Paradise Spa

Average massage at best but the one star is primarily for the customer service. I paid 40 dollars for a one hour massage. At the end I tipped the masseuse 10 dollars. The math works out to a 25% tip, which is well within reason. As I opened the door to leave, the masseuse shut the door on me and told me 20 dollars was a more appropriate tip. Shocked I politely said no and that 20 percent was an appropriate tip. She stood in my way and kept telling me 20 dollars please. I had to say no several times before I finally forced my way thru and left promptly. Honestly I have never had an experience as rude as that. And I have never given a one star in my life.

Professional service. 1 hour body massage for only $ 40. Make sure you tip well because it’s the same quality as most places that charge $ 60 and up for a body massage. I like the female masseuses better so far, soft hands.

it became very obvious management stiff tips belonging to their workers
a word to the wise.
the establishment WANTS you to pay upfront, and they like it if you include gratuities.
My advice, pay when you are done. and give the person who massaged you the tip directly.
the masseurs work hard. For management to stiff their own workers is dis-​respectful and thievery
management withhold tips or gives the masseur less tip than given by customer… make customers look like they are not appreciative of good service.

Place is clean, tidy, and spacious compared to many places I have been to. It is also never busy when I stop in. I always wonder about that. I like the ability to walk in without an appointment. Place is open until 11 or so which makes it a great place to stop in with my work schedule. I have never had a full body massage here. All of my visits have been for foot massages which are excellent. You get a nice upper body massage also but most of the work is on your feet and after spending most of your day on your feet, it feels really good.

The spa is well run, clean, attractive rooms, with very friendly front desk staff who are always accommodating and helpful. Alice is a particularly skilled masseuse. Her smile lights up the room and creates a comforting vibe. Her technique is excellent, and she is able to use multiple modalities to provide a first rate massage. She communicates well. She provides strong pressure when needed, or lighter for a more relaxing session. There is never a tipping issue; she is always gracious with whatever gratuity is provided. All in all, Alice and Paradise are both a great experience for the weary and a wonderful respite from daily pressures.

This place is nice and clean. Ken (the one at the front desk) is always so welcoming :).

I always have a great massage here! They know me by name and for 20 $ it’s a great deal! Enjoy!

The Manager here, Ken, is Fantastic and very professional!
I’ve come here numerous time in the past few years. Staff is amazing, beyond relaxing massages, private rooms, very quite, can’t hear others whispering, playing, or anything like that. I’d say hands down probably the best Asian massage around
I’ve been to many around town, but some of those are… never-​mind! Anyways… MOVING ON!
The atmosphere when you walk in is sereal, relaxing instantly. The masseuses are fantastic and actually… very beautiful if i may say.
GO get a massage! stop wasting time reading my review!

A few of my friends recommended this place to me. At first I was skeptical after reading a few reviews but I trust my friend’s judgement. My husband was contemplating on whether to get the foot massage verses the full body. He was concerned that the foot massage will only concentrate mainly on the foot area where he’s most ticklish. He was pleasantly surprised that the massage covered from head to toe. I wonder what the full body is like. Our masseurs were very professional and polite. I will definitely come back!!!

$ 40 for an hour long massage in a clean place with nice ambience, and open till 11pm! Everyone here was really nice, my masseuse David was great, and I walked out of here feeling like a million bucks without breaking the bank. It’s a good alternative for a regular massage if I don’t get to splurge on a full on massage and body scrub at Aqua Day Spa!

I love this place ! The owner Ken is super friendly and accommodating… The spa is very clean and relaxing and I love the great deal for reflexology. One of the best places in this part of town to get bodywork, and I tried them all before settling in.
As for the review that the person made «a big mistake» tipping beforehand I just wanna point out no one makes you tip out at that time… just tell the desk you rather wait til later and they are totally fine with that — Also I go here all the time and have never been hustled for a tip — maybe they need to tell their staff to cool it on hitting ppl up for it or maybe the staff just needs to give excellent services every time and the tips will show up.
Would be nice if the noise in the breakroom could be kept to a minimum on a more consistent basis.

