Escape Tan and Spa

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I've looked at dozens of tanning salons and spas in Chicago through their websites, via word of mouth and by visiting a few. Call me a nervous first-timer! I would never choose to tan except that I know in a couple weeks I'll be outdoors for an extended period of time and I know I'd burn quite badly without a bit of a base tan first.



Escape was a wonderful first time experience. The prices are cheap, the staff is knowledgeable, courteous and helpful (no hard sells on packages or products). The storefront was clean, comfortable and felt more upscale than the price list would have led me to believe. The level 1 bed I used (the kind where you lay down) was perfectly clean and sanitized. When I wanted my tanning time adjusted (for fear of burning) the employee cheerfully helped me pick a time I was comfortable with.



Plenty of street parking too. I'm going back in a few days (I purchased a 3-tan package good for one week-- for only $12!) and might go back in the future for a spray tan since I'm not a real UV Ray tanning kind of gal. I've spray tanned before too, at LA tan in Lakeview/boystown, which wasn't nearly as courteous or clean, but I'd go back to Escape because of the pleasant experience and the fact they took time to explain why they advertise that their spray tans last 7-10 days vs. the normal 5-7 days I normally see advertised at tanning salons. Apparently you're not supposed to use bar soap in the shower afterwards (shower gel instead) because it shortens the life of a spray tan and that they have a different formula. While I've yet to try theirs to vouch for it, the fact that they took the time to explain things and could articulate the process clearly unlike other places that seemed to employ folks without a lot of communication/cognitive skills, makes me optimistic.