Excel Nails
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About Excel Nails
Excel Nails is a nail salon on Washington St in Claremont, offering gel manicures and acrylic services alongside pedicures that include a massaging component. Appointments can be booked in advance, and walk-ins are also taken, though getting in without a booking can be difficult when the salon is busy. The team includes a technician named Lee, who a number of regulars ask for by name. The salon opens Monday through Saturday and stays closed on Sundays.
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention gel manicure quality issues, pedicure with massage, clean relaxing facility and crooked nails complaints.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention gel manicure quality issues, pedicure with massage, clean relaxing facility and crooked nails complaints.
Customer Review Summary
Pedicures with a massaging foot rub draw repeat praise, with several regulars naming one particular technician they specifically request for his friendly, careful work on gel manicures and prom nails that held up for weeks without pain or bleeding. Close behind, reviewers describe the salon itself as calm, clean, and relaxing, good for those who dislike overstimulating environments, and several say staff are accommodating and happy to work from a reference photo. Prices are repeatedly called reasonable. Getting an appointment is described as difficult since the salon stays busy, and one reviewer suggests booking ahead even though walk-ins are accepted. Not every experience matches the favorites, though: one reviewer says a gel manicure left excess polish around the nails that had to be clipped off at home before an event, and another describes crooked nails that a technician said he could not fix before the acrylic was even applied, along with feeling unwelcomed while picking a color.
Customer Review Summary
Pedicures with a massaging foot rub draw repeat praise, with several regulars naming one particular technician they specifically request for his friendly, careful work on gel manicures and prom nails that held up for weeks without pain or bleeding. Close behind, reviewers describe the salon itself as calm, clean, and relaxing, good for those who dislike overstimulating environments, and several say staff are accommodating and happy to work from a reference photo. Prices are repeatedly called reasonable. Getting an appointment is described as difficult since the salon stays busy, and one reviewer suggests booking ahead even though walk-ins are accepted. Not every experience matches the favorites, though: one reviewer says a gel manicure left excess polish around the nails that had to be clipped off at home before an event, and another describes crooked nails that a technician said he could not fix before the acrylic was even applied, along with feeling unwelcomed while picking a color.
Featured reviews
- Ceara Comeau
“This is the place to go for a relaxing time! The stylists are very careful at what they do and the facility is super clean! Highly recommend!”
- Sherry Dennett
“Love Excel! Been a patron for 10 years and all the staff is amazing and accommodating! They are all professionals. Highly recommend”
- Kassaundra Dor
“A calm and relaxing environment. If you struggle with anxiety in overstimulating places, this salon would be a great choice for you! Technicians are patient and friendly , and always happy to accommodate your vision. (It helps if you have a photo for reference.) Lee is very good at what he does. Not all of the techs are as good as him!”
- Krista Gay
“Excel Nails is my favorite nail salon in the area, they always do a wonderful job. I come in about every 2 weeks to have Lee do my nails. He is so friendly and caring towards his customers, and I look forward to my appointments with him. Highly recommend!”
- Nancy Thomas
“I'm a Petty kind of girl. But seriously the pedicures here are amazing. I've had many. The massaging part is my favorite and the young gentleman that works there. Hands of a God. Let me tell you best foot rubbing my life. The employees are always very pleasant. The prices are pretty good. The only issue it's very hard to get in there because why they're busy. Definitely suggest make an appointment. But they do take walk-ins..”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
- Closed
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- AccessibilityHas wheelchair-accessible car park · Has wheelchair-accessible entrance · Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
Amenities
- Has Wi-Fi
- Has wheelchair-accessible car park
- Has toilet
- Appointment required
- Accepts walk-ins
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- Accessibility· 2
- Has wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Planning· 1
- Appointments recommended
Location
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