The masseur was very skillled. He was very strong ...

The masseur was very skillled. He was very strong and used good pressure and worked areas evenly. The 3 stars is not for his skills, he was very good.
The lounge of the place was very promising, a good mixture of west elm and burning man. When guided to the massage room though it was very underwhelming. No fun scents, not much decor, a bit cramped even. Under the sheets was fine but the room was a tad cold.
When the massage started i couldn't help but giggle, I'm sure I was his first client of the day, and perhaps he didn't have a hearty breakfast, but for the first 20 min his stomach sang me the song of its people as he got started. When that quieted I started to take notice of the music. Every song alternated between either instruments from around the world; romantic sounds of the pan flute and didgeridoo, or the soundtracks of 80s Lifetime movies. If I wasn't serenaded by indiginous throat singing I was suddenly inspired to overcome my battle with cancer, find my lost daughter and leave my cheating husband, none of which I actually have. Suddenly the music stopped and the soothing sounds of Starbucks took over. From the lull of the coffee grinder, to someone dumping out water and cleaning something, and then the fun conversations of several patrons sharing our wall.

If you are like me and appreciate atmosphere as part of your massage experience, perhaps a less busy location. Or at least not the room at the end that perhaps used to be a closet with interesting music.