Serenity Massage & Body Work

Serenity is a lovely facility, offering a variety of services depending on your personal needs. I prefer deep tissue and Julie is the best massage therapist I have ever experienced – her touch and understanding of anatomy are phenomenal. I’ve gone there for several years and would not consider going anywhere else. The atmosphere is comfortable and relaxing – totally recommend any of the services there.

I am not expert on massage but Serenity has provided me with the best massages that I’ve ever had in Cincinnati. You can take that for what it’s worth. If another reviewer comes along and says, «OMG Serenity is most terrible message ever, Marshel are dumb,» I’m fine with that. All I know is that I’ve had far worse at other places, and the massage I receive at Serenity is good enough to keep me from trying elsewhere.
Serenity offers many types of massage: Swedish, deep tissue, Ashiatsu, hot stone, and probably some others that I can’t think of right now. Also offered is couples massage, typically a Swedish style, but I guess you can ask for a couples deep tissue massage if you’re both into the most intense pain short of sex with a porcupine (which in itself is akin to listening to Fox News). I’ve experienced Ashiatsu once, and it was really quite enjoyable, but I’m not certain it’s some vast improvement over Swedish.
Serenity is located in a tiny strip-​mall next to a sports memorabilia shop and a gold store. On the outside it looks like some shady, fly-​by-​night, po-​dunk operation, but it’s really not. On the inside the waiting room has three chairs and a couple of magazines. Colors are neutral, and music soft and new agey. It’s not much of a waiting room, but you won’t have much of a wait. The massage rooms are clean and comfortable. There is usually some nice fragrance in the air to calm and relax you. I’ve been known to fall asleep at times during the massage.
Show up when Julie tells you to.
YOU MUST MAKE AN APPOINTMENT!!!
The time of the appointment is when the massage starts, but you have to arrive 15 minutes early to change into your robe, put your clothes in a locker, and get your nasty feet washed in the foot bath.
Sixty minutes later you put your clothes back on, pay your bill, and head out the door.
I’ve intentionally avoided critiquing any therapist because it’s hard to request who you want on the day you want it. As a result, I’ve had many different Swedish massages by current and former employees. The one constant is Julie the owner, but I’ve only had her once because my wife won’t give her up.