After 15 years of getting professional massages all over the place, I can officially say I just experienced THE. SINGLE. WORST. MASSAGE. OF. MY. LIFE. I literally can't possibly go into enough detail to accurately describe this horrendous experience, but I'll try.
When I arrived, I inquired about pricing, chose a 60 minute full body massage, but asked to use a bathroom first. On the way back to the bathroom they led me to, I passed the first, open massage room and saw that an employee was in there sleeping on the massage table. The bathroom looked like a janitor's closet and I had to maneuver through their kitchen area in the back where they were prepping lunch. Much to my dismay, I was then led BACK to that first room where the employee HAD been sleeping for my massage. As I waited for the therapist to leave so I could undress, she demanded payment up front, but said "you tip later". I told her a few times that this was extremely unusual, but the massive language barrier kept us from communicating. I paid, just wanting to get on with things. As the massage started and throughout the first half hour, the female therapist literally rubbed the EXACT SAME spots on my back, grabbing big handfuls of muscle and skin with every rub (think of a muscly 10 year old boy trying to give you a massage). It's my guess this "therapist" never went to school or was licensed for massage therapy. After half an hour, she abruptly left the room, letting the door bang shut behind her and leaving me to wonder what had happened. Just as I figured she wasn't coming back, she returned with hot, damp towels and rubbed me down (the only nice part of this whole experience). She proceeded to have me flip over, all the while I was covered with the tiniest massage towel I've ever seen. It's always been my experience that therapists are professionally conscious of your nudity under the covers and do the best to help you remain covered. She couldn't have cared less. The massage was cut 10 minutes short and she ended the massage by having me sit up as she clapped on my shoulders and back and then FLIPPED ON THE LIGHTS, after I'd laid in a dark room for 50 minutes.
I hurriedly dressed and got out of there as quickly as possible. I really can't adequately describe how awful this experience was. Please save your time and money folks. read more