Cloud 9 Foot Spa San Jose - Formerly Oceanic — Attraction in San Jose

I have been coming here since 2018. When they moved to the Union Avenue address I enjoyed my experience even more. Each year I get myself 40+40 cards of 10+ sessions, and recently I started to get 1-hour massages so I take advantage of gift card deals when I can. Nancy is my go-to but I've also enjoyed services from Rita, Cindy, and Abby. When I bring my mom, husband, cousins, or friends, I try to hook them up with one of these 4.

My normal visit looks like: A 10am appointment because I like to be one of the first in. You can book as early as 10 am and late as 8:30pm M-Sun. I drive into the small parking lot and there's almost always at least one spot available. I've never had trouble finding parking, at 10am on a Saturday or Sunday it's often wide open. But I've heard of other folks going in during the week or later in the day and the parking is much busier. I walk in and am greeted by the person at the front desk. Give my name and time, grab a cup of water or go to the bathroom, or have a seat and wait. Nancy, or whoever I book with, usually is out within seconds if not a few minutes of my arrival -- they are ON IT. With a 40+40 massage, you're first taken into a big room where you share the space with up to 5+ other people depending on how busy. At 10am on the weekend it's usually 3-4 folks max. Here you leave your clothes on. Then for your next 40 you're taken into a private room, here you take your clothes off. With a 60-minute Swedish or Deep Tissue (which is my new go-to), you go straight to a private room and take your clothes off. I find it's nicer to have no interruption in my massage.

Tips for your visit: Use the bathroom before or try to arrive a few minutes earlier to use it before your session. You can pay right when you arrive or after you're done, cash or card or gift card. Wear a top that is easy to roll of your sleeves (or go sleeve-less) and bottoms to roll up to your knees for the foot massages (the first part of the 40+40). Bring a cash tip of $10-20. I typically tip $20 because I love my massages here. Go ahead and book for 2+ at the same time, there's often 5-8 therapists available.

Use their website to book your appointment ahead of time. You can sometimes even book for the next day, you just might miss your favorite...

Been going here for about 4 years off and on now. I go somewhat regularly, now. They have a great deal where you get $25 off if you buy gift card of $125. That gets you 5 one-hour sessions at $25 each instead of $30. They're cheap because they want you to give bigger tips to the massage therapist.

The main massage area is a large, quiet, dark room that has massage beds where multiple foot massages are performed at the same time. It's still a very private experience, though, thanks to the darkness and the quiet music that plays in the background.

There are also rooms on the sides of the main massage room where more private full-body massages can be performed.

One thing to note is that you need to be patient with the massage therapists and clearly communicate to them your needs. They don't generally speak English very well, so you also need to be patient in that regard as well. They can customize the massage, if you clearly communicate such.

In my personal opinion, it's not a good place to go for a full-body massage. I have spine problems and I won't let them touch my back. When I do the foot massage, once they're done with your feet they have you turn over for a back massage. I tell them from the beginning that I down want to turn over, so they spend more time on my feet. They're too rough on the back and neck, for me. So, I only go there for the foot massage (including hands, arms, legs and shoulders). If you go there for a full-body massage, be certain to clearly communicate your needs/restrictions before the massage begins and don't be afraid to have them adjust their...

I don't typically write reviews, but this is more than a review. It's a thank you letter.

I've been to the Foster City and Burlingame Oceanic locations as well, and have nothing but good things to say about all of them. However, I go to this location in particular, more frequently because of Michael.

I have been getting massages for years because I am an athlete, train intensely and need my body to function without pain.

Unfortunately, I've been taken advantage of, while in that vulnerable state(in the past and not tied to Oceanic in any way) and found it very difficult, for a long time, to trust ANYONE to touch my body.

After time healed some invisible wounds, I went to Oceanic and primarily had women work on me(Cindy is great!). Then one day, the pain was SO bad, but Michael was the only massage therapist available. The thought of being in a room, alone, vulnerable, with a man working on me made me so nervous that I was going to leave, but so tense that the pain was worse. Exposure is sometimes the only and best therapy.

To my surprise, I found Michael to be very intuitive, taking his time to work out each knot - balancing between strength and gentleness - and he is able to listen to and take in feedback. I have been going to him exclusively for almost a year now.

We exchange very few words, but usually I'm saying "thank you". Not just for the pain relief, but for allowing me to BE vulnerable and trust again.

He is one of those rare individuals that, if for whatever reason - by his or his employers choice - were to...