Chinese Success Qi Gong Tuina Bodywork Center

Pro: Deep and forceful. It seemed like a very effective massage.
Con: I asked for a massage of my legs. He started on my back — I figured, okay, ‘one hour session, he’s being holistic’ — and, when he’d completely finished, he had spent, I’d estimate, 10 – 15 minutes on my legs.
Pro: Clean place, relaxing music.
Con: At payment time they revealed that they charge about 10% more for credit cards versus cash.

Love this place! Came back again today for a 2 hour session and my masseuse did a 20 minute hot stone at the end. I was feeling a little suck and super congested and getting chills, the hit stone completely removed that and I’m so much better now, no more heavy headed feeling. I think this is the best way to prevent a cold.

I have been coming here to get a massage for about 2 years. I usually get a massage about once or twice a month.
I suffer from chronic back pain and I’m very active. I have 3 herniated disks and one bulging disk. I swim, run, and do MMA. My back gets worn out in time and this is the place I come to feel rejuvenated. I have been coming here for about two years I have only experienced two bad massages, but that’s when I was trying out different masseuses.
I feel like this place is tailored for true deep tissue massages. Before coming here I have been to other locations where their deep tissue massages were extremely light compared to this location. So I would say about 70% of the masseuses here are heavy handed — which is perfect for me because of how tight my back gets. Now you can definitely find a light massage here but it’s a roll of the dice in that respect.
The only thing I can see that can be annoying is the language barrier. Don’t come to this location with complicated requests because you will get frustrated. Point and mimic is the key. Use small english words and you can express your needs. I have a regular masseuse which already knows exactly what to do, so I leave feeling amazing!

Great massage for a great price! I’ve been going here for about a year now. I never need to tell them where I need them to focus on… they feel the tension and get to work. I always leave feeling like a million bucks.

Excellent massage. This is going to be my new favorite spot.

I live around the corner so I’ve been here a few times, as have been my adult kids and husband, so I have some creds. We have all decided we are not going back. I had a massage on Monday and am still taking Tylenol four days later. My neck is killing me and my shoulders feel burned. And, yes, I did say ‘ouch’ but I guess not forcefully enough. The thing is, they have their method down pat and apparently don’t deviate. I’m not a man, and I have a slight build so I think they should adapt to that. One size does not fit all. I feel bruised and battered, and angry. No more gift certificates from this place!

Wonderful. I will be going back.

This place has saved my life several times… You know what New York stress can do to a gal! First, it’s super affordable. I usually get an hour of a deep tissue massage — $ 50, but I have had the foot massage and that blew me away. Secondly, The staff know their stuff and they work their guts out to get my knots out. They are always polite.
I started going there when they first opened a couple years ago and they’ve made some great changes to the décor. The partitioning of the space has gotten fancier and the fact that there are not individual rooms is ok with me — in fact the only problem I’ve really had with this place are the obnoxious customers who talk loudly, cursing on their high volume phone in the waiting area (some of us are trying to relax!!!). You know who you are.
All in all, I am a happy and satisfied customer.

Awful! Received hands-​down worst massage of my life at this place! Don’t know if Chinese masseuse was having an ‘off’ day or if it was simply that she had ZERO intuition and was terribly aggressive. She destroyed my back. I’m in so much pain, going in there was worst mistake!
I’m prob an ideal massage client for someone having an ‘off’ day as if it’s just ok, I let it go, accept that it wasn’t meant to be great, I don’t talk to the masseuse, ask them more/​less of anything, I even accept the pressure they deem fit. But yesterday was the first time I my life, that I after speaking up several times, ‘too much’, ‘that hurts’, ‘please, enough on that side’ (after ¾ time spent on only on one side) and of course her not understanding a word I was saying, all she could say was ‘is ok?’ and I would say, ‘No! it hurts, too much pulling, too much squeezing, can you just do like this’ showing her to actually use thumbs/​fingers (not just hands!) under my shoulder blades to at least touch upon the knots… I literally had to cut massage short & leave. I said ‘Ok, I’m done now’ & told her I was ready to leave before the massage time was over. (Note: I didn’t say anything the first 15 mins of massage, let her brutally attack me, annihilate my neck, thinking that maybe the pain would be worth the gain a day or two later)… but after 30 mins I absolutely had to leave.
Horrible, Horrible, Horrible!!! I would never wish for anyone to have such a painful/​completely non-​relaxing experience when going for a massage, even cheap massage. Worst massage ever! I don’t think after such horrible experience that I could bring myself to try another masseuse at this place. This was my second time, first was not amazing but wasn’t awful like this. The affordable Chinese massages can go either way, I’ve had some good & just ok, I recognize this is not Swedish or deep tissue, it’s more of a back-​rub and pushing up of the skin between muscle/​bone, there was absolutely zero kneading as many other Chinese that I’ve been to. If you have knots, pay for a real massage! If you want affordable Chinese, try the other place (7^th Ave & 10^th St), 3 times I have been there were superior to this nightmare. Stay Away!

