Tag: Klover

  • 005.1 Review: Klover – Benten

    Hello, this is BMM – Sawng.

    Shop: Klover
    Date: March 2026
    Therapist: Benten
    Massage Course: 90 Minutes Oil Aromatherapy
    Cost: 1490 Baht
    Tips: 2000 Baht

    To know more about getting to Klover and the preparation for a massage service at Klover, please read our Introduction: Klover post for more information. 🙂

    Benten is a therapist that is on my radar for the longest period of time. His pictures featured on Klover’s Line page are absolutely divine. Due to his erratic schedule, I was unable to book a slot with him till now.

    Benten has no face pictures featured anywhere so picking him is akin to opening a blind box, you will not know what you get till you see him in person. Benten is pleasantly handsome, with nice facial hair, eluding a very masculine aura to him. He is slightly shorter than 170cm and has a super muscular body. You can see his chest and arms muscles bulging out of his tightly fit shirt.

    Benten was not very chatty throughout the whole session, so I could not ascertain his command of English. The most we chatted was him asking where I was from, was the pressure okay, requesting me to take a shower etc.

    When Benten re-entered the room after I took a shower, I saw him carrying a bottle of massage oil instead of a saucer of massage oil. This was when I knew that he would be using a lot of oil to massage me. I was very glad as personally I like the heavy use of massage oil to create smooth, long, deep strokes.

    He started off with the Klover / History of Massage / The Residence standard operating procedure of putting a thin fabric over my body, only to reveal parts of the body that are to be massaged. My upper body was revealed first and he started working on them. I was pleasantly surprised that his massage was really good. He used a lot of long and deep strokes, with the right amount of pressure to relax my muscles. His massage techniques are very professional and meticulous.

    After my upper body was done, he did not cover my upper body and removed the thin fabric over my right leg. He continued his massage with the right techniques, long and deep strokes. But this time, he added in lots of sensuality. It was not sensuality for the sake of sensuality. It was sensuality that made you feel good. He knew what he was doing and what feelings his actions would create for you. It was very intentional, sensual and amazing.

    Usually, if a massage is just typical, so-so, ordinary, I will zone out easily. Not for Benten. The anticipation for him to mirror his actions on my right leg to my left leg was insane. I was looking forward to each of his strokes, being in between relaxation and feeling sensual.

    By the time I turned over, I realised that a lot of time had passed. There was not much time left, which meant that I did not manage to worship his large muscular body. I did manage to touch his upper body and it was so good.

    The massage proceeded into the happy ending without discussion or negotiation, a very natural flow that I appreciated. Knowing the market rate for a happy ending, I was not flustered by the lack of negotiation. I knew I was going to give him a fair tip for his massage.

    Usually, I will avoid 2 hour massages, but with Benten, I think I will go for it as the timing he had for 90 minutes seems a bit too rushed for him to complete his whole massage experience.

    What Benten gives is not a massage, but an experience. An experience that makes him enter the top 3 of my leaderboard for massage experiences. I will definitely try to repeat him once per trip to Bangkok to experience what he has done for me. I highly recommend Benten if your schedule meets his schedule.

    Do note that this is my personal experience with Benten and your experience may vary. If you have engaged Benten and have received the same or different experience, do share it with me if you are comfortable via email or a Discord message. 

  • 000. Introduction: Klover

    Hello, this is BMM – Sawng. Here is an introduction to Klover and what to expect when going to Klover for a massage.

    Introduction
    Klover Massages (“Klover”) started in 2024 as a massage shop that has male therapists catering to primarily male customers. 

    The management behind Klover is also the same management responsible for History of Massage and The Residences at Sala Daeng. However, the therapists are unique to each location and cannot work at two different locations at the same time.

    Reaching Klover

    The most efficient and optimal way to reach Klover is via a Grab. Grab is the uber equivalent in Thailand. On the Grab app itself, Klover Massages can be found as a destination and your driver will drive you straight to the building that Klover is situated in.

