Originally Posted by
Aventine
You're in Thailand so definitely the Thai massage. They also do excellent Swedish and Aromatherapy. Sodashi facials are wonderful too.
My partner's blog has some detailed reviews from her trips to Opium spa. Hope it helps.
Opium spa reviews - The Siam
Respectively disagree re: the Thai massage remark...
I think you could get the best Thai massage in the world and still not enjoy it (which was my case at multiple locations known for 'the best' Thai massages countrywide).
To me, a Thai massage is like passive yoga. And if I'm going to be doing yoga, I want to be active, not passive.
No matter how strong/weak the masseuse is, I always find myself yawning during a Thai massage.
Give me a deep tissue (or some local speciality treatment, as I had in both Siam and Esencia recently) over Thai any day.