This is a reasonably priced no-frills place. The ladies who worked here are very friendly but do not insist on chatting with you, which is just what I want. I got nail art in the form of the Hawaiian hibiscus motif and it was super pretty! We walked in without an appointment and got attended to right away so that's a plus. A mani-pedi costs $39.00. read more

The pedicure I received was reasonably priced especially considering the touristy location ($25). My nail technician did a great job from start to finish. The spa itself was clean. My only complaint was the sparse selection of OPI nail colors. Most of the Polish was an off brand. I would go back again. read more

Moved from Chicago and in search of decently priced pedicures. This place had the price, the massage chairs and the tools came out of a little package - so I'm hoping that means it's sanitary. This is however, a no frills place. John did a great job on my toes! I'll be back! read more

Found this place originally by accident but I have been coming to Crystal Nail Salon consistently for the past 2 1/2 years. I return to Waikiki often enough that during summer, I let my gel nails go until I come back. (I visit Waikiki 4-5 times a year for 16-20 days at a time.) Most of the time, my nails are in great shape 4, 5, even 6 weeks between visits, except for the growth. I spend my entire trip surfing in Waikiki, and Melissa was right: gel nails don't chip! I can be the tomboy that I am and still have nice nails (feet and hands) when I go out at night. Often I feel really pampered with massage chair and one gal working on hands and another on feet. Can't say enough about that full foot and leg massage. Great service. Great prices. Friendly ladies. Frankly, I like the way they remove the gel from my nails better than the mainland places I go when my in between trips run into 2+ months. Salon is spotless. Equipment is sterilized. They go to town scrubbing (seen it). Wish I had photos to share. I'll have to get some and post. I highly recommend this nail salon. Oh - and they don't use acrylics very much so the salon has a nice fresh smell. read more

Here is a recommendation in which NOT to visit this facility, especially if you are on vacation! The customer service wasn't terrible. (By that I mean they weren't rude people.) When I first walked in, a man greeted me warmly and helped me select a nail colour that I was looking for but was not on display. Things went downhill from there, however, as soon as I got into the massage chair. First of all, the massage chairs are old and tired, but mine was broken. I thought it may have been because I wasn't using the remote properly, but sure enough it had something to do with the electric wiring, as one of the ladies tried fixing the issue with the plug in. She asked if it was working now. I pressed a couple buttons on the remote, and after re-setting the chair, it was working!...for a total of one minute. She then suggested the man (a different one from my first interaction with the staff) if he could move me over to one that was working. (It was just myself and my friend in the salon, no one else. So there were plenty of massage chairs available.) And he said something to her in Vietnamese, pointing to the fact that my feet were already in the water, and shaking his head. Should it not have been my decision whether or not I wanted to move? Because I sure did! But nothing else was offered so I sat there uncomfortably and unserviced in those regards. Then this same Vietnamese man who had disallowed me from moving my seat, and was also the one attending to me, offered me an add-on. (Some special $10 or $15 service charge to make your pedicure more advanced - I think they scrape off extra callus and give you a better massage?) Well, anyway, I wouldn't know because even though I (naively) agreed to it - I wanted to make my vacay in Hawaii special, so I thought, why not - it was just like any other pedicure, except even less than. He rushed, did not take his time, and I was not relaxed, which is usually what you're in desire for when you go to a salon. He maybe spent ten minutes on my pedicure (including putting on the polish.) I was in utter disbelief. The employees then tried to upsell another feature - their gel polish. They showed us some examples, and we thought well why not. Especially because they told us it would last 2-3 weeks. That sounds awesome, right? Just like my pedicure, my "manicure" was done incredibly quickly - again, another ten minutes - and my nails weren't even filed properly. The polish lasted 3 days. Three. Days. For polish that should have lasted more than 2 weeks. Please. Don't waste your money here. Enjoy your vacation. This experience totally ruined it for me. read more