    With Klover only accessible via private car or bike, the unpredictability of Bangkok’s traffic will mean that you have to factor in additional 50% traveling time that the Google Map suggests. A 20 minute trip on Google Map will materialise into a 30 minute trip.

    Klover is on the second floor, right above Tops daily. You will be able to see a staircase that leads to the second level at the entrance of Tops daily. That is the staircase you need to take to reach Klover. At the end of the corridor, there are toilets if you need to use them before entering Klover. 


    Sequence of Events

    Step 1: Selection of therapist(s)

    https://klovermassages.com/en

    On Klover’s website, the availability of their therapists are published, accurate to the next upcoming few days. Booking a few days in advance is recommended.

    If your schedule is limited to only one opening for a 60 minutes to 120 minutes massage, I will suggest you check their available therapists and then select one that you find most attractive to you.

    If your schedule is more flexible, I will suggest selecting a few therapists that are attractive to you, then checking their schedule to see if it matches with your schedule. 

    Step 2: Contact the admin of Klover via the LINE application

    Download the LINE application and add @klover to your contacts. Once you have added Klover, chat with them. LINE is an instant messaging application that is currently the de facto messaging application used by Thais.

    The admin (receptionist for the shop) will then liaise with you on your reservation. Let the admin know the therapist of your choice and the time you want your therapy to start. The admin will then check for you if the therapist is available. If he is, you will proceed to Step 3. If not, you will have to either pick another time slot, or another therapist. 


    Try to use simple and basic English if possible. You do not even need to construct a complete sentence. An example can be, “Benten free 18 August at 2pm?”

    Step 3: Select 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 4: Make partial payment or full payment
    A deposit of minimum 500 Baht is required to secure your booking. You can alternatively opt to make full payment. At BMM, we always make full payment as we are confident that we will turn up at the time of our reservation.

    Take a screenshot of your payment and send it back to the admin. The admin will then let you know that your booking is confirmed.

    Step 5: Show up for your massage
    Upon entering Klover, 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.

    If you made a deposit, now is the time to make the remaining payment. If you have made the full payment earlier, the receptionist will usher you to a seat, then page for your therapist to welcome you with a cold towel and a welcome drink.

    Your therapist will also bring along a pair of slippers for you to change into. Once you have changed into the slippers and finished your drink, your therapist will bring you to your massage room 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 6: 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 Klover 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 Klover, 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. 

  • 005. March 2026

    Hello everyone, I (BMM – Sawng) traveled to Bangkok from 16th March 2026 to 26th March 2026, the longest I’ve ever been. Initially, my travel plans were for a 4D3N trip, to support my friend in Bangkok for his Hyrox competition.

    Then, BMM – Kah Moo came to me and asked me if I was willing to extend my trip to 10 days to accompany him and his friend to relax in Bangkok. I agreed! Upon hearing this, BMM – Taeng Mo also wanted to join us, but he was unable to join us for the full duration, so he came for 3 days and 2 nights instead.

    With this many days in Bangkok, I am going to split this blog entry into different categories of places visited as compared to my usual day-by-day write up.

    For this trip, my friends and I visited, 

    • Klover, 
    • History of Massage,
    • The Residences at Sala Daeng,
    • S Sense Massage
    • Maxwell Onsen, 
    • Dream Boys,
    • Jupiter. 

    I was also thinking on how to improve the quality of this website. For the first few review entries, a lot of information is repeated and I would like to consolidate these repeated information into a single entry. Some examples of the repeated information are, where the shop is located, what time to appear for the shop, the flow of business et cetera. 

    I will start by writing this information for the places I visited this trip, under a new category, Introduction.

    BMM – Kah Moo is an active pickleball player and came to Bangkok with a sore thigh. We figured it’ll be best to pause all forms of exercises for these 10 days to let his thigh rest. We initially wanted to hit the gym daily to do cardio exercises but decided to rest this idea for the next trip.

    Massages
    The first massage place that BMM – Kah Moo and I went to was Klover. 

    Klover is one of the first few soft massage shops that I fell in love with. Previously, there were claims that Klover, History of Massage and The Residence at Sala Daeng were under the same management. Now, I can verify that it is true! They are all under the same boss.

