G&E Spa

I’ve had two massages here — April and July 2015 — from two different masseuses. Both were excellent, completely overshadowing the local «Asian Massage Spa» competition in many crucial categories: communication in English, willingness to tailor treatment to my specific injuries (shoulder, lower back), explanation of what was going on, appropriate pressure, and techniques that actually made me feel better. Even the décor (which I normally don’t care about) was nice; the room was large enough for the masseuse to move around, the table was large enough for me (6’2″), and they even have an interesting seashell 3D art piece that you can look at through the hole of the face cushion!
Here are some unpleasant things that I did NOT observe at G&E Spa (but that did happen to me at other «Asian massage» spas in Renton /​Auburn /​Federal Way):
— wheedling for larger tips (I almost always tip $ 20 for an hour, because that’s what I would want);
— saying «Yes» when a question was not understood;
— pressure to extend the session;
— declaring the session «Finished» as much as 10 minutes early.
Considering how much better they are than some other massage places I’ve been, I’m amazed that they only charge the same $ 60 per hour that seems to be more or less the standard rate around here. I only wish they were a bit closer to my house. They are in the same parking lot as Safeway on Auburn Way, which means that parking is easy; and they are open something like 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.