$8 Massage

Another great thing about Boracay are the massages. Price ranges anywhere from $8-$22. Financially, if you pay $50 in Hawaii, you can get 5 massages in the Philippines for the price of $50. This means, we went every day! Sometimes multiple times per day! If you are looking for ambiance, forget it. It’s more of a hole in the wall. But the lighting is dark which if you think about, who cares what the environment feels like. Also the environment doesn’t feel clean. You are on a bed or mat which probably hasn’t been cleaned in ages. Sometimes, they don't put on new sheets when customer's turnover. I think one time they did. My advice is to take a shower after or jump into the ocean to cleanse. The higher end massage places probably have a better ambiance, but I’m not sure since we didn’t go there. The quality of the massage is excellent. The kids (they look so young) are trained properly in a variety of massage techniques, just like the Bella Viva masseuses in the islands. Honestly, they know what they are doing. They also work very hard to make sure you have a good experience by providing good customer service. I would just tell them exactly where to massage and they'd do it. In Hawaii, you tell the masseuse to focus on your back and they end up massaging your whole body, it doesn't make sense. Only drawback of the Boracay massages is the oil they use, very oily. To problem solve that, just take a shower after.