At the risk of beating the topic to death
Pretty much everyone who commented earlier set an impression that most saunas in China have a no tipping policy, I would say Sacrosa was the only one I went to that may have that. Every place else I'd been to ( I only do saunas, and I go 2 or 3 times a week for more than 18 months now, so I think I have a large sample size) they allow tipping, and the girls I gave the extra money to appreciated the gesture. They were not confused or anxious. I do not tip automatically and was never pushed. The managements and the girls understood that as a token of appreciation. They did not act as if I was doing anything foreign, corrupting or disruptive.
Thursday night 7th July. Manhattan
Hey,
Uncle Ira is going to hit Manhattan on Thursday night and is happy to hoist a cold one with brothers there. PM me if you want to hang out.
I have not pulled from Manhattan in several years and I fee rusty. In Shanghai I generally play with freebies with my wife, but she is out of town and I feel like Vietnamese. I chatted with one on WeChat that I know works in Manhattan / Judy's but her entire Wechat life is complaining of loneliness, misery, hardship and such. Not indicative of a potentially fun and light night. So I think I better shop brick-and-mortar rather than online.
I like flying with a wingman in Pattaya, as I tend to get blinded by horniness and do not make the best choices. So I want a bro who has my back and will help prevent me from making a less than great deal.
Ira.
Day Spa for 17 hour layover in Shanghai
This is my first time to Shanghai, and I have a 17 HR layover.
Can anyone suggest a nice Spa / Sauna accessible to the Airport (doesn't have to be close, but perhaps along the subway line? Where I can rest, get some food, and a massage? (massage extras not required, but would be nice).
In Guangzhou I usually frequent "Shui Hui" where you can rest in a very nice lounge with TV, movies, and food, use shower, hotub, steam, and get massage for around 250 RMB for as long as you like. Is there anything similar in Shanghai you can recommend?
Any other activities you can suggest for my layover, is appreciated. Thank you!
New (newer) sauna in minhang
I'm in contact with a sauna currently running a special - 798 for any girl. They normally have 3 levels, starting at 1080.
Checked them out for the first time yesterday. Decent enough experience. Clearly fairly new, not the greatest selection. But good enough. The room we had was quite large and very little noise from outside. One really stupid thing they did is put a mirror on one wall of wet area (no, that's not the stupid part) that only goes far enough down to see part of the girl when she's on you, not even enough to see where contact is being made.
Will I go back, possibly while they are running the special, doubtful once it's over. But the place itself is decent enough.
It's right on yan'an lu, not too far from hongmeilu.
I'll give contact info by pm to contributing members only. Tough to beat the special.
Taz.