Wow. I have gotten massages for decades. I have gone to many Chinese/Thai style places in various states and cities throughout the US. I am accustomed to language barriers, and inevitably, the massage therapist/masseuse intuitively gets into a groove, and does a decent job, asking simple questions with simple prompts throughout like: "feel ok?" "Too hard?" "Too light?," Etc. This lady, Coco, pretty much attempted to throw me out of joint. I am sitting in the parking lot now, with my left hip and lower back hurting, and it wasn't hurting when I went in. I cannot believe what I just experienced. Her entire vibe was one who is angry, aggressive and just doesn't want to be doing what she's doing. She is the most hurkey-jerkey masseuse I have ever encountered. She would reposition my limbs aggressively, without consideration to the angle of the joint and it actually hurt, several times...flopping limbs around like a piece of meat that needs to be aggressively tenderized. She would then instruct me to "relax" and I would attempt to explain what I needed/felt in simple terms, but to no avail. Never again. I have received deep tissue massage for years....this woman was MMA-style fighting my body. I only had my panties on during the massage and man, when it came time to get into the buttocks/upper leg area, I was rudely awakened by an aggressive, ninja-style, thread-popping, chafing wedgie. Somebody has clearly pissed off this woman.
A few facts: You pay before your services are rendered, so if you go in with a credit card, you are either tipping before your service....or you're not. I tipped 20%.
The hallway that leads to all the rooms is dark. There is a hanging sign at the end of the hall which reads in neon lights/handwriting "VIP Suite." Looks like I didn't choose the VIP option, because when a voice in the dark summoned me to come back to my room, I literally could not see where the voice was coming from, or where to go. I felt like I was playing a game of Marco Polo. Alas, I got to my dark room, lit by a small red bulb in one corner.
One more tip: if you are sensitive to smells/have allergies or migraines triggered by perfumes, best avoid. The tissue placed in the face hole was saturated by a sweet, cotton candy smelling body spray kind of smell. My 1 minute facial massage was accentuated by nag champa smelling oil.
All in all a frustrating, uncomfortable and aggressive experience--would rather pay a bear to maul me. read more
