Cheap massage in Europe?

thelawnet

As per title. The Mrs. likes a relatively vigorous Thai-type massage.

Have no need or use for the elaborate spa type of place with ornate pillars and thirty five spa pools. Just somewhere we can get to with cheap flights from London, with cheap massage.

Don't want to go to Thailand/far. Have been to Tunisia and Morocco recently. 

I presume Eastern Europe somewhere would be the ticket. 

Any recommendations?

elsien

You want to go to Eastern Europe just for a massage? No other criteria at all?

thelawnet

elsien said:

You want to go to Eastern Europe just for a massage? No other criteria at all?

For a cheap holiday from London. Where one can get a cheap massage. So that will rule out the UK, France, etc.

marcia_

 I had a lovely massage on holiday in Turkey in s Turkish bath

Grumpy_chap

You will find massage venues at any of the mass market beach holiday destinations across Spain.  Torremolinos, Benidorm, Magaluf, and so on.

May still be cheaper to find a venue in the UK, though.

thelawnet

Grumpy_chap said:

You will find massage venues at any of the mass market beach holiday destinations across Spain.  Torremolinos, Benidorm, Magaluf, and so on.

May still be cheaper to find a venue in the UK, though.

I had a quick look on Google for Benidorm which I assume is just about the cheapest place in Spain, and it's coming up at €60 for an hour

https://www.thaibenidorm.com/tarifas.html
http://www.sawasdeeka.es/masaje-tradicional-tailandes.php

I found £55 an hour in London

https://thaisensespa.co.uk/massages.html

So not really much of a saving there.

Looks like e.g. Warsaw is £25/hour

https://www.nattakan.pl/en/promotions/

Voyager2002

There are Thai massage places all over Poland, with genuine Thai staff and low prices.

Note, however, that the staff are badly exploited, so if the massage is any good then a tip would be really appreciated. You should budget for this. 

Grumpy_chap

thelawnet said:

I had a quick look on Google for Benidorm which I assume is just about the cheapest place in Spain, and it's coming up at €60 for an hour

https://www.thaibenidorm.com/tarifas.html
http://www.sawasdeeka.es/masaje-tradicional-tailandes.php

Well, in the OP you said:

thelawnet said:

Have no need or use for the elaborate spa type of place with ornate pillars

Those sites you linked do seem to have the posh premises.
Also all the costs of internet websites.
The more budget spa venues won't have posh surroundings or posh websites.  When you walk along the beach in "Costa del Brit", you see massage offered in tents on the beach, or cheaper rates at the smaller streets off the main through fare.  These venues won't have posh websites.

Pollycat

Your emphasis seems to be on 'cheap'.

I would be looking for 'the best', especially with a 'relatively vigorous' style of massage.
I knew someone who had a cheap massage on the beach in Goa which damaged his neck - permanently.

If it was me, I'd be looking around for someone highly recommended (and not just scam reviews) locally.

Emmia

I don't really understand why you need to go abroad for a massage, the cost of travel/hotel + a cheap massage must be more than a good massage locally even if the massage itself is more expensive. 

But the very idea of going for a massage gives me the ick for some reason.