Royal Nails Spa in Charlottesville, VA

Gel maní with such a cute design for Valentine's Day! Love it so much--exactly what I wanted!!

This is definitely my favorite nail spa in Charlottesville after trying several. I've gotten a pedicure and a manicure with acrylics done here several times and have enjoyed every experience. I haven't been back since 2022 since moving away, but the workers were always very kind and treated me like a friend. They also were very accommodating and did every design I've asked for on my acrylic nails.

I came back here while in Cville again and my review remains mostly unchanged. While the location remains conveniently right of 5th Street near Wegmans with ample parking options, the interior is unclean and the nails tools/clips/files are reused without being cleaned or sterilized. They do accept walk-ins in addition to having an appointment. The first polish color I picked off the shelf was so caked on the rim and dried out that the nail technician was unable to open it even after using plier grips (the fact that she had pliers in her drawer also says this is not an uncommon issue of being unable to open dried polish bottles) so I ended up picking a different polish color instead. Updated 2023 prices in the attached photo, which remain on-par with most other salons in the area.

the service was not the best the workers were just sitting there on their phones the guy was rough on my nails and I paid 60 dollars for plane white acyrlics

I usually go to the serenity salon on Preston in Charlottesville but they were busy and I was inpatient so we came out here as my boyfriend had gotten a decent manicure once before here. HOWEVER THE first strike was when I came in I asked if they had Lincoln park after dark and she said yes. When it comes time to paint she's like oh we don't have it. I settle for black it's fine whatever cool. She paints and finishes and I had a blister on my pinky for two days so it was very fresh and she cuts it wide open! Ouch! I ask her why would she do that.... Then I notice the paint job. It was terrible. The filing was also less than desired. I vocalize this about 6 times and it still looks very sloppy. Even my boyfriend noticed the poor paint job and was trying to advocate for me. The manager then comes over and does absolutely nothing for me making me pay full amount aside from a $10 discount for the pain insisting she put hard work in. It doesn't matter if it's hard work, it's not good work sure as heck not professional work. Needless to say I won't be returning. Very unprofessional and unsatisfactory service. Go to the salon on Preston as I should've just waited