spaman

Crossed Grandee off my list a long time ago.  Tired old facilities, tip negotiators, dirty massage rooms with walls that don't go to ceiling and you can hear the loud employees in the hallways, and worst of all, the massages I had there were very frequently cut short by 10 min (I don't think I ever had a massage there that lasted the full hour).  

Crossed Grandee off my list a long time ago.  Tired old facilities, tip negotiators, dirty massage rooms with walls that don't go to ceiling and you can hear the loud employees in the hallways, and worst of all, the massages I had there were very frequently cut short by 10 min (I don't think I ever had a massage there that lasted the full hour).  

Crossed Grandee off my list a long time ago.  Tired old facilities, tip negotiators, dirty massage rooms with walls that don't go to ceiling and you can hear the loud employees in the hallways, and worst of all, the massages I had there were very frequently cut short by 10 min (I don't think I ever had a massage there that lasted the full hour).  

They have a history of being unprofessional there.  I don't get it - they spend all that time, effort and money every couple years to rebrand the place, yet carry over the same practices.  I can say that over the years I've never had a good memorable experience there.  If I had to give it a rating, I'd say c- across the board.  Even the halfway decent massages that I may have ended up with there were ruined because they tend to cut them 10 min short.  There are better spas who try much harder to please than to have to resort to patronizing this one.

I had a Mike at Shangrila.  I'd say he was late 20's and had a skinny twinkish build.  He went to work immediately and after he took care of that, he proceeded to give me a mediocre massage..... seemed very disinterested and just basically went through the motions.  I saw a handsome dark skinned asian (?) guy with a mustache on the way out, wish I had gotten his name.

I gave up on Energy Spa a long time ago.  Great location, went there a handful of times, and not once did I get more than 45-50 min out of the hour I paid for.

Charlie at Times Square Mens Spa is no longer there.  Anyone know where he's working now?
 

Charlie at Times Square Mens Spa is no longer there.  Anyone know where he's working now?
 

I can't stand being cut short.  I'm a great tipper and 5 minutes short, the tip goes down $10-$20 depending on the overall quality of the massage, 10 minutes short, another $10-$20 and I write that provider off.   There are too many good ones to choose from.  I don't understand why they would spend almost an hour providing a service and then not finish for 5-10 more minutes.  Part of the basic service is simply giving the service for the agreed upon time.  They know exactly what they are doing.  Would they go over an hour by 5-10 minutes in your favor?   I don't think so.  This is a definite pattern at Energy Spa and I eliminated that place from my mix a long time ago.

I can't stand being cut short.  I'm a great tipper and 5 minutes short, the tip goes down $10-$20 depending on the overall quality of the massage, 10 minutes short, another $10-$20 and I write that provider off.   There are too many good ones to choose from.  I don't understand why they would spend almost an hour providing a service and then not finish for 5-10 more minutes.  Part of the basic service is simply giving the service for the agreed upon time.  They know exactly what they are doing.  Would they go over an hour by 5-10 minutes in your favor?   I don't think so.  This is a definite pattern at Energy Spa and I eliminated that place from my mix a long time ago.

I can't stand being cut short.  I'm a great tipper and 5 minutes short, the tip goes down $10-$20 depending on the overall quality of the massage, 10 minutes short, another $10-$20 and I write that provider off.   There are too many good ones to choose from.  I don't understand why they would spend almost an hour providing a service and then not finish for 5-10 more minutes.  Part of the basic service is simply giving the service for the agreed upon time.  They know exactly what they are doing.  Would they go over an hour by 5-10 minutes in your favor?   I don't think so.  This is a definite pattern at Energy Spa and I eliminated that place from my mix a long time ago.

I guess that answers my question... jimmy is still at hero and here on this board.

I don’t see what the hype is about this place. Yes it’s clean, but rooms are not private because those don’t go all the way up and you can hear everything… Also every time I have been, I have been upselled.

I've been here a couple times. Nice big, clean spa with all nude wet area that includes hot tubs, sauna, and steam. Large co-ed dry area with several dry saunas. Both times when I was there there were about 10-15 guys in the wet area, maybe 1/3 had wandering eyes. They keep a close eye on the steam room. Both times attendant randomly "snuck up" on steam room quickly from the side. Once he caught two guys engaged in something and they ended up in a naked shouting match in the shower area. The guys denied anything was going on but were quickly removed. So if you want a relaxing day with some eye candy, check it out, but if you think you're going to be able to act on your desires, think again.