C3 Wellness Spa
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We are on the ground floor of Stanhope, on Hillsborough Street. You can walk here between classes. 15% off any individual service with a valid college ID, the salt booth for $15, and licensed physical therapy your student plan may already cover.
Open until 8pm on weeknights. 15% off with a valid college ID.
The short version
Most massage places that come up when you search near campus are a drive away and a parking problem. We are on Hillsborough Street itself, under the Stanhope apartments, between the Belltower and Meredith. It is a walk of about fifteen to twenty minutes from the Belltower, a short ride on Wolfline Route 60 which stops a hundred and fifty feet from the door on weekdays, and if you live at Stanhope you come down in the lift.
That matters more than it sounds. The reason people stop going for treatment is never the treatment. It is the twenty minutes of getting there.
What it costs
There is no separate student price list to decode. Show a valid college ID at the desk and 15% comes off any individual service, every time you come, on whatever you booked. A Wolfpack card is the one we see most, but any current college ID works.
| Treatment | Length | Price | With your ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt & Sound Booth | 15 min | $15 | $12.75 |
| Swedish, Therapeutic or Deep Tissue | 60 min | $110 | $93.50 |
| Same, longer | 90 min | $150 | $127.50 |
| Photo Glow Facial | 60 min | $70 | $59.50 |
| Physical therapy, self-pay | 30 min | $60 | $51 |
| Physical therapy, insured | per visit | copay | copay |
| Eyebrow wax | 15 min | $20 | $17 |
The 15% applies to individual services only. It does not apply to packages, memberships, the five session salt pack or the $85 first-visit rate, and it does not stack with another promotion. Take whichever is the better deal on the day and the desk will work it out with you.
For comparison, the nearest chain charges $89.95 for a first massage and more after that, before a membership. Your first one here is $85, and after that the ID keeps taking 15% off.
Getting here
Driving in from Centennial or off-campus housing, there is deck parking on Stanhope Avenue. The Wolfline stops on Hillsborough within sight of the door.
Paying for it
Start with Campus Health. You do not need a prescription, and if you are on the university sponsored student plan it covers their physical therapy in full. It is not free at the desk, an initial evaluation is billed at $125 to $140 to your student account, but it is the cheapest option you have. We would rather tell you that than take your money.
Three things they cannot do. Their plan has a visit maximum, and once you hit it you are paying. They keep university hours, so nothing after five or at the weekend. And there is a wait.
We are open until eight on weeknights and seven days a week, and North Carolina lets you see a physical therapist without a referral from anyone. If you are past your visit max, or you need an evening, come here. We bill Student Blue and the State Health Plan directly, so there is no claim for you to file.
Massage is covered on some plans when it is part of a treatment plan. Acupuncture is not covered by most commercial plans, but it is eligible for HSA and FSA cards, which graduate stipends and staff benefits usually include.
Send us your plan details and we will tell you what applies before you book anything. It costs nothing and there is no obligation.
When to come
Weekday mornings and early afternoons are the easiest to get, which happens to be when most people have a gap between classes. Evenings and Saturdays fill first, so book those a few days out.
We are open until eight on weeknights. Finals week, dead week and the fortnight after move-in are the busiest of the year, and they are also when people need it most, so book ahead in those.
Before you book
Just under a mile from the Memorial Belltower, about a fifteen to twenty minute walk along Hillsborough Street. We are on the ground floor of the Stanhope apartments at number 3001, Suite 124. If you live in Stanhope you do not go outside.
Yes. Show a valid college ID at the desk and 15% comes off any individual service. It does not apply to packages, memberships or the $85 first-visit rate, and it does not stack with another promotion.
Student Blue covers physical therapy, so you pay a copay rather than the full self-pay rate. Massage is covered on some plans as part of a treatment plan. Acupuncture is generally not covered but is HSA and FSA eligible. Send us your plan and we will check before you book.
There is deck parking on Stanhope Avenue, and the Wolfline stops on Hillsborough Street within sight of the door. Most people walking from campus do not need to park at all.
Usually, especially weekday mornings and early afternoons. Evenings and Saturdays are the ones to book ahead.
Say so when you arrive. Your therapist will talk you through what happens, what to take off, and what to expect. You stay covered by a sheet the whole time and you can ask them to stop or change pressure at any point.
Just under a mile from the Memorial Belltower, about a fifteen to twenty minute walk along Hillsborough Street. C3 Wellness Spa is on the ground floor of the Stanhope apartments at 3001 Hillsborough Street, Suite 124, Raleigh NC 27607.
Yes. Show a valid college ID at C3 Wellness Spa and 15% comes off any individual service. A 60 minute massage is $110, so $93.50 with the discount, and the salt booth is $15, so $12.75. The discount does not apply to packages, memberships or the $85 first-visit rate.
Student Blue covers physical therapy, so you pay a copay rather than the full self-pay rate. Massage is covered on some plans as part of a treatment plan. Acupuncture is generally not covered but is HSA and FSA eligible.
In the Stanhope garage, and it is free. Pull a ticket on the way in and the front desk validates it while you are in your treatment, so you pay nothing. The Wolfline also stops on Hillsborough Street within sight of the door.
15% off with a valid college ID, the salt booth for $15, open until eight on weeknights.