It's taken me a month to process this experience, but I need to share it. I went in for a chair massage, and during the session the male therapist rubbed his penis against my back. At first, I tried to convince myself it might have been his belt buckle, but it was not. At the end, he told me he had given me an extra five minutes, which only made me feel more uncomfortable. Since then, I've heard from others nearby that similar incidents have happened, which unfortunately confirmed what I experienced. read more

I was sitting at a table outside with my son and a woman comes over to ask if i want a massage and I said no. She said i give good neck massage and i put my hand up in protest, she still grabbed my neck and started to squeeze and i said again no. I've had brain surgery and neck massages are off limits for me. This place is a liability. read more

I've been a massage therapist for over 10 years and this is my go to spot for deep tissue relief. I studied at the International Professional School of Bodywork and took a Tui Na class. This is an excellent price point for Traditional Chinese Tui Na massage. It's legit, they know their anatomy and I trust their deep tissue. read more

This is my all time favorite massage spot. It's more like a sports massage as opposed to a relaxing massage. #20 is the best (he says that's his name, so I'm sticking to it). Don't let them upsell you. Go in knowing what you want and politely say no to anyone offering additional services. That way you won't leave disappointed. Don't let 2 people work on you at the same time. Not worth the $200+ / hr. One person can do everything you need. read more

So Relax - Massage Near Me - El Cajon, California

I have serious knots and don't care to be "tickled" when getting a massage. These guys get down to the nitty gritty and don't mess around! I couldn't turn my head without pain, when I walked out I had way better motion and wasn't in pain. Very nice and respectful as well. Highly recommend! read more

Worst experience ever Sent my boyfriend there to get his shoulder worked on because he had done a quick chair massage there once before that was decent . Well First off their English is TERRIBLE which would be ok if their customer service wasn't even worse. He pointed to the $36 table massage. The therapist pointed at it also to confirm After laying down for about 7 min he felt another set of hands start to work on his feet. After about 5 min of that they announced it would be $60 for the 4 hand massage. He didn't ask for that so he said no As they argued with him he decided to just get up and leave. They convinced him to stay with just the one set of hands and switched therapist He went for about 7 min of strong hands to work out the knots to hands that felt like a cat kneading the skin. He asked for more pressure with no response. After basically what was the worst massage experience ever they tried again to charge him double . With some argument they finally agreed on the regular price but added a $10 tip without permission which is basically stealing Take my advice Pay the extra to go somewhere else and get an actual real massage instead of swindled and stolen from a bunch of people claiming to not understand the language read more

This place is unbelievable! First off no one knows ENGLISH! Secondly, my boyfriend and I have never been treated so poorly in our life we walk in and they were somewhat busy... then the guy that helps us acts like he don't want to do our foot massage because we had a gift certificate ! The woman that was going to service us kept trying to get us in the chair when we clearly said foot. My boy friend I I skrewed out of there after the mistreatment of the staff. read more

I have come here since they first arrived and the place has a nice look and the deep therapeutic massage always helps me. It's a good, quick cheap way to get a massage. And that's a great asset. And today's massage wasn't bad. I think my neck is a lot better! And the foot reflexology massages are wonderful. I'm deducting one star because my god they need to work on their customer service skills! Even given the language issues. They ignored me just as I was about to skip their services. They rushed me so I picked a cheaper package. The guy barked gruff orders at me and just acted kinda hostile. And they wanted me to pay cash without any warning beforehand. Most people pay with credit cards these days. When I told them I'd have to go to the bank they decided to take credit. I felt so guilty I think I over tipped the guy. If it's a hard job and they're over worked I sympathize and they are talented, but this just wasn't all that pleasant of an experienced because of these issues. And don't know if I wanna go back. read more

