kurnell Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 In the last couple of weeks I have tried to get a foot massage in Bangkok around early sukhumvit down to soi 33 and none of the girls will do it. They will only go for an oil massage. I just tried again in soi 33 and while the girl went, she hounded me relentlessly until I walked out, telling me that commission for an oil massage is much better. I understand that they get more money for a happy ending but this is getting ridiculous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddWeston Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 (edited) Head up to On Nut - get off the BTS (opposite side of Tesco) down the stairs and turn toward Soi 77 - when you get to Soi 77/1 right - it's a small Soi that leads to Big C. When walking down towards 77/1 you will cross one small street, then a new condo development and then Soi 77/1is next, maybe a 3 minute walk. There are 6 to 8 massage places and they all offer foot massage oil and traditional and the best part is they are still 150 baht an hour. When you turn right on Soi 77/1 the very first one on you left is best avoided When walking along the Soi you'll notice some of the shoppes look the same with prices posted on the glass in yellow - same owner and we use them frequently. Edit - found a link with pics http://www.allsiam.net/best-massage.html Edited October 11, 2013 by ToddWeston 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NewlyMintedThai Posted October 11, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2013 Try a massage shop instead of a knocking shop. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beechguy Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Bangkok is a pretty big place, pitiful when a guy can't get what he wants. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forethat Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Pratunam for foot massages. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Head up to On Nut - get off the BTS (opposite side of Tesco) down the stairs and turn toward Soi 77 - when you get to Soi 77/1 right - it's a small Soi that leads to Big C. When walking down towards 77/1 you will cross one small street, then a new condo development and then Soi 77/1is next, maybe a 3 minute walk. There are 6 to 8 massage places and they all offer foot massage oil and traditional and the best part is they are still 150 baht an hour. When you turn right on Soi 77/1 the very first one on you left is best avoided When walking along the Soi you'll notice some of the shoppes look the same with prices posted on the glass in yellow - same owner and we use them frequently. Edit - found a link with pics http://www.allsiam.net/best-massage.html Go even farther out to seacon square near king park hotel 100 baht an hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 OK ... depending on your budget ... foot massage @ 130 baht. May's massage - map ... https://foursquare.com/v/may-massage--asoke/4de4ffdffa7651589f3ae3ce Many only Thais are the clients. Most of the masseurs are men. Make sure you say that you don't want hard because they do work you. Been going there for years. It's in the first Soi on the left as you walk down Asoke Rd after leave Sukhumvit. Italian Restaurant downstairs, May's Massage are on the next floor. Thank you heath tea is free as you get your stuff together. Tor something a little more upmarket, Sukhumvit Soi 11, lots of westerners, professional seats, waterfall in the place, atmospheric music. RainTree Spa - foot massage @ 300 baht. (maybe 350 baht now) Once you walk in ... you know it's not the seedy sort of place that you are trying to avoid. Location map and shop photo ... http://www.cityphotoguide.com/node/839 Have taken my Sister to both places ... she won't go anywhere else now. For something a little different the famous Wat Po Massage School is up in Soi 39 ... but I've never been there ... http://www.bangkok.com/magazine/wat-pho-massage-school-sukhumvit.htm Let me know if you try either. OH kurnell ... thanks again for that Hotel recommendation ... hence the detailed reply here. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereforgood36 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 yeah head up to On Nut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewlyMintedThai Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Just go to Tony or May massage in Sukhumvit 23. Cheap and good. Or Footjoy in Soi 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Just go to Tony or May massage in Sukhumvit 23. Cheap and good. Or Footjoy in Soi 8. I've heard good things about Footjoy, though I've not been there personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyDrinker Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Try Soi 11 near Villa Supermarket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Try a massage shop instead of a knocking shop. ...is the right answer. Many good recommendations herein and I must commend the OP for not being distracted from his objective regardless of the temptations and distractions. However, I can vouch that a gel massage with a happy ending will even make the extreme pain of ingrown toenail surgery completely go away.... for a bit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttthailand Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Sukhumvit soi 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpade Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 As others have said go to legit massage shops and not happy ending places and you'll be fine. If you can't find a legit massage shop in BKK I do wonder about you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetlejuice Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Bangkok is a pretty big place, pitiful when a guy can't get what he wants. Depends how much he is willing to pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileplur Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Yet another vote for On Nut. There are shops all over the place that offer massages at rock-bottom rates. In fact, this is where all of my Thai friends generally go when they want a massage. The prices are the lowest I have seen in Bangkok or even all of Thailand for that matter. There are numerous shops, so you should have a difficult time at all even if you have difficulty with the above directions. That small soi has the highest concentration in the area, but that certainly plenty more