Enjoy Bliss Massage (Mai Chan Massage)

For a reader who wants a choice of room more than a choice of shop, the Mai Chan card on Soi 19 is laid out like a hotel tariff: shower room, bath room or jacuzzi room, 40, 60 or 90 minutes, from ฿2,100 to ฿3,700. Outcall is on it too.

It suits someone near the Asok junction who wants a low starting price and a published menu, and Japanese speakers, since the listing says Japanese is spoken. Skip it if you put weight on the staff matching their photos. Several reviewers say they didn't, and the 3.8 rating reflects years of mixed reports. One reviewer's cash went missing while they showered, so bring only what you need.

Its rate card lists:

• Shower Room: Nuru Lotion or Oil Massage: ฿2,100 for 40 min, ฿2,400 for 60 min, ฿2,800 for 90 min
• Bath Room: Nuru Lotion or Oil Massage: ฿2,300 for 40 min, ฿2,600 for 60 min, ฿3,000 for 90 min
• Jacuzzi Room: Nuru Lotion or Oil Massage: ฿2,400 for 40 min, ฿2,700 for 60 min, ฿3,200 for 90 min
• Jacuzzi Room: Nuru Mat Play B2B Massage: ฿2,600 for 40 min, ฿3,100 for 60 min, ฿3,700 for 90 min
• Outcall: Nuru Lotion or Oil Massage: ฿3,500 for 90 min, ฿4,000 for 120 min

The room upgrade is cheap. Moving an hour from the shower room to the jacuzzi room adds ฿300. One older reviewer praises the transparent pricing, but notes that even the 120-minute package has extras that cost more. Ask what's included before you start. The VIP rooms volume lists other shops with jacuzzi rooms.

The shop's Japanese-language website calls it a hideaway for men. It says most of the staff come from Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, and it mentions a wide terrace where customers can relax after a session. The listing says Japanese is spoken, and most of the detailed reviews come from Japanese visitors.

No booking channel or payment method is published. One reviewer warns that touts from a shop next door work the soi, so make sure you're walking into the right door.

The address is 28/6 Sukhumvit Soi 19, Khlong Toei Nuea, Watthana. MRT Sukhumvit is 200 metres away, about three minutes on foot, and BTS Asok is four. BTS Nana is nine minutes' walk.

The door opens at 10:30 and closes at midnight, every day, close to the last train. The Asok district page lists the other shops around the junction.

Budget-minded readers who want a jacuzzi room for under ฿3,000 an hour. Japanese speakers. Anyone who wants a session in their hotel, since the card prices outcall.

Those who want consistent reviews will find better-rated options in the Asok volume and the Top 20.

Enjoy Bliss Massage (Mai Chan) holds a 3.8 Google rating from 20 reviews, spread over eight years and mixed throughout.

The most common complaint is that the staff didn't match their photos or stated ages; several reviewers, some years apart, say so. Others describe a businesslike, by-the-book service, and one says three visits left them unsatisfied, though the staff apologised.

There's praise too. Reviewers often mention good service and kind staff, and some call it cheap or good value; one older review calls it the best they'd had in Bangkok. Two single reports are worth knowing: one reviewer says cash was taken from their belongings while they showered, and another mentions a therapist who smelled of cigarettes.