I decided to visit Ananda b/c I noticed the salon several times on my walks through downtown. The girl who greated me at the front desk was rather unfriendly, but I expect that at upscale salons. Once seated in the lobby, I began to wait and read. I could hear several girls and a guy at the desk behind me talking. They were saying negative things about the other clients in the salon and the people walking around outside. This made me really uncomfortable. My stylist was nice, but I couldn't help thinking that the others were judging me. She tried to assure me that they were not but I knew otherwise. The cut and color was great even though the atmosphere was awful. They really need to move that desk or be aware that people can hear them.