    Ever since Klover’s management opened History of Massage, I flocked over to History of Massage as their therapists were more of my type, muscular. With History of Massage situated in Stadium One, a mall that touts itself to be more sports centric, History of Massage decided to hire therapists that are more sporty and muscular in nature. This made Klover specialise in lean twinks / twunks that are generally more boyish and cute in nature, with the occasional muscular hunk.

    With the opening of their third concept, The Residences at Sala Daeng, they shifted most of their hunks and top performers from Klover and History of Massage over. The Residences is now my favourite massage venue out of these three as they have all my favourite therapists in one venue.

    Initially, I thought most of these venues will be visited by tourists. Yet, the bulk of their customers are Thais themselves. We have to thank the Thais for strongly supporting Klover to spawn History of Massage as well as The Residence at Sala Daeng to allow us to indulge in quality massage at reasonable prices.

    For these 3 shops, I will be writing an in-depth review on the procedures and protocols of making reservations, arriving at the venue and what to expect upon arrival.

    As of now, my friends and I have collectively tried these therapists from Klover, 

    • O,
    • Benten,
    • Athen,
    • Daniels, 
    • Benten, 
    • Poom.

    On our to try list for Klover, we have, 

    • Max, 
    • Arco,
    • Gab, 
    • Bass, 
    • Trol, 
    • Coke,
    • Toya,
    • Thann.

    As for History of Massage, we have collectively tried these therapists, 

    • Sunji,
    • Foam,
    • Pachaa.

    On our to try list for History of Massage, we have, 

    • Sato,
    • Ogin, 
    • Changnoi, 
    • Hunt, 
    • Seven,
    • First, 
    • Game,  
    • Moo. 

    For the newly opened The Residence at Sala Daeng, we have collectively tried these therapists, 

    • Tyler,
    • Fame, 
    • Son, 
    • Ford,
    • Zeki,
    • Carl,
    • Yuya.

    These are the therapists we wish to try at The Residence, 

    • Dave, 
    • Captain,
    • Koff,
    • Tana,
    • Theo, 
    • Kigi, 
    • Jone, 
    • Nigel,
    • Steve.

    The attrition rate of therapists for massage places is very high. There are people whom we previously tried that are no longer working in the industry, or have changed establishments to work for. If you have previously seen therapists that used to work for Klover, History of Massage or The Residences, feel free to reach out to us via Email or Discord. We may have information on where they may have shifted to. 


    If you also have tried out the boys on our to try list and would like to share with us your joy of experiencing their massage, feel free to reach out to us too!

    Back to this trip. BMM – Kah Moo had O as his therapist while I had Benten as my therapist. While Kah Moo will not recommend O, I will highly recommend Benten. Benten is easily the top 3 male massage therapists for me in Bangkok. I will write a review for Benten and explain why he is my top 3 therapists in Bangkok, being a close contender to be Number 1 in my mind as of now. 

    After our Klover massage, we decided that another leg massage will help BMM – Kah Moo ease his sore thigh so we decided to go to Wisdom Massage along Silom Road. Wisdom Massage is a concept by Olivia Massage. Olivia Massage is a ubiquitous shop along Silom Road and Surawong Road. For leg massage, most massage establishments do not allow you to pick a therapist. If you are looking for a place with a male therapist for your leg massage, Olivia Massage / Wisdom Massage will be a good choice as they have the highest ratio of male to female therapists. You can definitely request for a male therapist at the counter for any massage shop, but odds of Olivia and Wisdom having male therapists on rotation / stand-by for you will be the highest. 

    Furthermore, the in-house training provided by Olivia / Wisdom Massage is quite good. Most of the therapists have quality service and will provide for a relaxing massage. Of course, there will be chances where you’ll be assigned a therapist that does not match your style of massage, but that is few and rare to come by. 

