Waxing4Men

Was staying across the street at the Hotel Kabuki and saw Pearl and looked it up. Around 11pm on a…read moreSunday night found 2 openings for a Korean Body scrub (7:30am and 9am). I booked the 9am and got there about 8:25, which gave me time to get oriented/tour facility and do a soak to prep. The reviews were accurate. I glad I was solo, made it easier being comfortable being nude. Lots of amenities to glam up before leaving. It was calm and quiet when I arrived, and got busier as I was leaving. Staff was great, and made me feel comfortable and welcomed. They explained everything and answered questions with a smile. The place was super clean and staff actively removed used towels/swept throughout my stay. A good scrub, felt like a symboloc ritual for shedding the old for the new. I now have baby soft skin!

Absolutely loved my spa day here. Came around 9:40am for a 1030am appointment…read more We did a 90 mins milk and honey treatment. After the body scrub they wrap your body in a foil while they shampoo your hair and apply a face mask. The spa is small but has the essentials: sauna room, steam room, cold plunge, and jacuzzi. Upstairs there's a clay ball room and the salt room. My absolute favorite was the clay ball room. I was so relaxed after my 90 mins treatment when I went into the clay room I almost fell asleep. I will definitely come back. Only thing is it is in japantown so parking can be hard. But it was very convenient to go across into Japan Center for lunch afterwards

1.3 mi•Lower Pacific Heights, Japantown

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Room to dry hair and get cleaned up.

Kabuki Springs & Spa

4.1(1.3k reviews)

Nobody asked for a Kabuki vs OnsenSF comparison, but here…read moreyou go. 1. $$$ Price Kabuki is $49/pp 2.5 hrs OnsenSF in the tenderloin is $50/pp 2 hours 2. Environment & Ambience: Kabuki has a much wider space, calming music, great ambience, wonderful smells and decor. OnsenSF is a dining space when you enter and spa in the back. Everything looks modern and nice, relaxing environment despite being located in the tenderloin. 3. Hot Tub: Kabuki has a rectangle shaped hot tub as opposed to OnsenSF's square shaped tub. 4. Cold plunge: Kabuki has a cold plunge that's perfect for people who don't need it to be extremely freezing. OnsenSF has a cold shower with many heads in place of a cold plunge. Both are enjoyable experiences 5. Steam Room: Kabuki's steam room is also rectangular as opposed to OnsenSF's square room. Kabuki's steam room also has a shower to rinse off excess salt and sweat before entering the common area. 6. Showers: At Kabuki, there's also a line of stools for the seated handheld showers where you can fill a tub of water and pour it over yourself in addition to the traditional shower stalls, where OnsenSF only has the traditional showers if I recall correctly. 7. Sauna: The sauna was great because you could adjust the heat by moving up the wooden bleachers. There was also plenty of space to stretch out and lie down. There were wooden half-cylinder blocks to place under the neck and back to promote blood flow. My partner's favorite standout was the salt scrub they have that's free to take at the refreshments table. You use it to scrub away dead skin in the shower and steam room. My favorite was the bowl of towels buried in ice cubes that helped me keep a cool head in the hot tub and sauna room. I will say that the thing that makes OnsenSF stand out is their dining pop-ups, but there's plenty of dining options on Fillmore and in Japantown. I would definitely go back to Kabuki again. The experience was incredibly relaxing. Highly recommend.

Possibly the best bathhouse in the Bay Area…read more Kabuki Springs is tucked away off a busy street in Japantown and feels like a portal to another dimension, one full of warm water, a quiet atmosphere, and plenty of lemon ginger tea. I was instantly drawn to how intentional everything feels here, from the dark wood of the sauna to the sleek tile in the showers. It feels carefully crafted to be both modern and timeless, with the Japanese motif flowing through all of the design. Personally, I love the dim lighting in the baths; with no windows, it feels like time is suspended. Is it midday, or midnight? Sunny, stormy? Early, late? You can't really tell when you're there, and that feels like the point. It's an escape in its truest, most relaxing sense. Attendants are constant in the baths, which makes it feel far more luxurious than what the price would suggest. Cucumber, lemon, or plain water are all on tap, as are iced hand towels, salt scrubs for the steam room, and hot lemon ginger tea. I loved how cups are encouraged to be reused (I hate seeing the giant pile of single-use cups in the trash at other spas). I'm holding out hope, however, that traditional green tea may make an appearance in the future! I'd recommend attending on one of the single-gender days, as I found that lent itself best to the fully immersive experience. Shower sandals are available, though I found them a bit uncomfortable. Next time I'll be sure to bring my own. As a bathhouse enthusiast, I cannot recommend this place enough. I can't wait to bring my friends here to learn for themselves just how relaxing and rejuvenating the sauna, steam, soak, and plunge rotation can be.

