Hot Chocolate Tanning Studio

17 Carlton Mews, The Carlton Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 4FJ

About us

Hot Chocolate has been established for over 19 years and is situated on the Carlton Centre in the North of Lincoln.

We have 10 sunbeds; 7 stand-up and 3 laydown and cater for all level tanners. All our tanning units are serviced and maintain to the highest standard so our customers are guaranteed fantastic results, every time you tan. Our friendly staff are fully trained and are always happy to help. We provide convenient tanning with free parking outside, 7 days a week.

To achieve deeper, darker, longer lasting results we recommend that customers always use a tanning lotion before their tanning session. It is essential for your skin to be moisturised before you tan otherwise your skin will reflect up to 60% of the UV light. We offer a wide range of tanning lotions to suit all skin types including tingle, bronzers, maximisers and accelerators. Our fully trained staff are happy to advise on a lotion to suit your skin type and requirements.

We look forward to welcoming you to our salon!

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Opening hours

Monday 10:00 - 19:00
Tuesday 10:00 - 19:00
Wednesday 10:00 - 19:00
Thursday 10:00 - 19:00
Friday 10:00 - 19:00
Saturday 10:00 - 17:00
Sunday 10:00 - 16:00

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Ellie Carr
13th Mar 2019
5.0
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Very clean and kept to a very good standard! All staff are extremely polite, friendly and helpful! Is an all round good experience every time I’m there!!

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Excellent

Khalil
12th Mar 2019
5.0

Very good atmosphere

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Lovely tanning studio

Dawn Andrews
11th Mar 2019
5.0
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Visited today. What a lovely friendly place with helpful staff. Spotlessly clean too with hi tech tanning booths

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Excellent

Anonymous
10th Mar 2019
4.5

Love this place, friendly staff and it’s exceptionally clean. I always enjoy my visits

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My favourite type of Hot Chocolate

Angela Wright
9th Mar 2019
5.0
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Always immaculately clean, very helpful, polite and friendly staff.

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It's the best

Jayne Bosworth
7th Mar 2019
5.0
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Staff fabulous .. place is always imaculately clean....offers brilliant x
I personally wouldn't go anywhere else x

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Very good Tanning Studio

Kamila Wisniewska
5th Mar 2019
5.0
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Very friendly staff , very clean , good Value

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Lovely staff

Loretta Rousseau
5th Mar 2019
5.0
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Love going on the sun beds always clean

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Fab

Claire Duffield
2nd Mar 2019
5.0
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Fabulous as always

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Excellent

Anonymous
1st Mar 2019
5.0

Excelent

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Confused

Mandy Thomas
1st Mar 2019
4.0
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I have been a few times lately and each time get told I have 10 mins then no you haven’t I presume it’s the 10 mins I had left last summer that you said expired although I believe you have changed this now but I didn’t get mine back

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Fabulous

Jayne Bosworth
27th Feb 2019
5.0
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Staff at Hot Chocolate are fabulous ...excellent customer service. Very hot on cleanliness in the ' booths". All in all a brilliant sunbed salon x

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Great service

Gail Hebden
25th Feb 2019
5.0
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Perfect service, staff and the sunbeds are top notch.. quick results.. already starting to turn colour after 4 sessions.. always use cream, you get better results faster.

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Hot chocolate sunbeds

Anonymous
17th Feb 2019
5.0

The sunbeds are always so clean as is the salon. The staff are very helpful and always have been. Would highly recommend it to anyone.

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Excellent

Andy
15th Feb 2019
5.0
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Friendly service. Clean sunbeds and work spot on

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Best tanning shop in town!!

Amy Symons
14th Feb 2019
5.0
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Always friendly welcoming staff.. always clean and always hot! Wouldn’t go anywhere else x

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Sacha Dancey
13th Feb 2019
5.0
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The individual care is outstanding and probably the most reassuring visits to the salon, compared to other salons I have used.

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Hot Chocolate

Jayne Bosworth
11th Feb 2019
5.0
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Love the place and fabulous staff

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Perfect as expected

Peter Fourrier
4th Feb 2019
5.0
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Staff friendly, place clean and beds hot :)

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Mandi Thomas
2nd Feb 2019
4.0
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Used the lie down booth found it cold

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Immaculate

Lorraine Golding
28th Jan 2019
5.0
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Exceptionally clean as always , great and helpful staff

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Sharon Cowap
26th Jan 2019
5.0
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Excellent as always, clean tidy professional ladies serving.

