I will start by saying that my husband scheduled us for a couples massage here as a surprise gift. I am not sure I would have elected to go here on my own.
When you step inside, there is a tiny waiting area where you fill out a form of what you would like done, where to not to touch, and where you are tense. We both got deep tissue massages. I have been to many different massage places before, and I have never had such a bad experience.
Let's start with the room:
The beds are uncomfortable to lie on for an hour and a half, with little cushion, no heating mechanism, and a very, very thin sheet laid over you. Like so thin you can see through it. The cushion for your face is just a raised cushion set on top of the bed, which is extremely uncomfortable when they are digging into your neck at a weird angle. Hard to breathe through the cushion, and there is not even an aromatherapy in the room. The music was at a moderate volume, and the walls are so thin you can still hear people laughing outside as well as the washer/dryer in the next room. Not very relaxing.
The techniques:
I am not a masseuse, so I will not speak to what is accurate, as I have no training. My experience as a customer at very well-known spas speaks to some of what I would expect coming to Oasis. My masseuse did not introduce herself by name when she came in, and did not ask me any questions before beginning. She did ask a few times if the pressure was okay, and knowing it was a deep tissue massage, I breathed through it, only telling her one time that it was too intense.
Where my issue lies is that in every massage I have ever had, they give you a sense of decency. If they are working on your leg and into the glute, they make sure to tuck the blankets well so you feel safe and comfortable. If they are working on your back, the blanket stays covering your glutes. There was none of that at Oasis. At one point in time, I could feel the thin sheet between both of my legs, back exposed, questioning how much of myself was showing. They pick up your limbs and stretch/move them all around (I'm talking pushing your knee into your chest, pushing your leg cross-lateral of your body, and popping your back, techniques I do not feel comfortable with a masseuse I have just met and don't even know the name of). At one point, I could feel the masseuse get onto the table with her knee between my legs as she was working on my back. When it was time to turn from the prone position to supine, she literally lifted the entire thin sheet off my naked body, holding it up on the other side, waiting for me to turn around. Never in any massage have I been this exposed and uncomfortable. I have never been so tense during a massage, and I have never left feeling so violated.
If you have gone to reputable massage spas before, you will not like it here. read more