Crystal Spa

What Crystal Spa does

Crystal Spa (legal entity DK Sol Wilshire, Inc.) is a single-location traditional Korean day spa and jjimjilbang operating at 3500 W 6th St #321 in Koreatown, Los Angeles, open 7AM to 10PM daily with 6-hour free validated parking. The facility features eight themed heated rooms — a Himalayan salt room, charcoal room, Korean red mud room sourced from Jincheon, dry sauna, cool-down room, and a communal jimjilbang lounge — together with a skincare lab, workout studio, and on-site Aveda retail shop carrying over 100 Aveda products.

Core services are organized around two pillars: walk-in heated-room access via a single day pass priced at $30 (or $20 early-bird weekdays before 9AM), and reservation-only paid treatments including traditional Korean body scrub (seshin, $55–$200), massage and acupressure ($50–$180), facials using Aveda products ($90–$200), and body wraps ($140–$180). The spa also operates a subscription layer with monthly membership at $350 and annual membership at $2,400, alongside a 10-pass bundle at $260. The legal entity is DK Sol Wilshire, Inc., a California corporation operating independently with no parent company, no disclosed investors, and no funding rounds in the source data.

The business is a privately held personal-services operator with 14 employees, serving individual consumers in the Los Angeles metropolitan area (local residents, workers, and visitors seeking traditional Korean wellness experiences). Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via walk-ins, phone reservations, website discovery, social media (Instagram, Facebook), and review platforms (Yelp, Tripadvisor, Google). The spa's competitive positioning emphasizes authentic Korean treatment protocols, Aveda-aligned skincare, affordable flat-rate day access, and extended operating hours, supported by local reputation rather than scaled brand or technology differentiation.

Name

Crystal Spa

Legal name

DK Sol Wilshire, Inc.

Website

https://crystalspala.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Crystal Spa is a single-location traditional Korean day spa (jjimjilbang) in Koreatown, Los Angeles, offering day-pass access to eight heated rooms plus paid body scrubs, massage, facials, acupressure, and body wraps to LA-area individual consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Day Spa and Wellness Services

NAICS

Other Personal Care Services (81219)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Day Spas (Facials, Body Treatments & Packages) (HSADAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Day Spas (HSALAFAA), Spa Packages & Ritual Experiences (HSALAFAN), Spa & Massage Services (Day Spas, Massage Studios, Treatment Packages) (THAJAHAC)

Keywords

• Korean day spa
• Jjimjilbang services
• Body scrub treatments
• Heated room therapy
• Spa wellness services

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Day Pass / Entry Fee: One-time entry fee for access to heated rooms, sauna floor, and jimjilbang. Guests can stay all day with no time limit. Day passes at $30 per visit or $20 for weekday early bird before 9AM.
2. Individual Treatments: Revenue from body scrubs ($55-$200), massages ($50-$180), facials ($90-$200), acupressure ($55-$150), and body wraps ($140-$180). Treatments require reservations and are priced per session.
3. Membership Subscriptions: Monthly membership at $350 for unlimited visits on a month-to-month basis. Annual membership at $2,400 for a full year of access. 10-pass bundles available at $260.
4. Aveda Products Retail: Crystal Spa is an Aveda Concept Spa with over 100 Aveda products available for purchase to complement spa treatments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Crystal Spa operates a traditional Korean day spa (jjimjilbang) in Koreatown, Los Angeles, offering unlimited day-pass access to eight heated rooms (Himalayan salt, charcoal, red mud, dry sauna, cool-down, and communal jimjilbang lounge) along with separately booked treatments including Korean body scrubs (seshin), massages, facials, acupressure, and body wraps. The spa uses Aveda skincare products and operates 7AM to 10PM daily with membership and single-visit pricing models.

