RunnerGuy

Nothing has changed except the name. Same guys, good massages, ymmv. I keep getting the same masseur despite booking different dates and times. Would love to hear from anyone else, especially about Armond.

Any updates on this Weho spot?

So I just came back from my first visit to century after reading these posts, and I must say I am very happy I went.

 

The facility was clean and the layout was good. It was pretty packed tonight. I showed up at 8pm and left 15 min ago. WHAT A NIGHT. Lots of men at this spa for viewing pleasure. I was shocked at how Caucasian it was. Lots of white dudes, a few black guys, nice Asians and a few Latinos. And yes, everyone was beautiful.

 

I saw ALL shapes and sizes but I did not know that big booty came in white. There was this fine ass white guy with the most insane body I’ve ever seen. His ass was like perfection. I tried to catch his name, Ryan or something. Anyways, if any of you were there tonight and know who I’m talking about DM the F me.

 

Anyways, it was a very cruisey night. Guys we’re getting touchy freely but VERY RESPECTFUL OF BOUNDRIES. I was surprised by how kind everyone was. Just remember, you can say no and they’ll leave you alone.

 

I had 4 “conversations” that last in length. Overall, you should go. I had a blast and will go again soon.

Are you Caucasian yourself?

It's always busy at Century.

Yeah, it's been well established that those aren't his photos. His nude photos were carefully cropped photos of a BelAmi porn star named Chance (from like 10-15 years ago -- who does that?).

Mandalay is still the place to play.

How do you know he does not do massage anymore? His ad seems active and it appears he checked it just a few days ago? Did he tell you directly?

Have you tried using the way back machine to see if you can retrieve any of your content?

Abele's pecs are spectacular.

Well, it is a holiday weekend (Passover/Easter/420) so he may be out of town or unavailable. Maybe cut the guy some slack?

"Ask me" pricing is always a little bit of a red flag though.

And I always laugh when guys go crazy for blue eyes, which is just a genetic variance. If you have blue eyes and a big dick you're valued more.

Recent Yelp reviews are not positive at all.

no pix of the masseurs is strange, but the prices r good

Maybe they have high turnover on their masseurs.

Maybe they are illegal immigrants.

Maybe they just want privacy.

Burke Williams doesn't have photos of their staff. Neither does Voda, West Hollywood or several other spas.

If looks are important to you over skill, there are other sites for that.

This is my home location.

My main masseur left a few months ago. I would say most of the other male masseurs are fine (excluding one guy who was fresh out of school and not as good but his name eludes me at the moment).

It's actually one of the newer locations (old one was on Sunset) and compact (everything is in one area except the dry sauna). I like the large showers better than say, Santa Monica.

Like any place (especially with moisture) things wear down. But they finally repaired the sauna door which was warped and not closing for awhile. They can do a better job with taking towels and cups out of the steamroom (which is all glass so they should see when it's messy) but the other areas are kept clean.

The crowd is chill. Some light action but the layout doesn't really allow it. Despite being Weho/Hollywood, there is no attitude here. The Santa Monica location has some weird/hostile energy.

4 but the ad with the disclaimer "open sores " is a red flag to me = negative attitude is a turn off despite him being hot.

Sorry but disagree with you on this point.

Open sores can be a sign of transmittable diseases or infection (herpes, impetigo, etc). For his safety and that of future/other clients, he absolutely can say no. Even if the cause is more benign (acne), open sores can become infected or irritated from massage or oils used.

It's been mentioned in a few previous threads:

https://www.companyofmen.org/threads/m4m-spas-in-la.105475/

https://www.companyofmen.org/threads/los-angeles-spas-with-handsy-massuers.125016/

Most said it was mediocre. Google maps pulls up a not great street shot.

That's a shame. I find (his old photos) incredibly sexy.

Looks like there's been some turnaround with the masseurs in Hollywood since I've been gone.

Any recent recommendations?

muscled_jock_sensually_rubbing_dude

I was terrified of that piercing getting caught and ripped out.

Headed to SO tonight. Anyone ever have a massage from Jeovanny?

I have. Nice guy, bigger, quiet. Strictly professional as all BW masseurs are.

Off topic but I don't often have a lot of Indian clients, but had one recently and then another a few years back who was a regular regular. I'm quite surprised at their "endowments", and many I've met didn't mind being bottoms.

 

I'm convinced India has the largest bananas in Asia. I just don't think they get proper "press" here in America, despite their large presence...though usually Indians are usually the hotel owners/doctors/convenience store owners versus other taboos.

Way to generalize MY people.

Oh, I thought you didn't do that.

Well...there’s some real people on Grindr. I actually met a guy there who I was for sure was a fake, but everything about him was real.

Almost one of those “he’s out of league” types.

 

However, it’s true for the most part Grindr is largely unproductive in quests. I just can’t even discuss Grindr anymore, because I’m tired of talking about it. I had to explain to one guy that it’s not that guys on Grindr are playing tricks on him, but it’s the fact that most of them don’t want to do any more than they have to. It’s a site for convenience, but we waste so much time on it.