1.4 mi•Lower Pacific Heights

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Redmint

4.4(175 reviews)

Certified professionals

Can't say enough good things about this place. Beautiful studio with a convenient location…read more Megan is an incredible provider. So kind and gives a hell of a massage. I left feeling like a new woman. Definitely will recommend Redmint and Megan to my circle. I will be back!!

Incredible massage by masseuse James, really good control of the deep tissue massage experience and…read morenot your standard autopilot course. The space itself is an urban oasis and an amazing space to relax and their herbal lattes are great too (I got the mind clarity one with oat milk and honey). 5/5 fell asleep during the massage and feel completely rejuvenated an hour later.

4.5 mi•Bayview-Hunters Point

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Archimedes Banya

3.9(732 reviews)

First time went to unwind and actually really enjoyed the community vibes…read more They offer everything you need to relax, there's honestly not a lot of places like this and I appreciate it. Two things that I can't ignore and hope management reads this. 1. There is room for improvement on the locker room getting so crowded. 2. Do NOT trust the sandals. They are plastic and incredibly slippery when wet. Since they are not sized to the individual, it's dangerous. I slipped out of my sandals and fell down the stairs in the large Russian Sauna. This resulted in multiple abrasions and a large laceration on my forearm and I actually got stitches for the first time. Sandals have to be fixed, there's stairs everywhere here. The people in the sauna were super nice and helped me, luckily, I'm pretty fit, but it could've been really really bad. Credit to the staff for not charging me for my time there, honestly, I would've rather paid and left uninjured. I'm not 100% sure that I would return, it just happened today so maybe in time that will change.

Came here for a dinner experience as well as a 3 hour soak in the banya experience!…read more Good: - It wasn't busy Saturday at 4:30 pm! We got a lucky break - They added a super beautiful sauna with an amazing view on the top floor, loved sitting here and reliving the feeling of being in Finland Saunas - I love the aromatherapy experience! It's super hard to sit through it all and I didn't make it all the way but I basically got through the last round and the cold plunge after felt so great - The food experience was amazing, I loved the tom yum soup with chicken - it feels great to do 2 hours into your experience - Ample spots to sit and I have only felt the squeeze in the hot tubs Bad: - It can get quite packed during peak hours so try to visit when there's less people, otherwise it gets messy and a bit dirty too

Excellent art work here lol

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View from the decks

Onsen

4.0(108 reviews)

0.5 mi•Tenderloin

My husband surprised me for my birthday with a trip to Onsen and while the outside of this place is…read morenot in a favorable area, the inside is impressive... once you go pass the restaurant and into the actual onsen part. In terms of the onsen, the space is nicely utilized. I do wish there was changing rooms in the women's space (and I assume the men's don't have one either) because while you need to be comfortable being naked in a Japanese onsen, it was a little intimidating to be around others and having to strip to change. During your booking time, you're in a group with probably 6-7 other couples so your experience is what the entire group makes it and I was happy the people we were with weren't obnoxious in anyway. The cold plunge is more of a cold shower, the steam room is a bit small and standing next to the radiator can hurt, the steam room is a great size. After the onsen experience, we had our dinner and we thought the menu wouldn't keep us full but it actually kept us content and we left with a smile on our face.

Relaxing but the area is small. You really have to wait for your turn to use some of their…read moreamenities. Their staff are friendly, decent place to go and relax!

Our bathhouse

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SenSpa

4.4(396 reviews)

2.4 mi•Presidio

•$$$$

Certified professionals

This place was AH- Mazing!! Was a little worried from the outside but it did not disappoint…read more 4 seating areas were all ZEN. Exquisite staff and all areas cleaned and stocked. Nora was my massage therapist and she was 10/10! Will def go back next time I'm in SFO!