Product overview

Crystal Spa is a traditional Korean day spa (jjimjilbang) located in Koreatown, Los Angeles, offering a unified wellness experience centered on heat therapy, exfoliation, and massage treatments. The core product is a day pass that provides unlimited access to eight heated rooms (Himalayan Salt Room, Charcoal Room, Red Mud Room, Dry Sauna, Cool Down Room, and Jimjilbang), with add-on paid treatments including Korean Body Scrub, massage services, acupressure therapy, facials, body wraps, and foot massage. The spa operates as a single-location facility using Aveda skincare products, with membership and day-pass pricing models. All treatments are performed by trained therapists in private or semi-private spaces, with the experience designed for full-day use from 7AM to 10PM.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Day Pass / General Admission Unlimited access pass covering all eight heated rooms (Himalayan salt, charcoal, red mud, dry sauna, cool-down room, and jimjilbang) from 7AM to 10PM with no time limit. Priced at $30 per visit or $20 early bird on weekdays before 9AM.
• Korean Body Scrub (Seshin) Traditional Korean seshin exfoliation where a trained therapist removes dead skin cells using an exfoliating mitt, leaving skin smooth for weeks. Includes soak, full-body scrub, rinse, and skin sealing. Starting at $55 for 35 minutes.
• Massage Services Full-body massage therapy including deep pressure, Swedish, and Aveda oil massage techniques to relieve muscle tension, reduce stress, and promote relaxation. Priced $50-$180.
• Acupressure Therapy Ancient Chinese medicine-based pressure point massage that applies deep pressure to acupuncture points to relieve pain, tension, and stress without medication. Priced $55-$150.
• Crystal Spa Facials Customized skincare treatments using Aveda products including hydrating, collagen, vitamin C, oxygen, acne, stem cell, anti-aging, and 24K gold facials performed by licensed estheticians. Priced $90-$200.
• Body Wraps Full-body wrap treatments including seaweed, gold, and rosemary mint options that exfoliate, hydrate, and nourish skin with heated towel application. Priced $140-$180.
• Spa Membership Subscription plans offering unlimited visits including monthly ($350) and yearly ($2,400) options with flexible custom packages available. Ten-pass bundles also offered at $260.
• Crystal Gold Special Package Premium full treatment combining total body scrub, gold body wrap, massage, and haircare for complete head-to-toe rejuvenation. Priced at $200 for 120 minutes.
• Foot Massage Targeted foot massage therapy to reduce stress, improve circulation, strengthen immune system, and address chronic foot tension. Priced $50-$70.
• Aveda Product Retail On-site retail shop offering over 100 Aveda skincare and wellness products to complement spa treatments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Skin smoothness lasting weeks after a single body scrub session, not hours
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Wi Spa: Wi Spa is a large multi-floor Korean day spa and jjimjilbang in Koreatown, Los Angeles offering saunas, body scrubs, massage, and facials. It is the most direct head-to-head competitor to Crystal Spa in the same neighborhood and customer segment.
• Olympic Spa: Olympic Spa is a Korean-style spa in Koreatown, Los Angeles with jimjilbang, body scrubs, massage, and sauna rooms. It directly competes with Crystal Spa for the same Koreatown Korean-spa customer.
• King Spa & Sauna: King Spa is a multi-location Korean spa chain offering jjimjilbang, body scrubs, massage, and themed heated rooms across the US. It is a direct competitor on the Korean-spa offering and the closest chain-style analog.
• Spa Palace: Spa Palace is a Korean-style spa in the Los Angeles area offering saunas, body scrubs, and massage services. Comparable as a local Korean-spa competitor with overlapping services.
• Aroma Spa & Sports: Aroma Spa & Sports is a Korean spa in Los Angeles combining spa services with a fitness component (workout studio). Closely comparable to Crystal Spa, which also operates a workout studio on-site.
• Beverly Hot Springs: Beverly Hot Springs is a Los Angeles spa offering geothermal hot tubs, saunas, and massage. It overlaps with Crystal Spa on heat-therapy-based wellness services to LA consumers.

Regional players

• Glen Ivy Hot Springs: Glen Ivy Hot Springs is a destination spa resort in Corona, CA offering thermal pools, body treatments, and wellness experiences. Comparable as a broader Southern California thermal-wellness operator, though it competes as a day-trip destination rather than a Koreatown walk-in spa.

Broad incumbents

• Burke Williams Spa: Burke Williams is a multi-location Southern California day spa chain offering massage, facials, and body treatments. Comparable as a larger, broader-incumbent spa brand with overlapping massage and facial menu but a different positioning than a Korean jjimjilbang.
• Massage Envy: Massage Envy is a national franchise spa chain offering memberships for massage and skin care. Comparable as a broad-incumbent membership-driven spa model competing for similar recurring-spa consumers in the Los Angeles market.

Emerging players

• Remedy Place: Remedy Place is a Los Angeles-based wellness social club offering saunas, ice baths, and recovery therapies. Comparable as an emerging LA wellness concept targeting the same stress-relief and recovery customer as Crystal Spa, with overlapping heat-therapy amenities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=61555296713798
• Instagraminstagram.com/crystalspala

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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