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..... Next trip,go try and see if things improve. If they dont,i wont return.
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I may try this coming Tuesday!
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Originally Posted by nono1973
I go to Kings Massage and when i pick "those girls" not in their photo album,i wasnt allow to choose too,hehehe...applies for Gideon Hotel too.
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At Gideon Hotel's Jasmine Massage, behind the counter is a room with door normally open, is where most ML rest. You just walk there and take a look, then tell the counter staff who you prefer. Otherwise, if you see ML at the sattee, on the left side, in-front of the counter, you can sit there and chat with them and subsequently tell the counter staff who you prefer. They will normally oblige.
Note: Most Jasmine's ML are smoker and like to play with handphone. If you don't like the ciggy smell on their finger when massaging and don't like the SMS alert sound disturbing you, you may not want to put Jasmine in the top of your priority list. However, once in a blue moon to check it out would be fine.
I am writing this based on my experience 2 years ago and have not visit them until now. Things may have changed for good.
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Originally Posted by nono1973
How's the massage at Sakura,bro? Pricing and amenities to share?.
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For massage, I will quote your key phase "One man meat is another man poison". I like the massage because of the therapists there but others may find so so only.
Sakura has around 20 therapists, including Zen Spa, belonging to the same Singaporean boss. I used to make friends with few good therapists and over the years, most have left to go back to their home town and now only 2 good one available (I meant massage skill). One has even ask me to visit her in Bandung but somehow my then Sony mobile always auto restart by itself and finally clashed, I lost her contact number.
The rest of the therapists are mostly new, young and some are pretty. For massage skill, I don't know as I didn't try them. To go for look and get chop or to go for massage skill, one to decide. The therapists that I have don't fall on the pretty list. As a friend to the 2 therapists, I will not disclose their names here.
I have a photo of the price list but do not know how to post it here. Sometime ago, you (nono) have posted a step to step guide in this tread but I can't find the page.
As for amenities on the ground floor, Sakura has curtained layout for 4 massage mattresses lying on the floor behind the counter. Behind this curtained drawn room, you can see 1 VIP Spa room with shower plus long bath. In the VIP room, there used to be 2 standing massage beds properly space out but due to frequent tripping, the S'porean boss put a generator, boxed it up with concrete and making it smaller. Instead of the standing bed, he puts the 2 mattresses on the floor and one of the mattress is just outside the louvre door of the generator room. Don't know whether can smell anything if doing massage when your face is next to the louvre door. I have never use this room after the boss put in the generator.
Another room is at the 1st level, the boss converted 1 hotel room to massage room. The other VIP Spa room with long bath is on the 5th level, an opened air roof top, with a makeshift tent. For those who wish to do massage in the open with the tent covers lifted up, this will be a one of a kind experience.
Hehehe...
Between Sakura and Zen Spa, Zen has better facilities but need to pay Rp50k for using VIP room unless one goes for package.
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Originally Posted by nono1973
Good information here. Competition benefits the end user. If Theraz is iHotel's in-house Spa,they have no worries about competitions. They easily have a steady good flow of customers from iHotel's staying Guests (just like Kings Massage at Formosa Hotel).
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Indeed it is and definitely no worries about competitions because one has to play by their rules. On the contrary, during the day, most rooms are emptied when I was there. Hope that was only what I see during the small window of time and do not represent the entire day business.
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Has it ever occur to you that Theraz Spa is inexperience in this trade? In fact most hotel in-house massage shop has no worries about having no business especially those more renowned and popular ones.
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Nope, if that is their way of managing a business. There has to be a reason. So, I don't think it is going to affect them much. And certainly, they have no worries. So, do I, hehehe....
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..................dont share it with all the negativity like "i am going to burnt that hotel down" type of thing...lol. You have also share most of the stuffs in detail too.
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wow, can't be that serious, LOL
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Before i forgot to ask,whats the massage pricing like in Theraz Spa? The ambience? (should be pretty good since its new?) ...
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30% as stated above. Unless, I have a chance to take picture of the menu prices and the spa itself ......
Spa ambience is definitely up lifting. Cool, calms and fresh with nice fragrance of burned aroma oil.
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May heaven bless your next trip to Batam be even better than your current.
Cheers!!
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Thank you and looking forward to your heavenly bless.
Hehehe...