Having never experienced one of the many foot massage spas in the area, I didn't know what to expect. Even if it were to suck, I had to take a gamble. $20 is a freakin' steal for a 1-hour-long foot massage. And um, feet are gross.\n\nMy fam and I thought we were just in for an hour-long foot massage, but what a pleasant surprise - we had the choice between an hour-long full-body massage and an hour-long foot massage. The full-bod just seemed like the better way to go, so that's what my sister and I went for. My dad and step-mom both chose to stick with the feet.\n\nWhen we arrived, we asked the woman in the front if they could accommodate 4 people... The woman held up her hand, signaling for us to wait and then ran off without saying a word... So we waited... When she came back, I think she told us to follow her... So we did. And she disappeared behind a door. (Uhhh..... ??? WTF?) The lighting was super dim/dark, so I couldn't see a GD thing. The workers were all speaking Chinese, so we didn't know what the heck was going on. \n\nFinally, a bunch of workers (from other spas?) walked through the front door and showed us to our massage chairs/beds. \n\nBTW, I'm not sure how often they wash the towels on the beds... A guy had just finished getting his massage and my dad was directed to that freshly used chair. My dad asked if he could have a clean towel, but no comprend\u00e9. So my dad just used a different bed. Yikes.\n\nOur feet were placed in buckets of tea... (Yes, our feet were tea bagged!) and the massaging began!\n\nI appreciated the firm pressure and mixture of massage techniques and styles -- kneading, stretching, point reflexology, etc. I was the only one out of the 4 of us who didn't fall asleep. The other three were sawing wood, so I couldn't stop laughing. Plus, I couldn't help but peek out every 7-10 minutes to make sure my bag was safe. Because I was awake during the whole massage, I felt that I was maximally able to appreciate every squeeze, knead and stretch. And after the whole thing, my headache from riding the New York New York roller-coaster had dissipated! \n\nEven though it was a rough start, in the end, we got our $20 (+tip)-worth. I've never had such an intense (and cheap!) full-bod massage. I will be back!
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