555 Relaxing Station

My favorite place! The staff is very professional and well trained. Plus you can’t beat the price. If you are looking for relief from muscle aches and pains I highly recommend this business.

I had never been to this place before but was told by a patient that is was good and reasonably priced. For the entire hour I had elbows pressing into my back. At one point I was having a hard time breathing he was pressing so hard. My back is tight, but whatever he was doing was not helping but making it feel worse. Not only that, he was eating while he was doing the massage and he would throw my arms around I thought my hand was near his privates. Before I left feeling disgusted, I was asked in an upset tone why I didn’t give the man a tip. Overall I felt a little violated and grossed out. I definitely won’t be going back.

I’ve gotten many massages before and the gentleman who did my massage about used all his strength to the point I was uncomfortable the whole time. Not only the discomfort but he was laughing, smacking, and talking to his colleagues 75% of the time. I’ve been here before which is why I returned but after this last visit I WILL NOT be coming back nor recommending this place.

I am always happy when I come here. They are very good and when I order the foot massage they still rub my back legs and shoulders. The price is very reasonable and I am frequently here and very relaxed when I leave.

My fiancé and I each got a combination massage. The foot portion was wonderful! Then we did the table portion and I couldn’t believe how loud all the staff was. One of the employees phones alarm went off and no one turned it off or acknowledged it until I had to say something. It was unreal! I go to massage places to relax and it was one of the most un relaxing experiences. I will not be returning.

I get massages to work things out — I can take a nap at home. So when I ask for a «30-​min chair massage, #5 on the intensity scale» I don’t want to be disappointed. Let me tell you, this was not a disappointment! Expecting neck and shoulders, with some middle and low back thrown in for good measure I was blown away at what I received for $ 17 plus tip.
«Mike» was literally out of breath a few times working me over — neck and shoulders for sure, full back was covered, even got a good hit on hips, IT-​band, a bit of calves, and a great scalp massage.
I’ll definitely be back! And I’ll definitely be drinking some water to follow up. Ahhhh…

It’s decent but I prefer the AAA Relaxing Station on 1^st street. If you’re going for just a relaxing massage, I guess this will do. I go because I have an extraordinary amount of tension in my neck and left shoulder and need the knots worked out. The men therapists here are good and have strong hands but the women are horrible for the deep tissue massages. They also like to goop on tons of massage oil which I’m not overly fond of and sometimes don’t get it off very good so you have to take a shower as soon as you get home. There used to be a male therapist named Shu that worked there and if he still does, he’s excellent. Other than that, I’m not so impressed.

I got a 60 minute deep tissue here. The place was clean and pretty quiet, but the massage itself left me more frazzled than when I went in. The pressure was good– nice and deep. The massage therapist’s technique was what turned this into a less than stellar experience. It was more rough and fast than smooth and slow. I think it was probably just an issue with the massage person and not the establishment itself. The other bummer was that the sheet that they gave me to cover myself with had bleach stains on it. There are other better places out there. I prefer ABC Relaxing Station on Champlain.

This place is simply amazing I walked in and was greeted by a warm environment then you pick your intensity Number for the massage I choose 4 it was very intense it felt so good I had a lot of knots my masseuse Took care of them. this place is very clean and professional. I would deathly be returning.

Massage is good and I go regularly because it’s close and convenient… However here are my seriosi complaints:
1. Last time I went, I signed a $ 5 tip on my credit card but saw it come up on my credit card bill as a $ 10 tip! They tipped themselves extra $ 5. When I went back and asked/​showed them the discrepancy they told me no one spoke enough English to help me and to call a number on a card. Unacceptable!
2. The towels/​blankets you lay on are my washed between clients! Concerning! I’m honestly not sure the towels for the face are either. I saw this today and not sure I can go back,
3. Massage chairs are cheap and broken. They rock and away with each massage stroke. They don’t know how to appropriately adjust them and become very uncomfortable as I’m holding on to not fall rather than relaxing.
4. I’ve had a kind gentleman who is
Actually really good the last 3’times but the overwhelming smell of fresh and stale
Cigarette smoke lingers on his clothes and skin and I got in my car and could smell it on me and then for in my car later and my whole car smelled! Gross! Unacceptable. I have a newborn baby and recent studies show that nicotine lingers on the skin and can have similar effects to second hand smoke… Can’t believe I paid for that?!
So.: I will be finding a new place now!

