Float On

So I have a complaint. I didn’t have one the first time I went and I was nervous because I didn’t know what to do and they had forgotten to give me the introductory explanation. They were just getting settled as a business and they were in a rush and everybody was very kind and apologetic. I didn’t have a complaint the second time I went and I lost 20 minutes of my time because of issues with cleaning the room I had booked. They were still figuring things out and everybody was very kind and apologetic. Now I kind of do have a complaint, after my third experience even though it was only a month after my second, I was charged $ 10 more for the same experience.
Now maybe the price of salts went up, maybe they bought new equipment and have to pay it off, maybe they needed more staff and need to pay their salary. If that’s the case and I’m way off base then I withdraw this complaint. What feels off to me is the idea that this is a place of healing run by people who care about spreading the culture of floating but are all of a sudden charging more… because they can. That’s my fear, and my tentative complaint. That this place, ahead of it’s time, is letting the business come before the healing and losing on the chance to help more people in order to make more money. I hope I’m wrong.

I don’t do reviews very often, this may even be my first ever. Just wanted thank Molly for making our first float experience a memorable one. She was super friendly and accommodated our needs.
I am definitely recommending this spot to friends!

So very Portland, so very wonderful and memorable. This spot is amazing-​the facilities, hours (2 a.m. floats rock and are discounted), the staff, the location (no safety issues) and the cleanliness. Easy booking online and an informative website that got my attention. If you’ve never floated before, this may be a life-​changing experience. I don’t use the pods but rather the actual float pool with the colored star-​like lights on the ceiling. The price is reasonable and if you’ve been traveling a bit much, find that you are aching in body, mind, spirit or all of the above, then this is the pick me up, center my world, mellow spot you might really like to visit. There are no unwanted side effects or regrets to be had if you just «let it all float away» and possibly even enjoy a nice cup of tea or what’s on tap. Have fun, relax and make sure to add this to your P-​land itinerary. So worth it! And, if you’re lucky enough to live around this business, they seem to have very reasonable membership options that don’t yet exist in many other locations. Very welcoming and inviting in so many respects.

Float On was a really unique experience. Going into the place, they were ready with the appointment scheduling. I came in here with confidence having read testimonies and seen some videos of how the process worked. I came in a bit late so the «Pod» wasn’t available, I would instead get the pool. I’m not claustrophobic so either would be fine. I expected some crazy sci-​fi like holotube for this but it appeared to be a simple tub. The ‘water’ you’re in is so salty that you absolutely cannot drown. You’ll float right to the top. Also; you’re naked, they encourage it for the full experience. I laid there floating in absolute darkness for about 20 minutes wondering when the visions or anything would appear. You have to dilate your mind as the feeling of «floating» really takes pure relaxation and meditative state to happen.
I could go into detail about what eventually came into my head. Blackness, floating bubbles/​clouds, alien species with kinda plumb-​like heads… it was really cool. I’d imagine everyone experiences something different. You’re in this inbetween sleep and awake feeling at some points and that’s where you’re most relaxed. I actually had a headache before going on; totally gone after. Stress no more. Over time, the water solidified, crystallized, like a small itch you just need to re-​wet it in the float water. To end your session, they quietly play pipe flute music to ease your awakening back to the real world. They provide towels and showers to clean off so you won’t walk around with the salt water on you. They encourage you to drink tea or water to replenish before leaving. My experience took awhile, and you may think that 90 minutes+ is a long time to be floating in a tank, but trust me the time is never long enough in these things. I know a second visit would mean I would be ready to slip right into the meditative state to really enjoy the experience so I will be coming back again.
*They offer half-​off on Birthdays! Thank you!

I love it. Room 2 is my favorite… the relaxed sense lasts for about three days.

Customer service was awesome. This was my first float and they were very kind and walked me through everything. The place has great equipment and a very comfortable atmosphere. The float itself was incredibly relaxing and I can’t wait to do it again.

(First time here) The full experience you receive at Float On is what you would hope to expect at any therapeutic spa or center, no matter what kind it is. The staff is super friendly and professional and very informative. If you’ve never floated before they will make your experience easy and relaxing, answering any questions you have and giving good insight to floating. As someone who’s floated a handful of times before coming to Float On, I have to say this is the nicest and best kept float center I’ve been to. Highly recommend experiencing this place. I’ll be coming back again and again.

This was an awesome experience. The area to shower and dress after is small, and hard to get ready as plugs aren’t readily available if you need to dry your hair etc.
It was a great experience and seems clean.

