Wey Rich Thai Massage

This is the kind of massage place you go to because your legs are wrecked from a day of scrambling around limestone and boat ladders, not because you want a scented candle and a gong. The focus is traditional Thai bodywork done by trained therapists, aimed at stiff muscles, tired legs and the general damage of long travel days. The setting is functional rather than resort-style, and I think that's the point. If you want marble and robes, book a hotel spa. If you want someone who knows where the knots are, come here.

Ao Nang is full of shopfront massage places and the quality swings wildly, so having one that people keep going back to matters. It suits active travellers most of all, the ones cycling through Railay, Hong Island and the national park sites and needing to reset in between.