Vicky Beauty Spa

I went here over the weekend. This is a pleasant little spot on Mott St. Had I not seen the awesome groupon deal I would never think twice to patronize this establishment. It’s a decent place, however just a few things I noticed which makes it a mediocre place:
*Three folks worked there, 2 massage therapists (1 masseuse, 1 masseur) 1 facialist (if that’s what they are called). The masseuse was the only one who spoke close to decent english. The other folks could barely communicate so their was mostly a lot of smiling and awkward head bowing.
*We arrived ten minutes early for our scheduled appointment, when we got there they told us we had to wait an hour.
*Place is small their is relaxing music and dim lights in rooms, but you can hear everything out in the small reception area and the folks next door talking about who shot John.
*I am currently recovering from a neck surgery I showed the masseur, I explained to him that I didn’t want that area to be touched as it’s still somewhat sensitive. He went about that area gently. I asked him again, but I don’t think he took me seriously. The full body didn’t really require much of a neck massage. — The facialist though, I showed her the sensitive wound before I started. I also showed her the swelling. She placed an enhanced light to examine the area and said ‘ok ok ok’ I assumed that we were on the same page… Clearly we were not she directly rubbed my wound four times. Each time I flinched and groaned and reminded her. She was very apologetic, but I was not thrilled.
Ok, I may have had no business there in the first place while recovering, but had they took care enough to listen and connect in the slightest bit with my situation it would have been a pleasant experience. My sister on the other was having a ball! Besides all of this it was a nice massage, I was relaxed and would possibly in the distant future return again because it’s inexpensive. I guess you get what you pay for. My sister is returning next week, so lol take it from me or not.

Before i get into why i was dissapointed let me speak of the positives: the owner was very polite and the spa is clean. So I treated my friend and myself here for bday for two full body massages. We were 15 mins early for our appointment but was told one of the workers had to leave and I had to wait for some guy to come, which was fine. My friend got asked what type of massage she wanted opposed to me. The guy just started rubbing me down. He seemed to be in a hurry didn’t use lotion much and patted me down more than massaging. I went there with a bAck ache and left with a back ache. I honestly think he didn’t work there he just did the owner a favor Bc it was horrible. Then my massage started after my friends and ended before hers. I still tipped just Bc he showed up last min to massage me. My friend loved her massage done by the owner so if you do go ask for her. I would go back I just wouldn’t let anyone but the owner touch me.

Went there today and it wasn’t too bad. My only issue was that the lady that took care of me told me she was the only one there and she had to go and answer phone calls in the middle of my massage. She also kept on asking me if I was O.K. It was nice the first few times but after a while it got a bit annoying. The massage felt great.

I went there today for an hour of full body massage for $ 40. I also saw it’s $ 75 a couple massage for an hour (so cheap…). The one who massaged me was Vicky and she was amazing. I’ve been to a lot of massages places to release some tension in my back, neck, shoulders from sitting to much at work/​school. $ 40 in chinatown may seem expensive but for the quality of the work and CLEAN (hard to find in chinatown lol) environment they offer it’s definitely not expensive at all. I’m sure the prices will increase once the grand opening promotion is gone. Most massage therapists have a routine to do a full body massage on everyone. But Vicky personalized this massage for me and it felt soooo good, she knew all the knots and had the PERFECT pressure. She was really concerned about my comfort/​temperature and really went out of her way to make sure I was happily relaxed lol. They just renovated and the place is super cute. It doesn’t look like much on the outside but when you go down the stairs it’s a different atmosphere. I’ve paid $ 55 an hour for a massage on upper east side and it was good but the atmosphere is more soothing at vicky’s. I’ve also been to $ 45 an hour for a massage at lilly and raul. They were really good too but why would you pay more? They also have facials available and I can’t wait to go back and try it or have my next massage session!
Edit:
Vicky is no longer working there… :(