Came by for a reflexologie royale the other day and it was a decent, albeit warm and stuffy experience. Walked by the massage parlor and noticed that they open at 2 pm on Sundays... Came by around 1:55 pm and was surprised to hear clients inside the parlor already... (the parlor was closed at 11:55 am) Was able to get a massage upon arrival with a minimal wait. Opted for the reflexologie royale which was a foot massage + head, shoulder, and neck massage for 50 Euros. The foot massage was in a curtained off section of the massage parlor, next to the lobby, merely separated by a piece of wood and a piece of fabric. There were 3 foot massage ottomans in the "room" Massage started off with a head, neck, arm, and shoulder massage for 10-15 minutes during the foot bath. The foot massage was decent, hitting pressure points, although somewhat uncomfortable in the stuffy environment as there didn't seem to be any fans or A/C in the massage parlor. read more

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So....I ended up coming here for coining, also known as Gua sha or cao gio. This salon is pretty new actually, and since it was close by and did coining, I decided to check it out. For those who are not aware, coining is part of traditional Chinese medicine and involves scraping/rubbing the skin to produce light bruising and eliminate toxins. I don't speak Chinese so I feel like a little was lost in translation at times lol. The guy at the welcome desk spoke French and translated to the massage therapist what I wanted, but after that it was just me and the massage therapist who really didn't speak any French. The Gua sha was 35€ for a 40 minute treatment, and since I only wanted it on my back (and not the rest of my body since its summer and I don't want people to think I'm being beaten up), I guess he started off with a "massage". For background info, I have a lot of back and shoulder pain, and the massage was no joke. I mean no joke. I cried away every last bit of my mascara. LOL. But I remembered telling myself, no pain no gain. I think it was maybe super painful cuz he kept really working on my knots. Like kneading them away. And the massage therapist was a huge Chinese dude. I just remember thinking "I can't wait for these 40 minutes to go by." Haha. The Gua sha part was less painful than the massage I guess, but still painful when he went over my sore areas. No pain no gain!!! How did I feel after? That's the most important part - I was completely rid of all my back and shoulder pain - a miracle!!!! And as for my chronic hives (the reason I went in for Gua sha)? I only had to take an anti-histamine once in nearly 2 weeks (that from taking them daily!) woot! I'll be back for sure! If you have any chronic pain, give a Chinese massage a try. It hurts like a b but is worth it in the end. And why not try some coining if you have a cold or other chronic problems? Besides that, the place was clean. The "cabins" are separated by thin curtains but it's all good! read more