Hiso Nuru Massage

Hiso doesn't sell a room upgrade, because every session already includes one. Its website says each ritual comes with exclusive use of a private jacuzzi suite. The card is short: an hour, The Signature Ritual, from ฿4,000, or 90 minutes, The Grand Ritual, from ฿5,000, with the price rising by therapist tier to ฿6,500.

It suits a visitor who wants nuru and a jacuzzi without reading a long menu, and who'll pay for it. The record is strong, a 4.9 from 121 reviews, and reviewers often praise clean, modern rooms and a warm reception. Skip it if price leads: reviewers who compare it with other nuru houses call it dearer, and a couple complain that the iPad photos didn't match the person.

The address is 245 Sukhumvit Soi 31, Khlong Toei Nuea, Watthana. The website frames everything as a ritual. There are two of them, the Signature at 60 minutes and the Grand at 90, and four therapist tiers: Standard, Model, Top Star and Secret.

Reviewers describe what happens on arrival. You choose from photos on an iPad, according to one; another calls it in-person casting. Reviewers also mention a big room, modern decor and clean, well-kept suites. The listing names English and Chinese as languages spoken, and reviewers describe a friendly receptionist.

Its rate card lists:

• The Signature Ritual (Standard) 60 min: ฿4,000
• The Signature Ritual (Model) 60 min: ฿4,500
• The Signature Ritual (Top Star) 60 min: ฿5,000
• The Grand Ritual (Standard) 90 min: ฿5,000
• The Grand Ritual (Model) 90 min: ฿5,500
• The Grand Ritual (Top Star) 90 min: ฿6,000
• The Grand Ritual (Secret) 90 min: ฿6,500

Each tier step is ฿500, and the Secret tier appears only on the 90-minute ritual. According to the website, the jacuzzi suite is part of every ritual. One reviewer's account differs: they report paying ฿4,700 for 90 minutes at Standard level plus ฿300 for the jacuzzi, and they name a top tier called Goddess rather than Secret. The total comes to the same ฿5,000, but ask how it's being billed.

Reservations go through LINE, WhatsApp, WeChat, Telegram or phone. One reviewer says a sign at the counter, in Chinese only, warns that a choice can't be changed and payment can't be refunded once made. Decide before you pay.

MRT Sukhumvit is the closest stop by distance, 620 m away, about ten minutes on foot. BTS Asok is 690 m, about eleven minutes. The website says the shop is five minutes from BTS Phrom Phong, but on the map that station is 880 m off, closer to 14 minutes' walk.

The door opens at 11:00 and closes at midnight, every day. The last trains leave around then, so a late Grand Ritual ends with a taxi from Soi 31. The shop belongs to the Asok district.

Hiso suits a visitor who wants a private jacuzzi included rather than added, a simple choice between an hour and 90 minutes, and a long run of reviewers who say they'll return. The VIP rooms volume collects other shops built around the room.

It suits a tight budget poorly: nothing on the card is under ฿4,000. The Asok volume lists nearby shops at lower starting prices, and the Sukhumvit volume runs the length of the road.

Hiso Nuru Massage holds a 4.9 Google rating from 121 reviews, and the great majority of recent ones are five stars.

Most reviewers name the therapist they saw, Naomi and Miki among those mentioned more than once, and they often describe professional, attentive and skilled service. Clean, well-maintained rooms come up repeatedly, along with modern decor, and several reviewers praise a warm, friendly reception. One reviewer who calls the price a bit higher than other nuru houses says it was worth it.

The criticism has a theme too. Two reviewers say the price is high, and one says the iPad photos didn't match the person; another found the opposite. One reviewer describes pressure to pay, a Chinese-only no-refund sign and a nearby shop ฿1,100 cheaper. Another one-star complaint concerns a single therapist.