Urban Calm Spa Massage — Local services in Seattle

PERFECT MASSAGE, highly recommend this place! Six stars. Lisa must be one of the best massages in Seattle, if not the entire West. I've had a couple dozen massages by now across Europe, South America, and the U.S. Truly great service and especially value for the price here in downtown Seattle 3 blocks from where I'm staying in Belltown. Aly at the front is very welcoming and warm too. I've been twice in the last month.

Starting with intake, they do a thorough and efficient job. Drawing on the diagram areas to work, I focused on my back for my first visit and this recent one legs + shoulders. I run, cycle, and do upper body weightlifting, with less yoga / stretching than I should. I love how it's easy to schedule within 48 hours on their online system, and have come in when I'm particularly tired, stressed from computer work, and/or tight with recent exercise.

I went for 90 mins each time, worth every second / penny. During the massage, Lisa (can't speak to others but i assume also great) is very sensitive and got all my areas. She used her hands and arm bones to get deep in a way less experienced female masseuses are reluctant to do so forcefully. She did what she needed, I don't even really know, but climbing on the table and across my back, for maximal pressure and good angles. I was completely naked and alshe worked my butt and thighs very well, always comfortable and professional. There are bars on the ceiling i assume in case they need to stand up or you order a back walk. Super detailed and great combo relax + deep tissue for my newfound muscles. She cleaned off excess oil with a warm towel at the end, so nice.

I could say more, but you probably get the idea. It was perfect and I would pay much more now that I know the quality. I tipped 20-25% both visits, in cash to Lisa. Such a steal compared to the other places nearby. The only other massage that i've had which is similar, i got from a close friend who happens to be Indonesian professional masseuse and a former massage / acupuncture trainer of others in a school in Jakaarta.

Worth your while to visit. Lisa speaks enough English that she was sensitive to my every need. We even got some extra padding around my head to alleviate my adam's apple protruding, causes a bit of windpipe crushing due to neck pressure when relaxed, never had that comfortable before. I used a combination of grunts, yes, thank you, thumbs up, "good" and "shei shei" (mandarin thank you) to indicate when she was doing particularly effective massage. I heard her smile "thank you" each time. Love you...

I had a two-hour Swedish massage, and it definitely had some pros and cons. The pros of this place are that the place itself is very relaxing, and the service is excellent; easy to book an appointment, easy to find place, and everything was very well maintained and well taken care of; they put a lot of effort into creating a relaxing space for you to unwind in. They definitely put a lot of effort into making sure you are properly taken care of so you can relax into the massage.

However, the actual massage left something to be desired. The masseuse's technique favored using her elbows repeatedly upon certain points, notably around the shoulder blades and lower back/spine area that were so forceful even at a light/medium pressure request, that I'm bruised and in pain 8 hours later. I cannot stress this enough - I left in pain and am struggling with laying down or turning because the places where the masseuse's elbows were working out knots felt almost like they were hitting bone. I understand that knots are common in those areas that need pressure to be worked, but it should never feel like searing pain that after it is brought up, is repeated with additional work to the area. This was a consistent thing through the massage, where I would make indications of pain only to have it continue.

While parts of the massage were excellent, the extreme attention paid to these areas has me less relaxed than when I went in previously. Additionally, the draping skills left something to be desired; half the time the sheets were only loosely piled around and the other half my underwear was constantly adjusted leaving me feeling exposed. And while I received a complimentary Hot Stone treatment due to my appointment being delayed, the masseuse didn't keep track of the stones themselves and in combination with the bad draping technique, left one pressed against my inner thigh for an extended duration that I wasn't sure if it was part of the treatment or not, and was bordering on uncomfortable by the time the masseuse noticed.

It certainly wasn't the worst massage I've ever had, and the place itself is very good - but if you go, be sure to be extremely clear about the masseuse's pressure levels. It's like spice, I suppose - a "medium" here is an "extreme"...

Extremely disappointed with lack of attention to detail. My husband booked us a couples massage for our anniversary (we are currently on vacation) and reserved a one hour massage with CBD. We got there early and filled out our paperwork thoroughly. They didn’t ask about skin conditions or allergies which I thought was odd but they asked about pressure, foot time v body time, and where you’d like focused on or avoided.

We chose same sex masseuses and I asked for light-medium pressure as I have chronic illnesses that cause me a lot of pain. I also asked for them to not touch my wrists, as I’ve had them freshly tattooed. The two workers came in with the opposite charts so I clarified that my husband wanted deep tissue but I did not. My masseuse was applying EXTREME pressure the entire massage, despite me verbalizing at least three times that it was hurting me. She put oil and rubber on my wrists and totally skipped my feet. She also vigorously scratched my scalp which is just something I’ve never experienced but was also painful and caused dry skin to flake. I laid there crying and pulling away from her. The tip of the iceberg, though, was when we were paying after the massages. They were going to charge for CBD when they didn’t actually use any of it and then continued to talk about it (not in English) as if they were arguing with the other employee. I left in tears and it set a poor tone to our day of celebration and romance. The only reason I am giving two stars instead of one is because my husband was content with his massage (minus...