There are many reasons why the massage parlors in Manila are so popular: It’s the most discrete way to have sex with a Filipina girl (no one sees you in public and you will avoid the “walk of shame” in your hotel), they are easy and quick (no need to buy drinks for the girl like in the bars or waste time talking and dancing with her like in the clubs), the service is safe (compared to freelancers who could potentially steal from you while you take a shower) and in some places it’s also cheaper compared to the bars.

However, they are not always great value. Especially in Manila. Most sex massage parlors are found inside the big KTV complexes, and you probably know that the KTVs are the most expensive “entertainment” venue in the Philippines. Let me explain.

Sex Massage Procedure & Prices

When you enter the massage parlors in Manila you will usually come to a lobby with just a receptionist. It’s not like in Thailand where you will see the fishbowl right after entering. The receptionist will then present you the price list (often they have a menu either on paper or on the wall behind the desk). The price list will show the “room rental” fees.

Yes that’s right, you will pay separately for the room and for the girl. A standard price in many parlors in Manila is 2,500 Pesos for a standard room plus 2,500 Pesos for the lady’s “tip” (in other words her price for sex).

So yes, that makes it about 5,000 Pesos in total. Sometimes the rate is cheaper (usually during the afternoon before 7pm and after 1am) and sometimes more expensive if you choose a better room type.

The procedure is that you will take a look at the girls in the fishbowl who are all eagerly smiling at you, choose one you like (they have number labels on them) and then pay the room fee at the reception. You will then follow your girl to the room, where you will take a shower together and then have sex.

There is usually no massage involved unless you request it (generally for an additional tip). After the service that takes around 1 to 2 hours you will give her the tip and that’s it. Expected tips are 1,500-2,500 Pesos, depending on the place (see below).

If you are wondering why I call them sex massage parlors in this guide and not soapy massage parlors like you hear it very often, well that’s because there is usually no bath hub in the room! Even in the best parlor in town, Flight 168 (see below), the standard rooms only have a shower. If you want to bath with your girl then you will need to choose the more expensive room type.

If you ask me it’s kind of ridiculous that 5,000 Pesos don’t give you a bath before the sex part in a third world country like the Philippines. For this money you could have easily 5 hookers from the dating sites come to your hotel room for 1,000 Pesos each. Not to mention all the “normal” girls you can take out on “dates”.

But okay, if you want it quick and easy or have only a short amount of time to spend in Manila, then you will definitely have a memorable time in one of the following 5 best sex massage parlors in town:

Flight 168

Flight 168 is a massage parlor located in the Air Force One entertainment complex. It has been around for more than a decade so the owners must be doing something right. It’s without doubt the best sex massage parlor in Manila, and the main reason for that are the girls.

But first things first: Air Force One is, like the name suggests, located near Manila International Airport, so if you are on a short stopover this might be a fantastic choice to spend a couple of hours in heaven. Just go through the entrance (see the sign that says “168” in the picture), down an escalator and you will be right in the lobby. You can see their room charges in the picture above and the minimum tip for the girls is 2,500 Pesos.

The fishbowl is right behind the reception in the lobby. It’s just somewhat irritating that they have a view protection right before it to create a more discrete atmosphere. You can look through round wholes in the wall and will see 20-30 extremely attractive and light skinned ladies smiling at you, each of them trying to get your attention.

You know where to go from there and by the way, they also have happy ending massage (hand job) on offer but with different, less attractive girls and you cannot choose. The price for that is 700 Pesos for massage and 700 Pesos for tip.

• Girls’ Quantity: 8/10
• Girls’ Quality: 9/10

Like with all other places mentioned in this guide you can find their exact locations on the map below.

Shogun Spa

An increasingly popular type of sex massage parlor in Manila are the so called “nuru massages”. Nuru is that special kind of oil/gel that will make your body warm and feel incredibly good as soon as your girl starts rubbing up and down you with her naked body. Yes you read it right, it’s the special kind of body to body massage you may have seen in some Japanese, err, adult movies on the internet and the most famous and most popular service provider of nuru massages in Manila is Shogun Spa. They charge 2,000 Pesos plus a minimum tip of 1,000 Pesos for the girls and the treatment including sex takes up to 1.5 hours. Shogun has three locations in Manila, the busiest one is in Malate (see picture), and if you are interested in the other two branches in Pasig and Quezon City (or want to see the girls available) you can check out their website. Upon entry the lady at the reception will show you the available girls on the computer, but I would definitely have them present themselves in pairs (that’s how they like to do it) before you make a decision.

• Girls’ Quantity: 7/10
• Girls’ Quality: 7/10

Sylvanus

Located inside the Pegasus gentlemen’s club (yes, you guessed right, which is another karaoke complex) on Quezon Avenue is the next legendary massage parlor of Manila. It’s second only to Flight 168 and has cheaper prices, however, in terms of the girls it’s more like a hit and miss kind of place. The karaoke girls next door are super hot and model-like (they even say some superstars of the Philippines have started their careers here) and they charge between 1,100-1,500 Pesos per hour. That’s obviously not inclusive of drinks and anything else, but you might just want to know about it in case you don’t find anything you like in Sylvanus. Speaking of it, back to the massage: The room prices there are 950 Pesos for the “Deluxe Rooms” and 1,500 Pesos for the “Deluxe Presidential Rooms”. Note that the cheaper rooms have no bathroom attached – you will have to use the public one to shower, without your girl. So you might not want to think too much and just pay 550 Pesos more for the better room, and then the expected tip for the girl is between 1,300 and 2,000 Pesos, depending on her attractiveness and service.

• Girls’ Quantity: 8/10
• Girls’ Quality: 7/10

Kremlin

Kremlin is the massage parlor that is attached to the Classmate KTV complex in Quezon City. So again, means you can as well watch the girls dancing on stage first, have a few beers, either alone or with one of the pretty hot girls and then if you get horny (of course you do) you can walk to the elevator. So here it goes: There are three different massage parlors on three different levels – the buttons in the elevator don’t have the floor numbers on them but the names of the parlors: Bolshevik Class, Gulag Class and Politburo Class. The best one with the most attractive, youngest, and lightest skinned girls is Bolshevik Class – and it obviously also has the highest room rates: 1,600 Pesos before 7pm and 2,200 Pesos after. The expected tip for the girls all inclusive shower, massage and sex service is 2,000 Pesos. The rooms on the Bolshevik level are also the nicest ones, each of them with king size beds, flat screen TVs and… lot’s of mirrors on the walls!

• Girls’ Quantity: 9/10
• Girls’ Quality: 8/10

Executive Health Club

Just 500m down the road from Kremlin and Classmate (see above) is another hugely popular all-inclusive massage parlor on Quezon Avenue: The Executive Health Club. From outside it looks quite impressive with its modern facade, but if you go inside it’s rather average. But of course it’s not for the design and decor you come here, but for the girls. They may not be as hot as in Flight 168 or Sylvanus, but they are skilled and know very well how to please a man for 1.5 hours. Also, the selection in the fishbowl (or “aquarium” how they often call it here), is pretty good so you can see which one is eager to become your pick. There are 3 different room types: Presidential (800 Pesos before 7pm and 1,200 Pesos after), CEO (1,000 Pesos before 7pm and 1,400 Pesos after) and Chairman (1,200 Pesos before 7pm and 1,600 Pesos after). Note that the Presidential rooms don’t have bathrooms. Tips are 1,500-2,000 Pesos, once again depending on the girl and her service.

• Girls’ Quantity: 8/10
• Girls’ Quality: 7/10

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