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Oil massage parlors are typically smaller and found in the smaller lanes and alleys in Bangkok, as you’ll see on a map here that the most are concentrated in the Phrom Phong section of Bangkok.

These types of business, depending on the physical location employ around 20 ladies because they have around a dozen rooms.

Though some claim to employ 65 ladies during the weekends such as Angel Massage on Soi 26, but Angel is a much larger shop. Note that oily massage parlors’ main core of customers are foreigners.

Which is why every shop have a list of sexual massage service menu in English and Japanese. And the prices and duration are also clearly listed as well.

And typically today, most oil massage shop prices are all inclusive which means massage and sexual services are lumped into one price.

However, if you come across a massage shop in the Sukhumvit area that doesn’t officially offer sex services you will have to pay for the massage and any sexual services separately.

So whatever the cost of the massage is you pay at the counter. And the extras you want such as a hand job that typically cost 500THB, a blow job cost around 800THB and full on sex cost 1500THB is paid directly to your service girl.

To be honest, it is best to stick with oil massage shops that are full on brothels such as the ones listed on my oil massage section because the girls look much better.

Soapy Massage Parlors are larger establishments. Much larger. Part of the soapy appeal is customers get a body to body rub down in a bathtub or a jacuzzi. So as you can imagine the place better be big because it has to have a lot of bathtubs on the premise.

A major center of soapies are found off in the Huay Kwang red light district. You can check out a map here for list of easy to find soapy parlors in Bangkok.

Soapies employ 3 categories of ladies:

1. Fishbowl
2. Sideliner
3. Models

Fishbowl: Back in the hey day, ladies working in the fishbowl was a soapy’s main attraction. Not so much today and I’ll explain why later. This category of massage ladies sit behind a glass enclosed room.

Today, fishbowl ladies’ rates start at around 1800THB in Bangkok for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Ladies working in the fishbowl section provide more service too. Aside from sex, you get a massage too.

Sideliner: Ladies working in the side line section are mostly part timers. So they have day jobs but at night or on weekends they’ll work as part time prostitutes inside a soapy.

The ladies in these sections will give you a soapy bath in the tub but more often enough you won’t get a massage. And even if one was provided it’s all not too good or not long enough.

Why? Well one reason is sideline girls are usually better looking or younger. So they don’t want to do extra work except get their customers to shoot their loads without much fuss. But you’ll be paying for their looks of course. Sideline girls on average start at around 2200THB in most soapy establishments.

You’ll often find sideline girls sitting on sofas or benches at a lounge section. They are all bunched up together so unlike fishbowl girls, sideliners are out in the open area.

Yes models do cost more but you get what you pay for which is looks. Not every soapy have magazine grade models but most will have ladies with model looks.

And these ladies are usually separated from fishbowls and sideliners. Models are typically found on a different floor. Or to use Utopia Entertainment Massage as an example if you want a model you have to make a reservation.

They’ll show you a photo album and you pick out a girl you want and they’ll check the schedule to see what day she’s available.

Don’t be surprised if you have to wait at least a week. And be prepared to shell out at least 6000THB and don’t be surprised if you see a price tag of 10000THB and up. And that’s for 45 minutes of her time.

Models working in soapies are usually tall, fair skin and of course young(ish). And most major soapy parlors are visited by local Thais which is why the parking lots of these establishments are full at night.

Those are the 3 categories of girls working in soapies but there are sub-categories. Sometimes you’ll find some ladies labeled with and L, S, V or whatever. It’s bull crap. Just remember this –  Fishbowl girls provide the most services but cost the least.

Sideline girls cost slightly more but you get better looking girls though maybe not as much massage service. Models cost a lot and are attractive but it’s just a wham bam thank you mam deal so don’t expect a massage.