Utopia's spa pedicure ($47) consists of 55 minutes of calf and foot pampering. I remarked to Shannon, that sitting there, you would never know that the intersection was just a few feet away. I sat in the chair nearest the window that looked out to some trees. I was then led to the pedicure room which is a quiet, intimate room of 3 pedicure chairs and a bench to sit on for polish drying. All of the polish was Morgan Taylor, and I chose Well Spent, a purple creme. I waited for my pedicurist, also named Shannon, and was greeted and taken down to another room to pick my lacquer. When I entered the back of the building, I was taken back by how beautiful it was inside with its local flare of wood floors, stone fireplace and wood beam ceilings. It was when I pulled into the parking lot that I realized there was a lot more to the building than you could see from the road. I looked at their menu and saw that they were completely affordable and when they said they could get me in next day, I was stoked. When one of my favorite spas was totally booked, I decided to do a quick search of others in the area. Utopia Salon & Day Spa is located on the busy highway of Route 6 in Hawley, it's also right by an intersection for Wallenpaupack school district and Turkey Hill (where all of those tourists going on Lake Wallenpaupack are gassing up their boats.) I guess you could say, I judged a book by its cover. I've driven by Utopia Salon & Day Spa countless times, but let me be honest, I never really gave it a second thought based on the outside. For me, this gem has been right in front of my face for 13 years. The best part of living in a tourist area (the Poconos), is that there are a lot of little gems waiting to be discovered.

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