Simona is the absolute best esthetician in Calgary I've been going to her fur facials for over 20…read moreyears and I have followed her over the years. I would never go to any one else.

This place is WONDERFUL! The Staff, the serenity, the scent. It's a once in a while treat, but I…read morelove it every time. Megan is the best. I've had the Spa Gel Pedicure and it lasts 4-5 weeks each time.

Excellent skilled massage therapists! (believe me, there are some bad ones in this city, just see…read moremy other reviews) Been here about six times and each time the Therapist is better than the last. Friendly reception staff, nice clean establishment. Locker, robe, slippers, use of steam room and all kinds of lady amenities.

Curse my procrastinating ways!! I knew well in advance that the hubby was going to have to engage…read morein a "telecon" with his work right smack in the middle of one of our Calgary getaway days. Had I thought about doing this even one day ahead of the meeting, I would have been able to book a blissful 90 minute service with super skilled therapist "Emily" versus the 30 minutes of what was left of her time when I called a mere 20 minutes before! The facility is small but perfectly cozy and amenable to all of your needs including organic teas (with the coolest steeping devices I have ever seen and that is coming from a "tea snob"!) and cookies in the waiting lounge, five shower heads in the stalls (that was a first for me) and a scrumptious steam room with what smelled like a combo of rosemary and orange oils sifting thru my senses. None of this would have mattered however if the massage I booked were lousy. Quite the contrary, Emily was...and I say this with a decent amount of experience behind me in this regard, thee BEST massage I've ever had hands down (no pun intended)!!! Not only was the pressure just precisely what I needed for my chronically aching lower back, she used no annoying elbows or otherwise jolting body parts to make her point. Here's the huge kicker: I ordinarily find any sort of conversation beyond "how's the pressure?" during a massage to be the opposite of relaxing. I actually had a good conversation with Emily *while* being perfectly relaxed; didn't even know that was possible. Though with the exchange rate, the 30 minutes + facility use was on the steeper end, this was definitely a "you get what you pay for" kind of deal that was for the best. And besides, I was on vacation! Such a shame I live 25,000km away.

The girl at the desk is super condescending and rude…read more Not only did they change my appointment saying they wanted to maximize the RMT's schedule (which I agreed to, no problem).. but they changed my appointment to a longer time and charged me 90 mins when I was only there for 60 mins. When I showed them the text from the spa.. the rude girl at the desk kept arguing with me so I paid and left. Arg, rly annoyed and disappointed from being a loyal customer for over 10 years..

Marda loop location Booked a 60 minute massage, woman gave…read moreme 90 minute by mistake, was charged for the 90 minutes which is such bad business. Would never return or recommend any Leela spa again

Love the atmosphere, vibe, services, spa and relaxation. From cleanliness of the facility to the…read morestaff.

We were a group of 7 who booked in a week before and split our time between pedicures and massages…read more My massage was fantastic, I am so relaxed, my massage therapist was amazingly friendly and skilled. The whole place was beautiful and relaxing.

I started coming to this spot back when it was a quaint little 4 room service spa…read more Now it's got plentiful more rooms, enough staff to serve a kingdom and way more services I'd like to try...when I win the lotto. It's a full service spa, you get a locker with robe, slippers and sauna access. No pool. Single vanity area with hair dryer, q-tips, hair ties, etc. Bring your own brush. I'll review what I have tried: Facials - man, no one does it better. They tuck you into an electronically warmed blanket. I like my facials to really do the nitty gritty, get all my pores cleansed and tightened. This means extractions. And if you have no idea what extractions are like, well maybe you don't want to. If you do, you'll know how tedious and painful it can be. Well S.E.S has it down to an art. They have special tools for extractions that they constantly clean. I know this because they constantly spray down their tools with alcohol. I can hear it and smell it while in between being in pain. They exfoliate - steam - extract - cleanse - mask - tone. The whole shebang and they don't even charge you extra like some other places. In between waiting times while your face is soaking up the mask? They massage your hands. Body scrub - pretty neat concept and makes your whole body feel like you just came from the womb. Seriously. The only thing that stops me from getting this service more often is the fact that I have to lay there naked while two women scrub me all over while I am laying in an open capsule. After the scrub they close the capsule (head outside) and the water jets spray you down. There's a good resting period where it warms up like a sauna and you are totally encased in a good steam. There's light therapy that goes on so your body is illuminated in techno colored lights. The whole techie capsule thing is quite the experience. Weight loss - yes. I tried it. I could only bring myself to try it a handful of times. Hard to explain, they offer target area treatments, and hook a massage device up to a machine. There's light therapy added to the rolling device that they use and treat your choice of area for x amount of time. They log your measurements after every session. I effectively lost an inch (no I am not going to disclose where) but of course gained it all back in three fold. Not my fault they are across from a DQ. Massage - I've never heard of lumbar. I've never heard of pressure point massages. All I know is that it works and I always feel great afterwards. I'll leave it up to them to explain the sorcery behind all of that, but I will tell you that I can never stay away through a whole session. They won't make small talk if you don't want to. I love it. Yes, they do insurance claims. Eyelash extensions - no, they aren't advertising much of this like other places. I'm guessing because they are so extremely booked for extensions they don't need to. Natural looking, yup. Longer fuller doll looking, yup. The technician who is also the owner, Sandy has been doing this before all the lash places became a thing. Why she never got recognition as one of the first people in Calgary to be doing extensions is beyond me. She knows her stuff. Perfect set all the time. Parking is situated at the back, through the alley. It shares a small lot with the condos upstairs and another spa right next door (I don't understand this). You can enter from the back by ringing the doorbell. There's also street parking, free on the weekends. Review #4 of Yelp's 30 Day Challenge 2012

