Planet Beach UV Tanning Prices

Every published amount we could verify

These 18 lines come from published sources and are grouped by what they actually are. Folding fees into a service list is how misleading "average" figures are produced, so they are kept apart here.

Individual owners set menus within a brand-set band. Read them as examples, not a rate card.

What the same service costs across the U.S. market

None of these figures belongs to a brand on this page. They describe the wider market, which is what you need in order to judge a quote rather than just accept it.

These bands describe the national market, not this page's subject. Use them to judge whether a quote is sensible, not as a price you can book.

The same service, four different markets

Location is normally the largest single variable. The national median for uv bed - level 2 is $16; the same appointment can land near $11 in a small market and $28 in a top-tier metro. That is a 2.5× spread on an identical service name.

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

Where the extra money goes

All of these can be declined in the sense that you can turn down it — but only if you know it is coming in advance.

• Membership tier+$20–$80

  Tier determines which categories are included.

• Add-on product+$20–$80

  Lotion and solution upgrades are offered when you book.

• Service category+$10–$45

  UV, spray and wellness services sit on separate ladders.

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

Membership break-even: the only maths that matters

Ignore the marketing and do one division. If the plan costs more than your sensible monthly visit count × $16, it loses money. The table shows the crossover for common plan prices.

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

Before signing, run your own break-even.

Tipping: the numbers rather than the etiquette

Two rules do most of the work: tip on the service before tax, and tip the person who performed it.

• Tip the same on a redo as on the original if the redo was not the provider's fault - and speak to management rather than the provider if it was.
• Cash gets to the provider quickest and is still preferred in most independent salons.
• A tip is for the work performed, not for the price you were charged. Do not penalise a provider for a menu they did not set.
• A late-cancellation charge buys you nothing. It is not tipped.

Mistakes that cost real money

Ranked by frequency rather than how much they cost. All of them are solved at the booking stage.

1. 1Assuming wellness services are included in a tanning plancosts $15–$50

   Red light and spa services are normally separate.

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

The booking script, word for word

Read these out. They take about ninety seconds and it is the gap between a quote and a surprise. The last one matters most — a written quote settles any dispute at checkout.

1. "Is removal of my existing product included, or is it a separate charge?"
2. "Can you email or text me the quote before my appointment?"
3. "What add-ons do you normally recommend for this service, and what does each cost?"
4. "If this runs longer than booked, does the price change?"
5. "What is the precise price for uv bed - level 2 at my hair length and density?"
6. "Are taxes added at checkout, and do you have a card-payment surcharge?"
7. "Is there a first-visit offer or a package rate I should know about?"

Then do one thing at checkout: ask for an itemised receipt. If a line appears that you were not told about, that is the moment to raise it — not after you have left.

What the bill looks like at checkout

This is the gap that surprises people. Starting from a $39 base, here is where the money goes by the time the card is out.

An illustration built from the ranges on this page. Your tax rate and add-on choices will differ.

The rule of thumb: add roughly 52% to any menu price for uv bed - level 2 to get your realistic out-the-door number.

Prefer not to do the arithmetic? You can do this with your own quote.

Annual cost of ownership

Most budgets break at the cadence, not the price. UV bed - level 2 maintained twice weekly in season works out to around $691 a year once gratuity is included.

Assumes 36 visits annually. Adjust the visit count and every figure here shifts with it.

The cheapest lever is almost always stretching the cadence, not finding a cheaper provider. Moving from 36 visits a year to 27 saves about $173 annually — typically more than switching salons would.

Worth comparing before you commit

The helpful comparison is like-for-like: same service scope, same provider tier, same market. These pages set the comparisons up that way.

Straight answers to the usual questions

Sources and how we checked them

Listed so you can check the figures yourself. If a source has changed since we recorded it, the correction form below is the fastest way to flag it.

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

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