Pranee - Thai Massage Spa — Local services in New York

After a very long week of physical and emotional heavy lifting, I reached the end of my capacity but not the end of my task. As a desperate measure, I searched maps for the nearest massage with good reviews, and fortune smiled on me when I found this amazing Thai massage place just around the corner from my loved one's apartment

It was already evening, but using their easy online booking, I was able to get an appointment for a couple of hours later. It was a few dollars more for an after 8:pm appointment but not too much considering the ask. I arrived at a clean, well-appointed lobby and was greeted by Luna. She gave me water and did a preliminary consultation. She had me circle areas of particular discomfort and sign a standard release. Then Luna led me to one of the private rooms.

Luna was very competent and confident at addressing my issues. She was a wonderful listener with her ears, hands, and intuition and got right to the root of my pain. I have experienced Thai massage in many places by various practitioners, and comparatively, Luna was great. Of course, it was very intense, but I communicated and Luna adjusted when it was more that I could bear. Luna, who studied Muay Thai and sometimes works on athletes, released, readjusted, and stretched just about my whole body in a 90-minute session. After I dressed, she gave me hot ginger tea.

Restored, re-energized, and feeling physically like I was 20 years younger, I was able to complete the task efficiently and...

Very weak/lame massage. It was a 'massage' but not deep tissue by any means. I'd call it a very poorly-executed Swedish. For $210 for 90 minutes, it ought to have been at least average. This is roughly twice the price of lower-priced massages in Manhattan and did not reflect it.

It really seemed like the masseuse didn't know what she was doing or had learned from Youtube. There was little to no use of actual fingers/thumbs to 'massage' muscles, just a lot of pressing as hard as she could with her elbow. My lower back/shoulders don't feel more relaxed after leaving. I think what best illustrates the poor execution was how she pulled on the toes. There was no finesse, just crude yanking. It was not only an extravagant waste of money, I actually feel upset that I wasted time doing this, I would've felt more relaxed just going for a run. I use massages to prepare for large athletic endeavors coming up and I'm going to have to get a second massage somewhere else. I had a really...

The massage was good but not worth the price in my opinion. I was expecting to be wowed based on the price charged but I’ve had better for a lot cheaper. Mainly knocking off 3 stars due to the employees being snarky about the tip. I tipped 15% (before tax) on my credit card, and after I paid the ladies were whispering about it in their language. Then before I left the lady at the front desk felt the need to remind me that their recommended tip is 20%. This was offputting and unprofessional, as you can’t force your customers to tip a certain amount. As an establishment it’s on you to pay your workers fairly so you don’t have to be rude to your customers because they didn’t cover your costs for you. I won’t be back.

Edit: As you can see from their comment below they admitted to their behavior. Looks like their style is to gaslight customers for lower reviews which is very tacky.

Also it looks like they’re using chat gpt to write a bunch of fake 5...