I had the best massage, what I like most is you can choose the degree of pressure, from 1 to 5. It works for everyone. So relaxing after a long and stressful day. And the price is so reasonable. Would definitely recommend this place.

I have never written a review for Unilocal but after my horrible experience here I felt like I had to warn people away from this place. I was drawn in because of the cheap prices and convenience of not needing an appointment. I want for the 40 minute swedish/​deep tissue massage. No one who worked there spoke English so asking questions was out of the question. I was took into a hardly closed off section of the parlor and was asked to strip. My masseuse was a no d del aged Asian man with a raspy cough. I ha trouble getting myself to relax due to all the noise that was going on around me. People talking and other customers backs being slapped. Then the pain kicked in. On a scale of 1 – 5 you were suppose to rank how intense you wanted the massage and since I had a lot of knots I put down 3 even questioning if I wanted it higher. Once the massage was rolling I could not unclench my jaw due to the pressure of him leaning his entire body weigh on me. And I’m not a sucker for pain either. But beside the unrelaxing environment and the painful massage itself the worst part would have had to be his actual caressing of me once he shed my blanket completely. I have had many professional massages and most tend to stay away from certain areas and even when, they don’t they leave a sheet as a barrier. This man did not. I was in the full nude with his caressing my backside constantly getting too close to my lady bits. And anytime he needed someplace to distribute his weight to keep his balance, my butt cheek it was. And the bonus to all this was that many times he would stand with my elbow in between his legs and I could feel every i much of his man parts! I was so ready to get out of there that by the time I was ready to pay my masseuse was pissed I didn’t have cash on hand to tip him. I mean, he should have been the one paying me for d feeling me up as much as he did! He called his manager over so we could try charging it to my card. We managed to do this but all in all I think he ended up charging me double. So I left what started off as a good day with an achy jaw, back still in pain (if not more), and me being slightly traumatised for life. Moral of the story: be willing to pay a few extra dollars to go somewhere (anywhere!) that’s not this place…

The prices cannot be beat and the massages are pretty good. I call it my drive through massage parlor and it would be the fast food of massages. I love that you can walk in and get treated right away. I have seldom ever waited to be seen.
My only quip is that it can be annoying when everyone starts talking in Chinese a bit too loud while I’m getting worked on. It’s kind of like getting your nails done at one of those big walk in places. However, I am very forgiving of this and would still highly recommend it.

Just so everyone knows, they use the same towels over and over again. I was if utterly disgusted when I saw them refold the towels and place them back on the chairs. This is a HUGE health concern especially with MRSA and staph infections. I will never receive a massage at this place again.

Dropped by after a long drive from SF hoping to Relax, however, I left there more stressed. Avoid unless you want to be elbowed to death on the table.

Great massage, reasonable prices, clean environment and friendly staff. Highly recommended!

Very nice! My first time here and I would definitely come back

Great foot massage. The only problem is the employee’s do not speak English. Difficult to tell them what you want or don’t want during the massage.

I had a massage at his location yesterday and it was totally worth it. I went in for a table massage, 40min at 19.00 bucks, not bad! A few tips however… when visiting these establishments make sure you are choosing your «pressure» based on gender not numerical value. I have had a «4» by a woman and a «4» by a man and they are two distinct power levels. Also, keep a stop watch handy and make sure you take notes of your times as they will try to time short you a bit. Typically when two people go in for massages they can’t start them at the same time unless they are not very busy. So if they place you on hold and your partner goes in before you make a note of the difference as they will try to get both of you out at the same time even if its time shorting you about 5 min. If you do notice they are practicing this tactic its okay to call them out. Overall, I love my massages at this location, very polite, professional and soothing.