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Beauty at the Vale

Day spa · St Albans, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 570 Christchurch beauty businesses.

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Checked13 October 2026
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Beauty at the Vale

Day spa · St Albans, Christchurch

Where you stand#140of 570 beauty businesses
Overall health7.6/10across the eight areas

Going well

05Facebook page9.408Opening hours9.207Google search and traffic8.604Listings and social8.001Google listing7.7

Where we can help

02Reviews5.803Map positions4.406Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Beauty At The Vale is a day spa in Merivale, Christchurch offering a range of spa and body treatments, remedial massage, and beauty essentials such as waxing and tinting. The salon provides tailor-made packages and group bookings in a tranquil, welcoming environment where clients can escape daily life and emerge feeling renewed and confident.

Beauty At The Vale is a day spa located in Merivale, Christchurch. The salon presents itself as a place where heritage meets heart and aims to provide a tranquil setting for clients to escape everyday life and emerge feeling renewed and confident.

Services include a variety of spa and body treatments, remedial massage, facials, and beauty essentials such as waxing and tinting. The venue also offers tailor-made packages and accommodates group bookings, reflecting a broad offering for individual and shared experiences.

Client feedback highlights consistently positive experiences, especially for massage and relaxation facials. Review themes note friendly staff, highly recommended therapists, and treatments described as relaxing, luxurious and memorable, with several mentions of exceptional massages and facials.

Locally, Beauty At The Vale is distinguished by its focus on a calm, welcoming environment and a full suite of spa and beauty services in Merivale. Customers can expect professional treatments, options for bespoke packages, and a setting pitched toward restorative, confidence-boosting experiences.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Beauty at the Vale shows strong profile health with a 7.6 out of 10, indicating solid visibility and control in the Google listing. The most notable findings are that the listing is claimed, has a website link and phone number, and that the business is shown as open. These fundamentals support easy customer access and trust.

Strengths

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    Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.
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    ClaimedYour listing is claimed, so you control what it says, you can reply to reviews, and edits suggested by the public come to you first.
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    NameYour business name is showing on the listing, so a customer searching for you by name finds you, and everything else on the listing hangs off it.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Description lengthYour description gives a reader less than half the listings here do, so someone reading yours and then a competitor's gets less to go on from you.
  • 2
    Photos on the listingYou have more photos on your listing than half the businesses here, so a customer arriving has enough to look at that they stay on it.
  • 3
    Category fitYour category set is one of the better-fitted in this market, so you are eligible for nearly every search happening around you.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
7.7Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
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4.7 ★★★★★ (105)
Day spa · St Albans3
Open 5 days · late Wed and Thu ✓
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From the business

We cater to a wide variety of guests and offer a five star experience. From tailor made packages to group bookings, a variety of spa and body treatments, remedial massage as well as your beauty essentials such as waxing and tinting. We provide a tranquil, welcoming environment where people can escape from everyday life and emerge feeling renewed, beautiful and confident

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Beauty at the Vale shows a relatively cautious health score given the focus on reviews, with clear momentum in responsiveness and rating confidence. The standout finding is that the business already sits in the top quartile for total reviews, with room to push further toward the top 10% by keeping service quality consistent and continuing engagement with customers.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Response rateYou have replied to a small share of your reviews, so most customers reading your page still see feedback about you with no voice from you anywhere on it.
  • 2
    Star ratingYour rating sits below what half the businesses here carry, which gives a customer choosing between three of you a reason to pick one of the others.
  • 3
    Review confidenceYour rating and your review count together sit ahead of half the field here, so a customer has enough to go on and no reason to hesitate.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
5.8Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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4.7★★★★★105 reviews
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Aotearoa R.★ · Edited 2 months ago

Received a $85 parking ticket for getting a coffee from the cart on THEIR premises. Boycott this place. The Vale are just money hungry and don’t care about people. EDIT: it’s your car park it has EVERYTHING to do with you! After looking at...

Response from the owner1

Good afternoon, thank you for your comment however this has no reflection on Beauty at the Vale. The Vale use Smartpark Compliance and do not gain any profit from the parking. It is in place so client...

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Fiona A.★★★★★ · 4 months ago

I don't use their beauty services but I see another person. It's a very peaceful and relaxing atmosphere

Response from the owner

Hi Fiona, thank you for your lovely review. We look forward to seeing you again soon!

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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Beauty at the Vale shows a 4.0/10 health score for Google Maps search, indicating below-average visibility. The strongest performance is in waxing and beautician-related keywords, with top positions for waxing hair removal service in Merivale and beautician and beauty salon terms in Merivale. The key opportunity is to improve local maps presence while maintaining current keyword strengths.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

  • 1
    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches, but below most businesses in your suburb, so a customer looking from a nearby street is shown someone else first.
  • 2
    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across more of the surrounding suburbs than the middle of the field, so customers searching from outside your own patch are finding you.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
4.4Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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2Top three for "beautician" in 1 suburb, seen in 7
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Beauty with Grace St Albans4.8 ★ (174) · Day spa
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Afterglow Beauty NZ5.0 ★ (69) · Day spa
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The Beauty Nook0.0 ★ (0) · Day spa
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Merivale Health & Beauty Clinique5.0 ★ (60) · Day spa
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Map positionsChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #319 for map positions
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04Listings and socialMarketbase business report

Where customers find you

Beauty at the Vale shows a high health score with solid social and directory presence. Notable findings include outstanding Facebook and Instagram profiles and an active Fresha listing and directory page. Key opportunities focus on expanding TikTok, LinkedIn (company and owner profile), Neighbourly, and NoSecretSalon, to broaden reach and trust.

