Serenity Cove is a nail salon on the third floor of Holland Road Shopping Centre at 211 Holland Ave, in the middle of Holland Village, and it holds a 4.6 rating on Google. The first thing to check with any nail salon is hygiene: good ones sterilise metal implements in an autoclave, open fresh files and buffers for every client, and clean pedicure basins between appointments. Gel polish is the other thing regulars learn early — it lasts weeks longer than ordinary polish, but it should always be soaked off rather than peeled, since peeling takes thin layers of nail with it. Because chairs tend to fill fast on weekends, it pays to ring ahead wherever you go. Tucked among the shops and cafes of Holland Village, Serenity Cove gives the neighbourhood a well-rated spot for a manicure between errands.