Never thought I would use a mall massage salon but here I found myself. My daughter insisted we go in for a massage and reflexology session. First of all, no appointment required, walk-ins are very welcome and I am pretty sure they have something available for every budget. We walked in, chose our treatment and laid down on our perspective massage tables. The massage started soon after. We chose half an hour on the table and half an hour on our feet. No complaints here, but this is where I need to caution those of you who may not frequently receive massages. No one will ask you how you like your massage they go full into it immediately and it's ALL deep DEEP tissue massage. I mean they use fingers, knuckles, elbows or anything necessary to release those tight spots on your back and neck and it can hurt. So if you want a light touch I highly suggest to tell them before you lie down and make sure they understand. Fortunately for me this is the only kind of massage I like so I was very happy and I know how to breathe through the pressure. The massage was very thorough and I left feeling light and pain free. The only draw backs for me is that it is in the mall, it's in the open and even though your eyes are closed you still hear all the mall noise around you. If a crying child or a person talking loudly is in the vicinity it's hard to ignore them. LOL read more

My first table massage, had 30 minutes of relaxation. I don't have a prior experience with any other massage people but I believe this guy did a good job. Had a rush of blood to my head when I got up, so hopefully that was my body waking up to the massage. Would recommend giving this place a try. read more

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I walk in feeling like Quasimodo and Atlas rolled into one. I walk out feeling tall like Shaquille O Neal and the Dalai Lama rolled into one. If you like soft hand massages, this is not for you. If you like deep, deep massages with pressure, you'll be in heaven! Yeah it gets kinda noisy but it's in a mall!!! Time the noise out! read more

Drooooooooool. I love me a mall massage. I've had full body Swedish la-di-da massages, but they don't work out my knots nearly as much as a 20 minute chair massage from an aggressive Asian dude does. When I first went for one of these years ago I was nervous about the whole "in the mall with everyone walking by and looking thing", but believe me, you don't even notice it after you stick your face in that chair hole. This particular location is great, too, because they actually have their own store so you're not even in the middle of the mall walkways like a lot of others I've been to. You're looking at a little over a dollar per minute for a chair massage (not including tip). The only thing I do not like are the grunters getting massaged next to me -- especially the foot massage grunters. I don't want to hear your sexytime noises, stranger. Kindly stifle your moan. Oh, and they do take credit cards and sell gift certificates as well. read more

So relax that not true the massage lady and the guy talking the holds time I spend 30 minutes there, not worth it, the lady's who massage me used her elbow and it hurts so bad, I coming home and take a look at my back it red all over, I am not going to let it go and going to report to California Massage Counseling's I don't want this place give it wrong business, I just spend $35 there. read more

wow so this was my 2nd visit, first one was mediocre but no need to slam them just not a five star place However.... Yesterday was TERRIBLE I get a chair massage from a guy that immediately start putting his elbow into my lumbar region and into my spine, i tell him hey , hey you are hurting me he grumbles some words in a different language then continues the agony, 40 seconds later i say ok thats enough, this is too painful. I was really not even going to yelp until i asked my mother to take a look because it was extremely sore. Well she sees a bruise on my back. CRAZY!!! so I would never go here again. When I tried to call the number listed here and online they don't answer. read more

There's one modality practiced here: Pain. Now that's not necessarily a bad thing. Some people like a little pain. I personally feel like I'm getting my money's worth. The people who work here will open a can of whoop ass on you, deliver it in a systematic fashion and you will pay them for it happily. Now if you're used to foo-foo massage places (everywhere else) then you might expect medium pressure and a very relaxing experience. To be clear, this is not that experience. The massage will feel like you're sunbathing in a hail storm, but somehow when you walk away you'll feel rejuvenated and loose. Have you ever had a massage therapist talk to you throughout the whole treatment? Annoying right? That's never a problem here. If you ask them a question they'll simply hand you a menu with a pricing schedule. Easy. The treatments are all done in a big room with the mall walkers doing laps just outside of the establishment. You might feel a little weird getting a massage with onlookers just 10 yards away, but just wait until you put your face into the padded donut hole and the whole world fades away around you. A definite pro for this place is that you can pick shorter treatment times to save money, and still achieve some good results in a short amount of time. (Get those lactic acids worked out of your system) It's a great way to kill time if you're waiting for a movie to start or getting your car worked on at Sears. I promise if you survive the massage you will feel great afterwards and it will be the best ass-whoopin you've ever had. read more

