Massage, Cancellation & Refund Policies
At Massage by Design, we understand that unanticipated events occur in everyone's life. Unforeseen events such as flight delays, car problems, traffic considerations, business meetings, and project deadlines, are just a few reasons why one might consider canceling a massage appointment.
In our commitment to provide a unique and outstanding massage experience to all of our clients and out of consideration for our therapists' time, we have adopted the following policies:
ARRIVAL TO THE STUDIO
Please arrive for your appointment(s) 10 minutes prior to the scheduled starting time. This allows you the time to fill out the appropriate client form, change and prepare for the service. All services offered have a specific time schedule and early arrival allows for a relaxed and unhurried experience. If late arrival is inevitable, your service(s) may be shortened in order to keep on schedule.
CANCELLATION POLICY
A credit card will be required to guarantee your appointment and reserve that time for you. Your card will not be charged, however you may use it to pay for services at the completion of your appointment. The total amount of the services scheduled will be charged in full for clients who "no-show" or fail to cancel their reservation within a 24-hour time period. Multiple services (of two or more), and packages require 48 hours cancellation notice. If you need to make a change to the reservation on the day of the service, such as moving the appointment time, a fee may be applied due to limited availability.
If you are booking your massage within 24 hours of the actual appointment, there is no cancellation and you will be charged the full amount of the appointment.
LATE ARRIVAL POLICY
As a courtesy to our other guests and staff, appointments will be automatically cancelled 15 minutes after scheduled start time and charged according to cancellation policy. We regret that late arrivals will not receive extension of scheduled appointments. In special cases, and when our schedule will allow, we may be able to accommodate a partial or full appointment. This will be at our discretion and only with proper, advanced notification of your late arrival.
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
Sexual misconduct is forbidden. Client understands that any illicit or sexually aggressive remarks, advances or gestures will result in the immediate termination of the session and client will be liable for full payment of the scheduled appointment.
ADDITIONAL POLICIES (prepayments and securing appointment times)
Any service beyond 1.5 hours will require a credit card to guarantee appointment. In some cases, and with certain special packages, a full prepayment will be required at the time the appointment is scheduled. In addition, on services 1.5 hours or more, a minimum gratuity of 20% will be added.
NOTE: We understand that in some cases full prepayment may not be possible due to timing and funds availability. We truly do want each and every client to be able to experience our services and we will do whatever is possible to accommodate every situation. Please feel free to discuss an acceptable prepayment option to hold your appointment, package or service. We are quite happy to arrange a reasonable prepayment.
These policies were adopted to ensure that the therapists time, the massage studio and its efforts be respected, as well as your scheduled service be a stress-free and relaxing experience.
REFUND POLICY
We do not offer refunds on payments or deposits made to reserve chair massage, spa services, or any type of services outside of the massage spa.
No refunds will be provided for deposits or monies paid or cancellations received less than 24 hours before a scheduled appointment. Cancellations received more than 1 week prior to the scheduled event are eligible for a 50% refund, and cancellations received less than 1 week prior to a scheduled event are eligible for a 25% refund. The owner(s) reserve the right to make the final decision on any and all refunds issued.
If you have any questions about our Cancellation Policies, please contact us at (619) 955-5440 or send us an email.