Hotel Massage in Bangkok: A Guide for Travellers
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Flowing full-body massage with warm plain oil, on a table.
In short
Thai oil massage is a flowing, medium-pressure full-body treatment on a table with warm unscented oil. It is our plainest and least expensive oil massage.
A softer, continuous style using warm oil and long strokes rather than deep pressure points. Performed on a massage table with professional draping throughout.
This is the plainest of our three oil massages, and the least expensive. The oil is a light unscented massage oil: no essential-oil blend, no coconut. If you have not had an oil massage before, or you want one without deciding anything about fragrance, start here.
The difference from traditional Thai massage is the whole treatment, not just the oil. Traditional Thai is dry, worked through loose clothing on a mat, and moves you through assisted stretches. This is worked on a table, on skin, under professional draping, and it does not stretch you at all. People who find traditional Thai too firm usually mean the stretching, and this is the treatment they move to.
General tension and tiredness.
First-time massage guests.
Anyone who finds traditional Thai massage too firm.
Please tell us about skin conditions, allergies to oils or fragrances, recent surgery or open wounds.
A massage table, fresh linen, towels and a light unscented massage oil.
A room with space around a table and somewhere to shower afterwards if you wish.
Professional draping is used at all times and only the area being worked on is uncovered. Nothing outside a professional massage is offered.
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