DO NOT ENTER. I don’t know who paid these other Unilocal users to give a good review. After the mediocre massage, the lady tried to hustle my husband for the tip she wanted. He tipped her $ 15, which is a good tip, and she said «No. You have to tip $ 20.» EXCUSE ME?! Since when was that okay? Not to mention both of us left with an aching neck and back. Looking into visiting a chiropractor now.

My massage was okay, but the foot massage room sounds like it’s next to the lunch room, a little noisy.

Paradise Spa is my favorite massage place in San Diego. I’ve tried out close to a dozen massage places in San Diego and I’ve gone here the most. Out of all the massage therapists, Yuna is the best. She knows how to do various styles of massage and she’s highly experienced. Some beginner therapists will just go through the motions and do the same thing with every client. When my muscles are really stiff, Yuna can tell and ask me about it. She’ll then adjust the massage style to the situation.
THE BARS: Also, if you’re looking for a very strong massage, ask for the massage bars. Some rooms have massage bars/​rails on the ceiling that the therapists hold for support as they walk on your back. I always request the bars.
FIRST TIMERS: When I first went to Paradise Spa, I requested the lowest cost massage. The next time, I upgraded to the next level up and I never ever wanted to to go back. $ 40+ for a 1 hour massage — it’s well worth the price. Even a 90+ minute massage is great! Compared to the massage therapists in the bay area, the ones at Paradise work harder and do an excellent job. I usually tip $ 20+ since the service is better than all the other places I’ve tried in SD.

After dinning next door I stopped in to Paradise SPA just to have a look and I was very impressed with the establishment and the staff were very friendly and helpful.
I did not stay because I had somewhere else I needed to get to but I was so impressed with the staff that the next week I scheduled a one hour session. It was Great!
I have been a massage therapist for 25 years and a massage instructor for over 16, The office and rooms are kept very clean and the service is first class. I must say it was the best massage I have ever received and I have had thousands (literally thousands).
After reading some other reviews I feel the need to comment on tipping.
Some of the other reviews complained about leaving more than a $ 10.00 tip.
The truth is that most Massage Therapists (if good) receive tips between 20 and $ 50.00.
Here in San Diego if you have a therapist come to your home for one hour, you will pay a minimum charge of $ 120.00 before the tip. At most SPA’S you pay that for a 50 min. session and the therapists if working for the SPA /​Resort are probably only being paid $ 15.00 to $ 20.00 and sometimes less.
And please also keep in mind that they must sit around sometimes all day with no customers just waiting for someone like you to walk in.
What that means is that if you were the only customer for that day, they would have only earned $ 15.00 to $ 20.00 for that day, plus your tip of course.
To find a top level top quality one hour Massage for $ 40.00 is truly a golden treasure!
We should show our appreciation for all their hard work.

4stars for cleanliness and presentation. But it got a little weird. Even if you ask for what you want, employees really push you to a higher priced service. Not too bad, I guess. A one hour massage is pretty quick. After the massage things got real weird. I tipped 25%, which I thought was a good tip. The woman who gave the massage felt differently. She requested a larger tip. Trying to be polite, I told her the tip was fair and I was out of cash. She became aggressive and tried to get me to run my credit card. I felt like I was in Tijuana and the thugs were on the other side of the door ready to shake me down. Maybe I’m just naïve about how it all works, but I left with a creepy feeling. It ruined a decent massage. Minus stars for creepy harassment.

Well everything here was going fine until I was walked out the exit. Took my car next door to the Kearny Smog Check to get my car oiled, smogged, and evaluated for rattling noises in the first gear. They told me it’d take about an hour so I strolled off and my limbs started flaring up again.
So I Unilocaled around and notice Paradise Spa was right around the corner with some pretty good average reviews. The front counter seemed clean and the man and woman up there seemed kind enough. So it was $ 40 for a full hour full body massage but I tipped 25% ahead of time (big mistake).
Didn’t time if I indeed got a full hour’s worth because Sarah was so good I started passing out and woke up startled every couple of minutes. She was very thorough and hit every spot. The calves, feet, shoulder, face, chest, back, everything. Struck up a little conversation about how she came over here to America in 2009 for studies and cultural differences.
Then came time when the «hour» was up. She was asking about the tip to my surprise which I replied I had already done so at the front counter. Unconvinced, she followed me to the front where she asked the guy at the front counter about it. Seriously? My credibility is at an all time low. And then… the guy asked me if I wanted to modify my tip. I asked him to repeat what he said in disbelief, and he repeated if I would like to modify my tip and if my service was good. Ha. Seriously? That’s a 25% tip that’s saying service is extraordinary I usually tip 15% so it was incredulous that this guy was asking me for more than 25%. I told him no DID NOT want to modify my tip and left but not before he told Sarah the amount and she had her lips pursed. Note to self, wait for the bill before tip in the future.