Never thought I would do a thing like this. I was told to go by my osteopath after an adjustment. He said it would give my body a break from gravity for a little while to heal itself. Needless to say, he was right. The staff was extremely helpful and I walk around all day feeling like everything was going to be ok. It’s like a 2 week vacation in Hawaii boiled down to take out all the impurities (like flights and hotels and bad service) and given to you in a 90 min. condensed version, I walked away feeling that relaxed.

This place is awesome! So relaxing and refreshing. Lots of options on spaces to get your Float On. Well worth the money!

Had an amazing time for my first float. They were closed for maintenance on my birthday, but they still gave me a discount when I came in next. Clean, calm, and professional, I’d recommend Float On for anyone thinking of trying sensory deprivation therapy!

Highly recommended! It was my first float ever and they were awesome w explaining and making me feel at ease. Super clean too! ;)

Could have been stellar but feel like the staff wasn’t really on point. Was told there would be music going in and out of the service. Also was told there would be a green light on to guide you into the tub. We didn’t have either so I kept waiting and waiting but neither happened. I got slightly panicked when I couldn’t feel my way out of the tub to find out about the green light. I think fort he beginner and for the slightly claustrophobics when you anticipate something like music or light and nothing happens it makes you think about everything you’re not supposed to think about in this setting. Did they forget about me? What if I fall asleep in here? Do they know I’m in this room? Am I going deaf or blind?
After a few minutes I showered and poked my head out of the door and called for someone, no one was there to help. I walked all the way out to reception and the woman working seemed annoyed that I disturbed her while she was mid way through a burrito. I asked about the light and she said that I was wrong and that they don’t have a light on during the float. I said ok, I’m fine with that, but can I just have it on for just a little bit. She said that was fine. Then she followed me, begrudgingly (with burrito) to see what room i was in. However the light stayed on the entire time so I can’t say I had the total experience. We never got any music leading us in or out of the float.
For advice I would start by not telling not telling the client to expect light or music at top and bottom so that there is no unneeded anticipation. Also should warn people not to get the tub liquid anywhere near your nose or mouth. I learned the hard way after scratching my nose and catching a drop up there. Ouch and EW!

The float was fine (honestly not my cup of tea… i kept waiting for it to be over) but what REALLY irked me was the service from one of the older guys that worked there. I happened to get the ear plugs lodged into my ears and he offered ZERO help when I told him the problem. I was in extreme discomfort from an item they suggested I use and he just gave me blank stares and told me he couldnt help. Incredibly frustrated with that lack of customer service (after dropping $ 65 bucks no less)

This was my first float experience and I highly recommend this place to anyone who wants to experience an out of the world meditative session. Besides meditative, it’s a great relaxing and tension relieving experience for someone who is pregnant like a whale like me and has sciatica and low back issues.
I’m claustrophobic and was a bit apprehensive about what to expect from these tanks. But being pregnant, I ended up in an Ocean tank which was a perfect set up! The room and tanks were clean and the one I was in had twinkling stars on the ceiling. Being apprehensive, it was great to have the option of leaving the stars on at first and then gradually turning them off when I got accustomed to the floating. And surprisingly, having the tank in pitch dark is way more conducive to meditation and relaxation.
The post shower experience was amazing — all the soaps were of high quality. And they serve high quality teas and Soma kombucha there! Way to end the experience!

Float On now has Miracle Berry tablets for sale.
Miracle Fruit or Miracle Berry is from the Synsepalum Dulcificum plant found in Africa.
If you chew the miracle berry, coating the tastebuds on the tongue, for the next 20 – 45 minutes sour foods will taste sweet. Molecular gastronomy.
It is fun to get friends together for a «flavor tripping» party, with lemons, limes, pineapple, cranberries, grapefruit, kiwis, dry wine, sharp cheese, sour cream, vinegar potato chips, tomatoes, pickles — you get the idea.
You can order fresh and frozen berries online, and I have. Float On has the fruit packaged as a tablet. For me the tablet was longer acting than the fruit.
And a search of Unilocal for miracle berry/​fruit yields no matches, so this is the place!
They also have a shiny new Bitcoin ATM. The Bitcoins aren’t shiny, but the machine is!

These guys n gals are the Best. I signed up for their monthly membership program and was immediately called down to California for a family emergency. I intended to cancel and transfer my original floats to my friend. I forgot to cancel and was billed a second time almost a month ago. I called today to ask for a refund for the second billing and complete the transfer. They were totally cool about it! They refunded the second billing despite the length of time and still did the transfer.
The staff is always super friendly and the tanks are clean.
It is a great place to escape the frenetic pace of life.
User tip: it takes a lot of shampoo to get the salt out of your hair, they provide it for you, use it. And the Floaters Guide to the Galaxy #1 rule: always bring a hairbrush!

