Comments on: Thrifty District: Reduced-Price Relaxation

By: Madison (MST)

Madison (MST) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:35:31 +0000

Great article, KatieT! I just saw a news piece today on the rise in shootings and they said it was related to the stress everyone is experiencing n this economy. And I couldn’t help but think of that when I read your opening to the article and how stress relieving a massage can be. There’s definitely some health benefits to the spa experience that’s why I think it’s one of the industries that will do better then most during these hard times.

By: Matt Smylie

Matt Smylie — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:55:28 +0000

I tried The Grooming Lounge for the first time for a haircut last month, and it was incredibly relaxing. Went back a week ago for a shave and a cut, and it was better than the best massage or spa treatment.

Between the great service, environment, and products, they get my dollars at the top of every month.

By: Grooming Guy Mike

Grooming Guy Mike — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:31:58 +0000

It is quite a bit of chutzpah (great choice of words), but we’ll take the Pepsi challenge anyday for our combination of technical and customer service. Come visit and see what we can do. Thanks.

By: Tiffany Bridge

Tiffany Bridge — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:29:38 +0000

That occurred to me too, fedward. It occurs to me that DC is *plenty* big enough for two high-end grooming places catering to men, but putting in a location of your chain across the street from the locally-owned place is… a challenge. Is there really no other part of DC that would benefit from the availability of a really good shave?

By: fedward

fedward — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:14:14 +0000

I thought the choice of location for that Art of Shaving store showed some chutzpah. That said, their products and my skin don’t get along at all, so the Grooming Lounge still gets my local dollars. Which reminds me I need to grab a tub or two of shaving cream soon.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:38:01 +0000

Great article. It also helps to go to a spa’s website and see if they’re having monthly deals. This is true for lots of area spas such as SomaFit and Hela.

By: Tom Bridge

Tom Bridge — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:18:56 +0000

And also remember that the Grooming Lounge is facing some competition from the Art of Shaving that opened across the street

By: Tiffany Bridge

Tiffany Bridge — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:14:26 +0000

For dudes, I recommend getting the Grooming Lounge’s newsletter to check for guy-centric deals.

http://www.groominglounge.com/newsletter.html

By: KatieT

KatieT — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:49:18 +0000

What, Addison, you can’t get massages, or log on to spa week/spa finder? The interwebs aren’t just for women, you know. ;) I promise Massage Envy takes men clients. Plus, the Mandarin Oriental actually has some relaxation rooms just for men — the warm plunge pool and sauna are “gentleman only”. Lucky.

By: Addison

Addison — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:44:22 +0000

how about some advice for the guys? We like getting pampered occasionally, too.