Smile Bangkok Massage

Smile is a soapy house, not a nuru shop, and it sits closer to the Asok interchange than almost anything else in the district. Its rate card opens at ฿2,000 for 40 minutes in the bath room with one therapist and climbs through two-therapist sessions to outcall.

It suits the visitor who wants to arrange everything on LINE or Telegram beforehand and arrive with the choice made: the website lists a rotating roster with schedules. Note one condition up front. The website says it serves foreigners only. Skip it if you need to pay by card, since the website says cash in Thai baht only. Google reviewers most often praise the manager and the front desk, and the rating is 4.6 from 63 reviews.

The listing types Smile as a soapy massage with a happy ending tag, and its rooms are built around the bath. The standard sessions are in the bath room; the VIP room, according to its website, adds a jacuzzi, a love chair, a big bed and aurora lights. The listing also tags a shower and outcall.

The website shows a large, rotating roster of therapists with their schedules. Google reviewers describe two ways of choosing: picking from the site and booking ahead, or, as one reviewer describes, the manager gathering the available therapists when the booked one wasn't in. The website also says it accepts women clients, and the listing gives English and Chinese as languages spoken.

Its rate card lists:

• Bath room - one therapist: ฿2,000 for 40 min, ฿2,500 for 60 min, ฿2,800 for 90 min
• Two therapists, one guest: ฿2,500 for 40 min, ฿3,000 for 60 min, ฿3,300 for 90 min
• Bath room - two therapists (free VIP room): ฿4,000 for 40 min, ฿5,000 for 60 min, ฿5,600 for 90 min
• Outcall: ฿3,500 for 90 min, ฿4,500 for 120 min, ฿11,000 for 300 min
• VIP room upgrade (no duration listed): ฿400
• Session extension (no duration listed): ฿500

The two-therapist lines need reading twice. One set runs ฿2,500 to ฿3,300; the bath room set with two therapists costs ฿4,000 to ฿5,600 and includes the VIP room free. Ask which one you're being quoted. For a single therapist, the VIP room is a ฿400 upgrade, and the website notes that payment is cash in Thai baht only. Outcall, per the website, covers addresses within 5 km.

Other shops that sell a jacuzzi room are in the VIP rooms volume, and the two-therapist lines put Smile among the four-hands shops.

The shop takes bookings through LINE, WhatsApp and Telegram, and the listing says walk-ins are accepted. Several Google reviewers describe arranging the visit in advance by message and finding the reply quick. One reviewer suggests adding the therapist you want on LINE before you go, since availability changes.

A recent three-star review complains that many therapists listed on the website seem to be off for long stretches. Treat the roster as a guide and confirm the name you want is in before you set out.

The listing gives the address as 6/18 Khlong Toei. BTS Asok is about 160 m away, a three-minute walk, and MRT Sukhumvit about four minutes, which makes this one of the shortest walks in the Asok district. BTS Nana is around 13 minutes. One reviewer notes there are three massage shops on the same little soi, so check the sign before you go in.

The door closes at 23:30. That is before the last train, so a late session can still end on the Skytrain. The Asok volume lists the neighbours, and the late-night list covers shops that stay open longer.

Smile Bangkok Massage holds a 4.6 Google rating from 63 reviews, and most of the recent ones are five stars.

The manager and front desk come up again and again. Reviewers describe the manager as polite, kind and responsive, and several mention quick replies on LINE and easy booking; one recalls being offered a complimentary water on a hot night. Many reviews name individual therapists, and several say they come back on every trip to Bangkok. One reviewer singles out the VIP rooms as larger and better.

The complaints are fewer. One three-star review says many therapists on the website seem permanently unavailable, and another three-star review found the service a little lacking. One one-star review describes a bad experience with a single named therapist, so if a name matters to you, read the recent reviews before you book.