Royal Thai Therapeutic Arts — Attraction in Riverside

I really wanted to like this place considering the hype, all the 5 star reviews, and how busy they always seem to be. I even decided to come on 2 separate occasions trying 2 different therapists to get a good feel for the place.

So I typically categorize a massage as simple or complex. I've had Thai massages before that were simple(as in just a few techniques used) but those few techniques were mastered and done in such a way to make the massage feel very good and I've had Thai massages that are complex(as in there's numerous different techniques used).

This place utilizes very complex style of massaging. So many different techniques and moves used and the problem is that there's no consistency in how the different techniques feel. Overall these therapists are fairly rough so with every different technique used I either felt okay, mild distress, but usually moderate distress and sometimes severe. Very rarely did I feel any pleasure with the techniques used.

The severe distress was more pronounced when I came the second time and the therapists implemented back walking without my consent. They also walked on my legs and arms which also hurt. There was also a tendency to dig their elbows in my kidneys repeatedly.

Considering how much they charge, the quality of the service doesn't match...

Sunny is the GOAT!

I have had many massages in different states and countries and Sunny is the best I have ever had. That is not an exaggeration. She is the best, period.

I prefer an intense pressure deep tissue massage... I didn't have to request extra deep pressure (like I usually do) or even tell her where my trouble spots were... she knew immediately when she put her hands on me, she could feel every knot (even knots that I didn't know where there!) and she worked them ALL out. She is very skilled at her craft. I have never had my back cracked in such a delicious way. Nor has anyone worked the knots in the soles of my feet the way she did!! She even did the back of my knees!!!!! I truly felt like a new woman afterwards!

Yes, she will chat while she works only you, but in my opinion it was a welcome distraction. I have a lot of trouble relaxing, so it helped me to be less tense and the massage was deeper and better because of it.

Just go see her, she will change your life!

THANKS SUNNY!!! I can't wait to come back and...

June (Owner)- is the real deal and when it comes to the Traditional Thai massage. She is a humble human being, a beautiful person inside and out and truly cares for the well-being and healing of the mind and body of her clients. I’ve had over 10 years of neck and back pain and I can’t even begin to express how much relief she has given me. I don’t tell her where any of my pain or tension is but she knows where to focus and finds places where I didn’t even know I had pain.

This place would have more than a thousand 5 star reviews in my opinion because June has had clients since she opened here, who recommended me and my family here but have no idea how to use social media 😊

Sonny - My husband had been an Athlete almost his entire life and has old and new injuries. Sonny provided relief for a lot of back and wrist pain from old injuries and was also finding places in his body he didn’t know he had pain. She strong hands is very skilled.

This place is a Gem. An extremely clean, well taken cared of...