Soapy massage in Amsterdam, starting with the day's dust

Where it comes from

The format grew out of bathhouse traditions in several countries where washing was a social and restful part of an evening rather than a chore. The version offered here keeps the warmth and the washing and moves them into the bathroom you already have.

How it is worked

Warm water, a generous lather, and slow washing movements, followed by rinsing and a move to the bed. The lather does much of the work of the oil in the first part. Pressure is gentle in the bathroom and agreed again on the bed.

What the hour holds

She checks the bathroom before anything else, then the water temperature, then the towels. The session begins with washing, slow and warm, in lather rather than oil, and usually moves to the bed afterwards for a second part with oil. Her limits are stated at the outset and hold for the whole visit. The bathroom is left tidy when she goes.

Who asks for it

A visitor whose room has a big shower or a proper bath. The evening after a dusty market day or a long walk on a warm afternoon. A guest who likes the idea of starting the session with the day washed away.

What it leaves you with

The day's dust washed off by somebody else. That alone is why sightseers who find a good bathroom in their hotel book it once on a trip.

At your address

Soapy massage in Amsterdam at your hotel room or apartment with a walk-in shower or full bath, arranged after a day of sightseeing, from one hour to three.

Length

An hour is enough to find out whether the lather suits you. Ninety minutes lets the bathroom part and the bed part both breathe, and is the length visitors usually pick. Two hours suits a long free evening with the shower all to yourselves.

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