Lucky Spa Washington Heights

Nice location, small nice clean space. Friendly staff. ⁸⁄₁₀ massage. I will go back.

I was there today Fathers Day present for me and it was a good present I gave myself will definitely recommend this spot bring cash so you can save on tax pay by card they charge tax

Great massage place for an affordable price. You can hear the customers coming in and out but it’s not too bad

For the price this place is pretty decent. Ive tried several of the masseuses here and am only satisfied with Linda and Tina. They are attentive to customers needs and know their craft quite well. The others could work on their people skills a bit better, this includes listening and acting on requests to change (lighten) pressure and be politer in general to customers. But if you dont speak Chinese you may not encounter the latter problem.

Tried out Lucky Spa for the first time yesterday. Knowing what others had said about the place, I didn’t come in with high expectations regarding the environment. That being said, the place was better than I expected, and I very much enjoyed my massage. The body work special with the hot stones was only $ 40, an incredible deal. With tax and tip, it is obviously a little bit more, but given that for most other places in a city, a massage costs $ 75 – 120, this was fantastic. I thought the masseuse did a fantastic job, and I will certainly be coming back on a regular basis.

I was here today I saw the reviews on Unilocal and decided to give it a shot.
If you are one of those people who is used to one of those high end places this is not the place for you! I’ve seen bad reviews on here and again you have to sacrifices some things to get others.
There are no actual rooms but the sections are divided with curtains this was not a problem for me given the price. Anyway you can hear outside noises and the customers walking in again you’re divided by curtains. …
As for the location if your driving get there with enough time because parking is a little nuts in that area the place is very very very clean and lucky for me it wasn’t busy I was seen right away.
The massage lasted 1 hour it was a full body and it included hot stones for $ 40.00 I got a bang for my buck and I will definitely be a regular!

Great service no hassle also affordable next time I will try their Gua sha I recommend the stronger massage to get those deep knots out

Went there yesterday to treat myself after a very stressful 2 weeks.
Pros
The space is tranquil and clean.
The massage table is heated
The hot stones released more tension in my body
She listened when I told her the pressure was hurting me
Cons
I paid with a credit card and when she handed me the slip to sign she pointed out the tip line. I was going to leave a great tip before but I just left a good tip instead.
An hour wasn’t long enough

Really nice employees at a «hole in the wall» location. For those on a budget, this is Affordable and relaxing ($ 40/​hour). I have gone twice for hour full body massages and always leave feeling (nearly) stress-​free! This included hot stones which I thought was lovely. Don’t be afraid to ask for more/​less pressure according to your comfort level.

I got a massage here last Sunday and was pleasantly surprised. I think I was the first person in the place. They have «rooms» which are really just areas divided by a curtain. My area was near the door/​reception, which meant I could hear other customers coming and going, although being so early, this only happened a few times. I can imagine it would get annoying if it was busy. Certainly the other customers didn’t bother to keep their voices down, and I’m sure I would have hated it if I hadn’t been wearing my headphones with my own «spa» music pipes directly into my ears. Headphones were KEY to making an adequate experience into an above average one. Another somewhat irritating thing was that my lady had to leave in the middle of my massage on at least three occasions to tend to the front desk. She was never gone long, barely half a minute, but it felt a bit disruptive.
Those few things aside, my massage was quite nice! I specified the pressure I wanted, and she (I think her name was Tina) provided exactly what I asked for. She didn’t dig in with her fingertips like hard little skewers trying to pry my flesh from the bone. But her pressure was certainly nothing to sneeze at! In fact, she’s the first person who has EVER massaged my feet hard enough… The massage ended with a few strokes of the hot stones which were lovely. She didn’t get the back of my hairline all greasy, nor did she leave a film of oil on my body at the end. I left feeling incredibly refreshed and loose limbed. All for $ 40 for an hour! Honestly, at that price, there’s not much reason to complain! Next time I will ask for a room in the back to reduce noise of other customers and as always, bring my trusty headphones!

Excellent price, excellent service, excellent location for CUMC students and professionals. The woman who did my for massage turned on a 60 min timer and added hot stones as a bonus at the end. I came here after walking an average of 3 – 5 miles a day for three weeks in sandals here in NY – to say my feet were aching is an understatement. The masseuse took care of all of my pain excellently. There’s an extra charge for credit card ($ 3). Very friendly and nice lady. Really loved the convenience of this place and the fact that it’s open 12 hrs a day everyday… What more could I ask for?!

