At The Beach New Member Offers

What the brand actually publishes

18 documented amounts, split into services, add-ons, plans and policy charges. Each keeps the precise label it was published under so you can match it against the menu you are shown when you book.

A single location's menu proves nothing about the chain. Check with the location you intend to book.

Market ranges: what everyone else charges

A quote well above these bands is not automatically bad value - it typically means a different scope, a senior provider, or an costly metro. This table tells you which question to ask.

National planning ranges. A quote outside these bands is not automatically wrong - check what is included before judging it.

What uv bed - level 1 costs in your metro tier

Before deciding a quote is high, check it against your own market rather than the national number. A $16 quote is expensive in a tier-4 market and unremarkable in tier 1.

Your own market may sit between tiers. The point is the 2.5x spread, not the precise figure in any one row.

Six things that decide what you pay

Ranking these matters. Most people compare the headline price of two salons and skip past the four lines below it that really determine the bill.

• Bed level+$8–$40

  Level 1 through level 5 is the primary price ladder.

• Enrolment or annual fee+$15–$60

  Charged on top of the monthly rate at many chains.

• Lotion purchase+$25–$90

  The largest and least-expected line on a first visit.

• Membership tier+$15–$70

  Each tier unlocks a different set of beds and spray inclusions.

• Contract term and freeze ruleschanges the contract, not the price

  Minimum terms and freeze policies change the true cost.

Related cost breakdowns: Annual Tanning Cost, Stand Up Tanning Cost and Tanning Lotion Cost.

What people get wrong here

Every one of these is common, avoidable, and has a dollar figure attached. Not one requires negotiation — only a well-timed question.

1. 1Assuming the membership covers every bedcosts $10–$40

   Higher-level beds are generally an upgrade in addition to the plan.

2. 2Not asking about the enrolment or annual feecosts $15–$60

   Charged in addition to the monthly rate at most chains.

3. 3Joining before checking the freeze policycosts $60–$300

   A plan you cannot pause bills through the off-season.

4. 4Buying lotion at the counter without checking the pricecosts $25–$90

   The single largest surprise on a first visit.

If you want the policy detail behind these: Prepare For UV Tanning and UV Tanning Aftercare.

Exactly what to ask when you book

Read these out. The whole thing takes a minute or two and they are the gap between a quote and a surprise. The last one matters most — a written quote settles any dispute at checkout.

1. "Are taxes added at checkout, and do you have a card-payment surcharge?"
2. "What add-ons do you normally recommend for this service, and what does each cost?"
3. "Do you take a deposit, and does it come off the final balance?"
4. "What is your cancellation window, and what is the charge if I miss it?"
5. "Is removal of my existing product included, or is it a separate charge?"
6. "Can you email or text me the quote before my appointment?"
7. "If I join the membership today, is there an enrolment or annual fee on top?"

And when you pay: read the itemised receipt line by line. Unexpected charges are nearly always fixable at the desk and almost never fixable later.

What the bill looks like at checkout

Work it forwards once and you will never be caught out again. A $39 service does not cost $39.

Illustrative. The 8.4% tax figure varies by state - several states do not tax personal services at all.

Plan for the total, not the base. The $23 gap between the two is the part people forget when comparing two salons.

Swap in your own base price and run the numbers for your own service.

The real annual cost of keeping this up

A single $11 appointment is easy to justify. Maintained twice weekly in season, uv bed - level 1 becomes a $528 annual commitment at the national median — and that is the number worth deciding on.

Cadence comes down to typical maintenance intervals. Your own interval is the biggest variable.

Dropping one visit annually saves approximately $13. Dropping the cadence by a quarter saves about $132. Compare that against what you would save by moving to a less expensive provider before you switch.

Break-even points for monthly plans

The honest test is your realistic visit count, not your intended one. Most of us overestimate by 30–50%. Take the number below and check it against how you behaved last quarter.

Excludes enrolment and annual fees. Add those before comparing plans over twelve months.

Before signing, calculate your own break-even.

How much to tip on this service

Tip on the pre-tax service amount. If a discount or promotion applied, the convention is to tip on the original value of the work, not the discounted price.

• If more than one person worked on you, ask reception how tips are split before assuming the lead provider receives all of it.
• An automatic service charge ought to be disclosed when you book. Spot one on the bill, ask whether it reaches the provider before adding more.
• Cash is the most direct route and is still preferred in most independent salons.
• Do not tip on membership dues, booth rent, deposits, annual fees, gift-card loads or cancellation charges — no service was performed.

Worth comparing before you commit

Before deciding, it is worth seeing where this lands against the nearest alternatives on both price and what you get for it.

What people want to know before booking

Sources and how we checked them

3 sources were reviewed for this page. Official brand pages are used for brand claims only; nothing here extrapolates one location's menu into a national rate.

1. Official U.S. brand websiteBrand identity, service scope, location/booking model and official-source gate · updated 2026
2. Risks of tanningUV risk facts · updated 2026
3. Tanning overviewUV risks · updated 2026

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