I lucked upon Ultimate Salon in Aspen when I was walking around the beautiful town on a recent vacation. I'm so glad I did! Michael, who has been in the same location for almost 19 years, provided an excellent mani/pedi (he has the hands of a surgeon - especially in the pedicure department)! I will absolutely go back the next time we're in Aspen and highly recommend Ultimate Salon/Michael to anyone in need of some "self-care." It's not a "fancy" salon but it's clean, Michael was great to work with, and a woman I met there said she had been going to him for years (which to me said a lot). There was also a woman working there (who I did not work with and apologies to her for not knowing her name) who was also very nice. Note, it's on the second level of the building so, unless they had an a-frame sign on street level, I would not have noticed it. This place is great! read more

Do not listen to the negative reviews. You must understand that having a salon in Aspen Colorado is a tremendous liability when there are customers who are lacking in humanity and manners! I have lived in this valley for 35 years after having lived in Manhattan, London, Atlanta And I have not been to a nail salon is gracious excellent and elegant regarding the customer service as ultimate nail salon. Everything is always perfect. I cannot even believe some of these reviews however, during the time I have been in the salon I have been party to some of the brattiest, most spoiled and unpleasant women that one could ever hope to meet. If you are a decent human being who appreciates quality service, excellence and gentle manners then this is your place. If you are spoiled, entitled and Have lost touch with humanity because you have daddy's credit card and never worked a day in your life, then perhaps find somewhere else to go! read more

Here for the food and wine festival, Michael treated me like a local and was so meticulous with his manicure. Wish I lived in his town. I would come back to him every couple weeks. Really top notch read more

i was treated horribly by the staff and yelled at by customers because i was on time for my appointment. i had to wait almost an hour after my actual appointment time and the customers spoke to me in such a disgusting way i have never in my life been spoken to that way. The business owner said nothing to them and not only did he not support me but told me to be quiet and not speak. Absolutely worst service and customer service i've ever had in my life and i'm in my 40's. read more

Michael and his wife are incredible. Their salon was super clean and adorable. Michael did my nails and they look amazing. I could not be happier. I'm writing this review because I have wasted a ton of time and money at other nail salons in Aspen and I'm hoping I can help someone not make the same mistakes I did. Go to Ultimate Salon you won't be disappointed. Thank you Michael and Jenny! read more

Went to the salon for the first time today. Michael did an outstanding job on my acrylic nails with shellac polish. Couldn't be happier

Came here for a little beauty preparation whilst in Aspen for a wedding. The girls I was with wanted mani-pedi's and I wanted an upper-lip wax. TMI, I know. Aspen is one of the most expensive cities in the US, this I know. So I was thinking that a Mani-Pedi would be a little costlier than in Los Angeles, but $60!!!!!??!?!?!?!?!?!!!!! Outrageous. And although I thought my girlfriends' nails looked good, she let me know that her pedicurist was itching to go on his smoke break and rushed her mani. For $60, you better take some sweet time pampering me. The older gentleman who did my wax was efficient, but he did throw me off when he said, "wow, you have a lot of hair" -- in reference to the stache. No shit sir, that's why I'm here to get a waxing. But for $8 I was getting the bargain beauty procedure of the day. All in all, if I ever plan a trip to Aspen again, I'll know to get my beauty procedures taken care of before I leave. read more

-My shellac manicure started peeling THE NEXT DAY. -Very uneven application -His hands were fairly unsightly which you don't want touching your hands -He hurt my cuticles when he was working on them -$40 for a bad manicure. Would not recommend. read more

They don't sanitize or sterilize their equipments after each client. Not recommended.

This is the worst nail place I've been to in my entire life. And I get my nails done every two weeks. I've even gotten them done in Italy and it was better. It's just one old man doing the nails and it takes him an hour and a half to do a messed up gel acrylic manicure. He was really rude and didn't start until 20 minutes after my appointment time, and then proceeded to be really rude to me and to mess my nails are. He even cut me with the serrated edge they used to take off the previous gel manicure. I give this place a one star because I would never, ever go back there. Worst nails in Aspen in the world. read more

