The Wensha Spa-smic Experience
I mentioned a couple of days ago that this year was the worst birthday I’ve ever had, but that was just the day itself. The days I spent celebrating it was one of the best, and the highlight of my 3-day birthday celebration was the time I spent at the Wensha Spa in Manila. We only had the Wensha Full Body Massage or whatever you call it but at that time, I thought that everything was so worth it.
We started our Wensha experience by getting naked. Yup–Naked. Inside the jacuzzi/hot water pool, you have to be naked. You can’t wear anything except the bracelet thingie for the locker (which was cool, by the way. It was magnet operated). At first me and my officemates were shy around each other but we didn’t want to miss this experience so we just went along with the flow. After about 10 minutes in the pool, we were walking around naked already.
After the soak, you have a choice of either a sauna or a steam bath. We tried both, but I really couldn’t stand the steam bath. I felt like I couldn’t breathe and I could hardly see a thing as well. I was feeling claustrophobic so I didn’t last long inside that one. In the sauna, it smelled awful so … I wasn’t sure if it was really supposed to smell like burnt wood. Either way, I didn’t stay there long enough either. After an hour and a half in the jacuzzi
and sauna and the steam bath, we went back to the lockers to wear our robes and proceeded to the women’s full body massage area.
At first, I thought that we were going to be wearing our robes for the massage, but no. We had to get naked as well. After more than an hour of walking around naked, you kind of lose any shyness or shame so it didn’t really matter anymore. Besides, the room was darkened so they couldn’t really see anything. And they did cover the parts not being worked on with towels. Wensha’s Full Body Massage meant what it says. It’s a full body massage from the top of your head to the tip of your toes, from your back to your front. Imagine the culture shock I got for today. I can only laugh about it right now, but looking back now, I feel a little embarrassed. Oh well.
Next stop was the dining area. I almost lost my ring in the locker and I only noticed it when I went to the dining area already. It was no designer jewelry, but I love my puzzle ring. Good thing I was still able to get it from my robe pocket. Anyway, in the dining area, there’s free eat-all-you-can hotpot buffet (but it’s not really free, since it’s included in the fee you pay for) and I kind of just ended up eating mostly the noodles. I like hotpots. The first time I ever experienced eating hotpot food was that party my Japanese students held for thanking me.
All in all, it was a really nice experience. But a day after that, my body ached. lol. Had to crack a lot of joints. I don’t really know if that’s how it should be, but I enjoyed it anyway. I even want to go back and try the other things they offer like the glass thingie with hot air.
What I just don’t like from Wensha was they didn’t give us a receipt. Sure it was an oversight on our part, but when we asked for a receipt about a day after, they didn’t want to give us one. Their reason? Their receipts have to be in chronological order so they can’t give us one. And since this was a company thing, we needed the receipt.
Any ideas on what we could do? Our team leader said we could get BIR (Bureau of Internal Revenue) or maybe DTI (Department of Trade and Industry). Anyone who’s got an idea for legal action regarding this?
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Comments
Comment from Mi
Time: February 3, 2009, 8:18 am
I think it was 480 per head?
Comment from Bubut
Time: February 11, 2009, 4:10 pm
report it to BIR
Comment from lanie magno
Time: March 7, 2009, 2:02 pm
That sounds interesting! But do we really have to go naked? Can we not put our panties and bra?
Comment from Mi
Time: March 8, 2009, 12:51 am
No =/ I’m afraid not. They’ll ask you to remove the towel when you step in the jacuzzi.
Comment from queenie
Time: July 21, 2009, 9:07 pm
do they have any group discounts and do u have a number i can call so i can inquire directly from wensha? thanks!
Comment from johnson
Time: September 19, 2009, 10:17 pm
do they have services for couple?
Comment from Mi
Time: September 20, 2009, 3:13 am
Last time I was there, they didn’t have anything like that.
Comment from mickey
Time: September 20, 2009, 6:22 pm
sa loob ng wet area or sa jacuzzi is it common i mean lahat kyo sama sama dun hubot hubad as in walang saplot? awkward wat if kung d nman kagandahan katawan mo panu ng sasabihin ng ibang tao.
Comment from Mi
Time: September 20, 2009, 6:28 pm
magkakasama as in hubo’t hubad. pero hiwalay naman ang lalaki sa babae. medyo awkward sa simula pero after a few minutes mawawala na rin yung hiya mo. or pwedeng maglublob ka lang talaga sa tubig at huwag ipakita ang katawan. hindi rin kagandahan ang katawan ko at sa simula nahihiya talaga ako, pero kailangan mong i-overcome yun para talagang mag-enjoy.
Comment from mickey
Time: September 23, 2009, 6:11 pm
eh di andaming nansasamantalang bakla dun kung ganun! mas enjoy cla…
Comment from hikari
Time: February 26, 2010, 4:53 am
Mickey > if it is too big an issue for you to be staying in a place with gays around, better stay at home. i wonder why you are making such a fuss about gays being in wensha? they pay as well and it is not their fault that wensha wants their clients naked! have you asked anybody, a gay in particular if he/she wants the whole scenario you are being afraid of? i am gay! i feel ashamed and shy at the same time being in the middle of a naked crowd. it’s not because I am GAy i would want to be seeing naked males around me…your thinking is just so embarrasing…anyway, just expressing my thought, just like what you did.
Comment from Louis
Time: April 1, 2010, 5:59 pm
BEWARE - Don’t be fooled with the low price. I am from NY and wife is Filipina. We go to Philippines every year and go to “The Spa” massage and they treat you like a king and Queen. I saw on internet about Wensha and was impress with the low price which included buffet and wanted to try. At first we went to Wensha at Quezon City. They were very unprofesional and treated us like low lives. The Jacuzi area was full of green fungus all around. To go to the massage area you have to pass from one end of the restaurant all the way to the other site. Then in massage rooms you smell nothing but food. The message lady was very rough. I asked her to do softer but she was doing it harder and harder and she kept using her elbow. I thought I was tortured. I am glad I got out alive. Then we went to eat and most of the food was cold. I felt I wanted to vomit.
Then we thought we should try the new Wensha at CCP…maybe they different….We went there 6 of us and in the locker room they did not allow me to wear my own short (I always bring my short when I go to spa and never had issues). They wanted me to pay 20 pesos for disposable underwear. I did not want to and dressed up and went out with my two friends. We called my wife and her two friends to come out too. We asked for refund and they wanted to charge us 600 pesos for some of the 3 ladies that already used the shower. I got upset and started yelling at the very selfish lady manager “This is Bullshit” “This is Bullshit” …..that is when they gave us full refund. We went straight to “The Spa” and treated like kings and Queens again. Same price for massage but no food.
If you like to go to a Spa and treated with respect then go to “The Spa”. If you want to get free food and treated like a low life then you go to Wensha.
Mi is a 20-something-year-old tech support agent, wanna-be singer, wanna-be musician, frustrated photographer 
Comment from paige
Time: February 2, 2009, 5:43 am
how much did you pay per person? sounds interesting. and who can resist hotpot? thanks!