I've been here 15+ times. The first thing to mention is there is nothing "funny"/illegal going on in this place. Another post said that but it's BS. Anyone who has been here a few times would know. It's no more questionable than the nail salons in town.
With that said, every masseuse that works here is very skilled and about 2/3 of my visits have really been outstanding, ie complete full body massage including back, legs, neck, feet, hands, arms, with great technique and the strong pressure I request, hot wet towel followed by a clean dry towel and more massaging before rolling over, feet and neck worked on while I'm on my back for the last 15 minutes, and massages that have me walking out the door about an hour and a few minutes after I walked in. That is as good as it gets really.
They are also open late and really close, so I can get a massage at the way end of my day like I prefer- when I can really relax before settling in for the night.
What makes this review a 3 star is most of the time I get the same, let's call her the "regular" girl, and her performance is erratic. One day she is outstanding as described above, another day I get a massage that includes a lot of her forearms and knees, very little use of her hands, some of that is always welcome but a whole massage of it is disappointing. Also on these "off" occasions she tends to quickly move past my hands, feet, and neck, possibly skipping them all together and may seemingly kill time with what I'd call "fillers" - like repetitively rubbing my head or ears or an odd place like my arms, then if I ask her to move on she will say "oh ok feet" but will only do another area quickly then moves back to some useless excercise again.
Maybe on these off days she is tired, however there is always another worker there and I feel like she purposely takes most of the work. The other masseuses I have seen here are always outstanding for every visit, just unfortunately 2/3 of the time I get the hit or miss "regular" girl. What keeps me coming back, even when I swear off the place are the great experiences, location, and hours, but I would come more often if the one girl was more consistent. read more