The absolute worst. I received a $200 gift card for my birthday but since my husband had really bad…read moreknots, I recommended he utilize it for a deep tissue massage. I called to book him an appointment the day before and told the receptionist that I would prefer someone good and I asked if a male masseuse would be better. She stated that actually the female masseuse would be better if I was comfortable and I appreciated that and said yes I would love the female masseuse for my husband. She the tells me all the accolades the female masseuse that will be working on my husbands back has. Next day, my husband arrives and ends up with Rafael. My husband said Rafael did what he could but unfortunately did not get most of his knots out. When he got home, I massaged his back and was surprised with the amount of knots he still had. It was as if he never got his deep tissue massage. I'm deeply saddened because my husband still ended up paying out of pocket (expensive massage) and he did not feel relaxed after. On top of that, my husband sends me pictures of the locker room that was under construction and said guys were going on and out while he was changing. Very disappointing experience compared to the many other massage spots in SF.

Tea Lounge

Fireplace Lounge

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Imperial Day Spa

3.7(870 reviews)

1.4 mi•Western Addition

After my mom passed away, I wanted to do everything I could to relax and take care of myself. I…read morewent to a spa and got massages a few times a week. I really need to take care of myself. I impulsively booked an appointment for a acupressure massage, jumped into my car and arrived about 30 minutes before my service to take advantage of the facilities. The outside of the facility was nothing to brag about, but the interior of the women's locker room is very nice. The steam room, sauna, jacuzzi and cold plunge were so relaxing. They also have a yellow-red clay room, which was a new experience to me. From their website, "The clay room is a heated sauna where the walls and ceiling are lined with clay. When this clay is heated with infrared light, it releases oxygen that detoxifies the body and helps with any fatigue, inflammation, infection, and menstrual cramps". The Acupressure Massage made me feel a little sore the next day, but by far one of the best massages and such a deal for 90 minute for $150.00 and the use of the day spa included. FANTASTIC.

First time checking this place out. Not bad for a $100, 45-minute "Swedish massage," though the…read moretechnique was a bit unexpected. Instead of the usual kneading, there was a lot of poking, finger-tracing, and some elbow work. I ended up opting out of the back-walking part. The facilities are a bit tight--the parking lot only has five spots, and the steam and sauna rooms only fit about 4-5 people at a time. The men's and women's areas are separate, which is nice, but the shoe lockers don't actually lock (though you do get a bracelet for your main locker). A few quirks: the water cups are so tiny they are like shot glasses, and they leave the massage room doors open during the session. I think I'll try Kabuki Spa next time to compare.

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Redmint

4.5(164 reviews)

1.4 mi•Marina/Cow Hollow

Certified professionals

I utilized a generous gift card and got a facial with Joy today. She lives up to her name and I…read moreleft glowing. Seriously. I highly recommend her services.

Who knew this type of spa would be found on such a busy street. Although it's only down a short…read morehallway it feels like a whole new place. I got a lymphatic detox treatment and genuinely felt different after though I do wish they got a little deeper. This may just be my new spot!

Herbal bar and treatment room

Herbal Bar at the Sanctuary

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Spa J'Adore

4.1(601 reviews)

0.1 mi•Union Square

14 years in business

Had been a few years since I visited…read more I could tell that my 515PM appointment during the week would be good as I had no trouble finding parking despite the time of day. Greeted right away. Spoke with Nathan who would be my therapist. explained all the problem areas on my ancient carcass, issues, etc. he not only listened but explained in lay terms what might be going on. I booked the 90-minute, as 60 minutes always ends too soon. Unlike previous "deep tissue" massages at some other, I did not fall asleep. Nathan kept me engaged and feelin' the burn. Two days later, I am still feeling so much better. For some reason, the ubiquitous massagie-music stopped for about five minutes during the process -- my only complaint. Will definitely return. Check it out. -- workingman's gourmand

Had a message with Ana today and it was amazing. She helped me work through some tightness and pain…read morethat I was having in my back. She listened to me and my body. It was a wonderful experience I'll definitely be back. The spa is very clean and calming. You get great calming vibes as soon as you walk in.

Love Spa J'Adore's roof also!

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Earthbody - San Francisco

4.7(593 reviews)

1.3 mi•Hayes Valley

•$$$

5/5 I had the most…read moreincredible experience at Earth Body. From the moment I walked in, I felt completely welcomed and grounded. The atmosphere is beautiful -- the aromas used,the calming energy, and the attention to detail instantly put me at ease. I booked a session with Jae Scott, and WOW..... truly one of the best massages I've ever had. Jae's technique, presence, and care made the entire experience feel intentional and deeply restorative. It wasn't just a massage -- it felt like a full-body reset. If you're looking for a place that goes above and beyond in both service and environment, Earth Body is absolutely worth it.

Amazing! So welcoming. Always enjoy the little note and tea that starts the experience. Shawna was…read morefantastic.