Get a Sun-Kissed Glow
Marilla is one of the quietest corners of Erie County, and that is exactly how the people who live here like it. Tucked southeast of Alden and Elma, it is a genuine farming town: open fields and barns, narrow country lanes, the town park where the community gathers, and a pioneer heritage that residents still take real pride in. There are no traffic jams and no shopping plazas on every block — just a wide-open landscape and the kind of small-town stillness that is getting harder to find. What you will not find out here, though, is a tanning salon, and that is where Extreme Sun Capsule fits into the picture.
We sit a short drive northwest of the 14102, close enough to make the trip an easy add-on to a run into town, far enough that you get to enjoy the country roads on the way. For more than 20 years we have been Western New York's trusted tanning destination, and we are always glad to see neighbors come in from Marilla's farms and back roads.
Living in a rural town means you are already used to driving a bit for the things that matter, and a tanning session is no different — except that ours is closer than you might expect. From Marilla's center, our Depew salon at 1402 French Rd is roughly a 20-minute drive northwest, an easy run that pairs naturally with a grocery trip, a hardware-store stop or any of the errands that already take you toward Lancaster and the busier east-side suburbs.
The Depew location is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM and weekends from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM, so whether you are an early riser heading out to start the day or you are circling back through town in the evening, there is a wide window to slip in a session. Should your route carry you a little farther west, our Cheektowaga salon at 3637 Union Rd is open daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Either way, the trip is short enough that the drive never feels like a chore.
There is nothing quite like a Marilla summer, when the fields are green and the sun seems to last forever. The winters, on the other hand, can feel long and especially dim out in farm country, where the gray lake-effect sky stretches uninterrupted from one horizon to the other. The short days drain the bronze right out of your skin, and the cold has a way of settling in. For many of our Marilla regulars, a visit or two a week is about more than a tan — it is about warmth, light and a lift in mood when the season is at its bleakest.
Stepping out of the cold and into a warm tanning bed is a simple, restorative ritual. The gentle heat and quiet calm offer a real break from the gray, and keeping a healthy-looking base tan means you are never caught pale when a thaw weekend arrives or a southern getaway lands on the calendar. It is a manageable, dependable slice of summer you can reach in about twenty minutes, no matter how deep the snow gets out on the back roads.
Over two decades, Extreme Sun Capsule has grown from a tanning salon into a full tan-and-wellness destination. When you make the drive in from Marilla, you have the run of the whole menu:
Not sure what suits you best? Our staff will happily walk you through the options and help you put together a routine around your skin type and your goals, whether that is a rich dark tan, a soft natural glow, or a relaxing wellness habit worth the drive.
Farm-town life runs on practicality and a fair dollar, and we respect that. Our $19.99 per month Unlimited Tanning Package is one of the strongest values you will find anywhere in Western New York, and we gladly accept any competitor's coupon so you are never paying more than you should for great color. For those who tan only now and then, single sessions and prepaid packages keep things flexible, and we stock trusted lotions from Australian Gold and Designer Skin at prices to fit any budget.
Just as important, we treat every guest the way a small community treats its own. As one of the first tanning salons to open in the region, we have spent 20-plus years earning trust through clean equipment, honest advice and a friendly welcome. Marilla neighbors who appreciate being known by name tend to feel right at home with us from the very first visit.
Even in a quiet town, the calendar fills up with moments worth looking your best for — country weddings and barn receptions, graduations and proms, family reunions out at the town park, and the winter trips down south that brighten the long off-season. A little color goes a long way toward making those days feel complete, and helping with exactly that is one of our favorite parts of the job.
Spray tanning shines for these occasions because it delivers instant, photo-ready color with no UV exposure and no waiting. Whether you are a graduate getting ready for the ceremony, a member of a bridal party building toward the big day, or a family heading somewhere warm in February, we will help you arrive pale and leave glowing, right when you need it.
Beginning with us could not be easier. New to indoor tanning? Come in and our team will review your skin type, set a safe starting time and choose the right bed so your color builds gradually and evenly, never a burn. Ready to make it a habit? The $19.99 monthly unlimited membership is our regulars' favorite, while single sessions and prepaid packages are perfect for occasional and event-only visits from out in the country.
With walk-ins always welcome for UV beds and booths, you can tan whenever the trip into town works for you — morning, midday or evening. If you would rather plan it out, a quick call to the Depew salon means everything will be ready when you pull in. However you like to tan, the team at Extreme Sun Capsule is glad to help Marilla look and feel its best, season after season.
From Marilla's country roads it is about a 20-minute drive northwest to our Depew salon at 1402 French Rd, which is the closest Extreme Sun Capsule location. Our Cheektowaga salon at 3637 Union Rd is a few minutes farther along the same general route if it lines up better with your trip into town.
Walk-ins are always welcome for UV tanning beds and booths, so you can pair a session with a grocery or errand run into town without any planning. For custom spray tanning and a few wellness services, a quick call ahead lets us have a room and technician ready when you arrive.
We offer UV tanning beds and booths at several levels, topped by a Level 5 KBL P95 bed with red light therapy, misters and aromatherapy. There is also UV-free custom spray tanning, hydromassage with red light therapy, an infrared sauna, LED lipo body contouring, the Slim Pod wellness cocoon, and Revita LED light skin treatments.
It can be. The $19.99 per month Unlimited Tanning Package lets you tan as often as you like, which makes the most of each trip in from Marilla. If you tan less often, single sessions and prepaid packages work well too, and we accept competitors' coupons so it is easy to compare.
Yes. Our custom spray tanning is entirely UV-free and produces a natural, even color in a few minutes. It is a popular pick for Marilla residents heading to a wedding, a reunion or a warm-weather vacation who want instant color with no sun exposure.
Come with clean, exfoliated skin and skip heavy lotions or oils beforehand. Bring protective eyewear or use ours, and let our staff review your skin type so they can set a safe starting time and choose the right bed for a gradual, even base tan rather than a burn.
They are. Extreme Sun Capsule is licensed by the New York State Department of Health, and we sanitize every bed, booth and room between guests. We have kept up those standards for more than 20 years as one of the original tanning salons in Western New York.
Our Depew salon (1402 French Rd, (716) 656-9950) is open Monday–Friday 8:00 AM–10:00 PM and weekends 8:00 AM–9:00 PM. Our Cheektowaga salon (3637 Union Rd, (716) 685-2002) is open Monday–Sunday 8:00 AM–10:00 PM, giving you wide windows on either end of the day.
Ready to glow? Visit Extreme Sun Capsule in Depew or Cheektowaga — your closest Marilla-area tanning salon — or contact us today.