Funky Spa

Funky Spa keeps hours almost nobody else does: 09:00 to 06:00, every day, which leaves three hours a night when the door is shut. Its own rate card starts at ฿999 for an hour of normal massage, and the body-to-body session on bed and in the bath is ฿2,200 for 75 minutes. Then the card turns unusual, with monthly 'buffet' passes up to ฿35,000.

It suits a north Bangkok local, or anyone awake at 04:00 who wants nuru or a bath room. Skip it if you choose from photos: reviewers often say the people they met looked nothing like the pictures they were sent. The walk from the BTS is 20 minutes, and a 3.8 from 50 reviews is a modest score.

The address is 215/1 Sena Nikhom 1 Road, Soi 17, in Chatuchak; this guide files it under Ladprao. One reviewer describes a building tucked out of the way, and another a shady spot with plenty of trees.

The website sells a 'pretty spa' concept with model staff. It describes nuru on a mat with hot gel, billed as an innovation imported from Japan, and body-to-body sessions on a bed or in a bath. A four-hands option is offered at a ฿500 discount, and there's a VIP membership at ฿19,900 that includes private nuru gel and VIP room booking. The listing gives English, Japanese, Chinese and Korean as languages spoken, and walk-ins are accepted.

Its rate card lists:

• Normal Massage 1 hr. 60 min: ฿999
• BODY-TO-BODY (on BED & in BATH) with selection of Model / Pretty / Fre 75 min: ฿2,200
• Buffet: several therapists in turn, 1 hour 60 min: ฿5,000
• Nuru Massage on Mat (no duration listed): ฿400
• Daily Shop Selection (no duration listed): ฿300
• Birth Month discount (no duration listed): ฿200
• Birthday discount (no duration listed): ฿400
• Buffet unlimited #2 (before noon, 1 month) (no duration listed): ฿25,000
• Buffet unlimited #1 (10:30-12:00 daily, 1 month) (no duration listed): ฿35,000

Several of these aren't sessions. The nuru mat at ฿400 reads as an add-on, the two birthday lines are discounts, and the 'Daily Shop Selection' is unexplained. The two monthly passes are the strangest lines: both are morning-only, and the narrower one costs more. Ask what each buys before you pay.

Booking runs through LINE, WhatsApp and Telegram, and the shop takes walk-ins. Given the reviews about photos, walking in to choose has its advantages.

Funky Spa sits between stations on the Sukhumvit line's northern stretch. BTS Kasetsart University is the closest, 1,240 m away, about 20 minutes on foot. BTS Sena Nikhom is 1,290 m, around 21 minutes, and BTS Ratchayothin 1,770 m, about 29. A taxi or motorbike taxi from the station saves the walk.

The hours are the draw. The door opens at 09:00 and doesn't close until 06:00, so it is still taking guests long after most of the city has gone to bed. The late-night list has more doors that stay open past the last train.

Funky Spa is for someone based in north Bangkok, or out very late, who wants nuru, a bath room or a four-hands session without a trip to Sukhumvit. The ฿999 hour suits a plain massage budget. The four-hands list and the VIP rooms volume have other shops with similar options.

It suits the photo-browser and the first-time visitor less well. If you'd rather start with the city's best-rated shops, the Top 20 is the better first stop.

Funky Spa holds a 3.8 Google rating from 50 reviews, and one complaint dominates.

Several reviewers say the women they met looked very different from the photos they were sent, and the most recent review claims the pictures are AI-generated. Others say there were only a few people to choose from when they arrived, and one suggests the choice depends on the time of day.

The praise is real too. Reviewers often mention a friendly, welcoming reception, and several describe good service and a wide selection at the right hour. One likes the leafy, shaded setting; another calls the shop clean with a good atmosphere.

Other complaints are single reports: one reviewer says the session was rushed and a tip was requested, another found the technique poor, and one calls it expensive. Choose in person if you can.