Currently on the look for a good nail salon in Iowa. I'm from phoenix here temporarily for work. Came in for a pedi and ended up doing my nails as well. The pedi was great and the man who did them was lovely. I didn't really like my manicure but that's on me for not speaking up. Super cute salon and there's parking by the door most of the time so I do recommend if you're in the area for a pedi read more

Let me preface this review with... I don't get my nails done. I honestly think the last time was my wedding... which was almost 13 years ago. My sister is getting hitched so I joined the bridal party for a mani/pedi on a random Tuesday at 5:30PM. The place was pretty busy! (Totally would recommend reservations-- which we had.) First I sat to get a pedicure. The staff was efficient and did a pretty darn good job in my opinion. I got a gel French dip and left pleased. Then I went to get a manicure. I am a chronic nail biter and I had worked so hard to grow my nails for the wedding. But alas, Bridezilla's antics the week of had me gnawing on not one but two of my pristine nails. Eeek. So I asked for an acrylic set and called it a day. I showed a photo of this pink to white ombre set I saw and I'm not gonna lie, my manicurist nailed it. Super happy. Minimal bleeding (again, I don't go to nail salons ever and am a nail biter. So I'd consider that a huge win.) I thought the pricing was high-- but who am I to judge that? The location is stellar, parking is a non issue. All of the staff were polite and professional. My manicurist/pedicurist could obviously tell I never did this and was communicative and kind. I am giving this a 3.5 star. Mostly because my daughter (the flower girl) came with and wanted just a normal pedicure with silver nail polish but then had her manicure done as she sat in the pedicure chair? She wasn't asked what she wanted (she actually wanted another color and some designs or a statement finger) but is nine so she didn't say anything. I felt bad she left disappointed... though her nails looked fabulous. Overall, Grace Salon is above average and worth a stop if you want your nails done and are on the Coralville Strip. read more

Plenty of parking by the door. The salon and tools are always clean. They do an amazing job with great customer service. I drive 2 hours to go here. read more

Clean and friendly family business . They always take care of me and my guests when I go in. read more

Grace By Claire - Nice afternoon with a friend to get mani and red dips. The ladies took good care of us and there was no pressure . - Nail Salons Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

Holy crap! DO NOT COME HERE IF YOU ARE BAD AT SPEAKING UP FOR YOURSELF. While they did a good job at my nails there seemed to be only one girl who was able to understand what I wanted (I'm assuming English barrier) that's fine, she worked on my nails when the others couldn't. However, while I clarified I wanted regular polish with this design she told me I had to do gel because it was better for the design I wanted (what?!) looking back I wish I just said no but was not confident in my nail knowledge and thought they couldn't do it with regular polish. As I go up to pay my nails are now over $100 because almost $50 of that was for gel polish (something I DIDNT WANT in the first place.) Overpriced and not worth it!!! read more

Grace By Claire - Acrylic with gel and design. - Nail Salons Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

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Really good shape with a decent color selection. The staff are friendly and approachable. However from the time I came into the salon to when I left was a little more than 2 hours. Had I known it would take so long I might have gone somewhere else. However, if you have the time I totally recommend! read more

Grace By Claire - Dip set with fake nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

Came in with two friends for mani pedi's. They got us in right away and both services took right at an hour. Staff was super friendly and helpful. All our nails turned out exactly how we wanted for a fair price. read more

Grace By Claire - Dip manicure on natural nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

I went there for a simple nail dip. The first guy that helped me out put so much powder on (4 dips on ONE nail before he moved to the next nail) that they didn't have time to dry. It was so thick and uneven that I finally said something to one of the girls who could understand me better. He was actually trying to form the dip with his fingers, tapping and molding, after each time he put the powder on. I told her it was way too thick, which should've been obvious. She didn't seem to agree (or didn't seem to care) as she took over for him, even when I said I'd rather have no dip at all and rather have it removed if she considered that to be normal. She just looked at me. Maybe she didn't understand me? Who knows. She attempted to fix what was already done but the end result was spotty. The only way to fix it would've been to start over, which wasn't even offered. 3 nails have dip missing from the nail and several of my fingers are covered in dip on my skin area. It's hard to tell from pictures. I told her it was the worst dip I've ever had and left. I'm so disappointed. I used to go there often but haven't had my nails done in about a year. A nail professional should know it was awful without me even having to say it. Besides that, they didn't seem to care that I was unhappy with the entire service. They made no offer to make it right. I won't be returning. read more

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Worth the visit for the massage chairs alone! Best pedi chairs I've ever sat in! But also the quality of pedi was great. :)

Did a great job on my dip manicure and pedicure. Highly efficient, I was in and out within an hour! Relaxing atmosphere!

