Good HE massage place in Hongdae
One day I really should write the beginnings of some kind of definitive guide to massage places / kiss bangs in Korea. I feel like it is a kind of flow chart of options and pluses / minuses, but I am still feeling my way, so to speak.
Anyway, on to my report.
Last night I decided to try a new venue, a place in Hongdae. Because I like exchanging real and useful information, and I dislike vague directions or awesome reports that end with "I was too drunk to notice the name or appearance of the establishment", I will begin with the Roadview:
[url]http://dmaps.kr/eg7d[/url]
That is it on the second floor, with windows all opaque. It is called "best" in Hangeul. The entrance is to the right side, where there is a stand-up sign that reads "aroma" in Hangeul. Just go to the 2nd floor.
I arrived just before 7pm. The sign behind the counter said 80, 000 won, but the middle-aged lady behind the counter asked only for 70, 000 won. That's right. A discount! I didn't ask whether this was an early bird discount or a foreigner discount (I am white) or she was feeling nice that day.
The set up is like other 70-90, 000 won massage places. You go into an individual room, get your gear off and stow it in a cupboard. Then you go have a shower. After that you go back to the room. The rooms have sliding doors with a latch on the inside. A couple of minutes later and a slender, pretty girl of medium height came in. She asked me if I spoke Korean. I said yes, and then the massage begins. She has a timer set to count down from about 50 minutes. She gives a serious massage on your back, legs and arms first. If it is too hard, she will skip to the oil and gentler massage stage.
At the 20-minutes-left mark, she goes out, comes back with hot wet towels and wipes the oil off. Then you flip over, and she gives you a HE, with some cat-licking and stroking.
Now of course, YMMV. In my case she didn't take off her little t-shirt or bra, but I was allowed to slip my hand in there and give a good feel. Just remain respectful and follow her boundaries. She kissed me once on the lips, but wasn't up for a DFK experience. After the clean-up, we had a few minutes left, so she massaged some more. Sweet girl, pretty, and, as I found out during the conversation. Not Korean. I suspected Thai or maybe Chinese, but she would only say that her hometown was "in the country". Ie she didn't say that she was a foreigner. Afterwards I showered again, got dressed and left. In some massage places the girl stays in your room until you leave, but in my case the girl left when I went to the shower room. If she had been there when I got back, I might have tipped her.
I will go again. It is friendly and good value for money. The outside sign also has Japanese on it, so they are accommodating of foreigners in general. I don't know if it is open 24 hours.
Good Thai & Chinese massage places
I am hoping that someone will share some recent and useful information about massage places that have Chinese or Thai (or other non-Korean providers).
1) price.
2) location and place name (a map or roadview if possible)
3) description of service, with an understanding that YMMV.
The holy grail for me seems to be a combination of a place like Bell or Cool coupled with a Kiss Bang, and a massage room.
-DFK.
-oil massage.
-BJ and / or HE.
-SP under 40 and attractive.
-FS would be a bonus.
From my reading of the forum, we haven't found it yet, but it must be out there. It is hard to get more than 2 of these things at the same place.