I really like this place and look forward to going whenever I'm visiting my parents. I usually have to be very clear that I want gentle pressure. Gentle! But they are very thorough and kind. And they have a lot of my gratitude for their kind attention to the foot my mother broke (and now loves to have rubbed firmly). They have been very therapeutic for her. read more

When your able to get a good strong knowledgeable masseuse, it is good. But just when you find one at this location, they aren't there the next time you come. It's a roll of the dice whether you will get a good massage or not. Depends on whose working. Some of them are great and some are not. It's not helpful to not have consistent standards. Maybe more training from management would be helpful on this issue. read more

I love this store. Vic always gives the best massages !!! I swear he has the hands of a king. He is very generous and sweet and charming. He recognizes all the knots and tries to get to them all. He says thank you and to come again he tells me to welcome back. Like I'm here 2-3 times a week. The kid knows his stuff. Thank you Victor! I think he is the best one here! read more

My client took me here because I have a lot of stressful situations right now with life. She got herself and me as well a hour of half hour body and half hour foot. Feel so good especially with foot that will be going back for foot message. It relived alot of stress read more

Pretty strange place. They don't speak a word of English except for "cash is better". You can't communicate that the massage is too hard or that they are rubbing an elbow into your spine. The massage wasn't terrible but the lady at the register got really bugged when I wanted to use a credit card and kept saying "cash is better"... seems kinda fishy. read more

Great massage and great price! Highly recommended. I usually go 30 min and back only. Always leave satisfied and loose!

So I've been coming in here for the last two years, i manage a jewerly store at this mall, it's the quickest for a stress reliever.I always request only maybe 2 people that are really good. I've had the worst service since one of the girl that works there keeps yelling at the person that's massaging me, then end up hitting him?. I abruptly had to stop the massage & pay. I would never come here again. I'm not sure what was going on since I dont speak their language. I come almost every week for the last 2 years & they just lost my business. I suggest a different place to get your massage for a relaxing experience. read more

So painful! I am a small woman and this big goon with giant hands tortured me for 30 minutes. I thought he was going to break bones or paralyze me few times.Even if I had tried to tell him to ease up he wouldn't understand, didn't speak a word of English! You are probably asking why I sat there for the whole time. Valid question. I've had lots of massages in my life. Some of them not too comfortable but the end result is worth it. I've had a lot of knots lately and kept thinking.....tomorrow or the next day I'll feel good about this. Well it's the next day and I am NOT feeling good about this!! A bruised face from him pushing my head down into the donut. The skin on my back and my arms is tender to the touch and I can hardly move my shoulders. Never, never never never......again!! read more

Brought my son in for a impromptu massage and walked away super relaxed! We are new to the area and the massage was much needed after traveling for few days!!! Thank you Mr. Wei!!! read more

This business is SUPER DODGY! Their "corporate office" number is no longer in service. I went to get my back and feet massaged yesterday. I sat in the chair to get my back massaged and it was supposed to be a 15 min massage and I swear after 5 mins, she told me that she was done. Like an idiot, and since they don't speak English, I just followed her instructions to sit on the seat to get my feet massaged. That is not the issue though, when I got home, I could not move my back and it hurts when I breathed!!! I waited till the next day to see if it's just a sore since after reflexology, it usually hurts...NOPE! It still hurts when I breathe. I called the place from 10 a.m. all the way to 2:30 p.m. and NOBODY picked up. So I called ALL of the SO RELAX places in California and NONE OF THEM PICKED UP! Desperate to reach them since I was NOT able to go down to Parkway Plaza myself, I called the Parkway Plaza Management Office and all they did was send an EMAIL.....wow. Then while I was talking about what happened, this woman working in the MANAGEMENT office, hung up on me!!! I called back and the Marketing Director picked up and he was the only one that actually listened to me like a human and he physically walked down to SO RELAX and asked them to call me. It's 4 P.M. and NOBODY has called me yet. A woman who only gave her surname "LEE" told the Marketing Director that she will get a manager or someone to call me back. SO FAR.....NOTHING! THIS PLACE is not suppose to be called SO RELAX......it's supposed to be called SO PAINFUL! SO DODGY! A business with NOBODY PICKING UP is one to STAY AWAY!!! read more

