During a particularly flush period, I went through a bit of a binge of buying daily deal vouchers…read morefor various joints around town, and one of those vouchers led me to this place for a what they term a "Chinese" pedicure, which is quite different to the pedicures on offer on most places. Basically, after a soak in a big oak barrel, a young man with a roll of sharp files and small knives chipped away at all the rough skin on my feet for about 30mins until they were as smooth as they were on the day I was born. Reader, truly it was miraculous (once I got over the weirdness of having this dude kneeling on the floor scraping my feet). I then went back for a reflexology treatment, and it really was one of the most relaxing experiences of my life helped by a very gentle therapist in a comfortable room. If you're in need of a bit of relaxing, I couldn't recommend this place more.

I have been here once and that was one to many times. After sitting exams a girlfriend and I…read moredecided that it would be nice to get a massage to relax and distress us. Neither of us had heard of this place before, but after having left my girlfriend in charge of booking, this is the place we ended up heading to. When we came here there were no signs obviously indicating that this is a place to get massages. We walked up the old dirty looking staircase to find three women upstairs waiting for our arrival. I don't mean to be rude and criticise, but the entire time from finding the entrance to walking up the stairs, being lead into a bright little room and not having the lady leave while I was trying to get changed, I felt totally and utterly uncomfortable. I did not find the massage relaxing at all because the environment was not inviting what so ever. The music playing in the background was the radio which I felt was playing ads majority of the time. Also there was a good half metre to a metre gap between the ceiling and the walls dividing up the room. This allowed me to hear the man next door complain about how sore this ankle was. I didnt really appreciate hearing that when my main focus was to relax and unwind. I'm sure there will be some people out there who have had a nice experience here, however I personally felt incredibly uncomfortable and left more tense than I walked in. If you're after a therapeutic massage I personally wouldn't recommend coming here.

This is the best massage I have had in Auckland and I have tried about 10 places. I have always…read morebeen treated by Lisa and my partner by Phoebe and have been going there over the last 2 years.They were trained at the Bangkok Thai Massage School at Wat Po. That means they can give a deep tissue massage, after which you feel a cross between exhilarated and exhausted. They respond to requests so if you need them to focus on a sore part of your body or go more gently then they will do that. This is not one of those places that puts emphasis on decor or atmoshere or ambience. But if you are looking for a top notch thai massage then Lisa and Phoebe cannot be beaten.

After a stressful week I love coming to Hadtawach in Newmarket. They specialise in traditional Thai…read moremassage and beauty care. I love their massages because they're minimum an hour (which I feel is only just long enough to truly relax and unwind) and are affordable. Their massages are either 60 minutes, 90 minutes or 120 minutes. They do traditional Thai massages, aromatherapy massages, hot oil massages and my favourite the Swedish and sports massages. They also perform facials, body scrubs and hot stone spas. There is no need to book as they do accept walk ins. Before your treatment they kindly given you some green tea, and give your feet a quick scrub before showing you to your room. After your massage or beauty treatment they have another cup of green tea waiting with your shoes. Hadtawach is located down a funny old looking drive, but seriously, this place is 100% legit and I have only ever had a fantastic experiences here! I would recommend this place to anyone and everyone. If Newmarket isn't convenient and Freemans Bay is, there is another store located on College Hill.

I visited Lanna Holistic several times. Lyu provides always a really good treatment. I felt much…read morebetter after her Thai Massage. Body became more relaxed and back pain was gone).Hilghly recommend++5. Thank you very much.Will come again)

From the owner: "Lanna Holistic" is an island of Ancient North Style Thai Massage…read more This authentic body-oriented therapy combines acupressure, reflexology and applied yoga stretching. Deep relaxation, peaceful state of soul and enjoyable silence of mind - the result of harmonious full body-flow during the practice. Treatments available: 60min/90min/120min - $75/$99/$120 - Traditional Thai Massage - Aroma Oil Thai Massage - Thai Foot Reflexology - Therapeutic Thai Massage - Herbal Hot Compress Massage - Hot Stone Healing - TOK-SEN Massage - Lanna Yoga Massage - Deep Tissue Thai Massage

Wow so who knew this was a stone spa? We won his'n'hers one hour foot massage vouchers and the…read moreaccompanying brochure made it sound like feet were pretty much all they do. Stone massage sounds more blissful than reflexology massage which was part bliss... part agony. I've never been that comfortable with the whole body-servicing thing where you're expected to pretend the person touching you is a machine and avoid eye contact and conversation. It was a whole other level with my husband being attended to at the same time but we managed to keep it together, apart from the finger popping which always makes me giggle. Anyway, turns out our services were worth quite a lot of money so it's probably a great gift idea and less an everyday thing (unless you're loaded). After reading Glenn M's review for this place, it's disappointing to see he wasn't told that Bliss provides an hour and a half free parking in the Atrium carpark; you just need them to stamp your ticket. Kind of essential info I would say.