I’ve been to Happy Foot, Massage Oasis, Angel Massage, Sunny Thai Massage, and many more. I am a regular massage goer and honestly after going here I AM IN HEAVEN!!! Alice is so awesome!!! Make sure y’all book in advance because she gets real busy!!! Definitely feel better and coming back as a regular!!!

I’ve been going here for over a year, I’m a regular. This is the cleanest, most modern, quietest place around, and just plain comfortable with all the amenities.
Alice is my top choice — a real sweetheart and a cutie. She has excellent training, a real professional. Her skills never disappoint and her technique is so easy going I just melt in her soft hands. She is always smiling and an excellent conversationalist or quiet if you want that. You can’t do better than Alice.

I swung by here on a whim since I had some time to kill and was hoping for a nice relaxation massage. There were so many choices along Convoy but based on other Unilocal reviews, I decided to give this place a try. The place has a very sterile feel but was clean and tidy. It was around 445pm so there weren’t a ton of customers. The gentleman at the front desk was nice enough. Since my next meeting wasn’t until 7pm I opted to go for the 90min full body massage for $ 60. There are quite a few treatment rooms and one of the perks is that each person gets a private room. Restrooms were nice and clean as well.
The treatment room is very minimal. The massage table is on the low end of tables and lying face down for almost 50min wasn’t the most comfortable because of the window cutout. It doesn’t really have a face cradle so it gets uncomfortable for an extended period compared to other tables I think. The sheets are pretty starchy and stiff but considering these Asian type massage spas focus more on reflexology, I wasn’t expecting a ton. I had a male therapist who was very cognizant of sheet placement and making sure of tucking. This must’ve been an issue somewhere, not necessarily here, bc they had a sign posted by the door that no masseur can be in the room and have any bodily part exposed, basically outlining a law/​regulation. I found that odd and because I saw that before the start of the massage I think I noticed the additional detail to tucking of the sheets.
The masseurs are likely not licensed practitioners and having had several relaxation/​therapeutic/​sports massages from other places, it’s not really comparable. The gentleman was nice enough, professional and asked from the start how I liked the pressure. The massage was very basic, nothing fancy and definitely no notice of specific areas of tightness or muscles that needed additional work. He started with basic loosening of the back muscles with the sheet on and since the sheets are bit starchy it wasn’t the most soothing way to start. I would’ve preferred them just to remove the sheet as it seemed more of a hindrance than helpful. Eventually oil was used. They get warm wash clothes after to wipe away all the oil which is good but again, towels are a bit tough and after several wipes you just feel like you’re being sanded down. Hand placement to provide adequate pressure was somewhat ill-​placed at times (ie. trying to work on my hamstring but places hand on low back or part of glute for leverage which adds pressure that’s not comfortable).
The head/​face massage was one of the more pleasant parts but little focus on feet and hands. Arms was a bit awkward, 60% of the focus was on the back. Overall, massage was bit substandard compared to other Asian spas I’ve tried, not comparing to licensed practitioners. The last part, unfortunately was when I went to pay, I was charged a $ 2 service fee for using my credit card. The gentleman at the front didn’t even tell me that there was such a fee for using credit. For me, that is poor customer service and bad business practice to at least not inform the customer prior to charging them let alone have no signage that says there is a transaction fee. I definitely didn’t have high expectations but the minimum for me wasn’t even met. I’ve had better total body massages in a chair compared to this. I should’ve just gotten a foot/​reflexology massage but I likely will be trying it somewhere else.