RBENJI Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Just a heads up to all my NYC folks (and potential visitors), the owner of Shangrila is now opening up a new spa in Midtown West, called Alpha Men’s Spa, which is slated to open on the 10th. No word of who the masseur’s are yet, but if anyone is interested, then .. https://www.alphaspanyc.com I plan on checking them out ASAP, so I’ll report back (and provide butt naked details as per usual) when that happens. Edge All Year Long, homesick_geek, hrlmguy and 9 others 4 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ds35mm Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Yes please, let us know. Thanks for taking one for the team! RBENJI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wDarling Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 The prices are much better. I’d give them a shot if I had more info on the guys that are there. RBENJI and Hathor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwine56 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 10 hours ago, capthook said: The prices are much better. I’d give them a shot if I had more info on the guys that are there. I'd count on them to be a good iine up. I know the owner of Shangrila and he aims to please. He's got even more competition in midtown west than on the east side, so he'll need to hire some hot studs. Jorge started out at Shangrila. I was one of his early customers. He barely spoke any English and look how quickly he went independent offering mssseur and escort services in his own nice apt in Hells Kitchen. hrlmguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrlmguy Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Interesting, Wouldn’t it just make sense to lower prices at Shangrila?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwine56 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 15 hours ago, hrlmguy said: Interesting, Wouldn’t it just make sense to lower prices at Shangrila?? I think Shangrila's prices are reasonable and in line with other NYC men's spas. I find spas to be less than half the cost of a private mssseur. However, there is the expectation of a tip equal to the price of the massage charged by the spa if the customer leaves happy. Hathor and RBENJI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wDarling Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 21 hours ago, Redwine56 said: I think Shangrila's prices are reasonable and in line with other NYC men's spas. I find spas to be less than half the cost of a private mssseur. However, there is the expectation of a tip equal to the price of the massage charged by the spa if the customer leaves happy. That’s the thing, I feel like anything above $60/$65 for an hour at a spa gets too close to the price of a private masseur when you factor in tip. The spas are more of a gamble since there’s less info on the masseurs, so it helps if the price is a bit lower. Redwine56 and RBENJI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubist Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 How many of you tip 100% at a spa when you leave happy? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBENJI Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 42 minutes ago, Cubist said: How many of you tip 100% at a spa when you leave happy? Just curious. I know a few forum members who’ve said they tip 100% when they leave happy. But me personally, I usually just go with $50-$100, depending on the service(s). Although I’ve yet to tip more than $100, I’m not opposed to it if the service (extra shit included) is immaculate. Redwine56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubic_assistance Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 On 7/9/2021 at 3:42 AM, Redwine56 said: Jorge started out at Shangrila..... look how quickly he went independent offering mssseur and escort services in his own nice apt in Hells Kitchen. I agree Jorge was very skilled. Hadn't heard he'd gone independent. Curious how to contact him. Is he listed in any of the massage web sites ? Redwine56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ EVdude Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 13 minutes ago, pubic_assistance said: I agree Jorge was very skilled. Hadn't heard he'd gone independent. Curious how to contact him. Is he listed in any of the massage web sites ? Looks like Jorge is hanging in Amsterdam https://rentmasseur.com/Jorge_M Redwine56, pubic_assistance, RBENJI and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harryinny Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 10 hours ago, EVdude said: Looks like Jorge is hanging in Amsterdam https://rentmasseur.com/Jorge_M He was in NY on Saturday and traveling today to South America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubic_assistance Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 11 hours ago, EVdude said: Looks like Jorge is hanging in Amsterdam https://rentmasseur.com/Jorge_M Thanks for the link. Glad to see he's doing well and traveling. Such a nice young man. hrlmguy, + EVdude, + WestGuy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwine56 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 4 hours ago, pubic_assistance said: Thanks for the link. Glad to see he's doing well and traveling. Such a nice young man. Probably going to visit the family. He's from Colombia. pubic_assistance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Tarte Gogo Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 (edited) I went to alpha today for a walk in. Nice place, but…. it is setup like shangrila: the walls do not go all the way up to the ceiling, so you can hear everyone else’s conversation when they are having their massage. This is a big issue for someone like me who is a big moaner, especially at the critical moment. also i was super cold, but there is no A/C control in each room, it is centralised. Got assigned Karl who is cute and friendly. I got more or less what I expected from the massage, but 3 things means I won’t try him again: - he put a towel over my eyes after I turned over. - he moved my hands up above my head at the critical moment. It is a nice way to say “no touching”, and I respect that, but I can find masseurs who do not ever do that or say that. - the end of the massage was a bit forceful, he needs to handle this body part more gently. Edited July 16, 2021 by Tarte Gogo Forgot about the cold Redwine56, Sam, NYCJohn and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MmM Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 How would you describe Karl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Tarte Gogo Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Cute, lean Asian guy with dyed blond hair. He kept his mask on. Very nice leg muscles, but I didn’t get to see much more. 2 hours ago, manmed said: How would you describe Karl? MmM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUWS Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Does Alpha Spa have body scrub option and/or a shower? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Does not JUWS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcskill Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Anyone been recently? Want to know how they are now and who are available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wDarling Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 I went to Alpha the other day. Nice, clean place. Everything seemed brand new. My masseur was kind of so-so. Cute guy, seemed nice and polite, but massage was really slow and light (even though he said it would go from light to medium to hard, it went from really really light to really light to light). I don’t want to name him publicly, cause he did seem like he was trying, but just didn’t seem trained well enough. Fawkeye_NYCm2m and Sam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Any Latino guys at Alpha? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aa11aa Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Had a massage at alpha recently with a black masseur named Roy (or Roya?) Would not necessarily recommend. It was a very lazy massage. I asked for deeper and his response was “yup” before proceeding to continue giving the same lazy rub over my shoulders over and over. I ended up shortening it from 60 mins to 30. These new guys are def not at the level of the guys I used to see at Shangrila IMO, but maybe they’re still trying to find good providers. Space is decent Redwine56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderoz Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Do any of the NYC spas have a website that lets you see the selection of masseurs & choose one in advance when booking? Spiritualadvisor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hathor Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Got a 90 mins massage by a tall Latin guy, I think his name was Vel or Bert. Strong and sensual head to toe, big hands that feel nice when he goes over your inner thighs... money well spent, they've got a new regular. Beef-a-roni, RBENJI, + Tarte Gogo and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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