Hot Chocolate Tanning Studio

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

About us

Hot Chocolate has been proudly established for over 21 years and is based on the Carlton Centre in the north of Lincoln.

We offer 10 sunbeds in total, with 7 stand-up and 3 laydowns, catering for all levels of tanners. Every unit is serviced and maintained to the highest standard, so you can expect fantastic results every time you tan. Our friendly, fully trained staff are always on hand to help and offer advice. Plus, we’re open 7 days a week with free parking right outside, making your tanning experience easy and convenient.

To achieve deeper, darker and longer-lasting results, we always recommend using a tanning lotion before your session. Moisturised skin absorbs UV light properly, while dry skin can reflect up to 60 percent of it. We stock a wide range of lotions for all skin types, including tingles, bronzers, maximisers and accelerators. Our team can help you choose the perfect one for your skin and tanning goals.

We look forward to welcoming you to Hot Chocolate Tanning Studio.

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Opening hours

Monday 09:30 - 19:00
Tuesday 09:30 - 19:00
Wednesday 09:30 - 19:00
Thursday 09:30 - 19:00
Friday 09:30 - 19:00
Saturday 09:30 - 17:00
Sunday 10:00 - 16:00

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SARAH WILDS
16th Aug 2022
5.0
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Lovely personnel

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Hot chocolate experience

Jon Biggs
14th Aug 2022
5.0

Friendly and professional staff as usual love coming here and the girls are always very helpful

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Jayne Smith
13th Aug 2022
Team Member: Freya
5.0
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As always a pleasure to use the beds & chat with the lovely ladies that work there

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Many thanks

Anonymous
10th Aug 2022
5.0

Such a great place to not only get a tan but to come out feel really calm and relaxed Thankyou xx

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Top ip tan

Robert Lawrence
10th Aug 2022
Team Member: Eilisha
5.0
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Great service friendly service

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Spot on and beautifully clean

Sam Goodman
9th Aug 2022
5.0
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It’s always perfect. Staff are all friendly and lovely and the whole experience just gets better. I don’t know how you improve on excellence!!!

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Jayne Smith
7th Aug 2022
5.0
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Great as always … all the ladies that I see are always so friendly so polite they are all lovely

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Top visit once again

Sally Marsden
4th Aug 2022
5.0
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Lovely welcome as always, the girls always make you feel comfortable, salon lovely and clean and also cool too

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Jayne Smith
3rd Aug 2022
5.0

As always a pleasure to go to the shop & use the sun beds

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Jayne Smith
30th Jul 2022
5.0
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As always a pleasure to go in to the salon & use the sun beds

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Lovely 8 minutes

Lisa Bailey
29th Jul 2022
5.0
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Quiet this morning, have a cheeky lay down bed
Perfect atmosphere as always

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Sunny

Sharon Behan
28th Jul 2022
Team Member: India
5.0
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All the staff I've met are lovely and helpful

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Faith O’Callaghan
28th Jul 2022
5.0

She was really helpful and explained everything to me really well. Super friendly :)

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Perfect

Lisa Bailey
25th Jul 2022
5.0
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Perfect as always, cheery and pleasant and happy to help you and always a bye when you leave

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Jayne Smith
24th Jul 2022
5.0

I’m not sure if that’s the lovely ladies name.. but it’s always a pleasure to use the tanning machines

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Friendly and immaculately clean

Angela Wright
24th Jul 2022
5.0
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As always you are greeted with lovely smiles , efficient and friendly staff. Salon as ever immaculately clean. It’s a pleasure to visit Hot Chocolate. Xxx?

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Lovely Girls as usual

Steve Janney
23rd Jul 2022
5.0
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Always pleasant always a laugh with the girls

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Excellent

Anonymous
15th Jul 2022
5.0

5 star rating through and through. Cubicles always cleaned after each customer.
Staff are always friendly and helpful.
There are always good offers on.
I wouldn't go anywhere else.
Well done ladies!

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5 star tanning salon

Martine Heal
13th Jul 2022
5.0
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It’s lovely to walk in here and be greeted by such smiley, happy and helpful people. The salon is always spotless and the service impeccable.

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Jayne Smith
13th Jul 2022
5.0
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As always A pleasure to use,

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Nice place!

Joe Heathershaw
13th Jul 2022
5.0
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Lovely clean place, friendly staff, highly recommended

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Excellent

Sally Marsden
13th Jul 2022
5.0
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This was my first time using the beds at Hot Chocolate, was met at reception with a lovely lady, very polite and acknowledged me, gave me lots of information.
When I went in my bed room, the area was lovely and clean, there was deodorant, wipes, tissues, a full length mirror too, I thought the deodorant and the wipes was a really lovely touch.
The actual beds were incredibly clean, all tubes working.
My first experience was so positive I would highly recommend Hot Chocolate to others without any problems.

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Susan Dommershunizen
12th Jul 2022
Team Member: Abby
5.0
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Lovely friendly staff great environments good tunes

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Unmatched

Anonymous
11th Jul 2022
Team Member: Jasmine
5.0
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Best salon around, so clean, girls are extremely knowledgeable and smiley, good vibes every visit.