Pros:
Excellent quality deep tissue massage
Reasonable price
Walk-​in massage available
Clean enough massage stalls & bathroom
Convenient to Park Slope/​Windsor Terrace area
Cons:
You can hear other massages through paper walls
Noises from street
Very little English spoken; staff is just friendly enough
Cash preferred
Timers with alarms ringing in your ear
Hard tables
Accreditation missing

This place makes regular massages possible, because it’s really good massage at a really good price ($ 50/​hour plus a buy 10-​get 1 free stamp). My wife and I are regulars (my doctor will even write a prescription so I could claim it on my HSA account and save even more, though I don’t do it).
It’s deep tissue, and the masseuses have a knack for figuring out what’s wrong with you and working on it (for me, it’s usually my shoulders and lower back). They are also remarkably consistent in quality given the number of different masseuses they have. Masseuses also do requests (like when I was getting sinus headaches). Occasionally you may get hot stone treatment or menthol oil. Most of the massages I’ve gotten at your standard resort or higher end place cost 2−3x the price, and are not nearly as good. And it’s totally turned me away from Swedish, which I find ineffective in comparison to qi gong tuina. Lastly, it’s open 7 days a week until 10 pm so my wife or I can run out after putting the kids to bed (just call ahead to make sure you can get in).
Just don’t expect high end massage luxuries like a private room or perfect solitude (paper walls separate each area meaning you’ll hear everything going on around you). Also, don’t expect fluent English — most have passable English skills, but none are what I would call everyday fluent. And no pre-​natal massage.
So not for everyone, but if the negatives don’t bother you, you can’t beat it!

Great price. I paid $ 50 for an hour of massage, half of that time spent solely on reflexology for the feet. I didn’t have to ask for more pressure, this was a proper a**-kicking massage. Plus she kept going after the timer went off.
The place isn’t much for ambiance, While the staff is very nice, they don’t all speak english. And I would suggest headphones or something to distract yourself from the sounds of others making their requests, the bus going by, even the employee slurping their noodles. The massage tables are separated from each other and the waiting area by paper walls, an apparent improvement I learned of from hearing a woman say «renovations! how nice!»
I’ll probably make this a regular spot, can’t beat the price.

I just received my second massage from the ladies at Chinese Success, and I did not see the same lady I did the first time. However, they are very consistent, and both massages were wonderful. You can get 60 minutes for only 50 bucks (bring cash if you want to save). The massage itself is wonderful, and has converted me from Swedish and other western massage techniques to Chinese acupressure. In an hour, they can work with the whole body rather than just focus on the back.
I’ve seen other Unilocalers complain about lack of privacy in Chinese bodywork centers. If you want your own separate room with a door, this may not be the place for you. The place has private booths set up with wall dividers and a curtain in front of the entrance, but they keep it very quiet and only once during the massage could I hear what another masseuse was doing, at which point I was so relaxed it made no difference to realize someone else was also receiving a massage.
They play traditional Chinese music and the place is suffused with a minty medicinal oil smell, both of which made me start relaxing even before the massage started.
Both times I went, I tried to call ahead and schedule an appointment and was encouraged to just come in. Both times I walked in and someone was immediately ready to see me.

Wow, 60 minutes of heaven. The masseuse that assisted me has the hands of a Goddess. What can I say that foot and back rub was so relaxing, that when it was over, I felt as if someone had awaken me from a trance-​like state of mind. This place is very private and the staff is professional and friendly. I recommend this place for those seeking relaxation, without emptying your wallet.