Very nice staff. Excellent massage for a fantastic price. I’ll be back. I highly recommend utilizing their services. I feel so much better and you will too.

I’m so glad this place opened up by the Columbia med campus– this place does a great job at a great price. I no longer have to venture all the way to Chinatown/​downtown from the Heights to get a good, cheap massage! It’s 2 blocks from the hospital and one block from my apartment, which is perfect.
As someone else said, this is 100% no frills but very clean. There are a few rooms separated by curtains and only 2 – 3 people working, so sometimes they may get busy and they’ll tell you to come back later or make an appointment.
Location: basement at the corner of 170^th and Fort Washington. Seemed super sketch to me at first but I’m glad I decided to give it a shot.
Prices: See my photo for the list. Full body is $ 40 and includes hot stones. The $ 35 advertised is only for legs and feet. Wish they were a bit more clear about that. No tax if you pay cash, add a few bucks if you charge.
Workers: They’re pretty nice! English seems to be limited, but if you’re fluent in mandarin then there’s no language barrier. They give 100% effort from start to finish, but if customers come in they go out to talk to them. The lady working on me added a few extra minutes at the end to make up for that after the timer beeped. She also got almost all my knots out and acknowledged that my right shoulder needed more time. (I hadn’t told her, but that was the reason for me going in the first place.) I think they target your problem areas. Hurts like hell but feels amazing after!
Will definitely come again when exams roll around and I need to loosen up!

I thought once I moved from LES, a decent massage would be at least an hour away. No more!
Pros:
— The people working there seem to know what they are doing.
For example, my masseuse did a quick «scan» of my muscle tissue, and knew exactly where the issues were. She even warned me by saying things like «this muscle hurts here right?». (and she was right) She then proceeded to target the muscle.
One must remember, that if there is a serious knot in the muscle, it is sometimes painful to treat it. In my case, there was some pain when she worked that particular muscle knot, but a day later, it was much better.
— The price is right.
$ 40 for an hour massage? Yes, you can find slightly cheaper in chinatown, but also, the expertise of the staff varies wildly.
Cons:
— The environment is not very luxurious.
But for those prices, that should not really be expected. If you want the environment, those can be had for over double to quadruple the price. The business is in the basement level of a building, but plenty of beds with curtains separating each bed. They even have music playing occasionally which helps with the relaxation.
— Sometimes they are very busy
They tend to have 2 to 3 people on staff at any given time from my experience, so you may have to check in and wait for services.
Conclusion:
If you are in the far upper Manhattan area, this is definitely a place to try! (though not a place I would go to if I lived, say more than 30 minutes away from it) I know I will be coming here on a regular basis, as I am thrilled to have such an affordable massage service facility within a few minutes of my residence again!

They were great! Absolutely recommend it! Its not super posh, its pretty much curtains separating things. However, it was a great massage, definitely do an hour! It was $ 25 for a half hour and a promo $ 35 for an hour.

The massage was ok, I would’ve liked more privacy like actual doors and walls separating the rooms but you get what you pay for I guess. When it came time to pay at the end, who I assume was the owner begged for at least a $ 10 tip so she could «feed her family».

I came here today because i wanted to treat myself since it was my birthday. I went at 10 but they opened like 10:10 which was ok. However when the massage session started i was like OMG this is great. I will definitely come for a facial. They did such a good job i was impressed. The lady that did my massage, her name was Linda she was soooo sweet i was surprised. Kudos to lucky spa.

Great to have a place like this in the hood! I have been for a massage twice, once for 60 minutes, once for 90 minutes. Both were excellent. The place is 100% no frills, but well lit and clean, and they’re always friendly. I’ve never had to wait, so I’m nervous about leaving a review and seeing it get busy, but at the same time I want them to stay in business so I can continue my day off tradition of getting a great massage and meandering the few blocks home to a glass of wine and my pj’s. FYI, my 90 min massage included a face massage (which was great), so let them know if you’d rather skip it and not reapply your makeup.