Ok so I took a chance on a groupon deal for a 1hr massage. I have been getting massages since I was in high school so over 15yrs now. I've had some that have been less then desirable, and some that have blown me away in that I had no tension knots and was pain free for a long while after the massage. This one however was by far one of the worst massages I've ever experienced. The woman was nice and courteious, but the technique and skill were defentially lacking. She did more of a stretching and pulling on my limbs and joints, a lot of pressure points and "karate chopping". I informed her clearly that my trouble spots were my neck/shoulders and lower back, figuring she would spend most of the hour focused there and working on the knots. Boy was I wrong. I mentioned at one point the pressure could be more, and the karate style chopping began, it was awful and did nothing. She then proceeded to pull and stretch my legs and arms, my right knee has been swollen and in moderate to severe pain since my experience with her, something "popped" during her tugging and pulling she called "stretching". My shoulders ache and hurt more now then when I walked into her salon. The place is VERY small, and for lack of a better word dingy. I saw she had a hair dressing chair in the front and offers hair and waxing as well as holositic healing. Perhaps she is better at the hair and other services, but I will not be returning, nor reccommending to anyone i know. Should have spent the extra $30 and went somewhere I knew I would gain relief. read more

I also have been to countless massage professionals, and to be quite honest, this one has by far helped my pain the most. I am planning to have a baby in the near future and so I have sworn off ibuprofen and other meds. I stand for 12 hours a day for work in a pharmacy on most of my work days and it takes a toll on my body. I cannot begin to express how grateful I am that I found this place. Marcella is the way to go. Marcella knows her accupressure, and finds me relief. I feel so great afterwards, ready for anything. I'm thinking there was a communication breakdown somewhere with Erin M. because Marcella is so easy to talk to and if you just let her know what's bothering you, for instance, if you didn't take well to "karate chopping" or whatever you perceived it to be, just say so! Marcella is professional and accomodating, and a pleasure to converse with. I usually like to be quiet during my massages, but for some reason I was a yakker for my two massages and the quality of the massages did not suffer for it. I will try to let her do her thing on the next one. I won't stop coming to her even though my drive there is long, it is so worth it. The relief lasts longer than just the day unlike some other quick fix 'massages' I have experienced at other places. The place is simple, I find it charming, nothing fancy, just my cup of tea. I've gone twice so far and as Iong as I will be living in Massachusetts, I will keep coming to the hotspot, because my body thanks me for it. THANK YOU MARCELLA!! read more

Marcella definitely acknowledged my sore/tension spots and worked on them throughout the massage. She communicated the areas she felt tension and knots and focused on those areas like we talked about before the massage. As another user commented, she did pull on the arms and move them about but in a purposeful manner to help loosen certain points. The website clearly states she is a holistic healer so I would absolutely recommend her massages if you are open to it! Also right now my shoulders and neck feel so relaxed! Thank you! read more

Marcella was wonderful, i told her my trouble spot in lower back and shoulder which i had pain for months. She worked my trouble spots. This was 2 months ago. Till this day my shoulder has not hurt since and lower bavk has been good. She did exactly what she said she would. She was nice calm and considerate of my well being. I would recommend her to anyone. This Erin M. In previous review i think has a serious issue. Give Marcella Hotspot a shot. read more