Found out about this place via a livingsocial deal (My Massage Therapist…read moreDeluxe Massage with Hot Stones, Hot Towel Facial Treatment, Foot Scrub, Drink, and Chocolates), which sometimes is a good thing and other times not so much. The good is that you get a chance to experience new places, the bad? Well, I am new to Houston and as such don't have a realistic idea of what is near and what is far and the traffic flows in the different areas, so when Google told me this was 35 minutes away, I did not mentally prepare myself to be driving for an hour and 10 minutes.
I appreciated their flexibility to book me, there is a $5 fee for scheduling after 6 which I didn't mind paying. Most of the communication was done via texting, and the "office" would call to clarify or confirm from a blocked number... a bit different, but that's fine.
My massage was set for 6 pm, I got there for about 6:04 (I received a call at 6:03 pm as I was making a u-turn to the location) and rushed into the building. I was greeted by a masseuse, Kimberly, who asked me if I wanted sangria or some other drink (sorry about my memory - I should have written this review last week). Needless to say, after being stuck in traffic on the other side of town, I gladly accepted the sangria. I had to fill out a form and pay the $5 fee, so by the time I laid down it was 6:15 pm. Kimberly was very nice and polite.
I think I went into this experience with a lot of expectations, which perhaps I shouldn't have.
The massage was okay, did not really help ease any of my muscle tension or stress, it was kind of like being gently touched for a prolonged period, which can be relaxing if that is what you enjoy. I was expecting to get something with a bit more pressure, not as much as a deep tissue, but still enough to loosen my muscles and dispel my stress, which most swedish massages do. With that said, it wasn't a bad. The foot scrub was probably about 1 minute per foot (the scrub was placed on, rubbed around, and then taken off) I guess I was expecting a foot scrub similar to what you would receive at a pedicure.
I don't recall getting a hot towel facial treatment, but I got a hot towel on my back at the beginning of the massage. When Kimberly finished, it was about 6:47 or so, so I was confused since I expected the massage to at least go until 7, but she told me that she had another client at 7 - so I just said okay, thanked her and left. I expected a 60 min massage but I guess it was 50 minutes (?).
Anyways, I don't think I will be going back because the commute was a bit much, and the massage did not really stand out for me. I won't dissuade anyone else from checking it out because it may be right up their alley.