I have wanted to float for several years now and just haven’t gotten to it. After traveling and resettling and, basically, coming down from a series of peak experiences, I figured this to be a great time to give it a whirl.
The facility is really very nice, the rooms are clean and private and well equipped. The tanks are beautiful, my friend floated in the ocean tank and I took the classic tank.
I had a very easy time settling into the float after a brief orientation with the tank where I felt all the corners and edges so I would know what I was touching. I found it easy to give in to the buoyancy and was quick to relax. I had a short session of crying, which can happen to me when I finally get to a relaxed state, on the table for a massage, in meditation, or in yoga, it even happens if I haven’t been in nature for too long, I also will cry when I hear someone speak a profound truth or if something is really beautiful; like music or art. So really, I wasn’t surprised by the crying, it was brief because I then settled into the neutrality of the experience. Talk about a great way to cultivate equanimity!
What I didn’t expect is that moving to stretch would bring a bout of nausea and dizziness. This really bothered me. I tried breathing and the air was too warm for my preferences, which didn’t help. I tried massage, acupressure, repositioning, thinking about balance. I reviewed my food intake — all good and as recommended. I did drink enough water and I even had a comfort break before hand. Oh, well, it didn’t subside so I opened the hatch and enjoyed the fresh, cool air. I floated a bit longer and then finally gave in and called it good. My float ended up being about 50 minutes out of 90.
The staff are so sweet and knowledgeable and they told me that maybe 1 in 10 can experience this and that if I wanted to, I could get used to it by the second or third float. I had some ginger tea, and that still didn’t help my stomach so I am pretty sure I just need to get aclaimated to floating.
On my way home, my friend loved it and his voice was dropped from relaxation, he told me of all wonderful things of his experience and that made me really happy because he has been under a tremendous amount of stress lately. I said I may or may not try again…
Now that I sit here, I know I want to try again! I believe in the power of floating and I know myself and my nausea and dizziness could be from so many various conditions of my body, mind or spirit and I want to see if it’s a matter of getting used to it. Sometimes it takes me a few times to know if I like something, or at least what I really feel about it for myself so I will be back.
Thanks, Float On, for being so welcoming and comfortable and kind!

Step one: Travel to a remote region in north-​central Mexico and participate in a shamanic ritual involving psychoactive mushrooms and a whole lot of chanting.
Step two: Lose your mind.
Step three: Score some of those mushrooms and bring them back to Portland.
Step four: Book a room at Float On.
Step five: Eat mushrooms, float, revert to simian form, rampage through Portland, eat a goat, wake up naked and covered in blood.
Yup, that’s pretty much the process here. Or wait… maybe that’s the movie Altered States. Yeah, that’s it. This is that, but not that. It’s sensory deprivation, but the modern, non-​simian-​rampaging, goat-​eating, naked-​waking type. Well, there may be nudity…
The actual process here is much more tame and definitely more relaxing. Book out a room (if you’re new, go for one of the more open rooms) probably a few days in advance. Show up. They’ll walk you through the process. The tanks are private so no clothing is necessary, and you don’t need to bring anything with you. They provide towels, robes, earplugs, Q-​tips, ear drops (to get the salt out) and of course the salt water.
The rooms are maintained at just the right temp. Each has a shower and changing area, and can get nice and dark, so you can float into the abyss without distraction. With the earplugs in, you can’t hear anything. And being deprived of the sensations of light, sound, and touch/​gravity, your other senses (basically your brain) are freed up. Your body can relax, your mind can wander, and solid grooves can be found. If your lucky, you can get the conscious side of your brain to wind down a bit and then your subconscious is free to take you to interesting places. Even if you don’t go there, your body will thank you for soaking it in epsom salts, warm water, and a lack of gravity for a while.
The dudes who run this place are plenty friendly. And they seem to be constantly working to improve the place, up the game, and make the experience even better. And you can tell it’s good by how popular this place is. Prime time floats book out days in advance, and sometimes even a week in advance on the highly desirable weekend spots.
I’ve only had one float here but I really look forward to returning. I just need to get my ass in gear and book in advance. I’ll surely be back. It’s a super relaxing experience.
Just leave the shrooms at home… at least until you become an advanced floater.

Super cool. We had the Mercury (Merc Perk) discount which got us in for half price. It was our first time and it was pretty amazing. I wish we had float tanks in Sacramento…
Just make sure you get all your experimenting out of the way up front. I tried to switch positions mid float and it really threw me off. Make sure you keep the water out of your eyes and remember to use the ear plugs!