Cheektowaga NY Tanning Salon

Your Hometown Tanning Salon on Union Road

There is a real difference between driving to a tanning salon and walking into the one that belongs to your own neighborhood. For Cheektowaga residents, Extreme Sun Capsule is the latter. Our larger location at 3637 Union Rd has been a fixture here for over twenty years, and it is open the full week — Monday through Sunday, 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Those generous hours are tailored to how Cheektowaga actually lives: early starts for the morning crowd, a midday window for shift workers and stay-at-home parents, and a long evening stretch for anyone winding down after work or the gym.

Because we sit so close to the airport and the Thruway interchanges, we see a lot of travelers too. Catching a 6:00 AM flight to somewhere sunny? Stop in the night before for a base tan so you are not the palest person on the beach. The salon is easy to find, easy to park at, and easy to make a part of your regular routine — which is exactly what a hometown salon should be.

Two Locations, One Family: Cheektowaga and Depew

While the Union Road salon is our flagship and our largest location, it is not our only one. Extreme Sun Capsule also runs a second salon just a few minutes east in Depew at 1402 French Rd. Both are part of the same family-owned business, share the same equipment standards, and honor the same memberships and pricing, so your $19.99 monthly unlimited package works at either door.

Having two east-side locations means flexibility. If the Cheektowaga salon is on your way home from the Galleria, come here. If you find yourself out near Lancaster or running errands along French Road, the Depew salon may be the quicker stop. The Cheektowaga location keeps the longest hours of the two, open until 10:00 PM every single night, which makes it the natural choice for late-evening sessions and weekend afternoons. Whichever you choose, you are still tanning with the same crew that has served this corner of Erie County for a generation.

The Full Tan-and-Wellness Menu Under One Roof

As our flagship, the Cheektowaga salon offers the complete Extreme Sun Capsule experience. We have grown well beyond a simple row of tanning beds into a full wellness destination, and everything on the menu is available right here on Union Road:

• UV Tanning Beds & Booths: A full lineup from gentle starter beds to our top-tier Level 5 KBL P95 bed, which combines UVA/UVB lamps with red light therapy, full-body misters and aromatherapy for a rich, even, spa-like tan.
• Custom Spray Tanning: A UV-free, streak-free glow applied in minutes — ideal when you want instant color with zero sun exposure.
• Hydromassage with Red Light Therapy: Unwind on a heated water-massage bed while red light works on skin tone and texture.
• Infrared Sauna: Soothing, detoxifying infrared heat that relaxes tired muscles and warms you from the inside out — a welcome escape from a Cheektowaga winter.
• LED Lipo Body Contouring: A non-invasive, light-based treatment that targets stubborn spots with no downtime.
• Slim Pod Wellness Cocoon: A private cocoon pairing infrared heat with whole-body vibration massage.
• Revita LED Skin Treatment: LED light facials and red light skin wellness to brighten and refresh your complexion.

If you are not sure where to begin, just ask. Our team will walk you through every option and build a routine around your skin type, your schedule and your goals — whether that is a deep dark tan, a soft natural glow or a pure relaxation ritual.

Beating the Lake-Effect Gray Close to Home

Nobody needs to explain a Cheektowaga winter to a Cheektowaga resident. The lake-effect clouds settle in, the daylight gets short, the driveway needs shoveling again, and the tan you carried all summer fades to memory. Having a tanning salon right in town turns that long gray stretch into something far more manageable. A couple of sessions a week is a small, warm reset — a few quiet minutes of summer light when the sky outside refuses to cooperate.

Our guests tell us the appeal is about more than color. The gentle warmth of a tanning bed, the calm of the infrared sauna and the glow of red light therapy all help lift the flat, sun-starved mood that creeps in around February. And keeping a healthy-looking base tan means you are never caught off guard when a surprise warm weekend arrives or a last-minute trip south lands on the calendar. Because we are just up the road, fitting it in never feels like a chore.

Why Cheektowaga Has Tanned With Us for 20+ Years

Plenty of places will rent you a tanning bed. Far fewer have earned the kind of loyalty we have built in Cheektowaga over more than twenty years. It comes down to trust. We were one of the earliest tanning salons in the entire region, and we have never coasted on that head start — we still treat cleanliness, safety and friendly service as the whole job. Every salon is licensed by the New York State Department of Health, and we sanitize every bed, booth and room between guests.

We also stock the products our regulars actually want, carrying premium lotions from Australian Gold and Designer Skin at prices for every budget. The $19.99 monthly unlimited package is one of the best deals in Western New York, and we will accept any competitor's coupon, so there is never a reason to pay more for great color. Add a staff that learns your name and remembers your favorite bed, and you have the recipe that keeps Cheektowaga coming back season after season.

Memberships, Walk-Ins and How to Get Started

Getting started here is genuinely easy. Brand new to indoor tanning? Walk in and our team will assess your skin type, set a safe starting time and pick the right bed so your color comes in gradually and evenly — never a burn. Ready to commit? The $19.99 monthly unlimited membership is the runaway favorite among Cheektowaga regulars, but single sessions and prepaid packages are always available for occasional tanners and one-off events.

Since walk-ins are welcome and the doors stay open until 10:00 PM seven nights a week, you can tan entirely on your own schedule — before an early flight, on a lunch break, or after a Bills or Sabres game. Prefer to plan ahead? Call us at (716) 685-2002 and we will have everything ready when you arrive. This is your hometown salon, and the team at Extreme Sun Capsule on Union Road is here to help Cheektowaga look and feel its best all year long.