Sensation Day Spa — Attraction in Nashville-Davidson

This first visit was full of ups and downs. I thought it mattered who I booked, but when I walked in the (I'll just call her) receptionist said I should try Daniel, a man who has strong hands. I thought, is this because I'm a size 16? Can't Annie handle a woman of substance? But I demurred.

I undressed in the room and realized there was no sheet to slide under. When the receptionist came in she told me to wrap the towel at the foot of the table around me. Then Daniel came in with a sheet and whipped off the towel under the sheet.

I indicated where I wanted Daniel to focus. He does not speak English well and I do not speak any other language (boo on me for not knowing if it should be Korean, Mandarin or other) so I pointed. When Daniel focuses, he REALLY focuses on an area. It was my back and glutes and he massaged over the sheet. So my busy mind wondered if that was a cultural thing or if he had an issue with my brownness or if it was a policy for a man massaging a woman. I was anticipating getting chaffed! Finally, he rolled down the sheet and started on my shoulders with oil.

Usually when I indicate areas to be worked on, the therapist figures that into the time and at least touches the other parts of me. That would not have happened if I hadn't told him arms and that I wanted to turn around. Now mind you I had no idea of the time and although he asked if I was ok from time to time, I couldn't anticipate if he'd leave one area for another.

Daniel did a great job on my jaw and clavicle, then my feet. Oh, for the feet! He left the room and again my busy mind wondered why. He came back with warm towels to clean my feet. I wish every therapist did that! He greased them up and took care of both feet very well, then left and returned with another warm towel so I wouldn't slide out of my shoes when I put them on.

The other weird thing is that Daniel left the door wide open when he returned with the towels, and I didn't complain since I was covered and am not particularly modest. But hearing people up and down the halls was distracting. Again, was this a policy? I asked when I paid and was told that they sometimes leave a door ajar, but not wide open.

All in all, it was a decent but not...

(TLDR. Good massage bad facilities.)

I had scheduled my appointment the day before as it was a birthday present from my mother. The lobby is, I mean a lobby. Nothing crazy relaxing and solid concrete floors that were kind of off putting but whatever i was getting a 90-minute massage for $119 dollars so who am i to judge? There was a very nice gentleman at the desk took my information and escorted me to the room i striped in the room and laid down on the table and had just a towel to cover myself waiting for the technician to come into the room. The room was very large for the table and a chair for me to set my stuff down and then the rest was a big empty room. (There was a shelf holding fire alarms in boxes?) As i laid into the table i noticed the sheets smelled of mildew and it was a very strong smell. I was anxious and didn't say anything to the woman who had entered as i was almost completely naked and really didn't want to have to stand and move for her to get the sheets off. As she started to give me my 90-minute massage i realized there was no music. There was no music for the whole session. I could hear the toilet flush down the hall. Eventually someone 3 ish rooms down got spa music turned on and i kind of relaxed. It was a pretty good massage, but the sheets and the dead silence really ruined the experience. While in the middle of my massage i heard my phone vibrating on the chair and i tried to ignore it but no music kind of made that impossible. After my massage i used the bathrooms very clean nice spa bathrooms. Checked my 4 missed calls and found out my mother was in the hospital taken in for surgery and i immediately was rushing out. I understand that tipping culture is very important in jobs such as these and i feel awful for pressing the closet button to my hand and RUNNING from the building but i had to go. Was a little jarring to have the technician watch me brimmed with tears to see what her tip would be. My mother lived but all in all a decent massage just really...

I cannot believe how bad my experience was considering the reviews are 4.5 stars. I booked online with a woman, when I got there a man checked me in, led me to the room then left without saying anything. He later came in and tried to say he was giving me the massage. I said I was uncomfortable with that that's why I specifically booked with a woman. There was a huge language barrier which made the experience even more frustrating as there was almost no communication going on. He left again without saying anything. IDK what's going on at this point and I almost left because of how uneasy I was feeling. They tell me to put this teeny towel that barely covers me. A lady finally comes in in puts a sheet over me, why can't we wear the sheet to begin with? She then yanks the towel off from underneath with no warning. She starts giving me the massage which was okay. At this point I'm just waiting for the appointment to be over. Then in the MIDDLE of my massage the door busts open and some other lady is standing over me like "hello hello, excuse me" So I try and sit up from my stomach without flashing everyone. Shes asking me if I have an appointment...in the middle of my massage then tries to confirm my phone # even though I already checked in. At this point I'm completely over it and I know I'm not going to be able to relax. Throughout the rest of my appt the door is left cracked with people walking by and my masseuse will randomly leave without saying anything. Absolute worst massage experience I've ever had. No concern for...