Main St. Profile: The Hott Spot

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Mike Scott does not watch The Jersey Shore. That does not mean the owner of The Hott Spot can't capitalize off it.

The show which made the term 'GTL' a routine of college students near and far created a demand -- in a town where the 'G' is covered by the McClane Center and the 'L' by machines in every dorm -- for the 'T.' The Hott Spot supplies that demand. And then some.

"To find another place with multiple-level beds, you would have to go to Hornell or Wellsville," Scott explained.

Another reason to employ The Hott Spot? It belongs to one of our own.

That's right, Scott was a grad student in the Business School at Alfred University just a few years ago.

"I would keep going to Dr. (Amy) Rummel with my ideas, and she would keep saying 'no, no, no,'" said Scott. "When I approached her about the Hott Spot, she finally said 'yes,' so I knew it would work out."

Scott opened the Hott Spot in August 2009. His faith in Dr. Rummel has thus far been rewarded.

"As the name grows around town, it keeps getting better every year," said Scott.

Of course, Scott has a hand in that as well. The ground floor of the Hott Spot is filled with lush chairs and tanning products to make your experience optimal. The beds are on the second floor, and Scott gets his daily cardio workout by constantly running up and down the stairs to clean each one.

Scott is also out to rid tanning of its bad name.

"You'd have to drink 100 glasses of milk to get the same Vitamin D as one tan," he said.

Scott suggested students visit sites such as http://TanningTruth.com and http://SunScare.com for more information on the hidden benefits of tanning.

I am not sure Scott will ever recruit me to the world of tanning, but if I were to give in, I would choose the Hott Spot.