Ive been suffering with lower back pain for about 6months now. The pain will come and go. My family and I went to the mall to just have a fun day when my back pain suddenly kicked in. It was horrible, I told my husband that I was going to check out the prices and maybe get a massage (I've never had a massage done my a professional) But I was in so much pain that I hoped at the chance because we were so close to one at the time of the onset of pain. I paid $36.00 for a 30min whole body massage. at the end of it I got up feeling GREAT!! NO PAIN AT ALL!! I haven't had a flare up since then. Now I probably am not cured..But it was amazing at what 30mins did....I LOOOOOOOVE IT!! The only con is the outside mall noise. Not so relaxing when you hear hood rat girls talking about baby daddy drama. My massage therapist got a good tip!!! read more

I can't wait to get back for more chair time. I had a wonderful experience and I recommend everyone come and experience a chair massage as well read more

My husband received the worst massage instead of pleasant it was more like a horror Massage will never come back I told them to stop twice and he kept on doing the massage more harder. I pay 5 $ for two mines they wanted it to charge me more like a 5 min when it was 2 min.dont recommend it at all horrible read more

This place is my all time go to place for a deep tissue massage!!! They go deep into the muscle and I have seen almost everyone who works there and they all feel to me as though they are natural healers ... Their in tune and can find the spots that need work!! Don't let the walk in leave clothes on jump on the table or chair impression fool you into thinking it's less quality! They are better then any other appointment made massage I have ever been to in San Diego and I'm addicted to them!!! Also they do very healing foot reflexology and I also come in there for that and walk out with the feeling of walking on air if you don't like a deep massage you might want to pass but I'm sure they are trained in Swedish too so you can always ask. read more

My husband and I love to go here and have our sore muscles worked over. I especially love the foot massage. The chair and table massages are wonderful too. The people here are friendly and learning more English all the time. They recognize us and are always welcoming. The value is good for what you get. They will massage your firmly!, but are happy to go lighter on you if you speak up. We love to go here. read more

Love this place! It's a bit pricey but they totally work out all your kinks. The foot massages are the best. It's a bit weird at first because shoppers are walking past the whole time but it's great for what it is! read more

Anytime I'm really stressed and feeling some pain I love coming in here to get a great massage.

I only got 15 minutes of my 20 minute foot massage. When I said something, the 3 employees there at the time could not understand my English or pretended not to understand me. They then talked about me in a foreign language all throughout the time I was paying. read more

I love this place. My husband and I both had30 minute table massages. They really focus on deep tissue massaging so if you're a wimp or a baby and can't stand pain then you need to go to a spa in La Jolla or Santa Fe, New Mexico for a massage. I can't wait to go again! The women were really nice and as other yelpers have complained about smoking, they did not smell like smoke! read more

Was completely disappointed and almost angry at my 30 min chair massage experience. First and foremost I've had tons of massages over the years and used to get them regularly, I haven't had one in about 9 months so I thought its time to treat myself. I sat down in this chair and he started in. Almost immediately I told him it hurts and he replied "medium", and I said yes. He continued to press so hard that I jerked a few times. I said ouch a few times but he just kept going pushing my body into the chair. I had to tighten up all my muscles to be able to keep aligned in the chair. I kept thinking "is my time up yet?" I almost got up early and said the hell with finishing but I stayed because I didn't want to embarrass myself. When the torture was finally over, I got up and felt disoriented with a sore back and my knee felt funny. It's now 8 hours later and I'm limping. My knee is ace wrapped to help with swelling. I told the guy as I was paying that the massage hurt and he just smiled. I left without saying thank you or goodbye, and was totally embarrassed. My hair was all mangled and makeup running from having my face smashed into this paper towel placed over the face cushion. I will never set foot in here again. This place has no concern for the customer. Not everyone can take an intense amount of pressure. I get massages to relax and relieve tension, not to feel intense pain. read more

Yes its relaxing, and the price is good, affordable...