER tip on the full value of $ 40. They even calculate this for you 15% = $ 6, 18% = $ 7.20 (this was scratched out and recalculated), 20% = $ 8, 25% = etc, etc.
Funny thing is that as you walk in there is a folding chalkboard sign on the sidewalk saying ‘mani/​pedi special $ 25.‘
So how in the heck is the ‘full value’ $ 40???
You will also have to pay a $ 3 tax which they tell you when you call to make the appointment.
Don’t bother wasting your time and go somewhere else as there are dozens of nail places that will do your nails for $ 25 without calling to harass you 2 hours later because their face is on Unilocal.
Calm down lady, there is no need to SCREAM into my voicemail box and have your boss sending me harassing messages via Unilocal compliments section, you aren’t Kim Kardashian so no one cares.

I used a groupon for $ 17 and once I arrived I was told I’ll have to pay an additional $ 5 or taxes.
So, if you’re a NYU student there’s no need to purchase the groupon. It’s the same price with your NYU ID card.
I lowed the star rating to 3 because the last time I went the customer service was horrible. My mani & pedi took 30 mins — too short for me. My feet didn’t have time to soak to soften the cuticles & dead skin, plus the water was cold.
I wasted my time & money coming here on my birthday. Wish I would have gone elsewhere and paid a little more for better service.

I was gifted a Groupon for a spa pedicure. Arrived a few minute before my appointment and was greeted by Yuki (sorry if I spelled that wrong!) who was super nice and took me to the pedi chairs. The place is very clean and comfortable. She did a great job on my pedicure and gave a pretty decent massage. I also got a gel mani which was done very well. All in all — great experience, excellent work, friendly staff and reasonably priced. Plus if you go to NYU you get a
20% discount!

I purchased the $ 20 mani-​pedi groupon and was pleased that Peony was able to squeeze me in for a last minute appt! As someone else mentioned, they do charge $ 5 for taxes, which they told me about on the phone prior to coming in, so be prepared for that.
I really like this place. It is spacious, clean (they even have an autoclave, which is better than the sanitizers that most salons have) and the ladies took their time with every step. Their nail color selection is insane!!! I initially chose this god awful color, probably because I was overwhelmed with choices! When I expressed my uncertainty to the nail technician, she was quick to say that the color I chose wouldn’t look good with my skin tone. Now, some people may take offense to this, but I am one of those people who value honesty and this lady saved me from having this awful, cosmic blue glitter all over my nails. Lol.
I’ve honestly never had such a wonderful mani-​pedi. They even told me about some chinese medicine suggestions to help the broken capillaries on my super thin skin. And my nails look oh-​so wonderful. It’s been a few days and they look as good as new! I will definitely be returning to Peony Nails & Spa!

Their $ 20 mani-​pedi groupon sure did hit the spot! As another reviewer noted, this spa is incredibly beautiful, clean and polished. The staff is friendly, funny, sweet and upbeat. They were incredibly attentive and I even had my manicure/​pedicure done at the same time by two people, which I found very efficient. They were speedy without having to give up their attention to detail. I was very satisfied with both my manicure and pedicure. You can tell that the staff members really respect, collaborate and communicate with each other. They work very well as a team which is great to see. Only two of their massage chairs were working at the time, but I hope to come back again and get the full experience of luxury ;)! Highly recommended.

Came here today with a Groupon ($ 20 for mani-​pedi) with a 1:30 appointment. The space itself is really beautiful and there selection of polishes is unreal. Every Essie and OPI color you could want is most likely here.
I had Zoe do my mani pedi. 1:30 on the dot she was ready! She was very kind and good at what she does! She made my winter toes look summer ready. For my manicure I’m very specific about the shape I like (square with rounded edges) and she nailed it. She did a fantastic job with the shaping and her application was on point! I chose Essie ballerina slippers, which can be streaky without proper application, but Zoe is clearly experienced and there is not a streak in sight.
She gave a great little massage while I dried, which was lovely and much appreciated. I have no complaints about this place at all.
Tips here are cash only so make sure you bring cash on you!!! For groupon customers expect to pay an extra $ 5 for tax (I didn’t question it– they said something about that they tried to tell groupon to add tax to the price.) So expect to pay $ 25 total. Normal manicure-​pedicure here is $ 40. They had 20% off for regular priced services, and from what I saw on the board NYU students also get an additional 20% off.
Overall, recommended!