Rainbow Health Center

Used to be my favorite but had such a bad 1 hour massage today I have to write a review.
Very nice people and normally very good massage but the guy I had today gave me a message that left me stressed out! It was sloppy, frantic, and he had nails that would either poke me or accidentally scratch me when using forearm to rub. Ewww how distracting. Nails startled me more than once, used a towel that get like sandpaper to rub the oil off so hard I was in pain.
Probably the worst massage I’ve ever had.
Hope rainbow gets it together but I don’t think I can go back.

I can’t understand where these great reviews are coming. I went in 12÷16÷15 and had to wait 10 minutes before anyone addressed me. I was taken back to a room, waited another 20 minutes before «Julie» gave me the worst massage in my life. Tried to leave 3 times early, then when it was finally over expected a tip.
Even followed me out bitching in Mandarin about I didn’t tip her.
Worst place in Boston.

Called at 12:45pm to see what openings they had. Was able to get an appointment at 1:30pm. Arrived on time and was taken immediately. Décor is no-​frills, utilitarian. At $ 59 for one hour, the price cannot be beat. You just have to schedule your commute to the establishment accordingly as it can be very tough to find metered parking. If you have access to the T, then it is a 5 min walk from the Orange line (Chinatown station).
I was worked on by CiCi.
Pros: the rooms are relatively neat and clean: laundered sheets; hygienic table and face coverings.
CiCi has strong hands and knows how to use her fingers and elbows to get into knots and adhesions in my traps, glutes, and back of thighs.
For the most part, CiCi used very fluid and relaxing gliding strokes (very sedative).
Hot towels were used to wipe down my back, arms and legs.
Cons: there is no sound insulation, so any conversations going on in reception area, hallway or other rooms can be heard (not relaxing). While I was there, a client was paying and wanted to tip two different people $ 10 each and the girl up front did not understand English and was utterly confused with his gratuity split request. They were going back and forth for about 3 minutes.
Not all of CiCi’s techniques were consistent. It was great on the back, upper traps, back of thighs and glutes. So-​so on calves, forearms, and everywhere else.
When I was turned over facing up, not even half the effort was given as when I was face down.
There was absolutely no introduction or questions asked right before the session started. At the minimum, the therapist should ask what level of pressure we want or if we have any areas we want more attention given.
All-​in-​all, for the price you can’t really complain. I’ve had one hour massages that cost almost twice as much but weren’t twice as good.

I have to say, this is really my favorite place in Boston to get a massage. The reasons why:
1. It smells great and the ambiance is nice. That seems silly to say, but at such a reasonable price point, is important to mention.
2. The price! Totally reasonable, and it seems crazy now to me that other places charge so much more. Not to mention this place has the buy-​6-​get-​one-​free deal, which is sort of like getting a 16% discount if you are a repeat customer!
3. Availability. I’m nearly always a walk-​in customer and they have always had someone free.
4. GREAT massage and not afraid to work out the kinks. I always do at least 30 minutes of foot reflexology in addition to my body massage, and my feet always feel amazing afterward. You can also encourage them to go even harder.
5. They wear scrubs. Not sure why I like this so much; maybe they seem vaguely more therapeutic/​medical?
I agree they might not speak too much English but just be clear what you want. You can always point at the sign with the options on it.

First time going to Rainbow. Nice people and very friendly atmosphere.
Had a body and foot massage from masseuse Zhen. Outstanding! Been having a lot of lower back problems lately, and Zhen really helped work out a lot of tension/​knots in my back, glutes and hips.
I’ll certainly be going back to Rainbow (and Zhen!) again. Great price as well.

Good people, they know what they are doing and very friendly

It doesn’t get much better than this for a no-​frills massage. Close to the Chinatown T stop, the place is clean and just friendly enough. I was a walk in at 5:30 on a Friday and waited maybe 5 minutes. I did the combo, 30 min body/​30 min feet, which was just enough work on my back and more attention than my feet have ever received. Definitely will be back!

Been here a few times. I’ve had both foot and full body massages and they always do a good job. I would recommend making an appointment beforehand even though you can walk in

Great service and very friendly staff. The price is also reasonable. I’ve going there for years.

Was in town so I looked this place up on Unilocal.Best massage I ever had. I like chair massages because they target my neck back and shoulders. The man did a fabulous job– he got all the knots out– I will definitely returm

SCAM ALERT! When I called the person for an appointment, we got a student discount for $ 55, instead of $ 59. Through multiple reassurance, my friend and I went for a hour body massage. The massage was not relaxing and my friend told me her masseuse was just copying my masseuse.
Besides the horrible massage, the service was so bad. This is what happened.
1. When we got ready for our massage we heard two customers leaving. When they were about to leave the masseuse or employer insisted that they had to pay for tip. We could hear the customers being startled by their firm tip policy.
2. After we were done with our massage we went to pay for our massage. We got charged $ 59, instead of $ 55(with student discount).
3. The masseuse told me that our tip should be at least 20%. And shouted out «$ 7.00 for TIP» like three times.
At the end we ended up talking to the manager and told him about the situation. We ended up paying the $ 59 and told him that our original deal was $ 55. So the four dollars would be considered tip. It was so weird because apparently when my friend who could speak Chinese confronted the masseuse, the woman said «we only get paid by tips». That’s just bogus, how can a masseuse only get paid my tips. She’s either lying or if she is telling the truth, i think she’s exploited. Someone call the cops for further investigation.
Overall,
I don’t understand why did place has a high review for massages. They do fluffy massages and strongly insisted for tips. I would not go there again because of this horrible experiment.