all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurnell Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 As others have said go to legit massage shops and not happy ending places and you'll be fine. If you can't find a legit massage shop in BKK I do wonder about you. A surprisingly large amount of massage shops offer a happy ending, and this is the problem. All of the places I went to clearly listed 'foot massage' in the window but the girls at the front just dismissed it and said oil massage only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB87 Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 (edited) Sukhumvit is not the place for a real massage, unless you search out an expensive health massage spa. Try, like some have suggested, On Nut, Phra Khanong (Phra Khanong soi 2 is great for massage... i recommend Family Massage) etc ect... Stay away from tourist area massage places and especially late at night, when the more unsavoury girls work. Also, try to think of it from her point of view: late at night she is much more likely to get customer who wants the happy ending/full package and doesn't want to waste her time rubbing feet for an hour. Perhaps you could try soi 22 though. Don't get me wrong, soi 22 is full of very very promiscuous massage shops (most of them probably). However, on the right hand side of the street, i regularly see one or two shops which seem to specialize in foot massage (i see all the foot massage chairs are completely full most of the time, a sight which i don't see anywhere else) Edited October 13, 2013 by ChrisB87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeichen Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Last year there were a few people who contracted hepatitis from a foot massage in Bangkok. It was in the Thai media. So perhaps fewer places want to do it now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NewlyMintedThai Posted October 13, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 13, 2013 Last year there were a few people who contracted hepatitis from a foot massage in Bangkok. It was in the Thai media. So perhaps fewer places want to do it now. Link, please? Never heard of such a thing. But can't imagine that touching one's nether regions would be safer than touching one's feet, which are always washed before a foot massage. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunque Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Last year there were a few people who contracted hepatitis from a foot massage in Bangkok. It was in the Thai media. So perhaps fewer places want to do it now. I am guessing this was the story spun to the wife 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingdoc Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Just go to soi 15 ! ! You can get a good straightforward foot massage there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o2eZy Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 thai TV3 chong sarm there is a great massage place that is very professional go into the building and down stairs walk straight ahead and it at the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats4ever Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Massage shop in foyer of TOPS Supermarket near corner of Soi 17 Sukhumvit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeThePoster Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I once paid for an oil massage in Sukh Soi 33 and didn't get one. But I'm not complaining. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurnell Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 Sukhumvit is not the place for a real massage, unless you search out an expensive health massage spa. Try, like some have suggested, On Nut, Phra Khanong (Phra Khanong soi 2 is great for massage... i recommend Family Massage) etc ect... Stay away from tourist area massage places and especially late at night, when the more unsavoury girls work. Also, try to think of it from her point of view: late at night she is much more likely to get customer who wants the happy ending/full package and doesn't want to waste her time rubbing feet for an hour. Perhaps you could try soi 22 though. Don't get me wrong, soi 22 is full of very very promiscuous massage shops (most of them probably). However, on the right hand side of the street, i regularly see one or two shops which seem to specialize in foot massage (i see all the foot massage chairs are completely full most of the time, a sight which i don't see anywhere else) I usually go for a massage on my day off, in the midle of the day, so am unlikely to go as far as On Nut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soomak Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Sukhumvit soi 19 (the one just before Terminal 21), walk down the soi maybe 100 meters, on your right side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easybullet3 Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 DONT GO TO ON NUT FOR A MASSAGE!!! thats crazy!!! its so far away!! I'm surprised by what you said!there are actually quite a LOT of GENUINE massage places in sukhumvit. the best one (for sure) is on the corner of Sukhumvit Soi 8... (but on the sukhumvit road). there is a water display with wooden cogs and wheels outside the shop. they are a 100% genuine massage place. there is absolutely no bar girls working here. but,,, really... there are LOADS of places in sukhumvit that do regular massage!! you are probably looking in places near the red light-areas!! isnt soi 33 a red-light area? so just keep away from there! but, seriously,, you really dont need to go to On Nut!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesMad Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Very strange, you can't.... Thousands manage to get a foot-massage in BKK every day Maybe they do not like your feet?!? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travel Dude Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 You are pretty ridiculous. Its like saying you can't find a normal girlfriend while looking for it in the red light district. There are many "normal" massage shops e.g. Health land (sukhumvit soi 19) and Asia herb (Sukhumvit 24, 31, 55). And then MBK and many other places. Some common sense please: a sex worker is not interested in a chat except if you pay for it. Same goes for the foot massage PS: on your next trip to Thailand please don't forget your 3 USD glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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