Tips and other things you need to know about Bali massages on any budget

By Melissa Singer
Updated October 19 2016 - 10:08am, first published October 16 2016 - 12:15am
A massage therapist treats a guest in an over-water room at PER AQUUM Niyama, Maldives.
A massage therapist treats a guest in an over-water room at PER AQUUM Niyama, Maldives.
Cheap massage places are common in Seminyak, Bali, but not all are created equal. Photo: Melissa Singer
Cheap massage places are common in Seminyak, Bali, but not all are created equal. Photo: Melissa Singer

You can tell a lot about a person by the first thing they do when they enter a hotel room. Some make a beeline for bathroom to test the fluffiness of the towels, while others peruse the room service menu for their preferred late-night snack. Personally, I grab the spa menu and plan how to transport my weary body – often knotted after many hours cramped from a budget economy class flight – to a treatment nirvana, where oils and balms will soothe my muscles and relax my senses. And then the reality of many hotel spas hits home – the prices.

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