BillyMan

I don't follow football (or sports in general), but I'll have to admit that while I was at the gym my eyes were glued to the screen for a very, very long time. In my defense, the TV was muted.

See below for a better idea. Mark was friendly and skilled; clean studio.

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Thanks for the information, Romeo V. I just had a massage at Pompton Spa in Verona. I called and asked for Jason (the ladies who answer the phone sometimes have a hard time with English). They have another young male masseur, Neil. I enjoyed my 1-hour therapeutic massage. Jason was skilled and strong. No, I do not know if anything more is possible; I wore swim briefs because I just wanted a good massage.

My massage today was with Sandro. He's been described as a lean Clark Kent type, and that is accurate. He was very quiet throughout the massage ... he did not even ask at the start what level of pressure I wanted. Nonetheless, I enjoyed this massage; the strokes were slow and deep. Although his technique was not out of the ordinary, his touch was very warm and soothing ... even comforting. I would repeat.

Great combination of technique, strength, and warmth. Would repeat.

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I have not experienced the other masseurs mentioned in this thread, but I found Jay's technique and execution to be exquisite. In addition to freelancing, he works at 27 Men Spa.

Recently had a massage with Andoni. He was friendly and polite, but quiet. I'd score his technique higher than average (but not among the best) for strength, skill, and skin contact. His strokes could have been more varied and detailed, and he applied way too much oil on me. Still, I would repeat.

Adonis website says they're at Side Door on 57th Wednesdays and weekends. Any feedback?

Was underwhelmed by all aspects of my session with Alvaro.

Recent massage with Jay. Excellent technique. Strong, skilled, and lots of stretching. He's Chinese/Mongolian, friendly, and articulate.

Update to my post above. Tried a dry (no oil) Thai massage at Nuat Thai. They have several branches and quality of the studio and staff can vary. The branch I tried in Makati was new and clean; lots of attention paid to hygiene. I was given pants and shirt to wear during my session. Massage was very professional, legit, and effective. I was hoping for some of the Thai massage moves where the therapist lifts you off the table, but my therapist was a little gay half my size! Would repeat if I wanted a purely therapeutic massage. Returned to Infinity Spa in Makati for a body scrub and a sensual massage. I had one therapist for both ... not a slim young'un, but a bearish guy around 40. The scrub was very basic: he rubbed salt on me once, back and front. No table shower, no soaking tub, no attendant helping me rinse off in the shower next to the treatment room. Not worth the cost, in my opinion. The sensual massage was indeed sensual. It was stimulating, but the therapist kept making sex sounds until I asked him to stop. There was upselling and after the session he waited for me to return to the room with his cash tip. I would repeat with another therapist (not this one) just to see how they would do things, and I would be firmer on how much I would be willing to tip. As with my previous post, if you want details, message me.

Saw the original post right before my trip to Manila, so I did some research (mostly on Twitter and Reddit). Based on location, I focused on Urus, Infinity (Makati branch), and 27 Shaw. Some commonalities: - therapeutic massage as well as intentionally sensual massages (give interesting names like Apollo massage, Explorer massage, tactile massage). - BDSM sessions with "props" (with names like Artemis massage and Serfdom massage). - play areas - much slick advertising on social media, including lots of posts by the (mostly straight) masseurs asking you to book them. - when calling to make a reservation, you get reminded that all the therapists and clients are male. - it helps to reserve early as spots fill up quickly. Based on a trusted source (my gay brother), I did not yet go to Urus because he said the facilities were in bad shape. I first tried a therapeutic massage at Infinity Spa Makati. Decent facilities: steam room and dry sauna; no maze or hot tub. Crowd was on the young side. My masseur arrived late and ended the massage way before the advertised 80 minutes. Very good massage, nothing sensual, no upselling, no mention of anything extra. Masseur was pleasant; he reminded me about his tip envelope at the front desk. I next tried the sensual massage at 27 Shaw, probably the newest and most high end of the gay spas. Very good facilities. Larger steam room and sauna compared the Infinity Makati, and a small pool with jets (not really a hot tub ... water was tepid, which was refreshing after the heat treatments.). Masseur showed up just a few minutes late and introduced himself. He was very polite and cute. Massage was indeed sensual, but the masseur kept his clothes on (even wrapped a towel around his hips, over his pants). Again, the session ended before the advertised time. No upselling, no requests for tips, no mention of anything extra. Won't go into details here, but feel free to ask privately. Might go a couple more times during this trip and try something different.

Shane at 27 Men Spa. Great as a masseur and he also grooms (but I have no personal experience with him in the department).