The new East Castle Sauna. The old Sanado, but not quite
Decided to try this new place in the Casa Real Hotel.
I had never been to the Sanado, but I kind of know what it was, given the reviews on this site.
Well, I am pretty sure this place is nothing like the Sanado.
It's positioning itself as 'high end', and given the AV angle is marketing to Japanese cliental. The prices match. Many Japanese on the night I was there, and strangely quite a bit of English spoken throughout.
Although all very new and modern, I found that it's quite small, exp on a Saturday night. At times it was literally musical chairs.
Not much of a wet area, but it looks like they do body runrubs etc. There is also a largish pool, popular with the Japanese, I think.
The seating area just seems small, with what feels like a low ceiling. It was crowded, so atmosphere felt a bit close.
On the night I was there, a good number of women: the Chinese model types $2100+\- and Indo and Vietnamese for $1800+\.
You can also 'play AV', choose from a book of themes. So airhostess or S&M, etc. I am sure the S&M is tame, not even close to Halloween on the MTR. I did not partake.
Something to do in Japan methinks.
The room they took me to, and #62, was modern and well appointed. Small though, as was the bathroom / shower. So no bath or table. You just get a quick accompanied shower. Service was perfunctory.
So when I say expensive, I mean $188 for foot or shoulder massage. And $500 for a thigh massage. 20 minutes. But you get to be in a private locked room. Be careful, the desk goes by the time of room entry and exit. So if you are into the next 20 mins, you get billed. I insisted they change it at the desk as I was clearly overcharged.
Food is ok, the free stuff is ok. Proper meals looked expensive. $200+
I asked to sleep, and was shown to a room with lots of bunk beds with curtains. Ok I suppose.
I did not do breakfast, paid and walked to the ferry terminal.
As you can probably tell from my tone, not a place I would go back to. (Although the thigh massage lady whose number I got is another story.)
I suppose I am a Famili. Kind of guy, but I do like Rio from time to time.
Sauna 18 in Golden Dragon
First time in Macau after many years. Went to 18 in Golden Dragon last night.
A bit hard to find.
It's not accessed from the hotel lobby, you need to go to the casino side.
There is a ticket booth, and I think the show is supposed to be live sex on stage for HKD500 a ticket.
Good for confirming where you are, not to buy a ticket.
Take the lift to the 6th floor, and you are in business.
I am used to the Shanghai soapy places, so not too much difference.
Got stung by the girls who wanted to get a tip for dressing me, I signed for 50.
There were male staff who should have done it for free.
The staff put a condom down in the room, saying it will be MOP98 on the bill.
I think I should have refused both.
Ended up paying about HKD2, 200 for the whole visit. So the actual soapy hour was about HKD2, 050.
The selection of girls was definitely better than the Shanghai places I used to go to.
It is also more expensive in Macau.
I find the tactics for milking the customer annoying.
Overall, I must say I would rather fly to Shanghai.
Macau Family Nobre review
later on thursday at 7pm i went to visit family nobre to compare and contrast with east spa. entrance, changing, and bathing areas much bigger and had more of a public bath vibe compared to the intimate east club before. there was a guy staff who helped me change and store my stuff in the locker and at the showers, a couple very bored looking girl staff who handed me my towel before the shower and gave me my shorts / shirt after the shower. one pet peeve is the provided shorts / shirt didn't have any pockets to hold my smartphone (east club top had 2 small pockets).
one nice thing with fn is they provide a free small massage if you enter before 8pm and a second free small massage if you take a fs girl. i used my free small massages on a thigh session and a pedicure. at 7:30p fn was fairly busy, about half of the lounge chairs in the three different areas were occupied.
i took up the offer of a red shirted girl for a thigh massage. she was viet (like almost all the staff at fn) and pretty cute, speaking good chinese and basic english. great thigh massage, wonderful skill with her hands. she offered to meet up outside of work though unfortunately we couldn't get our schedules to line up this trip since she was on the 7p-4a shift and also told me there was the option of having fs with her at fn, though that was an expensive $3k option. she told me to find her after my fs session so she could get me to come a again with a 2nd thigh session after i finished with my fs girl at the end of my visit but unfortunately i didn't see her during the 45 minutes i lounged around after finishing my fs session.
the lineup was pretty big at that point, having an african, an brazilian, a couple "korean" and "japanese" girls. 3 chinese girls, and a big group of 20 viet girls. i picked an viet girl that was really pretty and smiling at me in a very happy way. i had a great 60min session with her despite her neither speaking chinese or english. great table shower and soapy body rub and very enthusiastic lovemaking.
total bill was $1720, $1688 (price is inclusive of the 15% service charge) for the fs girl with the thigh massage and pedicure comped, and an $18. 80+15% charge for a premium bbq pork / egg dish i ordered from the menu.
all said and done, east spa had the fancier more intimate feel and somewhat hotter girls but bang for the buck, fn wins the prize.
Darling 1 shortened time and price increase
I popped by Darling 1 massage Tuesday night around 7pm at the their new location at the Masters hotel. Fairly decent selection of 30 Thai / Chinese / Viet girls but unfortunately the manager told me the pricing is now 1600 for a shortened 75 minutes. It used to be 90 minutes and a fair bit cheaper.
I voted with my feet and walked out without making an selection. Meh, for that price I'll hit up the Saunas instead or even an Lisboa racetrack girl.
