So, strictly in the interests of research, I tried out History. It was a few minutes walk from my hotel and i liked the look of about 80% of the masseurs on the site.
It's a smart place indeed with large rooms with en-suite showers but curiously no toilets. These are located outside in the complex so a mid-massage pee, should it be necessary, would have to be in the shower.
The tables are large with head holes and are very comfortable. It has a premium feel and comes with a very premium price.
I would expect, therefore, the masseurs to be highly trained. I found out afterwards that mine joined three weeks ago and had a week's training in the shop itself, plus give a massage to an assessor. This is a new career which I need to look into.
If I had known this beforehand, I might well have given the place a pass however then I would have missed what proved to be a really good session. It was more on the sensual than therapeutic side but decent nonetheless and without doubt one of the best I've had anywhere. There was a real flow to it and he kept me on the edge almost throughout. Too often massages are clumsy and disjointed but definitely not here. So full marks for that.
Towards the end, he asked if I wanted extra. I always find these conversations somewhat awkward but I'm not sure there's an alternative. To agree everything upfront takes out all the spontaneity. His initial idea seemed to be a hand job only for which he wanted 1000bt. For a bit more, he agreed to strip and offer more. He had worked me up sufficiently that I was in the mood for the execution rather than the negotiation stage.
My gut feeling was that he's straight so I'm not sure whether he would go all the way but I wasn't really wanting that on this occasion.
So I spent a small fortune but I came away feeling it was worth it for 90 minutes of sheer enjoyment.