Hello, this is BMM – Sawng. Here is an introduction to The Residences at Sala Daeng and what to expect on your first visit.
Introduction
The Residences at Sala Daeng (“The Residences”) started in 2026 as a massage parlour that has male therapists catering to primarily male customers.
The management behind The Residences is the same management for Klover Massages and History of Massage. However, the therapists for each outlet are unique and cannot work at two different locations at the same time.
Reaching The Residences
The Residences is located in YJA Building, at Sala Daeng district, near the newly opened Central Park Dusit mall along Silom Road.
To reach The Residences, you can,
- Take the BTS (Sala Daeng) or MRT (Silom) and walk over, or
- Grab / Taxi
If you are taking the BTS / MRT, follow the sheltered walkways or underground passageways to Central Park Dusit. Enter the mall and cross over to the exit nearer to Dusit Thani. Dusit Thani is the hotel that is attached to Central Park Dusit. From there, walk along the street and follow Google Maps’s instructions. It is about a 10 to 15 minute walk.
Do note that in Google Maps, there are two YJA Building entries,
- Yja Building (wrong),
- YJA Building (correct).
Make sure you choose the right one as your destination location.
If you are taking Grab, the uber equivalent in Thailand, make sure you input YJA Building instead of The Residences. The Residences, under the Grab app, is a condominium complex that is near the YJA Building. You will be dropped at the condominium complex and a short walk is required for you to reach YJA Building.
The unpredictability of Bangkok’s traffic will mean that you will have to factor in an additional 50% traveling time on top of what Google Maps suggests for your Grab ride. A 20 minute trip on Google Map can materialise into a 30 minute trip easily.
Upon reaching YJA Building, you will see a security post, manned or unmanned. Walk through it and take the left corridor till you see an elevator and toilet. Call the elevator and go to Level 4. The reception area of The Residences is at Level 4.
Sequence of Events
Step 1: Selection of Therapist(s)
To select your therapists, you will first need to have the LINE application downloaded onto your mobile phone. LINE is an instant messaging application that is currently the de facto messaging application used by Thais.
Once you have downloaded LINE, add The Residences @residences-bkk to your contacts and chat with them. From there, you can see a MENU tab that showcases Therapist Information, Promotion and Location. Click onto Therapists to see the Services provided as well as the therapists available in a Google Photos album.
From here, you have 2 choices depending on your schedule. If your schedule is limited to one opening of massage, from 60 minutes to 120 minutes. I will suggest you talk to the admin of the History of Massage LINE account and ask who is available on that day and timing. From there, pick someone you find most attractive to go and have a massage with.
If your schedule is more flexible, I will suggest picking a few therapists from the photo album and then check with the admin, individually, on their availability. From there, you can see whose schedule matches yours the most and pick the best therapist for you.
In both choices, the admin will check if the therapist of your choice is available at your desired timing. Once confirmed to be available, you will proceed to Step 2.
Try to use simple and basic English if possible. You do not even need to construct a complete sentence. An example can be, “Ice free 18 August at 2pm?”
Step 2: Select a therapy and duration
Take a look at their menu and select the massage course you want. Personally, I will recommend taking the cheapest massage option, as the basic entry level massage is often good enough.
If you are new to the massage industry, there are usually 3 fixed duration for purely massage, 60 minutes, 90 minutes or 120 minutes. This time is inclusive of the time you take for a pre-massage shower and a post-massage shower, and any other time spent in administering the pre or post massage service to you. The time frame serves as a reference for how long you will spend in the shop, not how long the massage service is going to take. If you pick a 60 minute massage that starts at 3pm, you will leave the shop at 4pm with approximately 45 minutes of massage therapy. This is the standard industry practice.
Personally, I will pick a 90 minute massage session as a 60 minute massage is too rushed for me. I avoid picking 120 minutes as my attention span for massages can typically last for about 90 minutes. Anything more than that, I will be very restless. If you are able to do a 120 minute massage and be able to enjoy it, go for it!
However, if you are thinking of adding on a scrub, do note that a scrub roughly takes about 20 minutes to complete. If you are thinking of a 60 minute massage with a complete scrub, pick the 90 minutes massage with scrub option.
Step 3: Make Full payment
Unlike Klover or History of Massage that allows for a deposit of 500 Baht, The Residences requires you to pay in full before you can secure your booking. Once you have made your payment in full, take a screenshot of your payment and send it back to the admin. The admin will then double confirm with you that your reservation is confirmed and completed.
Step 4: Show up for your massage
Upon entering The Residences, the receptionist will check with you if you are a walk-in or have a reservation. Just mention the name of the therapist you have reserved and let them complete the administrative work with you.
The receptionist will usher you to take a seat and page for your therapist to bring a welcome drink and a change of footwear for you. Once you have changed into their slippers and finished your drink, your therapist will lead you to their treatment room located at Level 3 for your pre-massage shower.
This is where I want to share a BMM tip with you. Always arrive 15 minutes earlier before your stipulated appointment timing. The 15 minutes will be used for the receptionist to welcome you, change your footwear and take the pre-massage shower. The therapist will often enter the therapy room at your appointment timing. He will then be able to provide for a longer massage session for you.
Step 5: Tip your therapist
Upon the end of the massage, before leaving the therapy room, pass your tips over in cash to your therapist.
If you have received a regular massage with no additional service, the minimal tip is 500 Baht. If the massage was good and you really enjoyed it, I would highly recommend tipping more than 500 Baht. I will usually tip 1000 Baht for exceptional massage, with no additional service.
As The Residences is a soft-style massage establishment, nearing the end of the massage (or at the start), the therapist may ask if you want any specials. At The Residences, the therapists are not supposed to suggest the special that they can provide or the tips required for it.
A basic happy ending will be around 1000 Baht, while a body to body massage will be around 2000 Baht. If the therapist quotes you more than this amount, it is up to you to decide if it is acceptable to you. Negotiate if you want to. If all things fail, you can always default back to the minimum tips for a regular massage.
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