massage · Amsterdam · From €180
Soapy massage in Amsterdam, and the hotel bathroom it depends on
Soapy Massage
Soapy massage starts in the bathroom, with warm water and a dense foam worked up in a basin, and a good part of the session happens there. It is a pleasure when the bathroom allows it and awkward when it does not. That makes it the one booking on this site the room itself can overrule, and the one a planner should approach with the hotel listing open in another window. A walk-in shower with space for two adults, or a large bath, makes it an easy booking to fix from home. A narrow cubicle makes it a poor one. When the photographs are unclear, the sensible course is to fix the date with an oil format and change the technique in the thread after check-in.
Where it comes from
Foam washing has old roots in Turkish hammam culture, where a bath attendant works a dense lather over the body with a cloth bag, and in Japanese bathhouse traditions. The modern soapy massage borrows the foam and the warmth from those traditions and adds the slow strokes of oil work.
How it is worked
The foam is the medium. Worked up thick in a basin, it is spread with flat hands and forearms, and its density lets strokes glide without the slickness of oil or gel. Warm water keeps the body and the room from cooling. The pace is slow, and the move from bathroom to bed is part of the plan.
What the hour holds
She checks the bathroom first, runs the water to see how hot it gets, and lays towels on the floor. Limits are stated at the start and do not change during the visit. The foam is worked up in a basin until it is thick, then spread with the hands and forearms in slow, broad passes while the water keeps the room warm. The session then usually moves to the bed for oil work, with the towels already down. Everything she used goes back into her bag.
Who asks for it
The planner whose hotel listing shows a large shower or a generous bath. Guests who have tried oil and gel and want something with water in it. Travellers staying somewhere with a bathroom they chose on purpose.
What it leaves you with
Warmth, steam and a sensation quite unlike oil, with the foam cushioning every stroke. For a traveller, a soapy session also has the effect of a long hot shower at the end of a day in the city, which is no small thing after a cold evening by the canals.
At your address
Soapy massage with warm water and foam, at a hotel or apartment in central Amsterdam with a suitable bathroom, booked from home once the shower is known, outcall only, Schiphol hotels by arrangement.
Length
Ninety minutes at 270 euros is the length to book, because the bathroom part and the move to the bed both take time. An hour at 180 is possible but hurried. Two hours at 360 suit it well on a middle or last night.
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The figures
What this one costs
| 1 hour | €180 |
|---|---|
| 2 hours | €360 |
| 3 hours | €540 |
| Overnight (8h) | €1,250 |
Asked often
Questions
What kind of bathroom does soapy massage need?
A walk-in shower with room for two adults, or a large bath. A small cubicle or a shower curtain over a narrow tub makes the format awkward. Check the photographs in the hotel listing before fixing it from home.
Will it flood the bathroom?
No. She lays towels on the floor before starting and keeps the water where it belongs. Hotel bathrooms are built for showers, and the session uses no more water than a long one.
What if the bathroom turns out to be too small?
Change the technique in the thread before she sets out, or tell her when she arrives and the session becomes oil work. The rate is the same, so nothing about the fee or the deposit changes.
Who works it