I get my nails done often. Its one of my weaknesses. So while on vacation I was walking around exploring all of the stores and thought that it would be nice to get my nails done. This place does not do a good job at all. Price is high and they are rude. I speak Vietnamese so I can understand what is being said. Although I am really tan and don't look vietnamese i still understand it. I felt as though because I only wanted a manicure and didn't want a pedicure, i wasn't treated well. The lady asked me 4 times if i was sure if I didn't want a pedicure. After declining, she rolled her eyes and said a few negative comments about me in Viet. Not professional at all. read more

We walked in on a Sunday morning and were able to be sat right away next to each other to get pedicures together. The ladies were nice but did not speak to us much. It is a little pricey but that's what Waikiki is. There was nothing super fabulous about our visit, but they did a good job. Not sure that I will go back. read more

I was very disappointed when I came here. I usually do not post negative reviews but from the moment I walked in I felt as if I was treated as a tourist and trying to be upsold on everything. The service was at most average and prices were high for service. I was very disappointed because I'm on vacation and usually only get a manicure and pedicure done as a treat. I would not recommend this place, there are many other cute nail salons in the area that I wish I would have gone to. I thought since it was off the beaten path it would be worth it but now I wish I would have spent the extra to get it done at my hotel spa (only a $7.00 difference) read more

I went to this salon while on vacation because I was pressed for time and the nicer salon across the street was busy. The ladies were nice, but the polish job was kind of gloppy and not what I expect when I get a pedicure. My biggest issue with this salon was the cleanliness. I felt like everything they used was reused from other customers. I saw one lady rinse her tools in the sink then put them in one of those sterilization pouches, rinsing them does not make them sterilized. I would not go back. read more

I come here every time I'm in Waikiki. Definitely the best pedi around. They manage to transform my raunchy toenails into something acceptable to look at. Mylinh will do you right! read more

It's not excatly nice in there and kind of claustrophobic but the ladies do make an attempt to talk to you.

My sister and I came in for a last minute pedicure. The ladies were all really nice. They had great colors to choose from(i like purples and glitter). The place is nice and clean. They grabbed their instruments out of those sterilizing bags. I even had my baby with me and they didn't mind. It is my new favorite place! read more

Save your money!!! It took over 2 hours for regular fills and the polish started chipping that same day. Although I had an appointment I waited 20 minutes. I will never go here again and do not recommend this place to anyone. read more

This is truly the best nail salon in Waikiki. I am local and have been coming every month to see Melissa and her girls for years now. I normally just walk in when I have time and have never had to wait. I am greeted with a very warm reception and they get me situated and comfortable immediately. They do an amazing job and always strive for perfection. You will never leave unsatisfied. They also have newer chairs that are well maintained so you also get a great back massage as well. If you are a tourist this is the best place to come to avoid the high cost of hotel salons. I can't wait to go back next month and get my deluxe pedicure. Thanks to all of you for taking such great care of me. read more

Went to this nail salon after a 1 year deployment in Afghanistan. I don't know what they used but it left me itching like CRAZY! Also, the worker who helped me looked like she just woke up and walked right in to work. She seemed to be more concerned about talking with my wife rather than doing my pedi. My wife wasn't impressed with the quality of the nails and we regretted coming here. Overall, I wouldn't recommend this location. read more

The one star is for the pretty color and quick service, but the woman managed to file down my skin and now it hurts like crazy!! I'm afraid it's going to be infected. As she filed my skin I kept moving my feet away and she kept doing it until she finally stopped... who files skin??? Use a cuticle cutter!!!! HORRIBLE. read more

I'm from Alaska. I had went to this salon so that I can wait on my hotel room to be ready since I had checked in too early. As I approached there salon, I asked the ladies into telling me how much everything was, it ranged around $60 at the time. I wasn't really worried because most of everything in Hawaii is expensive anyways.I got a pedicure, manicure, and eyebrow waxing. The pedicure was great, but, (it was my first time). Got a french tip manicure I didn't understand why she only clipped off on part of my nails then stuck the french tips on. Then I ended up getting a lot of dirt under them, why? Never happened before in the past. However, the waxing was horrible!! The lady took off a huge part of my upper eyebrow! The bottom part of my eyebrows still had hair when she was done! Then a lousy mirror that I couldn't even see into! Very unsatisfied! Then I got charged $92.50! read more

