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External Link/Members OnlyExternal Link/Members OnlyLikewise comms is tricky as the numbers you text don't seem to communicate too effectively with the girls on reception. But that's the first of the niggles over. Anyone reading my other reviews and posts will see that I've been searching for a sensual Asian massage. That search is over and I kick myself for not looking into this place sooner. My only hesitation in praising this place is that if it gets too popular, I might struggle to get appointments in the future.
This review is based on two visits, in close succession with the same girl. Her name and fuller details I'll keep for those that PM so I'll call her MLCG (My Little China Girl). And let's get that elephant out of the room straight away and charitably say that perhaps "Japanese" that they advertise as describes the style of treatment, rather than the nationality of those that provide it.
This place has come up on VS and GT searches in the past and it's been on my "to do" list for most of the year but only as a contingency in case other places I wanted to try struck out. Oh foolish me. Those others pale in comparison and in the case of one of them, it was an expensive lesson to learn.
Review starts hereComms: 6/10This place came up again on searches and having read some mixed reviews, I thought that it was worth exploring so I made some text enquiries about rates and of the offers shown on Gumtree, I was told that their happy hour offer runs between 11am and 3pm of £30 for an hour. I booked in to take advantage of the offer. When I turned up the first time, the girl on reception knew nothing of my booking or of the offer but accepted it when I showed her the texts. On the second visit, again a different girl (the full time receptionist, I suspect) knew nothing of the booking and asked for the usual fee.
Fees: 9/10The standard rates are £40 for one hour and £70 for two hours.
In the room MLCG asked for £50 for B2B but settled for £40 the first time. I didn't haggle the second time.
Venue: 8/10It's Oldham Street, it's in NQ hipsterville so it's not exactly off the beaten track. There's an open ground car park nearby and it's easy walking distance from Market Street and Shudehill.
They share a premises with another massage parlour, which I assume is strictly legit as it never comes up on searches. There's an entry buzzer so you might be left on the doorstep until it's answered and then it's up to the second floor where the reception is relaxed, ambiently lit and a steam humidifier keeps things from getting funky.
The rooms themselves are not overly sized but big enough for the task and they used massage tables in the rooms I was in, complete with cut-outs for your head. A cotton towel is available but the massage table is covered in paper towel.
There is a shower, which I was never offered and a bathroom that I used, which would shame a greasy spoon for cleanliness.
But this isn't TripAdvisor.
The girl: 10/10MLCG was definitely under 30 and probably under 25. Chinese all over and not a whisker over 5'. Not skinny but not any surplus on her curves. Long dark hair, a cute smile and scarcely more than a small C cup.
Language is not great so conversation is not that spontaneous and I gave up. On both occasions, she was dressed in a short, tight skirt and cami-style top and flip-flops so you can see her feet when you're laying on your front.
Service: 12/10On my first visit, I started on the table with boxers but within no time at all, she whipped them off. On the second visit, there was no such shilly-shallying and she was already in the room when I was undressing and made not a murmur when I lost them before mounting the table.
MLCG starts the massage with oil and stands at the head of off the table, clothed but rubs from neck and shoulder down to thighs. She's not tall, so this is no mean feat and results in her stomach and breasts rubbing against the back of my head.
There is nothing accidental about her touches and strokes South of the border and as we approach the end of the back rubs, the offer of B2B is made and accepted, clothes swiftly shucked and then I'm straddled, sliding back massage continues and there's the occasional breathy murmur in the ear until I'm asked to turn over.
Again, there is nothing accidental about what follows and MLCG is confidently taking matters into her own hands with oil as well as teasing breaths that seem to promise more and deliver nought. For now.
A return to body sliding is tantalising and there are more breathy murmurs in my ear and some spearmint kisses.
I'll stop there and leave it to your imaginations as to how it went from there but believe me, the first visit was a very happy ending and the second appointment was better.
Just like the recent trend to add extra scenes after the credits in blockbuster movies, the ending isn't the end. MLCG wipes oil from both of us, gets dressed and then she stands behind me to carry out a very relaxing head massage. So relaxing that I almost fell asleep.
The only other niggle is a hygiene one. I'm all for recycling and I didn't notice on the first visit but other reviews have mentioned that when it's over, they roll the cotton towel again to re-use it. You should probably remember that and stick to the paper towels to clean yourself up.
Overall: 10/10Nobody's perfect and this place has some room for improvement but it ticks all the important boxes for me. It's not Thai, it's not Japanese but it's Asian and awesome.
