Best Hair Salon in Lehigh Valley: 14 Salons, Hours and Reviews Compared

Quick Answer: Our directory tracks 14 hair salons in the Lehigh Valley: seven in Allentown, six in Bethlehem, and one in Easton. Twelve of the 14 rate 4.8 or higher, so the rating alone will not pick the best hair salon for you. Hours will. Only two are open on Sunday, East Coast Hair Co. in Bethlehem and Transcend Salon in Allentown, and East Coast Hair Co. is the only one open all seven days. Thursday is the valley's late night, with nine of the 14 working until 8pm or later. For the deepest review record, Michael Perry Hair Studio in Bethlehem holds a 4.9 rating across 484 reviews in our directory data, and three salons hold a perfect 5.0.

Key Takeaways:

Two Sunday options: East Coast Hair Co. (10am-7pm) and Transcend Salon (10am-4pm) are the only salons on our list open Sunday.
Thursday is late night: Nine of the 14 stay open to 8pm or later on Thursday, and The Owl Cove runs to 9pm, the latest close on our list.
Saturdays end early: All 14 are open Saturday, but nine of them close by 3pm.
Three perfect scores: Sanctuary Salon Easton (150 reviews), Transcend Salon (109), and Studio 8 Hair Loft (92) all hold 5.0 in our directory data.
Deepest records: Michael Perry Hair Studio (484 reviews), Rooted Salon (403), and A List Salon Spa (384).
Shortcut: If you work weekdays, book a Thursday evening or a Saturday morning. If Sunday is your only free day, the choice is East Coast Hair Co. or Transcend Salon.

Which hair salons in the Lehigh Valley are in our directory?

Here are all 14, sorted by review count. Ratings and review counts are from our directory data, and hours come from each salon's Google listing.

Michael Perry Hair Studio (Bethlehem, 310 Stoke Park Rd): 4.9 rating, 484 reviews. Tuesday to Thursday 8am-7pm, Friday and Saturday 8am-3pm, closed Sunday and Monday.
Rooted Salon (Allentown, 3900 Hamilton Blvd): 4.8 rating, 403 reviews. Monday noon-7pm, Tuesday 9am-5pm, Thursday 10am-7pm, Friday 9am-4pm, Saturday 9am-2pm, closed Wednesday and Sunday.
A List Salon Spa (Bethlehem, 128 W 4th St): 4.9 rating, 384 reviews. Opens at 6am Wednesday through Friday, closed Sunday and Monday.
The Salon (Allentown, 2310 Walbert Ave): 4.8 rating, 211 reviews. Tuesday to Thursday 10am-8pm, Friday 10am-7pm, Saturday 9am-3pm.
Tease Salon (Allentown, 5940 Hamilton Blvd): 4.9 rating, 188 reviews. Tuesday to Thursday 10am-8pm, Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 9am-2pm.
East Coast Hair Co. (Bethlehem, 226 W Broad St): 4.9 rating, 166 reviews. 10am-7pm every day.
The Owl Cove (Bethlehem, 217 E Broad St): 4.9 rating, 153 reviews. Tuesday 10am-7pm, Wednesday to 8pm, Thursday to 9pm, Friday to 6pm, Saturday 10am-3pm.
Sanctuary Salon Easton (Easton, 2804 William Penn Hwy): 5.0 rating, 150 reviews. Monday 1pm-8pm, Wednesday and Thursday 10am-8pm, Friday and Saturday 10am-6pm, closed Tuesday and Sunday.
From Hair to Eternity (Bethlehem, 2560 Easton Ave): 4.8 rating, 137 reviews. Monday to Thursday 9am-8pm, Friday 9am-6pm, Saturday 8am-5pm, closed Sunday.
Mane Haven (Allentown, 7619 Tilghman St): 4.9 rating, 131 reviews. Tuesday to Thursday 10am-7pm, Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 9am-3pm.
Apotheca Salon and Boutique (Bethlehem, 101 E 3rd St): 4.4 rating, 124 reviews. Monday to Saturday, with 8pm closes Wednesday and Thursday, closed Sunday.
Transcend Salon (Allentown, 1736 W Allen St): 5.0 rating, 109 reviews. Tuesday to Thursday 9am-8pm, Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 8am-4pm, Sunday 10am-4pm, closed Monday.
Studio 8 Hair Loft (Allentown, 3026 Tilghman St): 5.0 rating, 92 reviews. Tuesday 11am-8pm, Wednesday 10am-7pm, Friday 9am-3pm, Saturday 8am-2pm.
Trendz Salon (Allentown, 5248 Hamilton Blvd): 4.5 rating, 65 reviews. Monday to Thursday 10am-8pm, Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 9am-2pm, closed Sunday.