My daughter and I just went and got our nails dipped. My daughter smiled the entire experience. Kay was her nail tech and did a fantastic job! She asked her questions and asked if she was doing okay. She was super friendly!! We will be returning to this location!! Thank you Grace Nails!! read more

Grace By Claire - Nail Salons Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

Firstly, the salon is super clean and mostly everyone is very nice. But I've come here two times now and my nails were really messy and didn't look professionally done at all when they were finished. I had cuts on my cuticles, lumpy nail polish, and there was nail polish all around my skin without it being cleaned up. I feel like I could have just painted my nails at home and not spent 32 dollars to have to clean them up and fix them myself. read more

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Great service reasonably priced!!! I will definitely go back! They we courteous and I didn't feel they were rushing onto the next customer. read more

When I come home this is always my go to nail salon. I've never had a bad experience here. The staff is always friendly and accommodating and I never seem to have to wait. Been here for my wedding nails and other friends wedding nails, I am always the one to recommend this place when people ask where should they go. I'm on week three of my nails and they are still going strong even though they have grown out. read more

Henry did a great job on my pedicure and Kay did an awesome job on my first ever dip manicure. Kay even helped me find the color I was envisioning. I didn't get a picture right away but here are my nails over a WEEK later, still looking great! The only strange thing was that they had both a classical music station and a pop music station playing at the same time which was little disorienting but otherwise the atmosphere was very chill, very friendly staff and very clean! Everyone is masks as well! read more

Grace By Claire - Dip nails over a week after being done. - Nail Salons Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

My favorite nail salon! I found them this summer and have been there once a month for a full set, and am never disappointed! Claire usually is there and does mine and does such a good job and so does everyone else who works there as well. Go take a couple hours and get your toes or fingers done! They do it all and are such nice people. read more

4.5 for sure! Called ahead to make an appointment, and besides not having to wait, I got a generous discount for doing so. I wish I got a chance to go more often. It's the type of place I planned on making my permanent nail shop to patronize weekly, but being pregnant & having a baby put a slight wrench in my plan. But that's how much I liked my experience here. Easy parking, lots of space inside - several tv's for viewing, plenty of polish selections (but I bring my own), and several nail tech stations. The techs were friendly and thorough. I got a pedicure, specifically, and it was perfect. My feet felt great. I wasn't rushed. The tech took her time. Most importantly, they sanitize and keep things clean and overall, the prices are great! Definitely make them your go-to spot for nail care & pampering! read more

I have been going to Claire at Grace Nails for about 4 months now and she consistently does a great job. She always keeps a friendly conversation while doing my nails and does well with detailed patterns and designs. She is very talented with nail art and I would recommend her to anyone. Grace nails has also been good with covid safety precautions. Temperature checks are taken at the door, masks are required, and you and your nail artist both wash your hands before any service is done. I strongly recommend this salon! read more

Grace By Claire - Nail Salons Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

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I live up in CR and have my go-to place up there. Grace nail salon was very cautious with COVID and checked each customer's temperature and ensured hands were washed prior to getting nails done. I really liked that! The building itself however get somewhat dirty. The benches to wait on were stained. The massage chairs were very old and outdated. At one time I also saw one of the employees catch some sort of large bug on the floor... I give them 3 stars though as they did a great pedicure and leg massage... very thorough! Lastly I did not like that there was not pricing for the nails. I usually like to know what I will be spending rather than be shocked at the register as I was today. My pedicure was more than what it is up at my routine place. Tip - pay with cash... 5% discount. read more

This salon is racist against black people. I accidentally went here twice and I'm not even kidding....those TWO time, they were racist towards Black guests. The first time they told a black individual (I don't want to assume identity here because gender was not clear) that they needed an appointment. I had just arrived and was being treated without an appointment. The 2nd time I went, I didn't realize it was the same salon until I arrived and I was desperate and putting my needs over black lives. Which is ATROCIOUS ON MY PART AND WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. A black woman came in asking for an eyebrow wax. They acted like they didn't know if they could offer the service. It was so weird. They kinda agreed but it was like they're were going to have a woman so it who had never done it before? Or that she was just VERY uncomfortable with offering this service to a black woman . Either way....the black women decided to leave....and I don't blame them.....and the Asian woman started talking shit in her language and came to do my nails. She was atrocious and clearly so mad that these black women called out her racism. So I took my boyfriend and we left mid appointment. I will never be going back. Update replying to owner response: telling me that I'm false for what I saw and heard with my own eyes is ridiculous. Do better. read more

