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Since I couldn't find any reviews in English, I decided to write my own. I made the decision to go…read moreafter seeing the pictures, all of which are precisely accurate. What you see is what you will get. To give some background, I'm a male, 21 year old traveler from New York. I opted for the hot stone massage which was absolutely delightful. It's extremely hard to compare to anything else, but it's a warm, relaxing experience for your whole body. I showed up a little bit before my massage to use the facilities, which are absolutely excellent. They have a sauna, a steam room, a cold bath, a pool, a hot tub/jacuzzi, a gym, showers, and a changing room. Everything feels very clean, high quality, and new. If you're in Oslo and have a day to spend to yourself, I highly recommend Artesia.

There's one word that sums up Artesia: paradise. This indoor oasis is exactly what the doctor…read moreordered for a stress free afternoon. With a beautiful pool, sauna and steam room accompanied by comfortable lounge chairs and a sweeping view of Oslo, Artesia is a decadent, luxurious and stress eroding environment. While you can use the facilities without booking a treatment, I decided to splurge on a hot stone massage and am so glad that I did. It melted away every morsel of stress from my fingers to my toes. My masseuse was very attentive and professional and I believe his hands may just be magical. Absolutely brilliant massage. The only complaint I would have for Artesia would be their strange rules about using their changing rooms, lockers and robes. When I arrived at the spa I requested a robe to change into and the woman at the front desk informed me I would need to pay 100 NOK in order to use a robe and their changing facilities. While I understand that charge if you are only using the pool facility I don't think it makes sense if you have already paid for a treatment. She continued that as a hotel guest I am responsible for bringing my own robe and that I need to contact the hotel front desk to obtain one. This information was not made readily available to me before my massage, even though I did book via phone. Sort of took away from the magical and stress free oasis feel that Artesia managed to create.

Good place to chill out, but the service wasn't as good as in Majorstua when I was there. In…read moreMajorstua they populated our lockers with towels and stuff that we needed for the evening. But they were very friendly and welcoming to us when we arrived here In Grand Hotel. And the massage-treatment was top notch. I'm ending up here again some day very soon ;)

Got the Chinese Tui Na 60min massage and it was wonderful. First time I had gotten this style of…read moremassage and have never done acupuncture before, but I see the influence. Unlike American/western spas, you're given a top and bottom rather than robe and stay clothed, no oil. The masseuse massages you over a towel. Doesn't affect quality of massage at all. Atmosphere very calming, walking over stone bridge with water which made me feel like I was outside and completely unexpected. The waiting room was calming with complimentary fruits and tea.

I was initially impressed with the spa, the reception experience, and the waiting area. I arrived…read moreearly as directed but after my appointment was supposed to start the receptionist told me my therapist had just called out sick. They had a replacement but I might have to wait a little while. I wasn't thrilled but I told her as long as I got the hour and treatment I paid for it would be okay. A few minutes later a therapist showed up, faster than expected so great. I explained to her which treatment I wanted, but after she helped me get changed she started prepping me for a completely different treatment. I stopped her, repeated what I wanted, and she said oh I don't usually do that treatment. Then she left the room for a few minutes and when she came back she said it's OK I'm going to take care of you. I spent the first 20 minutes of my hour wondering if I was going to get the treatment I ordered and requested, which was not at all relaxing. The therapist was nice, but the treatment was just OK, and didn't include the footbath described on the treatment menu. At the end of the treatment the therapist repeated that she doesn't usually do the treatment and gave me an explanation I hadn't asked for about how she'd been in a meeting and they'd pulled her to do the treatment because they were short. I know things happen beyond anyone's control, but they shouldn't have affected my experience. As a guest I shouldn't know about your staffing problems. I'm there to have a massage and relax, not feel like you're going out of your way to give me only some of what I paid for. Will not be going back.

I woke up one morning because my shoulder was throbbing. I had to slide out of bed because it hurt…read moretoo much to lift my head. I easily made an appointement on the internet for the same day. When it comes to back pain, I have learned not to expect miracles. I did not get one, but by the end of the massage, I was at least able to lift my arm. Heidi was my massage therapist and was one of the best I have had, She listened to what I needed. I have asked a lot of massage therapists to put more emphasis on one spot, but few have ever listened. Heidi actually listened and worked on my shoulder a ton and it helped a lot. As soon as I was done I made a new appointment with her and can't wait!

I feel very conflicted about Siam. On one hand I really want to love it. On the other hand there is…read morea few things that threw me off. My first impression was fairly good. I made a reservation over the phone 5 hours prior and walked in an was taken care of right away. The rooms are separated by curtains which totally ok. I have used multiple locations in New York where curtains is all that is separating you from the other rooms. However my main problem with it at this location is that the registrar and waiting aria is right outside the rooms which means you here absolutely everything that is going on out there. To me this is very annoying and not relaxing at all especially when your masseuse keep speaking in Thai to the other masseuse through the curtain. I had made a reservation for a 90 minute massage, which I got. However half way through my massage my masseuse left and started another massage while a second one finished mine. I found this very strange and as a costumer I did not make me feel valued. My main problem with this is that the masseuses had very different styles and I felt that my full body massage was kind of cut in half. In general the massage was pretty good, and Siam has great prices. 1 hour for 600NOK and 90 minutes for 850NOK. Personally I probably won't be back and will continue looking for the best value massage place in Oslo.

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