Melt Feathers Spa - UWS, Upper West Side Professional Massage — Local services in New York

Booked a 90 minute same-day deep tissue with Lisa.

The woman at the front, Gigi, was welcoming and kind. The space itself is nicely decorated, relaxing and clean. Linens are good quality. Walls are thin - would recommend AirPods and your own music if you are noise sensitive.

The 2-star rating is for the massage itself. The massage was not deep tissue (I have had hundreds of deep tissue massages). It was more like a strong Swedish massage - with rare moments of deep pressure. Lisa used way too much oil, fast movements, broad strokes, and tapping techniques. She did not ask if there was anything I wanted her to work out (in fact there was) and did not personalize the massage in any way, as is the norm for deep tissue sessions. I might as well have been a mannequin. I left feeling relaxed but with the same kinks in my back and neck as I came in for - zero improvement.

I shared my feedback with Gigi and she asked that I come back to try with someone else, but with the highest prices in the neighborhood, I don’t think I want to risk it. That said, if a friend were interested in a relaxing Swedish massage, I’d probably be comfortable recommending...

I had an incredible experience at Melt Feathers Spa. I don't normally write reviews, but I absolutely had to after my experience. I had a 90-minute deep tissue massage with Tanya this past Saturday and it was one of the best massages I've ever had. She completely changed my mood and got rid of all of the pain I had in my back and neck. After finishing law school, I really needed a massage and she undid all of the stress from those 3 years. She put me back together again and I cannot stress enough how great the entire experience was. She was gentle, yet strong when she needed to be. I will absolutely be returning again soon and I implore everyone to give this place a visit if you're looking for a top notch massage. I used to get massages once a month, but my favorite place recently closed. I found this gem by happenstance and will now be making this my new favorite place. Forever grateful for the PEACE this place gave me....

Clean place, with good prices, nice, modern massage rooms, bathroom and a little lobby. The therapist who worked on me did an EXCELLENT job dealing with a couple chronic conditions. She called herself "Yoyo" and I will try to get her again when I go back. She was very perceptive and obviously well trained in China. The owner said that she only hires the best, and looking at the other reviews, I believe it. Note that the owner assumes a lot and doesn't win any prize as a listener. Speaking Chinese might help for talking to your therapist. The owner was hovering and asked me 3 times to describe my issues with the obvious intention of translating for Yoyo. Since I do speak Chinese, I skipped the help. So, it's a great place, but I suggest that you make sure that your needs are not lost in translation, literally. That said they obviously deserve their...