    BMM – Kah Moo and BMM – Taeng Mo also visited Sabaithai Massage Silom, a competitor of Olivia / Wisdom Massage. The interior design and finishing was not as fancy as Wisdom, but the massage was equally good. BMM – Taeng Mo said that, if you are tired from walking or just want to pass time, you can certainly go in and take a look.

    I did not join them as I was at The Residence at Sala Daeng, repeating a therapist that has entered my top 3 list. I will be writing a review of him. Speaking of The Residence, collectively with BMM – Kah Moo, Kah Moo’s friend and me, we managed to try out 5 therapists. 

    The 5 therapists are as follows,

    • Zeki,
    • Tyler,
    • Ford,
    • Fame,
    • Son.

    Ford and Son was previously from Klover while Zeki was previously from History of Massage. I cannot remember if Fame and Tyler are new hires to The Residences or they were from Klover / History.

    For these 5 therapists, we will be writing reviews on them except for Fame. BMM – Kah Moo fell asleep during the whole massage and could not objectively give me details to write a review on.

    Now, for my personal top three male therapists, 

    • Benten (Klover)
    • Sunji (History of Massage)
    • Son (The Residences)

    For this trip, I did not manage to book Sunji due to scheduling conflicts. However, I will still be writing a review for him based on my multiple previous massage sessions with him. 


    As for BMM – Taeng Mo, his personal top three therapists are, 

    • Yuya (The Residences)
    • Yook (Prestige Massage)
    • Leo (S Sense Massage)


    BMM – Taeng Mo will be backfilling a review for Leo that he tried during the January 2026 trip. He previously also had a massage therapist that he frequented but has since moved on. He is the famous Singha from S Sense Massage. He will also be writing a review about him too!

    And that is all the cumulative massages we did while we were in Bangkok for the 10 days. 

    Onsen
    My Hyrox friend wanted to take a look at Maxwell Onsen so BMM – Kah Moo and I accompanied him to Maxwell Onsen on 20th March 2026, Friday. We went on a Friday as we knew that Maxwell Onsen was running a promotion for Hyrox athletes (free entry) on Saturday and Sunday. That would have made the popular Maxwell Onsen even more crowded. We did not feel like queuing on Saturday. My friend’s Hyrox competition was on Sunday, which meant he could not have gone to Maxwell.

    I will be writing an in-depth introduction to Maxwell Onsen so do stay tuned for that. 


    In Bangkok, Onsen is different from Sauna. Onsen focuses more on cruising, hand or oral action. Most of the action happens in the Steam Room with occasional fun occurring in the Sauna Room.

    The crowd that patrons Maxwell Onsen ranges from model category guys to average blokes.
    As everyone is free to choose anyone they wish to play with, people who are more sexually attractive naturally get more action as compared to people who are average. 

    If you are a person who enjoys watching sexually attractive beautiful male bodies in nude, Maxwell Onsen is a perfect place for you. If you are an average bloke with average figure, the chance of you receiving any form of play with people will be reduced.

    If you are looking for anal action, saunas will be a better bet for you.

    Personally, I did enjoy seeing the nude, muscular bodies around me. I also know that I do not belong to the muscular body type yet, so I did not actively look for people to play with. I just enjoyed the facilities and relaxed myself.

    Maxwell Onsen is really a very relaxing place if you are not looking for any fun too. It always feels good to be comfortable in a gay-friendly environment knowing that everyone there is into males, just like you. You are one of them, and you belong.

    Go Go Bars

    For this trip, we only managed to visit 2 Go Go Bars, Dream Boys and Jupiter. As we went to Dream Boys on a Monday, there were significantly less boys as compared to the weekends. We dropped by Dream Boys at about 9:30PM to take a look at the pre-show boys. At about 10:15PM, they started their first segment of their boys dancing. I could not see any boy that I desired to spend the night with, so we moved on to Jupiter.

    Jupiter is another Go Go Bar that we do not frequent despite having a better show line up. The boys at Jupiter are predominantly straight and only a few boys are gay. I visited Jupiter twice and there were around 25 straight boys as compared to 5 to 6 gay boys.

