Amenities: 3/5
Cruisiness: 1/5
Price: $25
Pros: Unlimited towels, perfect temperature whirlpool and steam room
Cons: No privacy, place was practically deserted... plus, a little pricey for what you get.
I saw a Groupon for this place so I decided to check it out and not pay full price. The City of Industry is a little farther from me than Koreatown is, but I had errands to run sort-of on the way so I decided to check it out.
When you walk into the spa area, there are "lockers" for your shoes. They don't actually lock though, which is annoying... after hearing a story of someone whose shoes were swiped at Wilshire Spa. From there you walk past the coed lounge and into the men's area.
The men's area isn't that large... I'd almost compare it to East West Spa in Koreatown in terms of size, but this one is a little bit nicer and a little larger. There is a warm pool, a hot pool (which is really shallow, for some reason), and a cold pool. There is also a sauna (which was hotter than I usually like) and a steam room (which was the perfect temperature for me!)
There are also unlimited towels, which is nice. The towels were pretty nice, too. Nice and thick.
Also in the men's area was a dark sleeping room with three recliners, right off the locker room.
In the coed area, other than the recliners in the lounge area, there was a clay sauna and a salt sauna. They would have been fine in the men's area, but since it's coed, you have to wear the provided shirt and shorts, and it was just too sweaty for me with clothes on. There was also a restaurant in the coed area.
This was a fine spa if you're not looking to meet guys... for much of the time I was there (a Saturday afternoon) I had the men's spa to myself. A handful of guys (all Asian and presumably straight) came in and out while I was there, but for the most part I had privacy.
If you are looking for action, though, this isn't the place to do it. There is no place for privacy... the steam room's door is clear glass, and there isn't enough steam to obscure anyone in there. The sauna also has a clear glass door. So, yeah, just go there for the spa experience and don't worry about the guys, and you'll be fine.
Spa Renaissance
17980 Castleton St.,
City of Industry CA 91748
http://www.spa-renaissance.com
