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Forest Hills Spa
Categories: Beauty and Spas Day Spas Beauty and Spas Massage Active Life Swimming Pools Day Spas, Massage, Swimming Pools [Edit]
5921 Calloway StCorona, NY 11368
(718) 699-1919
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- By Appointment Only:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
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One review for Forest Hills Spa
1 review in English
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Review from Bill S.
New York, NY
1/11/2009
First, this place is called "Russian Baths and Restaurant" or "Russian Banya in Queens" (in Russian). Forest Hills Spa doesn't appear anywhere on the premises, though it does say that on the website [http://foresthillsspa.com/].
We've been to a number of Russian Baths in Brooklyn and the Spa Castle Korean mega bath complex in College Point, so when we found this place online, we wanted to check it out. It is fairly modest, more of a neighborhood bath house, with a club-y feel, than a destination. Most customers seemed to be locals.
There are 2 saunas: Finnish (Dry) and Russian (more humid) as well as a steam room. All were fairly small, steam room didn't have space for more than 5-6 adults. There is a good size pool, great for kids, plus a pretty big jacuzzi and a very cold plunge pool.
The Russian sauna was very, very hot - one of the hottest we've ever experienced. The Finnish was hot, but not extreme. Jacuzzi water looked like it had not been changed in a while, but we enjoyed it anyway. Pool was very refreshing.
There's a small restaurant/cafe just off of the pool. We didn't eat, but had tea and other drinks, which were fine. They have a good selection of drinks, beer, wine. People seemed to be enjoying food.
We felt biggest drawback was lack of sufficient seating areas for families or groups. We've been to Sandoony USA in Brooklyn many times where there are dozens of tables around the pools where you can relax, read, eat between your sauna sessions. This place had a few tables for 2, a few for 4 and a lot of single chairs against a wall facing the pool. Not a great place to hang out. On the other hand, people were relaxing in the restaurant/cafe which was bright and comfortable.
Two other things diminished the experience: 1) locker rooms are tiny! Barely room for 6 people to change. 2) there isn't really a proper entrance, you walk in off the street right into the main room with the pool.
On the other hand, we were able to bargain for a discount at the front desk, got one free admission for our group of 6.
We might go back, the saunas and pools were fine, but wouldn't rush and wouldn't go with a large group. Would be fine with one friend.
It is easy to get to by car, just a few blocks from the intersection of 495 and the Grand Central Parkway. On street parking was not hard to find.