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Excellent- as usual.

Sam Goodman
7th Jul 2022
5.0
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Look forward to my visits to build my tan ready for holiday. Always met with friendly smiles and good advice. Always spotlessly clean as well. Thankyou x

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Excellent as always

Mr
6th Jul 2022
Team Member: Zoe
5.0
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Girl on desk was very helpful and full of smiles. Shop was very clean. Happy customer.

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Amazing

Emily
6th Jul 2022
Team Member: Eilisha
5.0
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So clean and the girls are so friendly. I’d never go to another shop in Lincoln - easily the best of them all.

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Great salon and staff

Jill Day
6th Jul 2022
5.0
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Great salon & staff..lots of laydown sunbeds it would be perfect if you had a choice of different radio stations or CDs to listen to whilst tanning.

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Sally Gullidge
6th Jul 2022
5.0
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Absolutely enjoy coming here ?

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Holiday feeling!!

Kelly Drew
4th Jul 2022
5.0
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Love using these sun beds
I’m getting a lovely colour with help of recommendations of creams from the girls
Lovely friendly staff
Super clean sun beds
Always able to get on a bed with little or no wait

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Joann costin
3rd Jul 2022
4.5

Staff are very friendly and helpful every wear was extremely clean

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5*

Joshua Jackson
2nd Jul 2022
5.0
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Friendly staff who helped me work out which bed would suit my skin type. Very clean beds, good music and great offers!

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Tropical

Deana Bunn
1st Jul 2022
5.0
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Emaculate salon. It's styled tropical. All the staff so helpfull and friendly. So enjoyable . Highly recommend

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Fantastic as always

Emma Dakiniewicz
30th Jun 2022
5.0
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Another fantastic session. The team are always so friendly and polite. I never seen them not smiling. Thank you.

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5 stars

Rosie
29th Jun 2022
5.0
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Super friendly staff that always make you feel welcome, spotless salon and well kept sunbeds that give amazing results! Wouldn't use any other tanning salon in Lincoln, keep doing what your doing!

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Jayne Smith
29th Jun 2022
Team Member: Celia
5.0
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As always a pleasure to use the beds & the lovely staff

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Wouldn’t go anywhere else <3

Ella Davis
27th Jun 2022
Team Member: India
5.0
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Thank you to India for making my experience so enjoyable xxx

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Hot chocolate

Catherine smart
27th Jun 2022
5.0

Absolutely loved it thankyou see you soon xxx

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Perfect session

Lisa Bailey
27th Jun 2022
5.0
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Lovely service as always, very friendly team

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Excellent!

Nicola Smith
25th Jun 2022
4.5
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A polished and clean environment. Easy to get to and park. Always offers on the beds and there’s toiletries in the room, which is a nice touch. Sometime there’s a queue outside but the max I’ve waited is only ~15mins.

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xxx

Heather
25th Jun 2022
5.0

Great salon very helpful staff....

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Friendly girls

Emily
21st Jun 2022
Team Member: Zoe
5.0
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Lovely girls on reception, so welcoming and always happy to help. Spotless as always

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Sunny

Sharon Behan
21st Jun 2022
Team Member: Lucy
5.0

Brilliant as per

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Tropical

Deana Bunn
20th Jun 2022
5.0
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As soon as you walk in tge salon it's like that 'on holiday' feeling.its very tropical like ,themed. Absolutely spotless immaculate salon. All the staff are very friendly and helpful. Very uplifting as soon as I walk I. Great offers on.

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It’s been a couple of months

Dan
18th Jun 2022
2.5
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Back after a couple months and there’s been a turn over of staff, the new like to apply more pressure to purchase their packages and standards seems to have slipped slightly, no wipes in the booth and the shop had an odd smell inside. Welcome not as warm as it was.

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Jayne Smith
18th Jun 2022
Team Member: Adele
5.0
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As always excellent service

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Great Salon-(Hot Chocolate)

Jill Day
18th Jun 2022
5.0
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Clean, bright, lovely staff, and plenty of lay down sunbeds now.

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Brilliant front desk service

Sally Gullidge
16th Jun 2022
5.0
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I love coming here on the recommendation of my dear friend Emma Padden, who has been using your salon for years. The girls are always so helpful and knowledgeable of the beds and products, and make you feel so welcome! ?❤️

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Jayne Smith
16th Jun 2022
Team Member: Adele
5.0
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As always a pleasure …

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Retube needed

Chris Howlett
11th Jun 2022
4.0
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Very clean, very professional but the sunbeds are desperately in need of re-tubing! Please can they be done soon, it's costing us the user a fortune in minutes

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Response from Hot Chocolate Tanning Studio

Hello Chris, we are very sorry to hear you are not happy with our Sunbed tubes. We are a salon that complies with the tanning regulations and the manufacturers advised lifespan on tubes. We check the lifespan regularly and they are not in need of changing. We hope this reassures any concerns you may have.