Downtown Massage — Local services in Albuquerque

This was my first ever massage, and I can’t believe I’ve been missing out! I booked the 90 minute pamper yourself special online, which is 45 minutes foot/head and neck massage, 45 minutes body massage.

The booking process online was super easy. The platform they use isn’t the best at integration, but on their end it’s amazing. I originally booked a 6pm massage at 3:30pm the same day. I got a confirmation text and got ready to go. I got a call around 4:30 by an extremely kind worker there profusely apologizing but someone was starting a 90 minute massage at 5, so could I come at 6:30? This is in no way a reflection of the business, and I really appreciated the communication from them.

I got there and was greeted by the front desk person, who got me all checked in. They walked me around to a semi private area that had like low to the ground massage tables and was told to take off my shoes.

Immediately they brought me a large bucket of hot water to start soaking my feet in. I just want to point out that the bucket had like a sanitary plastic wrap in it that they throw away in between each customer. Before they had me put my feet in they had me check the water temp. It was PERFECT!! My massage therapist named Sunny came over after a couple minutes of soaking my feet and asked me what I wanted to focus on and what level of pressure I wanted. (I’m a baby so I chose medium.)

He had me lay back and covered my body (I am still in my street clothes at this point), with towels. He then got to work on massaging my head, neck, and arms. After my feet had soaked he massaged my feet and legs. He was always checking in and I appreciated that a lot.

After the first 45 minutes of my session was over I was lead back to a private room with a massage table and a cubby to put my belongings. He told me to undress and stepped out. I asked how far to undress and he very politely said “everything”, and stepped out. Me being a dummy and at my first massage I only removed my shirt and shorts. I got a little braver and unclasped my bra too lol.

After a couple minutes he knocked to see if I was ready. He came in and I told him I had left my underwear on and he didn’t look down on me one bit. I was completely covered with a light blanket during this part with the oil except in the areas he was actively working on.

He worked around my nervousness to completely undress and made me feel SO at ease! The ambiance of the building was so nice with music and some dark red lights. At the end when I got dressed I wasn’t pressured to tip at all, which I’ve seen people been pressed to do in reviews of OTHER establishments.

I will be going back as much as possible. I feel so relaxed and like a weight was lifted off my shoulders. If you are going for your first massage and are nervous, I SINCERELY recommend this place. With I could give it more...

Update - 6-14-19 After having hundreds of these throughout the country (traveling for work) i just received the worst massage ever.

Asking the gentleman 4 times to stop trying to adjust my back (like i came for a chiropractic visit) and begging for less scratching and less pressure on my neck and rib cage, I finally gave up and just walked out.

To top it off. They stole my socks 🧦 - no one has ever taken my socks!!!!

I now have them at a 1 ⭐️- ill come back in a month and give them a chance again, because every biz deserves another chance.

Just know there is definitely some inconsistency & sock theft going on this month!

Don’t let my poorly lit photos turn you off. This place is $$$$$$$$! I travel to every state for my company and I’m always looking for one of these. So in the last 15 years I’ve seen many.

Peter (I never ask for names 😂) actually knew what he was doing and at this price point that’s hard to find. Very well done Sir!

Don’t hesitate to pay these guys a visit. Remember you’re downtown and in the evening you need to be cool with that but during the business day......... go for it! If I was local to the area I would see this...

I bought the one hour deluxe massage through Groupon for 53.00$. I followed the instructions and called ahead to make an appointment and let them know I was using Groupon. When I arrived a man and woman were in the lobby. I let them know I called and made an appointment. I pulled up my Groupon and showed them the redeeming barcode. They told me that it was no good, that couldn't use the barcode that was sent to me in an email from Groupon. I was confused and let them know this was the email I received after paying through Groupon. The man raised his voice and yelled at me as if it was my fault. He kept saying it was "no good". He made me so uncomfortable I began to cry and told him there was no reason to speak to me like that. He told me to "call manager" so I did. They woman on the phone asked me to send her a screenshot of my purchase which I did. She said she "could not find my order" despite me sending all the necessary information to her. I ended up leaving because I was so uncomfortable with the lack of respect and transparency from this establishment. Never ever...