Aya Massage Bangkok

Aya is one of the bigger operations on Soi 23. Its website lists twelve soundproofed rooms, eight of them VIP jacuzzi suites, and its own rate card runs from ฿2,000 for 40 minutes to ฿10,000 for two hours with two therapists.

It suits almost every kind of visit the street offers: a short session, a jacuzzi suite, a couple, a four-hands booking. The listing names English, Japanese, Korean and Chinese as languages spoken. Google reviewers often mention spacious, clean rooms and a manager who walks you through the menu on an iPad. Skip it if you're booking a couples session sight unseen; the two one-star reviews shown both came from couples, one over value and one over who was actually available.

The address is 126 Sukhumvit Soi 23, in Khlong Toei Nuea, and the website describes a discreet entrance opposite Pegasus Club. The listing files Aya as nuru first, with soapy and happy ending massage alongside. It's one of the larger houses in the Asok district.

According to its website, there are twelve soundproofed rooms: four Deluxe rooms and eight VIP Jacuzzi suites. Every package is advertised as full service, and the website lists nuru, soapy, tantric and BDSM sessions. Reviewers add the details: a manager who greets you and shows the menu on an iPad, a lineup to choose from in person, an air mattress and Japanese nuru gel. One reviewer compares the decor to the Arabian Nights; several simply call the rooms large and clean.

Its rate card lists:

• Deluxe Relaxation: ฿2,000 for 40 min, ฿2,500 for 60 min, ฿3,500 for 90 min
• Nuru Massage 60 min: ฿3,000
• VIP Ultimate Experience: ฿3,500 for 60 min, ฿4,500 for 90 min, ฿5,500 for 120 min
• Couples: ฿5,000 for 60 min, ฿6,500 for 90 min, ฿8,000 for 120 min
• VIP 4 hands Signature: ฿5,500 for 60 min, ฿7,500 for 90 min, ฿10,000 for 120 min

The cheapest way in is 40 minutes of Deluxe Relaxation at ฿2,000. The jump to the VIP suite costs ฿1,000 an hour over the Deluxe room. Nuru has its own line at ฿3,000 for an hour. One reviewer was charged ฿5,000 for a 60-minute couples session, which matches the card.

Booking is by LINE, and the website recommends messaging a few hours ahead. The prices are from the shop's own card; confirm the room and the length when you book. Compare the four-hands line with other shops in the four-hands list, and the jacuzzi suites with the VIP rooms volume.

MRT Sukhumvit is the closest stop, about 430 metres away, roughly a seven-minute walk. BTS Asok is about 510 metres, eight minutes. BTS Phrom Phong is a 17-minute walk.

Aya opens at noon and closes at 01:00, every day. An hour after the last train, Soi 23 still has its lights on, but you'll want a taxi home. The Asok volume covers the rest of the junction.

The card is generous to couples, and one reviewer who came with a partner calls the couples rooms romantic. But both one-star reviews here came from couples. One felt ฿5,000 for an hour wasn't worth it; the other says the women offered in photos weren't the ones available on arrival. If you're booking for two, ask on LINE who is working and get it confirmed before you set off. Other shops that sell sessions for two are in the couples volume.

Aya holds a 4.5 Google rating from 118 reviews, and the recent run is mostly five stars.

Google reviewers often mention clean, spacious rooms, and several praise the jacuzzi suites. Several describe friendly, professional staff and a manager or mamasan who explains the menu and answers questions. Reviewers often name their therapist, and a few say they've been back over two years. One notes the shop gives the full hour even if you finish early, and a couple call it good value.

The complaints are few. Two couples left one-star reviews: one felt the ฿5,000 hour wasn't worth the money, and one says the women shown in photos weren't there when they arrived. One reviewer calls it average for the price.