Pleasanton Home Spa

This was my second time going to the Pleasanton Home Spa. I had the same person for both massages, Annie. It was by far the best massage I have had in the Bay Area. I had a massage 2 days ago at a spa in Hayward, and left feeling like the only thing I had massaged was my wallet. I went back to the Pleasanton Home Spa today, and I feel great!!! My back, arms, legs, neck, feet, hands and face all feel great. I don’t think I will be going anywhere else anytime soon. This place is definitely my new spa!!!

Not sure what to think of this place…
Called for a massage & they took me in an hour later.
No one was at the front desk when I arrived. Then a lady came out and brought me to a room. It wasn’t cozy or relaxing.
The massage was okay. 1 lady started, a man came into the shop and se left and another finished me, and she wasn’t as good. One of the ladies baby was there. and crying. As people came in the shop, my massage was interrupted. They hardly used any lotion/​oil so it was kind of rough.
I paid for an hour and they did about 50 mins… not cool
I’m not coming back here. People have told me there are good cheap places like this to get massages, but I’ll look elsewhere. Kind of sketchy.

Good luck trying to book an appointment here ! You get what you pay for ! Rude front desk. Save your money go elsewhere !

Here is a place I can recommend!
Just be aware, it is Asian owned and operated, so don’t expect them to be overly nice, or the place to be completely newly decorated. However, a 60 minute massage for ⁴⁰⁄₄₅ bucks? AWESOME. I personally loved my massage. I showed up around 8 PM. The lady was nice, I prepaid (new for me) and proceeded to get a wonderful massage. I will definitely be back if I am ever back in the area. I left feeling quite relaxed.

Made an appointment yesterday around noon for a 4:30p 30min upper body massage (the knot on my shoulder was the size of a golfball.) i was so looking forward to this… but when i showed up, i was asked if i could come back at 5:30 (twice! i declined the first time and she asked like a minute later if i could come at 5:30.) WTF?! i was so bummed bc NO i couldn’t, i don’t live in the area anymore and needed that specific time slot so i could for sure get in/​out and on my way ON SCHEDULE.
i understand they take walk-​ins, but to not honor appointments is frustrating as hell. why bother with appointments in the first place if you can’t follow through?! SO ANNOYING… so basically she said to try and come back tomorrow, so i said i’d call. if the massage wasn’t so wonderful i’d probably never go back. thus it’s been demoted to 3 stars… thankfully i kind of work nearby (i drive past the exit on my work commute,) so since my shoulder really needs it, i will probably try and drop-​in one of these week nights. but STILL, so lame.

I decided to try this place out because it got some good reviews and they also accept walk-​ins. So I decided to try a chair massage. I didn’t have to wait at all. The lady at the front was nice. The place is quite small. I wasn’t expecting a really nice «spa» atmosphere and my expectation was correct. The place is clean, but as another Unilocaler described, this is a no frills kind of place. The lady took me to a room that had a massage bed. She said they use this even for chair massages. So I climbed in as you would with a full body massage — except with clothes on. It’s a good thing I wore shorts and a short sleeve shirt, because it was a bit warm.
So the lady tells me to wait a bit. I’m already faced down on the bed and a person walks in without any greeting what-​so-​ever. They just started massaging. I have to say I enjoyed the shoulder massage VERY much. They used their elbow and really pressed into those knots that were bothering me. The elbow was also used down my back and in some areas it hurt.
Well my 30 minute «chair» massage turned out to be a full body massage. I got my arms and legs massaged. On my leg it felt like I was being «karate chopped». LOL. It wasn’t until it was over did I find out that my masseuse was a guy.
So I’m giving this place 3 stars for the great shoulder massage. But knocked off 2 stars because 1 — the overall massage was just ok and 2– they charge you a $ 1 to use your credit card. I will probably try this place again to get more work done on my shoulders.

John is one of the best. And what great value.

If you want a great value, this is the place. It’s very small, no lavish spa amenities, but if you want a quality massage for the best price around, it’s good. John is the best therapist there. He used hot stones on my super tight back/​shoulders which felt incredible, hot towels at the end, and I felt like I got a great massage. Also good — you can get a same-​day appt.

At the recommendation of a friend, decided I’d get get a massage to help loosen up my muscles from working out (4x a week) and found this place through Unilocal.It’s kind of a hole in the wall place, hidden toward the back of the shopping center. I had to come back an hour later since they only had 1 masseuse that night and she was already working on another customer.
Coming back an hour later, I opted for the $ 45 hour-​long full body massage, the cheapest you can find around the Tri-​Valley. The room was clean, had candles, tranquil music, and heated bed.
My masseuse did a nice job overall. I really appreciated how she started off gentle then asked if she could apply significantly more pressure. She also did warn that it’d likely be somewhat painful, after asking the second time if she could apply more pressure (it did as she went to town on my back).
Afterwards, I felt great and definitely felt like my muscles were loosened up a lot. I’ll definitely be going back in the future for the great price and quality of treatment.

My boyfriend and I thought we should celebrated our anniversary by getting a message at the Spa. We were kinda nervous about trying a Asian spa for the first time, after reading about all the «nekkidness», young and old, and I was afraid of feeling paranoid and self-​conscious. But luckily, the spa was almost empty when we went and we were also the youngest there, so we just did it and it worked! We LOVED the entire experience!
We decided to treat ourselves to the «1 hour full body Message» package. For each person it was only $ 40, we enjoyed access to the spa’s beautiful and very clean facilities, including spa bed that heated up and hot towels used to during the message.
Pleasanton Home and Spa really impressed me and my boyfriend, in every way. The front desk staff is welcoming and helpful and they speak English. They provide robes, towels, and slippers. The place is incredibly clean and well-​maintained. The spa staff are professional and efficient, and will try to accommodate any requests. We will definitely be back for more treatments!