Stay away from this establishment!!!!!
I am from NYC and am half Dominican with very long thick hair. I decided to go w Grimilda Gonzalez because I was afraid that the salons in the casino would not be able to deal w my type of hair. Big mistake!!!!!! I booked w her 1 year in advance, I also offered to pay her extra so that she would open her salon at 8 am vs 10am (her usual opening time) for me & my bridesmaids. Initially, she agreed to open earlier for us but as the date approached and I called her to confirm she told me that she would open her salon for me @ 9:30 and that I would have my hair done by 11:30 because she was going to hire extra help. So the day of my wedding, i show up @ the salon @ 9:40 (10 min late due to traffic) only to find out that she hadn't arrived, she shows up @ 10:07 am. She than proceeds to work on my hair very slowly claiming that I would be done by 11:30, @ 12 pm I was still under her hair dryer which is outdated and doesn't even get as hot as most dryers do, @ 12 I started to panic because I was still under the dryer, my 2 bridesmaids were not ready as well, & my wedding was due to start @ 3pm, all while I was under the dryer she was disrespectful and plain rude. She even had the nerve to say that she would've opened her salon earlier for a fee when it was her who canceled that option for me stating that she hired 2 other stylist, that never never showed up!!!'. She had her daughter there who clearly is not a stylist but a shampoo girl. I was so sad and worried that I began to cry out of frustration!!! Only then did she take pity on me and had her daughter finish my hair by curling what was still wet (2 hr under hair dryer!!!) with a curling iron. When I was completed she decided to overcharge me for having to use the curling iron on my hair!!!!! I just wanted to run outta there so I paid and speed back to my hotel. I had to leave my bridesmaids behind and I later found out that they too were overcharged. Eg: she quoted that a hairstyle would range b/w 65-75 and she charged us all 100+++. The only thing that saved me that morning was that I had done a keratin treatment back in NYC which made it easier to fix my hair quickly in time for my wedding. Warning stay away from this salon!!!! She's an unprofessional con artist!!!!!