I'm not the kind of person who goes to these types of therapeutic places on the regular. In fact…read morethis is the only one I've ever been to, so this hot rocks massage bed was a very new experience for me. The staff were very nice here and everything about the place from the first moment you enter into the lobby calms you down. Perfect for those who have a lot of stress problems, or anyone really who wants to relax for an hour or so. Located right in the middle of the city, you will most likely struggle to find a car park as we did with all the mayhem of Auckland traffic, then you'll come to this little place of serenity where you can relax and unwind, and after a while the lady tells you that your time is up, and knowing that very soon you have to leave this utopia and return once again to the crazy outside world you'll be disappointed. But at least you will come out feeling rejuvenated.

First time here, recommended by a friend. $70 for a traditional Thai massage one hour…read more I always liked Thai Massage, they know how to do massages, point on the meridians not just touch your skin. The Thai lady said she just arrived a week ago had 10 years experience in Bangkok. She gave me a really hard hour :)) I guess it's a bit harder than I had in Thailand. Although I much prefer a rather mild one but it's ok. So signs on my skin thank god.

NEVER AGAIN! Sadly they don't care about their customers; for the second time I turned up on time…read moreto a pre-arranged and agreed appointment only to be told the person I had booked was busy and no on else was free and could I come back some other time...?!?! I had arranged my day around them and they let me down again. The one time I did get in I was given the most violent massage by some angry old woman who truly made me fear for my spinal cord. I've had a lot of massage over the years yet she was dangerous. And of course when something goes wrong no one remembers how to speak English... I persisted with them for convenience because they're close to work, but I've learned my lesson. To. Hell. With. This. Place !

OMG, I can't say enough! This was in the commercial shopping levels of our hotel, which is…read moreaccessible from the street. We were walking around and I saw this massage place, went in, and grabbed a brochure. Several people in our party ended up getting massages. I called the day before and booked for 8:30 AM on a Saturday morning. My therapist was a young guy named Red, a doctor in massage therapy and acupuncture from China. He was AMAZING!!! I had no idea my head could be massaged like that!! It hurt so good! Red has very advanced, graduate degree massage technique. You should absolutely ask for him. He suggested acupuncture to increase blood flow to my brain, and I absolutely trusted him to do it. I wish I could go to him regularly, but alas! He is very talented and well-studied. At 60 NZD (about $40 USD) for 60 minutes, the massage is a STEAL. The acupuncture was an additional $45 NZD ($30 USD) which I gladly paid up with a generous tip. We also got to talking and Red has done a lot of hiking. My brother happened to be in China at the exact same time so Red made me a map of where to visit. Wonderful massage. Cannot recommend highly enough.

36 hours (including layovers) from Orlando to Auckland via Dallas (yep also including that brutal…read more17.5 hr DFW to Sydney flight!). We were badly in need of something to help our aches n pains. Need I say more? Yes? Well then, Wayne Massage is also located directly below the Crowne Plaza hotel that happened to be where we were staying. My hubber and I almost tripped over each other trying to beat each other through the door! All was well as we both squeezed through the opening at the same time and found TWO avail therapists - whew! I had Lisa and opted for the 40 minute neck/shoulders/back combo & it was soooooo good, I couldn't get off the table. In fact I could quite happily have canceled our time in Auckland and just stayed there and let her keep working on my tired, aching torso. So that, tells you something! Hub was equally as enamored with his therapist, so much so, he forgot her name and could only sing of the blissful cushions he was now floating on - and that had replaced his 'squealing pigs' as he called them when he first begged for 40 minutes of reflexology. Between the two of us we were a new person! So weary travelers, do yourselves a favour and make time for a quick massage you will be thrilled you did! And Lisa, if you ever choose to come to FL or TN, look us up. We'll switch out free room and board for massage!