Sola Salons

Sola Salons is a suite rental business. Its La Jolla location offers private salon suites that professionals rent for their own work, and the company says it has more than 20,000 independent business owners in its community. Each Sola location is independently owned and operated, and every salon business inside a suite is independently owned as well.

Each suite has its own glass door with an individual lock and key, and the suites are equipped with full-spectrum lighting, a shampoo bowl and a styling chair. The location has 24/7 security. Renters pay one weekly fee that covers utilities and Wi-Fi, and suites also receive janitorial service and on-site laundry. Suite access hours vary by location.

Renters run their own pricing. They set their own service and product prices, choose which products they sell, and keep all of the profit from both. The company says renting a suite can cost about the same as renting a chair or booth. Renters may personalize their suite with their own artwork, music, furniture and decor.

The stated mission is to give salon professionals convenient rental space, with each suite operated as an independent business.