I have HORRIBLE toenails and the care and patience provided to file and shape my nails was wonderful. Plus, my feet are very ticklish and the person serving me was very careful. Will definitely go back. read more

I assumed this was owned by the same person that owned the Grace nails by Big Grove on Gilbert, but luckily it is not because this place is a disgrace for the name. You are over priced, the person who did my nails could not even do it properly, taking multiple attempts to do one nail and I still left with streaks and bumps at which point I had enough. You use low quality products and do not put all of your colors out, the staff is not attentive to detail and when the one nail she kept trying to fix my smoothing it with her finger. She finally brought out OPI top coat after using what seemed like a child's brand "Paparazzi" - you should be ashamed of what I walked away with it and the fact I paid $33 for this is even more embarrassing. Prices are not listed and they just charge you and have no justification. Then when I asked questions no one was able to answer them, nor was I was offered to be provided a list with the prices. This was a 50% job and you should be ashamed of calling yourself a nail salon; all around bad experience. Colors are not organized and they have extra behind the technicians and god forbid you ask about those. Thank god this was my only time here and I found the other Grace nails before coming here cause I would have assumed they are all this shitty. That one prides itself on its services, quality of products, and attention to details. If you want to get your nails done, drive 10 minutes down the road and go to the Grace Nails in Iowa City on Gilbert Street (much better and not affiliated with the Coralville one). read more

Have been here a couple times... Very clean, they open hermedically sealled tools right in front of you and also put a.fresh cover over the basin you soak your feet in. They are always busy, so I do feel like they don't spend as much time massagjng legs as some places do, felt like they rushed me out. read more

Grace By Claire - Yay pedi's!!!! - Nail Salons Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

I found Grace Nail Salon via Yelp and am grateful for a great find. The Salon is clean, which is a big deal for me. They use liners for the pedicure chairs so sanitation in the pedi bowl is good. Tools are sanitized and so that gives me confidence in the safety. Location is great for my visits to the area. It is near Coralville Mall and restaurants that I would normally frequent while in the Iowa City area. The operation is run efficiently. While a tech was working on my toes, another started the soaking and removal of my gel/shellac on fingernails. During the visit, I interfaced with four very friendly staff members. The only thing keeping me from giving a five-star rating is the slight communication issues. I tried to carry on conversation with people working on me and found there appeared to be a language barrier. I understand that aspect, but it makes me feel more comfortable if I can converse with the nail tech instead of sitting in silence. For others, that may be a welcome relief to just relax and not keep up a conversation, so it is obviously a personal choic. read more

In town for the week visiting family and as part of our ritual; we escape the kids and go get pedis lol. Grace Salon was a new spot for us and we LOVED every minute of it! Super friendly staff made us feel so comfortable and relaxed. Also, this salon was VERY clean, organized, and top quality. Would definitely recommend! I think this will be our new spot :) read more

I found Grace through Yelp last year and I stopped looking for another salon, this is the best and I have tried many in the area over the years! The staff are always friendly and upbeat, you feel like a part of the family when you are there. Claire does my nails with dip and the polish lasts until my nails have grown so much I HAVE to have them redone! The pedicures are great, the chairs are super comfortable, and everything is super clean there. This is a great salon! Bev W. read more

I decided to try a new salon and was highly disappointed, i showed them the picture i wanted and ended up with something completely different. It wasn't worth 70 dollars. The first picture is what i wanted the second and third are what i got. read more

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Loved my experience here! They open a new set of tools for each customer and made sure to wash their hands before so it felt very clean. I got a dip manicure which was $35, so reasonable for the awesome service. Tons of colors and really kind technicians. Plus if you make an appointment on Mondays, Tuesdays, or Wednesday's, they'll give you 20% off the service. I will definitely be back! read more

Grace By Claire - Dip Nail Manicure - Nail Salons Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

Efficient, fast and clean ! I love Kay she is a sweet girl I wish they had more colors and nail art work read more

We reserved a time for a group of us to have our nails done in preparation for a wedding. They did a great job and we had a wonderful time! I especially appreciated that there was hardly any odor and they were very careful to be very clean! Nice, airy space and a family run business. Loved the massage chairs too. Thank you!! read more

Went here about 2 weeks ago to get acrylic nails and they're still on and not coming off anytime soon. Usually get acrylics back at home and they only last 2 weeks, so I'm super impressed! Super kind nail techs and they try to have a convo with you which I enjoy! Showed Claire a pic of a design I wanted and she did exactly that! Will definitely be coming back!! read more

