Sun Orchid Spa

After reading the reviews here, I was hoepful. I’m from Dallas but was in town visiting family and thought I’d treat myself to a massage. First off, the storefront is in a strip mall and is not very welcoming or nicely decorated, and when I went in, the woman at the counter was eating some very unpleasant-​smelling food and watching videos on her phone. She greeted me and I asked for a 60-​minute massage. (I go to a place in Dallas where they give you 70 minutes for $ 30 and it’s AMAZING.) She informed me in broken English that she had a client coming soon and could only do thirty minutes, which was over forty dollars. Still, my shoulder was really hurting so I said okay. She made me pay right then and there, including the tip— I never tip before a service (how do I know if they’re going to do a good job? My tip amount depends on their work!) and they put a service fee on me because I used a credit/​debit card.
The room that I was shown to was typical, quiet music and dim light. She told me to get undressed and left the room for a moment. When she came back she asked if I wanted hard or light pressure. I said ‘medium’. She began to massage me and it was SO light, it was almost like she was just petting my back. She only spent a few minutes on each spot even though there was obvious tension and knots in my shoulder and she wasn’t working on them at all, just bypassing them. When the thirty minutes were up I guess her client hadn’t shown up, so she told me she’d go ahead and do the other thirty minutes I originally asked for if I wanted her to. I did, hoping that in the next half-​hour she’d actually work on the tense parts of my body.
For thirty more minutes she just gently stroked my back. She did not work my calves, feet, etc except for about 30 seconds each, and didn’t do my arms/​hands, scalp, or any of the other areas I’m used to a masseuse going for. When she said our time was up, I was VERY disappointed. I went into the lobby and was charged the rest of the amount to make up the difference for the hour-​massage, and the woman expected me to tip AGAIN on the second credit card slip after I’d already left a $ 10 tip on the first charge.
I paid $ 70 plus service fee for a very unsatisfying one-​hour massage. Afterward I was not offered any water or anything, just shown to the door.
I will not be returning.

This was a fantastic massage! !! Their English is limited, but I hate chatting during a massage. I was in extreme pain when I went in, she knew just what I need to get my back and neck from hurting! !!

I have paid over 300 for a massage before… so let me just say, I had HIGH expectations. The massages (I’ve been here 4 times) have met all my expectations. They offer some of the best massages I’ve ever had. They don’t speak a lot of english, but are very friendly. I highly recommend!

Best kept secret in Waco, Tx!!! I feel amazing every single time I walk out the door. I’ve gone three times and called and gotten right in! Shhhh! don’t tell anyone! I want to keep them all to myself!