Tien Hom Thai Massage
After the experience with Ton-Ton last week, this had left me with a very stiff back which probably was aggravated by my fiance's niece stomping on my back the other day. I had decided to try this new Massage place which I passed by every night on my way home. It's called Tien Hom Thai Massage, and it is cheaper than Ton-Ton.
Ambience
The lobby area of Tien Hom is really top class aesthetically it is very well designed. And the fragrant smell of the menthol with some floral accents really relaxed my senses. Upon entering the massage area, I noticed it was really quite small. Just like Ton-Ton, it has only curtains and a matress for rooms. The massage area is pretty crudely finished, with balck ceilings and beige walls, but at least it did look clean. The matress on the floor is aroung 4 inches thick which is an improvement from the 2 inch matress used in Ton-Ton. Still the fragrances are pretty strong, but not too strong just about on the high end of what I would consider comfortable. There are no lockers so all your clothes and bag/s stay with you protected by curtains. Around halfway into the massage their staff turned up the aircon, way up which I did not realize that my curtain room was right next to it. The loud roar of the aircon and the sudden injection of cold air was just about enough for me to get a little uncomfortable, but it was still bearable. I had to remember that this was a 1 hour massage for only 250 pesos and 200 pesos in the afternoons. Also one thing that bothered me was the fact that the off-duty masseuses spoke quite loudly and had to be shushed by our masseuses. And they also give out free hot tea at the end of your massage which is a big plus.
Quality of Service
With my aching back, I was hoping for a really good massage, and wasn't disappointed at the results. At first, I wanted to see what kind of pressure the masseuse would apply, it started out a little soft, so I spoke out and said that I wanted a hard massage because my back was really pretty stiff. She adjusted well to my request and very arduously massaging my back. It felt really good as I felt my back was really just one solid mass and she broke it down very well, the problem is because my back was so messed up that night, the masseuse spent a good part of the massage on the left side of my back leaving the right side a little bit wanting. So maybe given the situation, I should have taken the 1 hour 30 minutes, but still the back massage was done very well. There are a lot more techniques employed here and at least the masseuse I got was very good at these techniques. So for being such a cheap massage place, it really does not disappoint, in fact it does overdo itself with such a low valuation but hey who am I to complain about that. LOL
Ambience
The lobby area of Tien Hom is really top class aesthetically it is very well designed. And the fragrant smell of the menthol with some floral accents really relaxed my senses. Upon entering the massage area, I noticed it was really quite small. Just like Ton-Ton, it has only curtains and a matress for rooms. The massage area is pretty crudely finished, with balck ceilings and beige walls, but at least it did look clean. The matress on the floor is aroung 4 inches thick which is an improvement from the 2 inch matress used in Ton-Ton. Still the fragrances are pretty strong, but not too strong just about on the high end of what I would consider comfortable. There are no lockers so all your clothes and bag/s stay with you protected by curtains. Around halfway into the massage their staff turned up the aircon, way up which I did not realize that my curtain room was right next to it. The loud roar of the aircon and the sudden injection of cold air was just about enough for me to get a little uncomfortable, but it was still bearable. I had to remember that this was a 1 hour massage for only 250 pesos and 200 pesos in the afternoons. Also one thing that bothered me was the fact that the off-duty masseuses spoke quite loudly and had to be shushed by our masseuses. And they also give out free hot tea at the end of your massage which is a big plus.
Quality of Service
With my aching back, I was hoping for a really good massage, and wasn't disappointed at the results. At first, I wanted to see what kind of pressure the masseuse would apply, it started out a little soft, so I spoke out and said that I wanted a hard massage because my back was really pretty stiff. She adjusted well to my request and very arduously massaging my back. It felt really good as I felt my back was really just one solid mass and she broke it down very well, the problem is because my back was so messed up that night, the masseuse spent a good part of the massage on the left side of my back leaving the right side a little bit wanting. So maybe given the situation, I should have taken the 1 hour 30 minutes, but still the back massage was done very well. There are a lot more techniques employed here and at least the masseuse I got was very good at these techniques. So for being such a cheap massage place, it really does not disappoint, in fact it does overdo itself with such a low valuation but hey who am I to complain about that. LOL
Comments
try ahavia spa along wilson (coming from greenhills, it's past p guevarra and a few blocks after happy family) - i wanna see what you and karina think about it :)
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