NAKARAT MASSAGE SILOM Soi 4

[Jasper]

 

[vinapu]

I have only perfect memories from the place thanks to one of boys who are shown in that short move, 

hope to visit again and again when opportunity comes

[reader]

This shop enjoys the primo location at Silom rd. And soi 4. The facilities, all located on the third floor, are clean and serviceable and at 450 an hour for an oil massage, it’s a great value. Have been using it since it opened and have never been shortchanged on the clock.

Since I get a lot of massages, I’ll offer this bit of business advice to the otherwise personable staff: get your eyes off your phones and on to passers by. That one, simple act is guaranteed to immediately improve your chances of getting at least one more customer per day.

[10tazione]

The guy leading through the video is really cute. There are a few more videos with him on youtube. Do we know who he is?

Watching him getting massaged totally relaxes me

[ggobkk]

I’ve had several massages from this shop and will return for more.  

[DivineMadman]

I certainly had a nice time there.  Just to add a few factoids.

- There are stairs, if that matters.  Not as treacherous as the stairs in some places.  

- The entrance through the restaurant is odd, in a fun way.  

- I think there are VIP rooms, but don't know.  The regular room has massage table, walls don't quite go to the ceiling.  Common shower down the hall. 

- I recall there's a minimum tip, but it doesn't include extras, so be prepared to have that discussion with your guy.

- In general the guys there seem to be nice with a good attitude.

[ggobkk]

There is a VIP room which has a large tub and shower and a massage table.

[vinapu]

2 hours ago, ggobkk said:

There is a VIP room which has a large tub and shower and a massage table.

 when I took 1.5 hrs sessions, both times I was attended to in that room

[vinapu]

3 hours ago, DivineMadman said:

 

- I recall there's a minimum tip, but it doesn't include extras, so be prepared to have that discussion with your guy.

 

and  be prepared with some quote on your own because if you ask guy ' how much you want ' quotation may be exorbitant, never hurts to try to fish for naive I guess so I don't blame them.

But all was done in good spirit 

[reader]

Update on Nakarat since immigration police raid in June:

As regulars are aware, Vietnam guys had a strong presence in this shop. Their departure has thinned the ranks but new faces from other shops are appearing. 

Like many shops, you can expect the perennial question (as Vinapu noted), “how much you give me?” 

Fair enough. But I think it’s also fair for customers to respond in the manner of their choosing. Lately, when asked the same thing regardless of location, Ive been replying, “you will make out better if you do what you say and trust me to be fair.”

Granted, I often have to resort to google translate but I manage to make the point. 

If the guy continues to haggle I’ve been simply making it a straight forward massage and tipping accordingly. I’ve become less tolerant of bargaining in my old age.  

But when the guy leaves the compensation up to me, I tip at the top of my range.

i’m not recommending this to everyone; just saying what I’ve found works best for me.

 

 

 

 

[vinapu]

1 hour ago, reader said:

 

If the guy continues to haggle I’ve been simply making it a straight forward massage and tipping accordingly. I’ve become less tolerant of bargaining in my old age.  

 

that's right, bargaining is joy killer but when necessary like in answering '  how much you give me ?"  question I grant each party right to ONE number

for example  " how much you give me - 1500 - can you give me 2000?" and then it's yes or no answer 

[Jasper]

Nakarat soi4 seems closed permanently.

[Guest]

The Google review score for Nakarat is low.   

Now if the reviews are written by real customers, I guess they get less repeat business from that group of customers.  

Any new customers guided by review scores might go elsewhere. 

[Keithambrose]

It is a couple if years since I was there. I thought it unsatisfactory. I had to order boy from a tablet to get a guy who would bottom. Boy was ok, but only just, made a fuss about bottoming. Room was not clean, small, and walls did not go to ceiling. I did not go back.

[vinapu]

I , for  a change,  like Nakarat and one of my best guys is/was from there and hope closure is just temporarily

[Jasper]

All the shop’s signboards are removed so it looks permanent unfortunately.

[reader]

Nakarat's FB page has a notice that the owner has moved the shop to Nakhon Ratchasima Province (aka Isan).

I was a regular customer over several years and enjoyed a similar experience that Vinapu describes above.

In its heyday, Nakarat was staffed by a friendly group of guys from Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia.

I miss it already.

[ggobkk]

Add me to the positive comments made by Reader and Vinapu.