Xiu SPA — Local services in Philadelphia

This was one of the more uncomfortable experiences with a place like this before. I showed up for a 60 minute full body massage and it was immediately apparent that the masseuse couldn’t really understand any English. I don’t have the belief that I should be able to carry on a conversation, but the basics of massage communication such as deeper/lighter pressure are important to be able to understand.

I asked for half of the massage time to be on my back, and have to be on my front. I thought that she understood this, but she did not. They had an extremely strong scented pillow or something underneath the face hole on the massage table, sand it was so overwhelming and I had to spend half the massage with my head turned to the side. I asked for more pressure three times before giving up, because I specifically came in for a deep tissue massage, but she didn’t seem to understand what I was asking for. Once she seemed I say "I am bad at massage". At one point, she was coughing quite a bit, and ended up opening the door slightly, which made me wonder if I somehow smelled or something. 😳

Despite the language barrier, I think I understood what she was offering when she pointed at my lower half. I declined. The massage ended without me getting any massage on my front, which is where I carry a lot of pain, so I was quite disappointed in this. I had already paid the $60 fee, so I knew that they were going to be expecting a tip. For the first time ever, I left without tipping because I was so irritated by the entire experience. I will never...

After a very long work week I was having shooting neck spasms and limited mobility. I went to this place because I had to wait two days before a chiropractor appointment and this helped so much! This is a Chinese operated acupressure parlor, generally they apply hard pressure to tension points in the body. They offer single or couple massages. The place was incredibly clean and staff was very friendly and approachable. They speak both English and Mandarin, I told them I had a lot of neck pain and stiffness and they really focused on that area with initial loosening, deep kneading, oil, and hot stones! I was so thankful I found this place, my pain was nearly gone after an hour. $72 (including tip) for full body one hour and they prefer cash but do take card. Also appreciated that they have water bottles, fruit and...

I called this massage place for my husband. I wanted to do something nice for him while he’s on vacation. I called to schedule and the lady was nice. There was a language barrier on pricing but we got it. I scheduled the 60 minute massage for $60. They didn’t ask for a name or number for booking. She said “just come”, but we did schedule a time. Upon arrival things were clean and nice. When she started my massage it was fine but half way through she kept stopping to answer the door for other customers, answer the phones. It wasn’t what I expected. The experience was ok but they should hire staff for phones and such. I would not come back to this...