Evita Massage

Evita is a soapy house of the older kind, a long way east of the Sukhumvit glare, on the wide road toward Bang Kapi. Its appeal is price. Reviewers report paying ฿1,800 for a session and ฿1,900 for a 90-minute package, and several call it good value.

It suits a local or a seasoned visitor who knows how a soapy house works and is comfortable choosing at the counter. Skip it if you want a published menu or a smooth sales process: more than one reviewer describes a pushy floor manager and an attempt at an extra charge. The 3.7 Google rating is low for this guide, and the reviews swing hard. If you'd rather stay on the Skytrain, the cheap list has budget doors on Sukhumvit.

The listing gives the address as 2455 Phetchaburi Road, Bang Kapi, in Huai Khwang district. Google files it as a soapy massage shop, the kind Bangkok calls ab ob nuad. There is no website, so everything known about the place comes from its Google listing and the people who review it.

One reviewer calls it a very old parlour, and the review record backs that up, running back eight years. Another, writing several years ago, says the rooms are nicer than at a rival nearby. Reviewers describe a lounge where you choose your companion with a floor manager's help; more than one says that manager does a lot of talking. Expect a traditional set-up rather than a boutique one.

Evita publishes no rate card. Google reviewers report paying:

• Massage package 90 min: ฿1,900
• Session (no duration listed): ฿1,800

Those are the figures that recur most. Individual reviewers mention other amounts over the years, from ฿1,500 up to ฿2,400 and, in one older complaint, ฿2,500, which suggests prices vary by companion and by time of day. One reviewer says arriving before 18:00 on a weekday knocks ฿200 off; that is a single report and an old one.

Two reviewers say staff tried to add to the bill, one with a request for a ฿100 tip after paying ฿1,900, another with a higher opening price that dropped when he answered in Thai. Ask the full price, and what it covers, before you choose. The only contact on record is a landline, +6623197070.

This is not BTS country. The nearest rail stop is ARL Ramkhamhaeng on the Airport Rail Link, 810 m away, about a 13-minute walk along the main road. From Sukhumvit, plan the trip rather than wander into it.

One older review notes a bus stop right outside, handy in the rain, with routes heading back toward the Sukhumvit line. The door opens at noon and closes at midnight every day. After that, a taxi from Phetchaburi Road is the way home, and the road is wide enough that one is rarely far off.

Evita is for the budget-minded visitor who wants a classic soapy house and doesn't mind travelling for one. It is also, by the reviews, a place where it pays to know the routine: pick carefully, settle the price, and decline the extras you didn't ask for.

The first-timer who wants things explained calmly, or anyone who would rather stay near a BTS stop, has better options. The near BTS and MRT list keeps the walk short, and the Top 20 collects shops with stronger ratings across the city.

Evita holds a 3.7 Google rating from 42 reviews, and the reviews split sharply.

Price is the recurring positive. Several reviewers call it reasonably priced or good value, and figures around ฿1,800 to ฿2,000 come up again and again. A few praise the service and describe plenty of companions to choose from.

The recurring complaint is the selling. Reviewers describe a floor manager who steers the choice and talks up every companion, and two say staff tried to raise the price or ask for a tip on top. Opinions on quality differ too: one reviewer calls the companions good quality, another says quantity beats quality. One reviewer reports a session that felt rushed. Other complaints are single reports, including one about hygiene. The reviews span eight years, so weigh the recent ones more heavily; those, at least, are mostly positive.