TonyRaye

I had Norik last month. While he had a decent, skilled massage technique, I personally won’t be repeating a session with him and cannot recommend.

OMG. I just left there today and you were so very correct (completely forgetting you had advised against him). Truthfully, I have not had such an inexperienced masseur as Mateo in a very, very long time—like years. The awkward super loooong pauses as if he’s trying to figure out what to do next. The super slooooooow strokes with all the pressure of an arthritic grandmother. The dryness and overall lack of anything—(forget about any extras; he had such a hard time with the massage basics, to the point I sensed he hates the job altogether). Poor guy. Yeah. I have to echo you EvDude.... AVOID.

In a nutshell.....why?

I had my 5th visit there last week. Since the masseur I requested, Max, wasn't available that day, the phone guy offered Sebastian, Francis and Norik, to which i wasn’t familiar with any of them. Chose Norik randomly. While he was fairly attractive and had relatively acceptable massage and interpersonal skills, I won’t be requesting him again, and wish I would’ve chosen one of the other two masseurs.

2-3 times a month. It’s pretty addictive.

I don’t know what happened to August, but Spa 27 has reopened since about a month now. Maybe he went private?

I never had Sam but Ragin was out of sight! (He had mixed reviews here and a few others’ experience were apparently not the same—but he was absolutely off the charts with me!). As to your question, Alpha Mens Spa (W. 36th/9th Ave) has a black masseur (I forgot his name). He’s professional and friendly with a decent technique and gives an average ending. Just not really enough of my type physically. I guess I just really want Ragin again.

Ok. That’s generally around the going rate from what I can tell.

As a tip? I’ve never hired a masseur as a private in/out session. But IMO, I would think that’s a tad overdoing it. (And definitely overdoing it for a spa session.)

Sergey works at 27 Mens Spa. He is my #1 favorite among all of NY spas. He’s amazing and we mutually click very, very, very well. I tip him unlike no other. Happily so.

Try Chris. Mexican, slim, 5’9ish, non-twink maybe early 30s. Friendly, pretty decent massage technique. Average ending.

I know once when I called Alpha Men’s Spa to ask who’s available, he voluntarily replied “we have one Asian, one black, and one latino available right now.” (I’ve tried each of them since their opening). Generally, None of these spas really seem offended if you ask the masseurs’ ethnicity as they know everyone has a preference. In terms of diversity, my personal experience is that Spa27, Shangrila, Top Men, Super Men and Utopia have the most diverse set of masseurs. (I haven’t been to the last two in over two years, but I assume it’s the same). I’ve never inquired about the ages of masseurs, but they’ll probably answer that for you as well.

Sounds like it could be Ko.

I visited Top Men two days ago. Everyone is correct, the place is big and the customer service and pleasantries were top notch. I even spotted a working ATM (which is rare at the other spas). The receptionist told me they have 15 (!) masseurs currently (and still hiring for more). I had room 4 and it was huge. My masseur was Victor (slim latino) and his massage skills are fantastic. I will be back to Top Men.

From what I’ve read from past comments where this has happened, generally nothing. Seems the cops just ask the clients to leave. I apparently missed Spa 27’s raid last week by just a couple of hours. I bet their masseurs will all be complete “professionals” for a while after they reopen.