How To Get The Best Out Of Hotel Massage Service

By Alta Alexander


In the recent years, most hotels have opened their own massage parlors for the travelers or have treatment rooms or exotic therapies. A hotel can be a five star while the star can be in another category but either way, you get to have a massage at an extra cost. Kneading techniques are several and it depends with where a person was trained. Some of the hotel massage service offers the following: Swedish, Thai, Californian, ayurvedics among others.

Prior to the session, there are things that you and the therapist have to do so that your body can relax. It is highly advisable to spend some time proceeding the session at a steam room or even a sauna since it will help your muscles to ease. The therapist can put some music on that will help you loosen a little. It should be music that you are happy with.

During the therapy, the therapist might have a conversation with you. It is not your ideal set up of a relaxing mood since you do not want to be disturbed but the way she shares that information will determine if you are comfortable with it. If she is gentle in her presentation, you can talk about the oils she is using on you and if you like it.

The pressure or the strokes might be too much for you and it might hurt. Do not be afraid to tell the therapist to lessen the strokes as well as the pressure. If you want therapist to add more pressure, you should also let her know. She will stroke towards the heart as the reason being this is to increase the blood flow.

When you are done with your session, your therapist will offer you a drink which might be water or some lemon tea. Whichever the case you take plenty of liquids. It is usually advised to take a lot of water before and after the massage because there are a lot of toxins released from the body and it will leave the body drained.

There are no restrictions on what you are supposed to wear to kneading session but its highly recommended that you adorn clothes that are loose fitting. There are parlors that have paper briefs for the clients to put on. You can even wear a dry swim wear. The spas have private rooms that you can go change to something comfortable.

It is advisable not to carry your phone or any other gadget to the spa. The spa is supposed to free from laptops, blackberries or a tablet. These are forms of distractions and as much as you would not mind them, the people who have come for the same device will be disturbed and might not be able to relax with all the phones ringing.

In summary, getting a hotel that offer massages is the best thing. You do not have to pay every time you get a massage instead you could just request the person handling the payments to put it in your bill for the hotel so that when you check out you can pay it all at once. Also, when booking for accommodation, you can book for an appointment at the spa as well.




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