Nail Place — Local services in Los Angeles

This is a very clean salon, has spa/massage chairs, numerous colors to choose from - from OPI to Essie and other brands included. The nail place is little pricier than what I am normally used to paying for, but overall worth it for the convenience and the ability to walk in without an appointment.

As you walk in, you're immediately greeted and if they're not busy, they'll be seating you as soon as you find the color(s) you want, including gel. Also, as you're waiting or seated, they hand you a bottle of water. I really love the fact that this salon is quiet. No one is really talking that loud. The TV is on silent with captions. Not like some of the salons that I've been to where the workers are gossiping the entire time, in very loud voices and across the room.

They actually take off all the old nail polish, I've been to places where they leave residue (well considered that they do scrape off your excess cuticles and all. It's been almost a week - and my manicure still looks great.

Parking, enter in on first street, right across from DWP. Valet only, but Nail Place covers the entire time you're there. I tip the valet $1 or $2 just for bringing my car around.

They're in the same location as a Subway, Tutti Fruitti Frozen Yogurt, Bikrim Yoga and a credit union.

Don't forget to get your stamp card - after 10 visits, you get $15 off your next appointment, which works for...

My experience today was not good at all. I acted like everything was OK because I didn't want to get charged an arm and a leg. But low and behold they over charged me tremendously.

1. I asked for something not too complex but the man doing my nails said "too complex pick something else" I said "ok" but as I was looking he had already started shaving down my nails and forced me to get my nails done b4 I even knew what I wanted.
2. he said everything I wanted was too complex. It was all just either ombre or color patterns in my opinion not hard at all. 3)he suggested marble. I figured he knew how to do it. Ummm no! He made a mess on my nails. Looked like my 4 yr old niece could do the same.
3. I said ok "this doesn't look good" let me just do french tip. I wanted french tip powder not polish. My nails look like I spent 45 mins in the chair and maybe spent $40 max! Right? Wrong...he changed me $69 for this little girl looking manicure.

I told him I wanted something complex to hold me off for 2 very important events I'm attending these next two weekends. Wow! I'm shocked he would charge me so much. I even tipped him out $10. What a joke!!!

I shouldn't have tipped anything but I did because I felt bad for making him paint over his so called "marble art"

-- Lesson to you sir! Do not over charge your customers just because they are un happy with...

When you don't get your nails done by some nice Vietnamese ladies, you can't be sure you are getting bang for your buck. Sorry to say, but it's my peeps, and we do it proper.

Nail Place is the first affordable, Asian-run nail place I've found in DTLA proper. It's located at First and Hope, in the plaza with a few bars/coffee shops, across from the Ahmanson/Disney Concert Hall and LADWP.

I've never had any trouble at all with getting in for a quickie appointment. The ladies are friendly, but not over-chatty. The owner wants to help his customers out, so provides free validated valet parking down the alley off 1st. Just bring your ticket in and get it validated. They also give free bottles of water, and a frequent visitor card ($10 off after 10 visits).

It is pricier than somewhere in OC or the inland empire, but they gotta make downtown rent! It was $7 for a callous treatment, and $32 for a mani-pedi (non-gel). They have plenty of colors and varieties of polish. They open up sanitized tools for each new customer. Very reasonable, competent, clean, quick, and nice! Would highly...