Hogannathaniel

Hello, Ali Gator. Hogannathaniel here. I was told about your comments here, and as it’s only fair for there to be feedback for viewers on both sides, so I decided to comment.
First of all, thank you for your compliments regarding my “body and face” as you said. I do appreciate that. My intention isn’t to come here  and focus entirely on criticism. I do also appreciate the positives you noted in this forum.
Now, onto the criticism mentioned in this post.
 
“Overall, it was a 'meh' experience and doubt I'll return any time soon. If he does travel to your area, I'd say skip.”
 
That’s your opinion and you are entitled to it. With that being said, I have many repeat clients in many cities now that I do actually travel, and the feedback is overwhelmingly positive; for what it’s worth, my reviews reflect that on rentmasseur as well. Your *personal* experience, frankly, isn’t universal. With that being said, I am sorry that you personally weren’t pleased with my massage. If you ever have such an experience again in the future with another masseur, I’m sure they’d appreciate if you communicated that to them constructively so that they could improve whatever you feel was lacking.
 
“he has no massage skills. What he learned was from a friend of his who is a masseur. He learned by observation.  Plus, his apartment was a mess - a real turn-off for 'ambiance'. “
 
Your opinion, again that you are entitled to, is an extremely unpopular one. I’ve had many clients ask if I was trained, and were surprised to hear that I wasn’t. I have been told many times that I must be a natural or that I have a good intuition when it comes to the massage experience. Could there be individuals who didn’t find it a good experience, and merely never commented on it? Absolutely, no one person can be everyone’s cup of tea. Though in my experience, I have only received positive feedback from my clients. Although I’ve never received it personally, I welcome any negative feedback, as I see it as an opportunity to improve and provide a more enjoyable experience to the people that trust me with their bodies.
As for the apartment that I used to share with 3 other people being a mess. Yes, absolutely it was a mess outside of my personal room. You could have awarded 1 star for ambience in that regard. Admittedly, I don’t think many of my clients (though I did have many local repeats when living in PVD) could have been entirely comfortable with me having 3 roommates. But, that was after getting started out on my own in Rhode Island (home state is Mississippi), and the only thing that I could comfortably afford at that time. I am deeply sorry that you weren’t satisfied with that, and that is the one point on this forum that I am actually in agreement with you on. Fortunately, I travel full time now, and all of my spaces are exclusive and no longer shared with anyone else.
-Hogannathaniel 

Hello, Ali Gator. Hogannathaniel here. I was told about your comments here, and as it’s only fair for there to be feedback for viewers on both sides, so I decided to comment.
First of all, thank you for your compliments regarding my “body and face” as you said. I do appreciate that. My intention isn’t to come here  and focus entirely on criticism. I do also appreciate the positives you noted in this forum.
Now, onto the criticism mentioned in this post.
 
“Overall, it was a 'meh' experience and doubt I'll return any time soon. If he does travel to your area, I'd say skip.”
 
That’s your opinion and you are entitled to it. With that being said, I have many repeat clients in many cities now that I do actually travel, and the feedback is overwhelmingly positive; for what it’s worth, my reviews reflect that on rentmasseur as well. Your *personal* experience, frankly, isn’t universal. With that being said, I am sorry that you personally weren’t pleased with my massage. If you ever have such an experience again in the future with another masseur, I’m sure they’d appreciate if you communicated that to them constructively so that they could improve whatever you feel was lacking.
 
“he has no massage skills. What he learned was from a friend of his who is a masseur. He learned by observation.  Plus, his apartment was a mess - a real turn-off for 'ambiance'. “
 
Your opinion, again that you are entitled to, is an extremely unpopular one. I’ve had many clients ask if I was trained, and were surprised to hear that I wasn’t. I have been told many times that I must be a natural or that I have a good intuition when it comes to the massage experience. Could there be individuals who didn’t find it a good experience, and merely never commented on it? Absolutely, no one person can be everyone’s cup of tea. Though in my experience, I have only received positive feedback from my clients. Although I’ve never received it personally, I welcome any negative feedback, as I see it as an opportunity to improve and provide a more enjoyable experience to the people that trust me with their bodies.
As for the apartment that I used to share with 3 other people being a mess. Yes, absolutely it was a mess outside of my personal room. You could have awarded 1 star for ambience in that regard. Admittedly, I don’t think many of my clients (though I did have many local repeats when living in PVD) could have been entirely comfortable with me having 3 roommates. But, that was after getting started out on my own in Rhode Island (home state is Mississippi), and the only thing that I could comfortably afford at that time. I am deeply sorry that you weren’t satisfied with that, and that is the one point on this forum that I am actually in agreement with you on. Fortunately, I travel full time now, and all of my spaces are exclusive and no longer shared with anyone else.
-Hogannathaniel 

Thank you @Hogannathaniel for weighing in here and providing your side of the story, and my reply here isn't meant to detract from @Ali Gator's experience whatsoever - everyone's expectations and experiences are different.  I really appreciate that you aren't being over-defensive about what was written.  You sound like a reasonable and considerate individual who has a good attitude with respect to criticism.  It's refreshing to read a back-and-forth that has not devolved into nasty name-calling, as so often seems to happen on this forum.  All the best to you in your travels  
And, I should add, your photos are striking.