I have been going to Cali Spa for years and normally have a great experience. The last few appointments have been below average and today was a tipping point. I received a set of dip nails and my technician didn't fully polish them with shellac, leaving exposed dip powder. I only received one coat of shellac (if you even want to consider it as a full coat). My technician, Jimmy, would not fix my nail after nicely asking him three separate times. He was not kind about it either, he just wanted to push me out the door. I am looking for recommendations for a new nail salon on the North side, if any other Yelp users have a good recommendations, please let me know. Thanks in advance! read more

Let me start off by saying I got a manicure and pedicure that with a $6 tip, cost me $87... This Spa is not worth the money at all. First off, I went and waited about 45 minutes for my pedicurist to come to me. Then for the next hour she kept getting up to get whatever she needed for my pedicure. Not only did I ask for only a basic pedicure, I was pressured into purchasing one that was $46 because she basically wouldn't let me just get a regular one. When she had gotten to the point of painting my toenails, I had noticed that one of them began to crack and tear off already and she noticed it as well but did absolutely NOTHING but paint over it. Then it was time for my manicure... more waiting. About 25 minutes of waiting, a girl finally got to do my nails and was rushing because it was so busy. For $86 and 3 hours worth of my time, I should've had much better customer service than I did. My experience was terrible and I won't be returning, not for that price. read more

The nails they make are very stable and the sweet lemon tea is my favorite drink. I come here every month. read more

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Disappointing! I went for pedicures with a friend, and neither of us had a good experience. I got nipped repeatedly (cuticle cutting!), they weren't sure what to do with my pinky toe nails (and I've never had this problem), and overall felt rushed. The place *looks* clean, but when I got up I saw how they "cleaned" my tub. There was some spritzing involved and a little wipe with a towel, but no scrubbing! I agree with the previous post about the size of the place. It is set up for large parties, but doesn't feel relaxing if you are alone. It felt more like an assembly line -- one that is trying to break a record for # of pedicures per hour. read more

I decided Friday at 4pm that I wanted to get a pedicure before the weekend. Since my normal salon is by appointment only and isn't open on Friday nights, I decided to try Cali Spa. Pros - Fast check-in with no appointment A complementary glass of wine Drying stations for pedicures Service - all the normal pedicure steps were followed Cons - Pedicurist disappeared for 15 minutes while I soaked Not sure of the pricing - She asked if I wanted regular or deluxe and then I was charged $27. Nothing on the menu online is $27. No base coat used Overall - In a similar situation, I will return to Cali Spa. read more

Short version: I've been going to Cali Spa for a long time. They have always provided good, friendly service in the past. I do not recommend Holly. She is rude, unprofessional, and my nail was crooked! She appears to be a manager. She was rude to the employees and she was rude to me. That says a lot about a person. Everyone else I've had has been great! I recommend Cali Spa! Try their massages too!! Long version: I always have a good experience at Cali Spa. I've been going there for a long time. Holly was my nail tech for the first time recently. I had a couple nails repaired that had broken. Holly recommended I get shorter nails next time I get them done. Which was confusing because my nails are short. She tried to tell me Shellac, which they actually use a different brand of gel polish, only works on really short nails. When my nails were done about a week ago Jon (who did a great job!) made my nails as short as they could go, as I requested. I thought there was a language barrier and asked if Holly meant long? She rolled her eyes and said something in her language to the tech sitting next to her. Then they giggled. The other nail tech butted into our conversation not knowing what was said. How unprofessional of both of them. Holly left me sitting. Who knows where she went. She never said I was supposed to leave my fingers under the light four times instead of the usual two. She came back and asked did you do four times? I said, no, you didn't say that. This wasted time I could have been done. She left me sitting again. To top it all off my nail/overlay was crooked!! I couldn't stand to be around her another moment, so I left once I paid. I didn't want to cause a scene. I am a faithful customer, I have gotten manis, pedis, fullbody massages, reflexology, a facial, and my eyebrows cleaned up. Heck I've even brought my boyfriend for a pedi and I've recommended Cali Spa to others. Always great service! I would not recommend Holly, who appears to be a manager of some sort. I feel sorry for the employees who work with her, because she orders them around every time I'm in there. They really don't deserve to be treated that way and neither do I. Listening to the customer instead of talking over them goes a long way. I've had just about everyone that works there and they all have been friendly, professional, and provided great service. I will return, but Holly will never be my nail tech. read more

