Princess Massage

Let's be straight about what this is. Alongside the Thai oil and foot massages, the sales push here is often toward body-to-body at 1,500 baht, and more than one review describes the experience as sensual as much as therapeutic. If that's not what you came for, say so clearly at the door, because reviewers say the menu can shrink to whatever they'd rather sell you that day.

Get past that and the massage itself is genuinely good. The interior is clean and calm, better kept than a lot of shopfront places on Samui, and the therapists are properly trained rather than just going through the motions. Two names come up repeatedly from returning customers, Kat and Lemon, both praised for well-judged pressure and good English. Skill does vary between staff, so ask for someone by name if you've had a recommendation.

The billing is the real complaint. One group agreed 600 baht for two foot massages, twice, and were charged 900 at the end for a "spa" version they hadn't asked for.