Terrible. I used to go there a few years ago, but stopped because it was so unsanitary. I decided to give them another chance based on a recommendation from a friend. Bad decision! I had a 4 pm appointment and arrived 15 minutes early. Another customer came in at 4 and they took her before me. I was not dressed my best today and she was quite done up. It was a gross judgement on their part. Appalling. I am surprised they are still in business considering the condition of the salon has not changed. Stay away from this place. read more

I went to the Ultimate Salon with one of my best friends and we just purchased 2 manicures. Although Michael was the only person working, he did the most amazing job on both our nails. He was also so engaged in our conversations and he was not one of those people that talk trash about you behind your back like at most nail salons. He was so sweet and so polite and made us feel very welcome. I for sure recommend going to this salon. Thanks again Michael! read more

The most un-relaxing pedicure I have ever had!!! I had an hour to kill in Aspen so I stopped in. I knew nothing about the place but figured a pedicure is always relaxing...right? Well not here. The guy was rough and the massage was quick... In this case I was glad because I just wanted to get out of there. read more

The worst. Unsanitary, the girl tried to use USED foil and cotton to remove gel and used toe separators. Disgusting. Gel manicure peeling in one week and uneven. Avoid at all costs. Would rather have no manicure than this mess. read more

came to get a nail fixed after the previous place made the acrylics way too thin. loved that they were wearing masks and they made the nail perfectly thick in comparison to the rest. will be coming back. read more

Had a pedicure at this salon last week. Results were average at best. The tech used the popular 'grater' to remove built up heel calluses but stopped short of removing what I expected. I asked him to do more and he said it was enough. Also did not use a finer file to smooth out various areas as much as needed. Expected better results in Aspen. read more

The help was friendly and laid back. They didn't try to push any extras on my friend and I and at no time did my mani/pedi feel rushed. Granted, it's no Vegas hotel spa and if you're looking for extra pampering, you'd be better going to one of the pricer spas around town, but for a simple polish change or basic manicure, it's great. The prices are VERY reasonable for Aspen and even with tip, I didn't feel that I was paying too much. read more

My fault for not asking how much a shallec manicure would cost in advance, but $80 is absolutely insane!!!!

thinned out my nails, left them uneven. they don't sanitize their equipment and don't listen when i asked them to STOP FILING MY NAILS DOWN TO PAPER THICKNESS read more

This place is HORRIBLE!!!!! They tried to STEAL my diamond ring. I knew I had left it there bc when I put my ring down the man had taken it and put it underneath the table (which is why I forgot it) so when I came back the next day to try and get it they told me they didn't have it. My boyfriend came right over and demanded they give it back. Still denying that they had it my boyfriend walked to the back of the store and opened a cabinet and it FOUND IT!!!!! Absolutely disgusting!!! You don't forget about a diamond ring!! Not to mention they were rude to me from start to finish and ignored me most the time when asked questions. I was super excited to be there and get my nails done but it just seemed I was a burden to them. Worst nails salon I've EVER been to. DO NOT go if you want to get your nice jewelry stolen!! read more

Good Lord. I called and made an appointment at 3:30pm on Monday. I arrived on time, only to be greeted by a fellow who said in very broken English, "no power." I said, "I have an appointment..." Apparently, I didn't completely understand what that meant, so I asked, "What do you mean?" It seems Aspen suffered a pretty heavy power outage and the lights were out. So I said, "That's okay, let's just do a regular manicure, I'll skip the Shellac this time." The man looked disturbed, but proceeded to collect the necessary implements to do my manicure. Then he said, "You have cash?" That was it. They could not have been more rude. I get that the credit card machine wouldn't work, but how about directing me to a cash machine or simply taking down my credit card number or taking a check? I will NEVER RETURN to these people again. RUN! The place is a mess too. Women strewn all over the place, looking upset. Poorly run, clip joint. There's not an ounce of care for the customer here. read more

My appointment was at 1:45 for gel nails. I was seen at 2:00 by a woman who couldn't speak English and had no idea what to do with a redo for gel nails. She didn't file my nails, she used an extremely old bottle of OPI with bubbles. She pulled layers off my nails by not doling them long enough in acetone. I had to continually show her problems. Finally, one of the more experienced ladies heard my complaints and came over. Come to find out, I was supposed to be with her to begin with...apparently she felt the need to service someone else instead of her scheduled appointment. My nails ache tonight because of the bad soaking and scrapping. They had the nerve to charge me for a full service. STAY AWAY from this salon! read more