Together those 14 salons account for 2,797 reviews. The spread is narrow at the top: nine of the 14 sit at 4.9 or 5.0, and three more at 4.8. The two outliers are Trendz Salon at 4.5 and Apotheca Salon and Boutique at 4.4, both still above average for the category, but enough of a gap that it is worth reading their recent reviews before you book.

Which Lehigh Valley hair salons are open on Sunday or Monday?

This is the question that narrows the list fastest. Sunday is close to a universal day off. Only East Coast Hair Co. on W Broad St in Bethlehem (10am-7pm) and Transcend Salon on W Allen St in Allentown (10am-4pm) have Sunday hours. East Coast Hair Co. is also the only salon on our list open every day of the week, which makes it the easiest to fit around an unpredictable schedule.

Monday is the second most common day off. Eight of the 14 are closed Monday. The six that are open:

Three of those six run to 8pm on Monday, so a Monday evening appointment is realistic in all three cities. A few salons also take a midweek day off, which is easy to miss: Sanctuary Salon Easton is closed Tuesday, Rooted Salon is closed Wednesday, and Studio 8 Hair Loft is closed Thursday as well as Sunday and Monday. Studio 8 is open four days a week, the shortest schedule on our list, so plan ahead if it is your pick.

Which salons have evening hours after work?

Ten of the 14 stay open until 8pm or later on at least one weekday. The four that never go past 7pm are Michael Perry Hair Studio, East Coast Hair Co., Mane Haven, and Rooted Salon.

Thursday is the common late night across the valley. Nine salons work until 8pm or later that day: Sanctuary Salon Easton, Transcend Salon, Tease Salon, From Hair to Eternity, A List Salon Spa, The Salon, Trendz Salon, Apotheca Salon and Boutique, and The Owl Cove, which runs to 9pm, the latest close on our list. Wednesday is close behind with eight salons open to 8pm or later. Tuesday has six.

Local rule of thumb: If you need an after-work appointment, ask for Thursday first. It is the one weekday when most Lehigh Valley salons stay open late, so you get the widest choice of stylists and time slots.

Early birds have one standout. A List Salon Spa on W 4th St in Bethlehem opens at 6am on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, two hours earlier than anyone else on our list. Michael Perry Hair Studio opens at 8am every day it is open, Tuesday through Saturday.

What should you know about Saturday appointments?

All 14 salons are open Saturday, but most of them close early. Nine close by 3pm: Michael Perry Hair Studio, The Owl Cove, Mane Haven, The Salon, and Apotheca Salon and Boutique at 3pm, and Studio 8 Hair Loft, Tease Salon, Rooted Salon, and Trendz Salon at 2pm. Transcend Salon and A List Salon Spa run to 4pm.

Only three are open into Saturday evening or late afternoon: East Coast Hair Co. until 7pm, Sanctuary Salon Easton until 6pm, and From Hair to Eternity until 5pm. If you want color or a longer service on a Saturday at a salon that closes at 2pm, book the first slot of the day. Five salons open at 8am on Saturday: Michael Perry Hair Studio, Transcend Salon, Studio 8 Hair Loft, A List Salon Spa, and From Hair to Eternity.