Strengths

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    Having a Facebook page at allWe found your Facebook Profile page, and the trail is strong enough that nobody would question it is yours - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
  • ✓
    Instagram ProfileWe found your Instagram Profile page, and the trail between you and it is unambiguous - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    Fresha ProfileWe can see your Fresha Profile listing (https://fresha.com/beauty-at-the-vale-papanui-road-christchurch-rwr4ly) found via: Google search results.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 2
    Yellow ProfileWe could not find an active Yellow Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
  • 3
    Neighbourly ProfileWe could not find an active Neighbourly Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
14 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 6 of them.
8.0Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Freshalp/en/bt/beauty-salons/in/nz-christchurch/st-albansBeauty at the Vale | Fresha✓
InstagrambeautyatthevaleBeauty at the Vale | Instagram✓
FacebookbeautyatthevaleBeauty at the Vale | Facebook✓
TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
NeighbourlyNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #113 for listings and social
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

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    Where your page link pointsThe link on your page goes to a domain that is yours, so a visitor who came for the photos leaves on your terms and the enquiry lands in your inbox rather than someone else's.
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    A page address you choseThe address on your page carries your business name, so a customer told about you at a barbecue can find the page by typing what they heard.
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    A phone numberA phone number shows on your page, so the person who found you on Facebook before they found your website can ring straight from it.

Top two opportunities

  • 1
    What your page says about youYour intro runs to a line, shorter than most pages here, so it names the business without settling whether you do the particular job the reader came about or cover the suburb they live in.
  • 2
    People following your pageMore people follow your page than most in this market, which means a post can travel past your own customers when one of them shares it into a local group.
8 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 5 of them.
9.4Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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2.1K followers 2
Beauty at the Vale is a one of a kind world class spa destination1
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🌐 beautyatthevale.co.nz✓
☎ +64 3-381 0808✓
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Facebook pageChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #35 for your Facebook page
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Your website

Beauty at the Vale shows an above-average on-page health score of 6.1 out of 10. Strengths include a valid favicon, an H1 tag, a relevant title tag, adequate character count, and fast page load under 3 seconds. The main opportunity areas are improving the meta description and refining the title tag length to balance clarity and search visibility.

Strengths

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    Domain UniquenessYour web address is yours alone, so everything your site earns - links, mentions, search standing - accumulates under your name and stays with the business.
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    FaviconThe tab your site opens in carries your own icon, so a customer with a dozen tabs going can find their way back to you by sight.
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    Page load speedYour home page appears in under three seconds, so someone tapping through from a search result meets your business rather than a blank screen while they decide whether to wait.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Meta descriptionYour pages carry no summary line of your own, so the two lines under your name in search results are whatever Google decides best fits the search.
  • 2
    Page titleThe headline on your home page is either a single word or long enough that a search result cuts it off part way through.
  • 3
    Separate sites linking to youFewer separate websites link to you than half the businesses here, which means when someone searches for what you do, the businesses with a longer list of vouchers are the ones on the page they actually read.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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3Separate sites linking to you
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How people find you on Google

Beauty at the Vale shows a strong overall health for website traffic, with a high health score and solid organic visibility. Key takeaways are the solid organic traffic value within the 50-75% range and noteworthy traffic levels locally, alongside opportunities to begin paid efforts and optimise paid and organic footprints.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    What you spend on adsWe can see no paid search activity for your site, which in most local markets is the norm rather than a gap.
  • 2
    Monthly ad visitsYour site receives no visitors from paid search, which for most local businesses in this market is the norm rather than a problem.
  • 3
    Search terms you advertise onYou are not covering any search terms with ads, which for most local businesses here is normal.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
8.6Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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www.beautyatthevale.co.nzBeauty At The Vale

Restorative, calming and nourishing treatments for the body and soul. · Face Treatments · Body Treatments · Beauty Essentials · Spa Packages.

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Google search and trafficChristchurch beauty · 570 businesses
You are #80 for Google search and traffic
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Beauty at the Vale has a generally positive match between published hours and local demand, with 43 weekly hours open during peak windows and no low-demand open hours. Strong alignment occurs during weekday late mornings and mid‑afternoons (Tuesday 11am, Wednesday 3pm, Thursday 4pm) and weekend early afternoons (Saturday 1-2pm). There are missed peak slots on Monday and Sunday afternoons and an early Tuesday gap worth reviewing.

Strengths

  • ✓
    Hours aligned with demandNo business here matches the demand around it more closely than you do - you are open when people are looking and shut when they are not.

Where we can help

Nothing to sort here. Your hours already line up with when people are looking.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
9.2Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Hours ✓
MondayClosed
Tuesday9:30am-6pm
Wednesday9:30am-8pm
Thursday9:30am-8pm
Friday9:30am-6pm
Saturday9:30am-5pm
SundayClosed
Popular times Monday · St Albans
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You are #48 for opening hours
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02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page2 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

Where you'd stand#140of 570 Christchurch beauty businesses
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You are #140 overall
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