Grace By Claire - Nail Salons Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

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if i could leave this place 0 stars i would. worst nail place i've ever been to! extremely unprofessional i shouldn't have to go through 2-5 nail techs just for one set of nails. i didn't know pink french tips were rocket science, she didn't take the french tip down far enough and brought it down way too far on my friends nails. i left super unhappy, nails uneven, my left hand was significantly thicker than the right and made it look like i had a nail disease. they are also EXTREMELY UNSANITARY!! you can't have all your health codes posted around the building and yet REUSE nail files. they cut my right thumb and if i get an infection from this shit i stg. the third picture is what i asked for the the first 2 is what i got. read more

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My absolute favorite nail salon! I have been going here for over a year and it's my favorite place to visit every few weeks. The best color selection, my nails always look perfect, the workers are fantastic, and the atmosphere is upbeat and positive. I will never go anywhere besides Grace Nails. read more

Grace By Claire - Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

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Staff was really great. Very clean and great prices. I will continue to go here and recommend to my friends and family.

Finally a clean nail salon that gets you on your way in the Iowa City area! The facility is very clean and all the tools are prepackaged so you know they are very sanitary. Their regular nail polish selection is slim, but I like to bring my own polish so it's not a big deal. They were busy on a Saturday (which was to be expected) and she told us it would be a 10 minute wait. At other nail salons in the area this means it might be an hour, but not here ladies. We waited about 3 minutes and they were ready for us, how prompt!! They have lots of people working so they were very prepared for the influx of customers. My nails looks fantastic defiantly the best mani/ pedi I have had in the Iowa City/ Coralville area. For one regular mani/pedi you are looking at about $50. This is a little on the pricey side for the area but worth every penny if you want to be satisfied with your results. I will defiantly be returning soon, thank you for the amazing nails! read more

I just went back to get my pedi redone and it looks so amazing! Dao (call him Meow, he loves it) apologized for my last experience and thanked me for my review, which is something I've not experienced at a nail salon before. He then took his time to make my toe look absolutely amazing. Then I got my fingernails done by Claire (she did them the last time, too) and she crushed it again! Seriously, she's the best. Thanks you two for making my return experience so great! read more

Grace By Claire - Toes by Dao and fingers by Claire! Looooove! - Nail Salons Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

So I have been to 3 different nail salons in the Coralville/North Liberty area in the past 2-3 months, looking for one that does all of the basics, and my nails look good for at least 14 days. Unfortunately Grace is not that place. This was my second time coming in, the first time was for so-so pedicures with my sister in law. I figured they had been here a little bit now, and maybe they had improved. Wrong. The colors were lovely, and the lady that did my nails was nice enough (I don't think she spoke much English). However, half of my nails were crooked, my cuticles were not pushed back at all (so it looked like I needed a fill 2 days later.), and my GEL polish started to chip about 4-5 days later. Not impressed. I did get a design on my ring fingers and that was done well at least. Fast forward about 15 days after I got my nails done. One of my acrylic nails fell off (this had not happened with ANY other salon and I normally go for a fill every 2.5 - 3 weeks). I am not that hard on my nails, but I figured okay, whatever. Then I decided to take them all off. My real nail has a HUGE GREEN SPOT on it. Which is apparently some kind of fugus. I have no gotten in to the doctor yet, BUT I AM NOT HAPPY. I see my nail beds every time I get a fill because they file the old nail off. And it WAS NOT GREEN before I got my fill and polish done at GRACE NAILS. To say that I am unhappy is an understatement. Now I can't go get my nails done until my natural nail is healed. I am so disappointed. read more

I love this nail salon! After trying multiple in north liberty, iowa city, and Coralville. This one is by far the cleanest one and everyone is nice and friendly! They open a sterile package of materials for each person, which speaks of their excellence. I'm so happy I found you guys! read more

I've been going to Grace in Coralville for almost two years. I usually always make appointments the day before and have always left happy. I used to get gel and it always stayed on a long time even working in a hospital and washing my hands all day. But now I get the dip and I love it even more than gel. It stays on forever (3-4weeks) and doesn't chip! Here recently I have been going to Lisa. She is so sweet and also does a great job on my nails. read more

Grace Nails is a clean, friendly, well run salon. I have been here several times and they are super efficient and my nails look gorgeous. I love that you can make an appointment and come in when it is convenient. Kay did my nails, and frankly she is the best nail tech in town. Go see her! read more