De Rest Spa — Local services in Lumphini Subdistrict

Had the worst experience with De Rest Spa. My friends and I went for the 90mins ‘foot massage traditional Thai peppermint with herbs’. We were ask to fill in a form where we are able to indicate our preference on the strength, areas that we want them to focus on and areas to avoid. My selections were medium strength with more focus on the sole and avoid the back of my thighs/ anything above the knee cap. The masseurs came and we pass the forms to them, without even taking a look on the details being filled in, they just put the forms down and escorted us to the washing of foot. They showed us the way to us comfortable looking seats after washing our foot. After 10mins of the massage and using my phone, I felt uncomfortable as the seats was pre-set to an ‘almost laying down position’. I requested the masseur to assist me on adjusting the chair to an upright position where I will be more comfortable. The masseur subsequently understood what I meant due to language barrier, told me that the chair are unable to adjust and provided me folded towel to slight lift my head up. Even though it does not help with my comfortability on the chair, I end up stop using my phone and laid back to enjoy the massage. The masseur does not have any consistency on the strength used and still press on above my knee cap. Upon the near completion of the left leg massage, the masseur wanted to lifted up my leg and straighten it to work on the calf area. I was unable to straighten due to the tightness. The masseur just press down on my knee cap having my leg to straighten for her to continue on her work. The action caused me to have a bad pull on my thighs muscle. After realising that she should not have done that, she apologised and continue her work. Then proceed to the right for her work. The ending had a quick press on the head and the masseur shown no remorse on the injury done nor inform her management that such a thing happened. Very disappointing to the service and I will surely not return to De Rest...

Price: 1,150 Baht per person Weekend, promotional price Hot Herbal Compress 2 hours

Service: Upon entering the centre, I wasn’t greeted by the staff. Despite seeing me, they didn't make an effort to attend to me, so I had to find the catalogue and make enquiries myself. The friendliness of the staff remains uncertain.

There is a form to fill out before your massage, which includes questions about recent injuries, accidents, and specific body areas to avoid or focus on during the massage. This is what I like about this spa. I have never seen it elsewhere. Do note that before you sign the paper, there is a boilerplate disclaimer against accident, loss, or death.

The masseuse I had was very experienced, but her massage was too strong. I told her to go slower, but her usual gear returned after a while. It didn't bother me much, but she could have pre-empted me before applying the hot herbal compress. It was too hot. I had to request her to remove it from her usual steps. She still applied it after a while, with the heat reduced. I still wish she had informed me of the process before applying the compress. And by the way, did she focus on the areas I circled on the paper? Nope.

I was served with lemon grass tea and a delicious pineapple tart. Went home feeling more fresh with my back feeling slightly sore for a day.

This spa is located on your left once you arrive at Chid Lom BTS heading towards Gaysorn Amarin. The building is next to Gaysorn...

The location is right off the chidlom station connecting to the building. Wife and I made reservations for a 2 hr deep tissue massage based on the number of positive reviews. We were required to pay in advance and eventually led across the hall to another storefront with “massage tables”. It’s basically a table built from wood and a hole for the head. The cushion isn’t part of the table and can be moved.

We proceeded to change and lay down for our massage. Our experience with massage may be skewed by having massages at 5 star resorts but these are our experiences. My massage felt rushed and just going through the motions like a robot. My wife felt as if her massage therapist was just trying to squeeze milk out of a cow. We’ve had many massages and she said this was by far the worst one she’s ever gotten. Mine wasn’t terrible but certainly not the level of massage that would merit a 5/5. It wasn’t very relaxing or therapeutic during the massage and didn’t feel like I was floating after leaving.

I know all massages are dependent on the provider but I would think these experiences wouldn’t happen at a place with such good reviews. We will keep on hunting for the perfect massage outside...