I have gone here for years, pretty religiously. I went in for a manicure before my wedding. The technician (an older man) was beyond rude to me. He shoved my hand away when done and grabbed the other one. He was pretty rough, did not trim or file or anything. He did not follow the same technique that other technicians used for the gel polish. He did not apply lotion or clean up around the nails at all when complete. He was beyond rude. I contacted Cali Spa twice to make them aware f the situation - not expecting a freebie or anything, maybe an apology at minimum. I ended up going somewhere else to get them redone and corrected. Women get their nails done to feel beautiful. There is just no reason to be so rude to someone. Services vary - I am not a picky person, but at least be nice. I will never return here, which makes me so sad. There were other technicians that I liked. But giving no response to a poor service experience is the only response I need to know how much the owners value their customers. read more

AWFUL!!! AWFUL!! Save money and go some place where you will be treated better and spend a lot less. Never again Cali Spa

Terribly rude! The guy tried to tell us the most popular pedicure was $90 and when we opted for the $45 he was extremely rude after that. He tried to hide the less expensive options from us. This is the second time I've been there and both times rude. read more

The positives - Great exterior, fast check in. That's it. The guy working with me looked annoyed the whole time. He asked me what I wanted to drink but never actually got it. I asked again, he didn't get it. Anytime I said anything, he looked to another tech and they would laugh. He did not have a name tag nor did he introduce himself. For my manicure, I again asked for something to drink. I got nothing. I had to soak my nails in alcohol to get the shellac off. The filing was terrible. Nail length is uneven. I told her she missed cuticles, she said it's dry skin. Terrible experience. Never going back again. Definitely not worth the money. read more

Cali is still our go to spa but they need housekeeping! So much clutter and looks unprofessional and the smell of food is not relaxing!

If you're ever in Fort Wayne, Cali Spa is a must. Bao was the BEST. 10/10 would recommend Bao for all your nail needs

My favorite place for my self care days. Staff are nice and professional. They do a through job and I feel so relaxed, even after only a pedicure! read more

Loved this place! As a cosmetologist cleanliness is important to me and it definitely exceeded my expectations. My pedi was wonderful i didn't have to ask for anything to be changed and I'm pretty picky. I got one of the more pricy pedis with a scrub and a mask and fresh citrus and it was so worth it. Loved every second. read more

Never again will I go back to this place! The front desk staff was unfriendly. I wasn't made to feel welcomed. I felt rushed. I couldn't communicate with the tech. The tech didn't take my rings off before putting my hands in paraffin wax. Worst of all, she cut all of my cuticles off which made 4 of my fingers bled and hurt for 2 days afterwards. The next morning everyone of my fingers where covered in hangnails. It is now 6 days later and I'm still battling ENDLESS hangnails! Giving this place 1 star is being to nice in my opinion. I'm giving it a zero! read more

I will never go back to this place again. I took myself in my daughter to get pedicures today August 31st 2020,and it was the worst experience at a nail salon that I have ever had. I got the milk and honey pedi, and my 7 year old got a regular pedi. The lady who did my daughters nails kept arguing about the colors my daughter wanted. The guy who did mine was talking with an attitude about my ticklish feet to the lady who was doing my daughter's. I kept apologizing and he never responded besides saying ok. We got regular polish, and I knew the dryers were down because of Covid, so I asked to sit there after we were done for a few minutes. There was no one waiting, no line, and there was only me, my daughter, and one other lady getting our toes done. As soon as the guy got my top coat on, he said pay now. I asked if we could sit there and let the polish dry, and he said if we could pay now. I gave him my card, and the lady who did my daughters nails was making her get out of her chair. The guy came back with the receipt and my card and walked away. I gave a $10 tip on a $65 bill, handed it to the lady and asked if we could sit there. She looked at the tip and said we had to leave. I will NEVER go back. I have never seen such unprofessionalism in a "spa" that has 5 stars! I got home and had to wash off my legs because the man left mud all over them! read more

Kind of overpriced. Was not a relaxing experience. I felt like the person doing my nails was on a limited time schedule and rushed.

Love this place! Try a lavender foot spa comes with hot stones massage! Best pedicure I've ever had!!!! read more

Cali Spa - Day Spas Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

I wish I could give zero stars. I've NEVER written a Yelp review until today and I hope you guys listen to me and save your money and go somewhere else. My friend and I decided to come here, so I called ahead and made an appointment. I got right in but my friend on the other hand waited 30 minutes to be seated. When she was seated her nail tech was doing a whole other job. Mine was very nice but I ended up not like the shape of my nails the next day so I called and they said they could get me in. He also was not attentive to my cuticles and nothing was done to care for them or anything... So, I come in the next day and she files my nails down and makes me pay $6. They treated me poorly as soon as I walked in the door. I should not have had to pay for a nail fix that I could have done myself. I will never be coming back here I'm so disappointed in the money I wasted and my time. Also, I payed $60 for a full set. Which didn't include cuticle care. Do not recommend. read more

Cali Spa - Before my nails were fixed... - Day Spas Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