This place is nice, sometimes kindda bussy,very nice chairs and other across street good recomend also , plese dont go to the one they give you flyer and say they are chepper..you ll be much better treat in a nice and clean place and a peace of mind in crystal salon......:) read more

My mom and I left our hotel trying to find a place to get our nails done. Before coming across this nail salon we had tried two places before that and it was either by appointment only or they were about to close, we found crystal nail salon online and decided to go there. The prices are cheaper then the two we had went to before and we could just walk in and they greeted us with open arms. (and there open till later ) The lady her name was Kathy she was very sweet and kinda and did an excellent job. She took her time, payed attention to every detail she did, filed it just the way I had told her, and did an excellent flower on both fingers. Overall great experience and I got the buisness card and wrote down her name, because since I just moved out here she is now my official go-to nail lady (: read more

This is a reasonably priced place to get a pedicure and get out. The ladies are very friendly. A pedicure costs $26 iirc and there is a good range of colours. They have OPI ;-). read more

Their service was amazing. Very attentative and extremely friendly! Me and my friend came here after a nail salon around the block wouldn't take us because we needed an appointment (even though there was absolutely no one in the place) when we stumbled across this cute place. I got acrylic nails done for my sisters wedding and they look amazing!! I have never been to such a friendly nail salon. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was because on their price list which is displayed in the place, it said that acrylic nails were only $35. But when they went to go slide my card, they said it would be $45 because I got 2 designs, so are they saying that a designs is $5 a finger because that's insane and they should tell people that before they decide to go through with it. Other than that, my nails look fabulous. read more

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I went to this place due to other reviews on other sites that favoured it. Staff are friendly & professional. I went in for a pedicure but got up sold on a manicure as well, good business women, but I did need both so willingly agreed. The store is not flash, but everything appeared to be clean & my therapists were careful & experienced. I would recommend this place. read more

I broke a nail while on vacation. At Crystal's they fixed me right up. Knew what kind of nails I had and did a fabulous job,

very efficient and they did a great job. the pedicure chairs are massage chairs- score. ask for mimi- she's great! and i think my eyebrow wax was quite possibly the most pain-free experience i've ever had. double score. prices were actually reasonable, mani/pedi/brow wax was $55 total. read more

Very friendly staff. Average prices, not the best deal but not bad. I went here because it was so close to my hotel and where I planned to eat dinner. I had my nails painted with regular polish and a cute little flower. read more

Worst experience ever! The employee here is really mean, they charge me 50 dollars for single color and forgot to put the top coat. They have very limited design and ask high price for nothing. It is a really bad experience for my trip to Hawaii, NEVER EVER COME BACK AGAIN!!! read more

I sent a couple of teenagers there for mani/pedis and these women took full advantage of them! When they went to pay it was over $80 for each of them! I went there afterwards to ask for a receipt because I wanted to know how it added up. Apparently they upsold them everything without properly explaining the end cost. The teenagers learned a lesson - be careful. BTW - the service was mediocre. It was a rush job (they were busy) and hardly worth the price. read more

I was looking for a japanese nail salon and i found this one based on the yelp reviews... i walked in and realized that it wasn't japanese but stayed anyways b/c the lady was so inviting. It's very small and a bit tacky looking but the lady who did my nail did a great job. She did it exactly how i wanted it... The reason why i'm not giving it a 5 star is b/c there was nothing great about this place.. it was just average. I most likely won't go back b/c when i want to get my nails done i want to be pampered. read more