Quick summary: Sandy at European Spa performed my facial three weeks ago and I have permanent…read morescaring on my cheeks from her overly deep extractions! I would not recommend this place to anyone. I had clear, acne-free skin without any scars prior to my visit. I am deeply disappointed. My experience: I frequent a different salon on a regular basis and never experienced scarring before. My skin was clear before my facial at European Spa and now I'm waiting for a visit to my dermatologist to hopefully remove the extraction scars. I have since cancelled future appointments and informed them of the situation, where I was not offered any solutions. During the facial, I noticed it was more painful than my regular visits with my other spa. Sandy even warned me that the next couple of extractions were going to be painful since they were deep. When the facial was finished, my face had many blood spots and was very red. I thought the dark spots would go away within a couple weeks, but it has now been three weeks and my scaring is permanent. After further research, I've since learned "extractions are a good way to rid your skin of blackheads -- not whiteheads -- but don't let the aesthetician go too deep. A good practitioner will back away from anything not coming out easily." In sum, I do not recommend European Spa for facials.

I don't normally do the whole "spa thing", but when I noticed the day spa at my hair dresser's was…read morehaving a deal on facials, I thought I would give it a try. It was awesome. Granted, I have nothing to compare it to, but I did bring with me a seasoned "spa pro", and she also said CaVaBien was fantastic. Very classy spa, with a fireplace and cozy seating. The changeroom was very clean, warm, and the sauna is a nice touch. I loved the smell of the products that were used on my face, and that's rare cuz I hate most scented stuff. I came out of there feeling refreshed and looking at least 5 years younger! P.S. - since I can only leave one review for each place, a quick shout-out to the girls who have done my hair over the years at CaVaBien! Best salon in town!

The customer service here is outstanding. I would describe it as attentive with care…read more I've only had spa services and they are truly the best providers I've ever been to. I'm very new customer and I will be back for more!

Love the nails here. Atsumi is amazing. This is more of a treat place for me because it is more…read moreexpensive and time-consuming (because of scrubs and massages, etc.) than other nail salons but it is so worth it. My nails look fantastic and last much longer than when I get them done elsewhere. I do prefer massage chairs rather than the seating area provided for pedis but they do such a great job here, I can easily overlook it.

This was not my usual place to go for a Brazilian wax but I was in town that day . After my wax ,…read morethe technician picked up some tweezers from the counter , to remove an ingrown hair that she said she wanted to remove . I ended up with a bacterial infection , that required antibiotics. Please change your practice .

I have been coming to Aura spa for 3 years now. Originally I came here to have my eye brows done -…read moreas Diana is very skilled, talented and precise with eyebrows (she is the eyebrow queen!). I have very dark black eyebrows and its important they are shaped well as they really stand out on my face. I now go to Aura for my facials, nails and laser hair remover. The staff at Aura are very friendly and skilled and honestly care about all their customers and do their utmost to ensure you are happy and satisfied. Also Diana guarantees her work, which was especially important to me in regards to laser. (have had great results with the laser) I trust the girls at Aura and they never push products on me, and instead have given me advice on how I can care for my skin without using expensive products, which also shows how honest and caring they actually are. The spa is beautiful and modern and they have a great online booking system so I can manage my own appointments easily. I have recommended Aura spa to all my friends and they too have become loyal customers.

I went for a facial with the new technician, Melissa, and it was outstanding. I've visited many…read moredifferent places across the city for facials, and this one was truly unique and worth every penny. She is extremely knowledgeable, my skin felt amazing afterward, and she even custom-blends her own oils tailored to your skin type. The massage was incredible--she doesn't leave the room like some places do; she stays and continues the massage the entire time. Highly recommend!