Imperial Spa

I have been here many times and love it. I always get the same treatment! It’s called the "HOT MILK BODY SCRUB & SWEDISH OIL MASSAGE with fresh cucumber mask for face". Get there early to enjoy the showers, sauna, hot tub prior to your treatment. The scrubbing can be a bit intense, but your skin feels great afterwards. The massage is nice and includes all sorts of lotions, oils, warm buckets of water rinses and hot towels. It ends with a fresh cucumber face mask and hair wash. Lasts 70 minutes and costs $130, well worth it.

They stopped providing slippers because the health department recommended that. At least that’s what they told me. Otherwise, I’ve been an infrequent visitor for years and always enjoy the spa and massage. for men there are just not many options.

I was hesitant to try this facility my friend recommended because of the recent negative reviews, but I ended up being pleasantly surprised. The inside is really nice—there are bathrooms, shoe lockers, separate lockers for your belongings, three standing open showers, three seated washing stations, a hot tub, a sauna, massage rooms, and scrubbing tables. They give you a bracelet with a number that matches your locker, and that’s what they call you by. On the women’s side, everyone is nude. I felt shy at first, but I quickly got comfortable because everyone is respectful and no one is paying attention to you. The scrub itself was amazing. It was a little rough at times, but never enough for me to ask her to stop or lighten up. Between each stage of the scrub, she poured warm water over me, which felt incredible. With my permission, she also washed my hair and scalp. The massage afterward was very good as well. Next time I’m in San Francisco, I’ll definitely return and plan to spend even more time there. The only downside is parking—it was very difficult to find, and after circling several times, I got lucky when someone pulled out on a side street. I recommend going early. One more tip: they don’t provide flip-flops, so bring a pair you don’t mind getting wet.

this is a nice place. i would have given more stars if they had a strong jacuzzi jet in their hot tub. the steam room and dry sauna are very nice as well. If you can afford the services, the body work is gr8

Two days after visiting the spa with a friend who recommended it, I developed hot tub folliculitis and mastitis. Essentially they are red dots that appear all over your body caused by bacteria because the water is not properly chlorinated. Unfortunately, that same bacteria got into my right breast, and it became inflamed and painful to the touch whenever something brushed it, like my clothes. I had to go to the gynecologist because mastitis does not go away on its own. Plus, you need to take an ultrasound after you drink the antibiotics to ensure that the antibiotics is working. Like others mentioned in the Yelp review (which I did not get a chance to read before I came to the spa), they did not provide the slippers when you go to the bathroom, so you do not know if the water pooled near the toilet seat is wet from the spa or something else. In addition, I was not informed by the staff that I need to take a shower before and after the spa. I only knew it because my friend told me how it's done. Otherwise, the staff is nice. I would have given it a higher rating if I did not contract this.

This was my first time getting a scrub and going to a spa. I was really excited! Unfortunately, the front desk person was not very kind and didn’t explain anything about the space to me and my friend who had never been there before. The towels and robes were quite tattered and smelled off. They didn’t give us slippers as they said they would online, and I felt uncomfortable walking around on the dirty floors, barefoot. The hot tub was a bit dirty and had green water, there were ants crawling in the corners, and I could see hairs and dirt all over the floor and sides of the hot tub. Overall, the place just didn’t seem very cleanly. The scrub was nice, but the people working in the treatment area weren’t very friendly. I would not come back.

I went with my friend, it was both of our first times. This was recommended by someone she knew. This place was a great price for what it included. I called to make a reservation but they ended up texting me. Nudity is required, so if you're uncomfortable with that, this is not the place for you. When you get there you are given a bracelet which serves as your service number and key to unlock your cubby. You remove shoes before you enter the locker room area. They have vanities and hair dryers which is nice if you are going out after the fact. They also have a water and tea station to stay hydrated We came a bit early, explored the shared are which included a hot tub, wet sauna, dry sauna, and child plunge. We think there were more spaces we didn't explore. The hot tub was comfortably hot, the wet sauna was super steamy and drippy, the cold plunge was so cold. They provide a robe and towels along with shower heads to rinse off. Getting there early was great to soften up skin and muscles. My friend tried a body scrub and wrap combo she loved and i got the accupressure massage. I loved my massage. The lady walked on my back and got some got cracks out of it. She was amazing. My friend came out glowing with all fresh skin. We will definitely be back!