 

I only use Grind when I’m in a position to meet, usually when I already met enough clients (or non at all and need to make urgent use of the hotel bed). Some people try to use it expecting “something” out of it. Most guys on Grindr can’t host, so that in itself complicates the process.

 

Bathhouses are direct to the point, but sometimes I debate what I want. Lemme just say something: part of me feels a certain way about men who meet other men ONLY for sex. Some gay guys treat other gay men like they are only good for having sex with. That’s the part that kinda rubs me about the baths. It also establishes the idea that being gay is a fetish, a sex thing, not an identity. Not that there’s anything wrong with meeting men for sex, but I like to feel there’s more to it, outside of my business hours.

 

Gay bars tend to ease up off that whole “I’m gay, therefore I’m only here to have sex.” It’s more social. Issue is, nowadays thanks to social apps, gay bars are more like high school cafeterias with cliques and attitude, than places to socialize and be sexy and single. That’s why as I get older, I’m feeling like the bathhouses are a better opportunity for solo hunts.

Didn't you call Grindr a "sleazy app" in another thread?

Another narrative shift from a wavering poster.

This thread will eventually go south. I just knowwwww it, lol.

It's obvious that the original poster started this thread to bait people into sharing their own personal experiences and then claim racism where there is none.

Everyone's senses are individual. Scents that appeal to one person may not appeal to another. And how one's nose/brain processes a scent differs from person to person. Just how some people saw that dress and gold and others as blue. No one is right or wrong.

There is no "lesson" to be learned here -- no one can govern how another person feels ... or smells.

And just FYI, I always ask everyone who comes over to shower with me because I have a big stall shower and find the foreplay a turn-on. Or are you also now going to dictate what should turn me on and off? Ridiculous.

You’re absolutely right I’m passing judgement. You said you hooked up with a particular ethnic guy and his smell was weird, therefore you stopped. You didn’t follow up to say, “but not all those type of guys I’ve met have smelled that way”. You concluded off of 1 encounter, that a particular person’s smell was not to your liking.

 

I’m not twisting words or fitting in a narrative. You just said it. You said he had a distinct smell, and you stopped because of it. It doesn’t matter if it was a good or bad/natural or synthetic smell. You pretty much reiterated the notion that this guy who was a certain ethnic group, smells bad and therefore is unworthy of a sexual encounter. Despite everything else he could have had going for himself, you dismissed him based on a smell.

 

What I’m telling you is, it’s irrelevant to ethnicity and everything to do with basis of your meeting. You met him on a sleazy app (because let’s face it, if you weren’t hiring a professional, and you had sex on the first meet, y’all obviously weren’t meeting to discuss financial reports), and sounds like he didn’t shower prior to coming over. Just because y’all “chatted” doesn’t make it any less of a hookup/1 night stand. What was he doing before coming over? Obviously not showering since he had to do that there. You wouldn’t know because the basis of the meet wasn’t anything more than a shower and a hookup.

 

Therefore, you got what you wanted. You wanted to try someone new, but you settled for less. I bet that’s the reason why many people make these claims. People want to taste the rainbow, but they go for lucky charms cereal instead of real gold.

You CLEARLY read that post in isolation.

First, as a fellow "brown" guy, I am very sensitive to others having predetermined beliefs about everything from my diet to my scent.

Second, I have never said any race "smells." In fact, in all of my posts, I specifically used the word "scent" because I know the word "smell" can be offensive. Go ahead, look back.

Third, you assume that this was the first black man I have been sexual with. That is not the case. I have had relations with black men that have no scent, ones that have a pleasant scent, and ones who do not have a pleasant scent. Just like any other race.

Just because I use my senses doesn't mean I'm racist. For example, if a man -- any man -- has visible cuts on his genitals, I do not proceed. If there is fecal matter visually or olfactory present, I do not proceed. It doesn't matter if my partner is white, black, brown, yellow, green, or purple.

For someone who claims to "not get worked up" about such things, you sure have gotten really worked up.

I've learned this week there's a lot of people who get easily triggered on this board, despite their claims that they don't.

Oh, btw. The slut shaming for me using a "sleazy app" is ironic from someone who gets invited to threesomes. I'm sure you know all the parties involved very well.

Like I said above, you’re basing how someone smells based on a “hookup”. Where did you meet this particular black guy? At a club, app, bathhouse? People are basing a man’s smell off of some sleazy encounter. Perhaps get to know the guy before hooking up? How do you know he didn’t just fuck someone, lick someone else’s ass, or whatever else before you and that’s why he smelled? I mean let’s be real: I’ve come across many situations where guys already had sex moments before meeting me.

 

You can’t expect most people who are “hooking up” to be any cleaner than expecting them to be “d/d free and on prep”.

Way to pass judgment.

We met on an app, I invited him over to my (non-smelly) place. We chatted, took a shower, and took things to bed.

Nothing "sleazy" (relatively speaking) or "unclean" about it, so don't twist my words to fit your narrative.

Sizeist?

Try being a brown guy walking into a predominantly white establishment.

I'm glad I'm only at the SM location til the end of this month because some of the attitudes there stink.

Even at the Hollywood location which is closer to Weho there are less divas.