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Excellent Salon

Clare N
25th Jan 2019
5.0
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The salon is super clean and all equipment modern and well maintained.
The staff are friendly, professional and knowledgeable about the tanning process and machines.
I wouldn't go anywhere else

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Nice

John Reid
14th Jan 2019
5.0
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Perfic

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Emma Quincey
14th Jan 2019
5.0
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I absolutely love my time on the sunbed, the staff are really friendly and helpful

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Visit

Marie Reeve
12th Jan 2019
4.5
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Reception really helpful and knowledgeable. Made my visit a joy

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Sunbed session

Michelle Kennedy
8th Jan 2019
5.0
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Salon always clean.
Sunbeds really good.
Staff friendly and welcoming.
Prices competitive.
Convenient free parking.
I have been going for years- excellent

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Best tanning shop in Lincoln

Emily
6th Jan 2019
5.0
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I love it at Hot Chocolate it’s SO CLEAN compared to any other tanning shop I’ve been to and all the girls that work there are always really friendly too

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Friendly Welcome

Debby Harford
6th Jan 2019
5.0
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Always a Smile and a Hello from the lovely lady today.
Salon spotless as always....a Pleasure to Tan here ????

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Best place in town

Miranda Edwards
5th Jan 2019
5.0
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I love going to hot Chocolate, it’s always cleaned to a seemingly high standard. I love how the cubicles have all the things you need to quickly refresh yourself too! I have always found staff to be friendly and professional.

A great place to go for me to warm up my bones, help with my eczema and just generally make me happier.

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Sharon Cowap
31st Dec 2018
5.0
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Hi enjoyed my subbed girls are always friendly and professional.
Thank you

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Spotless

Jayne Alliss
23rd Dec 2018
5.0
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Staff are always friendly polite and professional.
Salon is always spotlessly clean

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Pleasant....

Marek Gajowy
16th Dec 2018
5.0
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As always, nice atmosphere, pleasant staff and hygiene really on high level. A highly recommended salon.

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Extreme Collagen red light bed

Lauryn Griffiths
16th Dec 2018
5.0
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I am a sun bed virgin and have always been a bit skeptical to use one however when I saw the collagen boosting one advertised I was instantly interested. I have just been for my free 15 minutes and I loved it, although I will have to wait to see results, the lady at reception was lovely and welcoming and the salon was clean and smells delicious!

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Red Light therapy

Davia Zlkoriene
14th Dec 2018
5.0
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First time I have been in this tanning studio and had this treatment done Staff were very kind and friendly I had all information before treatment, very happy definitely come back

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Always a good exxperience

Darren Miller
12th Dec 2018
5.0
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Hot Chocolate is always clean and the staff friendly. Can't fault the place.

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Amazing!

Anonymous
7th Dec 2018
5.0

Fantastic and excellent! Spotlessly cleaned and the staff are amazing! Thank you!! It’s good to be back.

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Ere we go again

John Reid
6th Dec 2018
5.0
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As always, made to feel really welcome

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Fantastic hot choc

David sykes
6th Dec 2018
5.0

Fantastic.

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Inviting friendly salon

Jane K
30th Nov 2018
4.5
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Staff are always friendly, helpful and will advise you on the products to enhance your time. Easy to get too and plenty parking nearby which is essential when nipping into the salon.

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Best independent tanning salon

Angie
28th Nov 2018
5.0
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Only popped in as I was in the area and was reminded why Hot Chocolate has been around so long and has such a good reputation. Fresh looking salon, great staff and the best beds around.

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Five ⭐️

Kirsty Atkinson
26th Nov 2018
5.0
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Best tanning place in Lincoln! Clean friendly and good value

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Brilliant

Nicola East
22nd Nov 2018
5.0
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As always, clean facilities and helpful, happy staff

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Salon

David flatman
21st Nov 2018
5.0

Very clean, friendly staff, get yourself there, and put some sunshine back in your life

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Great Salon!

Anonymous
17th Nov 2018
5.0
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Friendly and helpful staff! Clean sunbeds and spotless shop. 5 stars ????

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Relaxing

Adrienne Wilcock
13th Nov 2018
5.0
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I’ve been going to Hot Chocolate since it opened. Lovely and clean, girls always pleasant and the salon is always immaculate

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Hot chocolate

Jade Shucksmith
12th Nov 2018
5.0

Fantastic clean sunbed salon with friendly staff.

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Perfect!!!

Ewa Wronska
12th Nov 2018
5.0
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It is my second month with you and just want to confirm my first review which I gave you after first visit... Everything just perfect... perfect tan, perfect atmosphere and customer service is just fantastic, great opening hours and reasonable prices... love your special offers ???? thank you

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Amazing

Lisa humphreys
11th Nov 2018
5.0

Lovely staff and really clean amazing sunbeds, wouldn’t go anywhere else

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Amazing

Lisa
11th Nov 2018
5.0

Friendly helpful staff and lovely clean sunbeds ????

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