If you want a good pedicure, come to Crystal Nail Salon. I've gone about five times now. I'll admit that I wasn't super impressed with their shop at first (it is a little small and painted neon green), but I live on one side of the block and work on the other side, so the convenience made up my mind to stick with them. In fact, they see me pass by every other day so we've become friendly outside of their shop. I really like that about them. They're all so nice and I actually like when their very sweet and polite children are around. They also didn't mind that I ate my sushi lunch from next door while I was in the massaging pedicure chair and even offered me an extra napkin. It's those little extras that so make the difference to me as a repeat customer. Anyway... I finally decided to write a review to help them get a little more business because I feel like they really deserve it. They work hard and have a reasonable price for the middle of Waikiki. I'm almost certain that I've only seen My Linh so far. She did a particularly great job on my feet this time. I'm really only concerned about how my toes look since I have a pumice stone I use in the shower for my soles between pedicures. Most of the time it makes the pedicure last longer since their nail polish always stays nice for weeks. Their nail art is nice... not Japanese salon crazy but not too basic either. It's just right for my low-maintenance taste. I got a pretty pale green polish with a white hibiscus flower and little leaves and, of course, there is a silvery rhinestone in the center of it. Oh, and My Linh's massage is good. Very very good. Or maybe my feet are just that tired and sore. What I really have to rave about is the way she got deep down into the sides of my toes, especially my big toes. She clipped the edges, got the icky gunk out, and cut them down very short just like I like them. No more of that ingrown toenail feeling for me! In the end, a pedicure with the nail art on both big toes came out to $33.50. I tipped her $15 so my total was $48.50. I gave a large tip because I was really pleased with the level of service and attention to detail. She also didn't laugh too hard when I thanked her in my very poor attempt at Vietnamese. A few notes: * Go in the middle of a weekday if you're a walk-in. * Make an appointment for weekends, especially for multiple or extensive services. * There are only four pedicure chairs. Not good for parties and I don't recommed for more than two people to go at a time if you want to sit together and talk while getting pedicures. * Tip in cash. I'm in the service industry and I prefer cash tips because the business doesn't get charged that fee from the credit card company. * I've used them for UV gel nails (original full set and a couple fills) and wasn't completely pleased with the work, but it was still good work. If you like ornate fake nails, this is not your place. However, they were very honest when they said Calgel isn't a good option for my thin, brittle natural nails when it was a more expensive option than the UV gel. They could have taken me for a ride and didn't. Much appreciated. Long story short: I've decided to make My Linh at Crystal Nail Salon my permanent pedicure go-to girl. Now go make an appointment before I do! :D read more

Love this place! I've been going there for about 4 years. The nail technicians are really nice and professional. I would highly recommend Mylinh, she is very nice, professional and she's the best with making nail designs :) read more

Waikiki has so MANY nail salons...but Crystal Nails is definitely one to avoid. I was wanting to get a mani after my existing gel mani had peeled. I walked by Crystal Nails and decided to go there on a whim. Horrible, horrible, horrible. I originally wanted a gel mani but after I saw how careless the tech was from the get-go, I decided to save myself money and went for the regular mani ($16 vs $40). Even the regular mani was not worth the money. The tech scraped my nail bed only once and very lightly, and also did not trim my cuticles well. The polish is not even and is missing from the base and sides. The tech even got polish on my skin which she didn't clean. The top coat was also uneven so you can see where areas of the polish with no top coat. Lastly, the tech spent the entire time talking to her friends instead of interacting with me, which is fine but she should've checked in with me at least once in a while. I'm now going to spend more money for another mani. I recommend Nail Zone or probably any other place than Crystal Nails. read more

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I always get the best Mani/Pedi at Crystal Nail Salon. Clean and friendly with a fair price. I live a bit far so I don't go more than a couple times a year but they always remember me and greet me with a smile. read more

Terrible service Blonde Asian guy sleeved on both arms was so rude. He actually yelled at me because I couldn't understand him. He quoted me one amount and charged me double . While my nails looked beautiful, I did not get what I asked for And I will never go back. Place is a rip off read more

I am all for taking your time but almost 2 hours to do a full set is insane! Overpriced and not worth the price!

not very sanitary. i saw so many uncleaned tools and files. GROSS!! i will not be going back. staff was very nice and capable, but it was not clean at all. read more

Great people, best price, and brilliant job on my gf's nails (after a week of beach as well as trails and nails still look good).