Spa Experience

One other spa experience I had was in Pattaya, Thailand. It was a small Thai spa that specialises in Thai massages. I had a leg, back, shoulders and head massage package. When I first entered the shop, the ambience was really relaxing as compared to the assigned spa. In the assigned spa, the ambience was really hectic and there were people walking around, it was not relaxing at all. However, the one in Thailand was really relaxing and the lights were dimmed and it was really quiet. 

The masseurs were either working or resting in their staff room, not one of them were walking around. The staff room was hidden towards the back of the spa, away from the eyes of the customers. There was only the receptionist at the counter. Because of this, I was excited to experience the massage that I will get because of the good first impression.   

I started the leg massage first before heading to a room to get the back, shoulders and head massage. Throughout the massage, I felt really relaxed and did not even feel a little awkwardness at all. The therapist was quiet the entire time except for certain moments where she would ask me if I was okay with the strength. I was alright with her being quiet because I do not really like it if a therapist is too talkative or chatty. This was similar to the experience I had at my assigned spa as well, the therapist was not so chatty except for moments where she would explain to me what areas she was massaging on and it's benefits.  

Overall if I were to compare my previous spa experience I had to the assigned spa, I would say that the experience I had at Thailand was much better. It was more relaxing and I really love the ambience as it was quiet and it was not hectic at all. Size wise, the spa that I went in Thailand was much smaller unlike the assigned spa I had went to. But because it was smaller, it gave off a cozy and stress-free kind of environment. 

However, comparing treatments wise, I cannot exactly compare between the two because I was a paying customer for one and for the other I was not. But, the skills of both the therapist was on par with each other even though one treatment was a traditional Thai massage whereas the other was a Chinese back massage. Thus, this sums up my experiences.