Float Lab - Venice at 801 Ocean Front Walk #5, Venice, Los Angeles, CA 90291

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Address:
801 Ocean Front Walk #5, Venice, Los Angeles, CA 90291
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Phone number:
+1 310-396-3336

Website:
floatlab.com

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Reviews

• Kelsey Gruebnau
  ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆
  This review is simply about my experience. Some people may LOVE this float experience, but I did not. I only spent about 1 minute in the tub total before I left. Facility is clean, but EXTREMELY hot. I prefer a float experience that feels more like you're walking into a spa and this was humid and uncomfortable. I was also informed there are no options for music or ambient light in the tank (I know this seems obvious to some people, but all of the other tanks I have used have had at least an option for these amenities which then fade out after time to help you relax). I am a bit claustrophobic so the small amount of light and relaxing music help me ease into the float experience. I would not have booked an appointment at Float Lab if I had known these options weren't available. The attendant said I could keep the door to the tank cracked and put my phone music on if I wanted as long as it doesn't bother the other person floating (the walls between tanks do not go all the way up to the ceiling), the other person floating at my appointment time was my bf so that was not a problem. Unfortunately, there was no cell reception or wifi available so I couldn't use my music either. In comparison to other tanks I also found this tank very small. I am a pretty small person (5'5) and one of the best aspects of floats for me is not anything besides the water. This was almost impossible in this tank. My preferred float position is with my arms outstretched to the side (starfish position) and this is not possible in this this tank because it is rectangular and very narrow. In addition, the tank water did feel too cool (this may be due to the fact that the air was so hot and humid), but I enjoy in other tanks when the tank water is the same as your body temp (my bf said this was also an annoyance for him after he did the full float time). I was in the tank for about a minute and it just felt unpleasant and not what I expect from a float experience so instead of laying there being uncomfortable and annoyed, I got up and left to enjoy walking around Venice Beach while I waited for my boyfriend's float to be done. This might be someone's idea of an awesome float experience who is purely looking for sensory deprivation (although there were definitely outside noises that could be heard in the tank once the door is closed so not even that seems to be accomplished), but it is not mine. I would not go back because there are other float tanks that meet my needs. I was also a little disappointed that neither of the attendants seemed interested in the fact that I did not do the float nor did they ask me for feedback or attempt to make it right with me at all. I understand I signed something indicating that I am required to pay for the experience regardless of how much of it I completed, but it was disappointing for no one to even care how my float went, why I was unhappy with it, or offer to do something to make me not feel like I just wasted $40 and 2+ hours of my time. If this if your first time floating, I would recommend going somewhere that is a little more accommodating and welcoming. I'm glad this was not my first float experience or I definitely would have never tried it again.
  Side note: Good luck finding parking at this location.
• Jessica Byington
  ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
  All of the cleanliness and charm you'd expect from the Venice Boardwalk.
  
  If you are are looking for just a place with very salty water, then this is for you. There was too much noise, too hot, and too sketchy to really get in the zone. My boyfriend and I took the only two "rooms" there; I say that because it's one room with a center wall dividing the place with open air above. He experienced a subwoofer like noise that persisted throughout his whole float. I quickly became too hot, there was absolutely no air flow and by the end of the session I kept having to sit up and pat my face down from the sweat pooling. We both kept hearing what sounded like doors opening and closing to the place, which was sketchy because of guy running the joint left at the beginning of our session. Told us to just leave when we were done. Quite industrial, the plumbing to the tanks were just outside, not hidden away at all. The tanks themselves were just boxes lined with soft plastic tarp like sheets, not the nice self contained hard plastic molded ones I've seen before. Filters just sitting in the tank was pretty strange. My tank was larger, but my boyfriends was quite small and had a hard time keeping away from the walls.
  
  Zero relaxing atmosphere, cold and unwelcoming. It may be cheaper than other places, but there's a reason for that. Go to Float Clinic in Torrance, super relaxing and welcoming as soon as you walk in.

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