Which salon fits what you need done?

Our directory does not list service menus, but the reviews on each salon's Google listing, which we store in our directory data, show what customers come back for. A few patterns stand out.

Curly or wavy hair: Reviewers mention curly cuts at Michael Perry Hair Studio, Mane Haven, The Owl Cove, and East Coast Hair Co.
Extensions: Reviewers at Michael Perry Hair Studio and Sanctuary Salon Easton describe extension work.
Perms: Reviews for Transcend Salon and From Hair to Eternity both mention getting a perm.
Weddings and events: Reviewers describe wedding-day hair at The Salon and Trendz Salon, and a pre-wedding blowout at East Coast Hair Co. Trendz reviewers also mention makeup and nail services.
Short-notice appointments: Reviewers say they got in at the last minute at Studio 8 Hair Loft, A List Salon Spa, and From Hair to Eternity, and that Michael Perry Hair Studio squeezed them in.
A more pampered visit: Reviewers at Rooted Salon and Mane Haven mention drinks and head massages during the appointment.

For kids, Google flags four of the 14 as good for kids: Transcend Salon, Tease Salon, East Coast Hair Co., and The Owl Cove. Reviewers at The Salon also describe bringing a young child for a first salon cut.

What do the lower-rated reviews say?

Reading the critical reviews is useful because the complaints cluster around a few predictable issues. At Apotheca Salon and Boutique, four of the five reviews in our directory data are one-star, covering a cut that came out shorter than requested, a color result that did not match the consultation, and a question over a cancellation charge. Its 4.4 overall rating across 124 reviews is still solid, but those reviews suggest being very specific at your consultation.

Cancellation policies come up elsewhere too. One reviewer at Rooted Salon describes a dispute over a cancellation fee, and one at Transcend Salon describes a same-day cancellation by the salon. At Trendz Salon, a three-star reviewer praises the stylist but criticizes front-desk customer service. The practical lesson: ask about the cancellation policy when you book, and bring a reference photo for any cut or color change.

What about accessibility and parking?

Google lists a wheelchair-accessible entrance for ten of the 14 salons. The four without one listed are Sanctuary Salon Easton, Studio 8 Hair Loft, East Coast Hair Co., and From Hair to Eternity, though Sanctuary and Studio 8 do list wheelchair-accessible parking. If accessibility matters, call ahead to confirm. For parking, Google lists free street parking at Transcend Salon, East Coast Hair Co., and From Hair to Eternity. East Coast Hair Co. is on W Broad St in Bethlehem, where Google also lists paid street parking.

How should you choose between them?

Start with your schedule, because that cuts the list faster than anything else. Then look at review depth: a 4.9 across several hundred reviews, as at Michael Perry Hair Studio or A List Salon Spa, tells you more about consistency than a 5.0 across 92. Then match the salon to the job: curly cuts, extensions, perms, and event styling each show up in specific salons' reviews. Price is a smaller factor than you might expect. Our directory data puts Michael Perry Hair Studio and Apotheca Salon and Boutique in the higher price tier, and every other salon that carries a price level sits in the middle tier.

If you want a city-specific shortlist, see our guides to hair salons in Allentown and hair salons in Bethlehem and Easton, or browse every listing on the hair salons page.

Bottom Line: What is the best hair salon in the Lehigh Valley?

There is no single best hair salon in the Lehigh Valley, because twelve of the 14 we track rate 4.8 or higher. The best one for you is the one whose hours match yours. East Coast Hair Co. is the only salon open every day. Transcend Salon is the Allentown option for Sunday, and it holds a 5.0. The Owl Cove stays open latest, until 9pm on Thursday. Michael Perry Hair Studio has the deepest review record at 484 reviews. And Sanctuary Salon Easton is the Easton pick, with a 5.0 across 150 reviews and Monday evening hours.

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