I’ve been here several times based on a recommendation from a friend. I had reservations because, unfortunately, there are some shady places in the Chinatown area. I couldn’t have been happier. The staff is very professional and quite talented. The only issue is that here is definitely a language barrier. If you have specific areas of tension then it can be tough communicating that – but it’s nothing a little pointing can’t resolve. I recommend CC (spelling?). She has surprisingly strong hands and an intuitive style. She speaks very little English but she will take good care of you.

Decent place for a massage.
Cons:
They do not speak much English though nor do they tell you what to do when you go in.
They add a 20% gratuity onto the massage.
Pros:
After 5 visits, your 6^th is free.
Easy to book.
Don’t get weirded out if they massage your bottom. It’s normal. (I get massages from various places) They do body work (press, squeeze, rubbing out your knots) then some swedish (strokes). They basically massage everything but they will focus on what needs the most work. Don’t be afraid to tell them to go lighter or stronger.

Really good on easing my back pain.

Services rendered: 60-​minute body massage.
Pros: 1) They were able to take me immediately without a reservation. It was around 2pm on a Friday, but I was still worried that they couldn’t take me right away. (I was flying out of Logan at 8pm that night.) 2) The massage itself was very good to excellent. I tend to get truly therapeutic massages that leave me broken in pieces after working out all of the knots in my shoulders, back, and buttocks. While I was expecting it to be a relaxing massage, I was pleasantly surprised that the masseuse worked out some of the knots in my shoulders. 3) The masseuse used a lot of oil. I was worried about being greasy for my flight later that day, but she wiped my skin down with hot towels. I was very happy with this.
Cons: 1) I was put into the first room past the reception area, and it was very noisy. There’s a hair salon next door, and I was able to hear their music and their conversations at full volume. I was able to tune them out, but it did bother me at times.
Summary: It was a pleasant gem of a massage for someone who walked in without a reservation after seeing it on Unilocal.I took a chance and it paid off!

Julie was amazing! Did an awesome foot massage! They would use Vaseline instead of oil whixh is better as it’s not scented!
I was a very happy girl walking out.

I use to like it here but I felt like they either changed management or got different people I don’t like. This is not a place you go for a relaxing massage, as you can hear people next door and often the massage therapists will be shouting at each other through the door while massaging me.
Also, the massages are not relaxing in the sense that they go way too hard on your body. I kept coming back because I generally like my massages harder than soft to work out the kinks in my body but today’s experience really just was too painful for me. The last couple people were also just too intense even after I say something. Today’s masseuse only went softer immediately after I said something but then went back to being hard again and it was very very painful. I got tired of continuously telling him to go softer.
Also I came in today because my back hurt and I told him to focus on my back. He didn’t really focus on my back at all, he just did whatever he wanted and now my shoulder hurts after leaving the place and my back isn’t any better.
I got a 45 min massage for $ 49 and that is cheap, but there are other cheap places in Chinatown too so I will probably go try one of those instead.

Decent prices and great massages! The only downside which is a deal breaker for me is that it’s not completely quiet and relaxing here.
During my last foot massage I could overhear a bunch of the female employees outside the massage room yapping away while eating their lunch. Throughout their convo they were getting louder and burping in between pauses. Nasty! I wanted a zen like feeling during my 1 hour long massage but I couldn’t get relaxed enough to not allow the noise to bother me.
I had a body massage here once and it wasn’t bad but again you can hear people in adjacent rooms because the walls aren’t completely closed off. Seems a little disturbing but you get what you pay for I guess.
Plenty of spas in the area, so I’ll try different locations out before returning here.

I really loved this place,
I called the day before for a couples massage at 8pm and they surprisingly had an opening. When we arrived they immediately showed us to the room. The massage was not like any others I’ve had in the past. They were very thorough and had good technique. In other words it wasn’t just a back rub, like some places I’ve gone to. My husband was so relaxed he even snored lol. It was great I would definitely go again. Plus you can’t beat $ 118 for a couples massage.

This place is amazing! I had a hour body massage and a 30 minute foot massage for $ 89 and it was worth every penny. Lee gave me the best rub down ever. It hurt at times (which I love) and when I walked out, I felt like I was floating. For the price, it’s the best around. My only complaint was that it was loud, you could hear people talking and music and hair dryers from the salon next door. I would still come back though simply because the massage was so good and again, the price is so much better than a fancy spa. It was clean and everyone was so nice to us. Totally coming back next time I’m in the city!!!