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Worst pedicure I have ever had. $51 to basically have my toe nails painted. Requested a Deluxe Pedicure ($35). Upon entering spa was asked if I wanted regular polish or shellac, having had several pedicures in the past I knew the shellac would be an up charge but not $16. The tech did not touch my heels or any other places on my feet that callus' tend to form. The tech also did not apply any lotion to my legs or feet. She did a very short sugar scrub. There are to many other spas in Fort Wayne to waste your money here. I will never use this spa again. read more

Not sure why I paid $35 for a shellac manicure that started chipping away the same day. read more

Cali Spa - Day Spas Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

Very clean establishment! Had the back, shoulder and neck massage along with a facial and loved every minute of it. The staff are welcoming and friendly. Highly recommend! read more

So this is my second time ever being there. First time i didn't wait and it was mediocre!!! . Second time Kenny a male nail tech did my nails. He was rude and very unappreciative. Even though i still tipped him (20) the service was bad. Three days later two nails broke off. I went back in and he blamed me for the broken nails!!!! Basically was yelling at me. He was saying i was trying to make him look bad! I told him he was making feel small for something he did. With that being said I'll never go back!!!! Reason why i went because Queen nails were super busy. I'll never give them my service and black ppl don't even go!!! I'm so serious!!! Rude and unprofessional read more

My experience here was absolutely horrible! I took my boyfriend there for a relaxing day. I went to the front desk and asked for 2 pedicures. The lady said ok, and told us to wait. 20 mins later And we were still sitting there. I'm pretty sure they forgot about us because a man looked at us, spoke to the lady at the front desk in a different language and said "I'm sorry, are u getting pedicures? Follow me." At this point I was already frustrated. The ladies who gave us pedis were so unprofessional! They never greeted us or acknowledge we were there. The whole time they spoke to each other in a different language (which prior I saw a sign of their policy that they dont do that) and gave us the fastest pedi I've ever had. I am an asian women and I feel that Cali spa may look nice but their customer service is TERRIBLE!! I will never ever return. read more

First of all this was a gift to my sister and I from a friend. Full boat: 60 minute massage, 60 minute facial, gel mani and a pedi. My massage was ok. Could have used more pressure because it only felt like lotions/oils were just being rubbed onto my skin. The therapist was pleasant and friendly. My sister was in the same room and really enjoyed her massage as she had some issues in her shoulders and neck. On the flip side our facials were awesome! The neck/shoulder massage was way better than the body massage. Now comes the disappointing part: the mani/pedi's. While the leg/foot massages and accompanying fruit rubs were pretty good, when it came to the polish they were lacking. I picked out an aqua blue with glitter but was presented a tropical green with glitter. At this point I had been there 2 hours and just wanted to move forward so I went with the green. My sister got the color she picked. The quality of the polish left us wondering just how old this polish was. It was thick and didn't go on very nicely. Oh well, let's just move forward. Next our mani's. I got the gel and absolutely loved the color, but again was presented with the wrong color at first and asked for the correct one. The shaping and color with gorgeous. I was very happy or punch drunk with this being my 4th hour there. My sister spent a good 15-20 minutes explaining she didn't care for gel and wanted just a regular polish. She even asked if there was a gift card available for the difference in price. No go. "Must get what's in the package." Overall I probably wouldn't go back for anything except the color of my gel. I haven't seen it at any other salons as it was in a "book" of sorts not the standard nail/color choices on a ring. We were well taken care of with water, etc. and offered wine if we cared to drink alcohol. Was disappointed in the quality of the pedi but happy with the mani. My sister's mani polish was so thick it was almost clumpy and did not go on her nails with a smooth finish. read more

This was the worst pedi I have ever had. We had a group of 10, and because I was paying for myself and my daughter, we just got the classic (least expensive). I feel because I got a cheaper service, that the tech did not put any effort into it. She did this very fast and sloppy. When I got home, my feet were still dry and calloused. I work 60 hours a week, plus I go to school and do volunteer work. I don't have a lot of extra time. When I went back they said there was nothing they could do about it. They said I had to come back in 3 days. I came back 3 weeks later because it was the first free day I had. They are overpriced with sub par customer service. Don't waste your time or money read more

I got the deluxe pedicure and manicure. It was great! Toan was so precise and really took his time. I would definitely recommend making an appointment with him. My nails look so great. Thanks Toan! read more