    Personally, I will prefer to take gay boys to spend the night with. I know some of you prefer straight guys. If you do, Jupiter has very nice, handsome and muscular straight guys for you to choose. I was mesmerized by 2 of their straight boys. One day, I will “off” them for sure. 


    BMM – Taeng Mo’s favourite Go Go boy has shifted his work place to Jupiter and he wanted to “off” him, this was the main reason why we chose to visit Jupiter for this trip.

    On the first day, I managed to “off” someone with the stage name of Rachet. On the second day, I “off-ed” someone with the stage name of Vira. For Jupiter, I am opting to use names as their boys do not wear their number tags like in Dream Boys.

    Rachet was a super strong sailor. He rocked my boat, hard. Very hard. If you like strong sailors, I highly recommend Rachet. However, do note that as Rachet is not Thai, he cannot speak much Thai or English. The language he is most comfortable speaking in is Cambodian.

    As for Vira, I wanted to be the sailor for the night. I tried to rock his boat, but it made him feel uncomfortable as he was not used to being rowed. We tried for a few moments but he chose to tap out. I respected his decision and I sent him off after he showered.

    I will personally recommend Rachet, as he is tall, muscular and super sexually attractive. As for Vira, probably not. 

    Conclusion
    I will be honest and vulnerable with you. There is one major thing that happened in my trip that I have yet to write about. I had the same boy with me for 10 nights, which is why I did not seek out more action. It has since ended. I just want to share with you as a precautionary tale.

    I met this boy on my January 2026 trip and have since requested him to come to my hotel room to be the sailor to my boat. His oar was compatible with my boat and I enjoyed his rowing motion a lot. This led me to wanting to be with him every night on this March trip. 

    In late January, we negotiated a package price for the 10 nights to be spent with me in March. Between January 2026 and March 2026, he kept requesting for small sums of cash advance. This is the first red flag. His poor financial literacy meant that he was always out of cash flow and always needed money. To him, I was exploitable. I was a person who was readily available to give him money. To me, I was uncomfortable pre-paying him for service yet to be rendered.

    I knew, proceeding on, I had to be cautious with him. While we were on this trip together, he continued to ask for both cash advancement and cash gifts. I tried my best to turn down the request of cash gifts and converted them as much as possible to cash advancements.

    On the last day, he requested additional money as a bonus payment. There usually is a sob story involved, but I will not be mentioning it here. On my end, I felt that I was being very fair with his pay package. I gave him a slight mark up of his service rendered for his time, companionship and everything else he did for me.

    The request for additional money, to me, felt like he was trying to take advantage of me. Eventually he halved the sum of money requested and I thought about it. I made the mistake of transferring him the halved sum of money. I thought of it as a “severance package” of some sort, but I should not have done it.

    This is as, shortly after a few days, he requested for a cash gift again. I felt really uncomfortable giving people money as a gift. Afterall, there must be a service rendered or product given to receive compensation. To request for cash gifts is a huge no-no. I did not want to continue this relationship with him anymore. I opted to ghost him.

    After one night, seeing that I ghosted him. He bade farewell to me and left the LINE chat. I felt so much relief from that. I shared this story with many of my BMM friends and they too had similar experiences with boys wanting more than they deserve. 


    If you meet a boy who keeps requesting for cash gifts or advancements, for whatever reason, finish up whatever business you have with him and leave him. They will never be satisfied with what you give / gift them. They are only out for your money.

    It was sad that things ended, but I was relieved and happier that things ended. 

    And… That brings the end of my 10 day trip to Bangkok. Even though I had a small setback monetary wise with this boy, I did find it very fulfilling. I managed to spend 10 nights straight with my best friend, BMM – Kah Moo and we shared many stories and solutions to our individual problems. In life, there are not many chances where you get to spend time overseas, alone, with your best friend and I am happy that I extended my trip for him.

    Stay tuned for my new segment, Introductions as well as the Reviews for the massage boys. My next trip will be happening in end April / early May. If you are in Bangkok during this period of time and will like me to bring you around, please feel free to reach out!

    See you around!