Airi Massage

Airi keeps its prices to itself. The website lists what it sells (nuru in 60 or 90 minutes, oil massage in 30, 60 or 90, and a two-therapist nuru in the VIP room) but not what any of it costs. The one number on record is ฿500 to upgrade to the VIP room with its deluxe bathtub.

It suits a late night on the Thonglor end of Sukhumvit: the door stays open until 02:00, well after the last train. It suits someone who likes to pick from therapist profiles before booking, too. Skip it if you want to know the bill before you set out, or if you only carry a card: the shop takes cash, Alipay and WeChat Pay, nothing else. Google reviewers mostly praise a clean shop and polite staff.

Its website offers Japanese-style nuru, oil massage, body-to-body and hand massage, and a two-therapist nuru session in the VIP room. Nuru comes in 60 or 90 minutes; oil massage in 30, 60 or 90. The VIP room, according to the website, adds a deluxe bathtub and more personal attention.

The website also lists therapist profiles for booking, so the choice can be made before you arrive. The listing gives English, Chinese and Japanese as languages spoken. The two-therapist session puts Airi on the four-hands list, and the bathtub room on the VIP rooms list.

Its rate card lists a single line:

• VIP Room Upgrade (no duration listed): ฿500

That is an extra on top of a session, not a session. The prices of the nuru and oil sessions themselves are not published anywhere we could find, so ask before you book and get the figure for the length you want.

Booking runs through LINE and WhatsApp. Payment is cash, Alipay or WeChat Pay; the website says cards are not accepted. If you would rather see a full card before you travel, the Top 20 and the cheap list put their prices up front.

The listed address is 4 3 Sukhumvit Rd, Khlong Tan Nuea; the website places the shop on Sukhumvit Soi 34, near BTS Thong Lo. The station is 340 metres away, about six minutes on foot. BTS Phrom Phong is 910 metres off, around 15 minutes, and BTS Ekkamai about 19.

Hours are 11:00 to 02:00, seven days a week. The BTS stops around midnight, so the last two hours are taxi hours. It sits in the Thonglor district, and for other doors still open after midnight there is the late-night list.

A traveller staying around Thonglor or Phrom Phong who wants nuru late, and is happy to message on LINE first and ask the price. Someone who wants to choose from profiles in advance. Anyone curious about a session with two therapists, which the website offers in the VIP room.

It suits a fixed budget less well, since the session price is a question rather than a number. For shops on this stretch that publish their cards, try the Sukhumvit list or the Phrom Phong volume.

Airi holds a 4.8 Google rating from 116 reviews, and almost all of the recent ones are five stars, many of them a word or two long.

The longer ones share a few themes. Google reviewers often mention a clean shop and a pleasant atmosphere. Several describe the staff as polite, and a couple single out a friendly owner or manager at the front desk. One notes that you need to book ahead or the most popular therapists are taken.

The one recent complaint is a one-star review calling the therapist perfunctory and the service poor. It stands alone among the recent reviews, but it is worth knowing about before you commit to a price you haven't seen.