I have been coming here for a LONG time!! I tip my nail tech who is Michelle anywhere from $20-25 for a pink and white fill each time I come. I ALWAYS make an appt well in advance. I have sat and waited for her commonly for over 30 minutes!! My appointment was at 9 am this morning and I walked in the door at 9:05. There was not ONE client in chairs yet. Michelle was in the back and sent a receptionist out to tell me she couldn't do my nails cause I was FIVE minutes late!! When I said I commonly wait for her and I was a long time client who deserved better treatment than that in a very calm voice I was told they were going to call the police if I didn't leave!! I was APPALLED!! I am 51 years old and have never even had a speeding ticket. I'm not a trouble maker!! I have had nothing but terrible service and issues with this salon!! I own a large well known business in town and I have referred countless clients to them. But I will NEVER step foot in their doors again nor refer one more person!! I know ALL too well how terribly important customer service is. Businesses live and die by it. This place needs to learn no matter how "big" you get... treating people well STILL matters!! I brought them two pedicures, a manicure and a fill this morning and after being turned away... I am down the street at Nailed It receiving MUCH better treatment!! read more

I have been going to cali spa for several years. Language barier is horrible. He does want he wants in regards to the shape of the nails. If your request pointed you get square. Nails are not the same shapes. He does a horrible job. Just NASTY AND RUDE! You don't get a tip for horrible customer service. A tip to Sang. You are working for the customer. Without the customer you wouldn't have a job! Just a friendly reminder. read more

First time visit 6/17/17. At first I was having a nice pedi, until the girl doing my toes painted on my sandals. She used acetone to clean my sandals twice. I was wearing Rialto beaded sandals (similar to Birkenstocks) and I was not happy b/c not only did she keep painting sandals until I told her to stop, but I am concerned the acetone will eat away the glue of my sandals, and they are not cheap. The name listed on my receipt was Tiffany. She did not apologize until I asked to speak to manager. Front girl in long dress wearing Birks came over and apologized also. Said her name was Amelia, but she didn't seem like a manager to me. I always thought of Calispa as a luxury spa. I was REALLY disappointed with the poor service and shabby treatment of customers! read more

They did a good job, but lied about their prices. I was expecting to pay around $75, mainly because I did ask the price and they said it would be that much. I had my 3 grand daughters go for they're birthday. I ended up having to pay $105. Overall quality was ok, but I don't plan on going again. read more

Went today to celebrate my mom's birthday and it was a terrible experience. It was completely unorganized and the wait was outrageous. My 30 minute massage was good and on schedule by appointment, however we waited another hour and a half for pedicures and we weren't able to get manicures after waiting another half hour and growing irritable after being at the spa for 3 hours. Not relaxing and a frustrating experience. read more

Very big place, would probably be great for large parties. If you are coming in by yourself or with a friend, its not very private. I would also say that their nail polish color selection was a tad limited, lots of polish bottles, but numerous repeats. read more

I like Cali Spa. It's clean.The staff are courteous overall and they do a good job. The reason I am not giving 5 stars is because the technicians clearly speak about the customers in front of and behind the customers and laugh. I really wish I could translate what they are saying but I gather from their tones, pointing, gestures and laughs that they are mocking customers. I used up my gift cards so I will be looking for another place. read more

Totally disappointed. There was a group of 8 of us getting our pretty feet and pampering for spring break. This was the FASTEST pedi I have ever had. I felt like we were being herded like cattle. The big pretty building portrays that it's more like a spa than a run of the mill nail salon....nope.....won't be going back. PS.....my friend said she has had better chardonnay from Aldi's. read more

I made a last-minute appointment at Cali Spa for full leg + Brazilian bikini wax and was completely satisfied by my experience! Pamela (legs) and Holly (brazilian) were both very professional and friendly, quick, and thorough. It is pricey, as all quality waxing around here is, but at least the price matches the professionalism. Bonus: Most comfortable waxing table I've ever been on. read more

Not the relaxing, serene spa experience I was hoping for. Massages were ok, but should've been offered a beverage at the very least a glass of water. Pedicures we're extremely rushed. After they were finished, I had sat my things down at the chair I was sitting at to help my daughter put on her shoes after getting a pedicure and the lady literally grabbed my things and sat them at the drying station. Disappointed read more

Unable to change shape of nails. Didn't appear knowledgeable of shape choices even with a picture. Had to have a second artist fix the nails. Poor customer service experience - they didn't feel the need to try to recover. It seemed like an assembly line instead of a spa. read more

I came here for a girls afternoon and unfortunately was not impressed. We had pedicures, and upgraded to the scrub. My sister's paint job was sub par, and they didn't even add a top coat. Many of the toe dryers were broken, and thus we had to air dry. For the price, I'll go somewhere else in town next time. read more

This is the worst nail salon in ft Wayne. Did a horrible job. Bubbles in my polish. Ended up get a nail infection from here. Called and called and could never speak to a manger. Worst customer service ever. I will NEVER go back and I will tell all my friends and my customers to stay clear of this place. read more