16 Aug. 2023
Note…read morethat I give the place a B+/A- for the quality of massage; an A for ease of making on-line booking (profiles of masseuses [with training certification] would be welcome) ; an A for price for quality; and a B for ambiance (and parking).
First a disclaimer, if you want a eucalyptus-scented experience with high thread count bathrobes and slippers, Egyptian cotton massage table linen, and fresh fruit and cucumber-infused water while you wait or after, THIS is not THAT. (Or maybe this is such a place if you pay for a different type of massage.)
This is much, much more accessible and affordable.
I have no idea whether the woman who gave me my massage was licensed. When you book on line, there are no profiles or names of the masseuses. Instead, you choose male or female.
That said, I had a 90-minute combined deep tissue back and foot massage.
"Anna" was my masseuse. While she was not super communicative (I had to introduce myself and ask her her name), she was by and large professional, thorough, and really good with my knotty back. The back massage was accompanied by hot stones, deep tissue massage, hot cloths, and warm oils.
The room was clean and quiet with background music but nothing fancy.
You pay after your massage, so the ability to linger was nil. (I would suggest making payment before the massage starts so that the client can rest a bit and then get dressed.) It was not the type of place you lingered around after. As I was leaving, another client was coming in.
Parking is at an adjacent lot next door, where the spots are shared with a nail salon and several other small businesses.
The only (major) sour note is that when I tipped Anna 15% she let me know that most of her clients tipped 20%. I did not understand her at first. Then I did. I thought this was a bit crass and unprofessional. (I just checked on line, and another client [Yelp user: Legacylive27 P.] had the same complaint about being essentially asked to tip more. On line, the manager said she would remedy this, but clearly she has not. This should be remedied. Tips are whatever the customer wants to give, and a customer should not be made to feel bad for a tip.)
In any event, I added to my tip, reasoning that the owner likely got the lion's share of what I just paid for a 90-minute massage and that Anna, who seemed to be in immigrant woman from China with little English, was likely living on tips. But, this blemished the experience for me.
It was an excellent massage, reasonably priced, I got the appointment quickly, and my back feels 1,000 times better.