Review Summary: I highly recommend Thai Siri. Like many, I do not leave reviews often. I've been getting massages for a while now, a while is like 12 years or something. I've been in the continuous search of a deep tissue massage for my neck, upper shoulders, and mid-back for years. I'm a passive client, though. I don't speak up, I suffer through things, I am disappointed, and just never return. When I find someone, I follow them to different salons when they have switched or moved into private practice. Since Covid, I've not had a massage much less hugged a person in almost 1.5 years. Feeling like it was time to do some self-care, I turned to Yelp to help me.
I picked Thai Siri because of its positive reviews, reasonable prices, and proximity to my home. I had medium expectations but also had backups ready to call just in case. I called on a Friday around 4pm and they got me in on a Sunday afternoon.
Disclaimer: I am not a person who needs the full spa experience with herbal scents throughout the business, a waiting area, soft robes, or pre-game mimosas. It's an office building on the 2nd floor. I was 5 min early and was shown right into a room. The rooms do not have doors, they have hanging sheets like a 70s boudoir.
The bed is not a standard massage table. There is a head cradle but the bed is wider and sturdier. I started with an oversized scarf covering my back, face down, wearing just my underwear.
Before going further, I must tell you about Katie. She was the utmost, professional therapist. Barefoot and mask on, I felt totally comfortable our entire session. I did not have a sheet on my lower half as expected. She used an oversized hand towel over my underwear and moved it around as she needed for leverage. She didn't say much but that was totally fine by me. I didn't feel pressured to make small talk with her and when I did give feedback, she made the adjustment right away. Without hesitation, I highly recommend her.
The massage itself is not for the light of heart. When I booked the appointment, I went with the Thai Combination Healing Bodywork massage. I normally would have booked the deep tissue massage but thought the combination was a good entry point for a new place.
There were knees, elbows, thumbs, feet, a walker, some oils, lots of stretching - like figure 4 stretches, twists, Katie pulling my arms back like a modified Titanic pose. There was lots and lots of pressure and digging into my shoulder blades. It was a full-body massage, head to toe, and involved her actually standing on my legs and lower back using the walker for support. At points, my top half was exposed due to the stretching but as I said, Katie was a professional and I felt totally safe.
The session was supposed to be 60 min. We went 85 min and she charged me for the 60 min session. Be a good human and tip your service workers generously, especially if they go above and beyond expectations.
I wrote this review because I literally feel like this massage has jump-started me out of the Covid fog and reminded me that I need to take care of myself. I'm pretty sure this isn't a weekly thing, maybe a monthly thing, but this reset so many things for me. I hope you can have a similar experience. read more
