At their website they said they'd be getting started on 15 June, as I recall. Their facilities appear very attractive, but they seem to imply that you need to book for a massage. Their pricing seemed somewhat confusing and only for multiple massages.

One masseur outcall 3 hours, B3500. ??
Is that three different one hour massages or one marathon massage?

What does a Bento Gold Card do for you?



This guy, who also appears in the magazine, is certainly good looking, but on the website next to his photo it states:
There's another photo with an attractive guy and it says: What does that have to do with their massage service?



I hope someone gives it a try and reports back.

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1. "Need to book in advance" is just a marketing plow, used in many situations. Normal stuff.

I have visited this venue. It's very nicely set up, must have cost a fortune. The manager speaks very good English, is friendly, good listener and not pushy.

I arrived about 1500 and 10 young men appeared, all had good appearance, well groomed and full of friendly smiles. I had a call from my ofice and I had to quickly abandon the massage at that time. I returned about two hours later and 7 of the 10 were with customers.

2. "When a Student is a Model". Come on this is just marketing stuff, there are people who have fantasies of getting it off with students, muscleguys, ladyboys rednecks, construction workers, etc etc etc.

3. As I said, the manager speaks good English, call him for clarification of the menu.

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If it was a marketing ploy, they might have made some attempt to make it seem to have something to do with the massage venue. Instead it seemed to be advertising articles in Max Magazine and GM Guide, which is why I asked what it had to do with the massage place. As marketing ploys go, it's usually a good idea to indicate what it is you're marketing ... massages, magazines, models>


They also had ads for a parking lot, though no mention of where it was. I wonder if people have fantasies of getting it off in a parking lot.

Since you said you went back, did you get a massage there? Rates? Experience?

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Yes I did get a massage.

It wasn't marketed as a Student Massage but the masseur was in fact a student, both of massage and other academic studies. Quite good English.

I don't recall his name, medium height, excellent body, great smile, polite and pleasant, from memory 20 years old, said he was straight (whatever that means in Thailand) but he worked hard at pleasing the customer and he had no trouble getting hard and releasing a quite large amount of his juice, and with lots of loud moans.

I gave him my usual tip for good service and he was quite happy with that. It was only his second working day at a massage venue.

But lets be pragmatic, this place seems to be very well managed and operated, but the bottom line is that you select a boy at any venue and see what turns out! Fifty percent good success rate is probably about par for the course (my guess) and it always will be.

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Bento car park is under the same roof as the actual venue (which is a condo or apartment building).

The Bento front door is on the right hand side of the building on the right hand side.

Just drive down the side of the Bento wall which takes you under the building, and car park is right there. Couldn't possibly be easier.

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Yes I did get a massage.

It wasn't marketed as a Student Massage but the masseur was in fact a student, both of massage and other academic studies. Quite good English.

I don't recall his name, medium height, excellent body, great smile, polite and pleasant, from memory 20 years old, said he was straight (whatever that means in Thailand) but he worked hard at pleasing the customer and he had no trouble getting hard and releasing a quite large amount of his juice, and with lots of loud moans.

I gave him my usual tip for good service and he was quite happy with that. It was only his second working day at a massage venue.

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-- AGAYA MASSAGE, (Tnn. Rama IV.], which I haven't visited for a long time used to have several masseurs who were students from the nearby university, and reportedly trained on a weekly basis by either the manager or a professional & visiting masseur, (I forget which.],.
- My two visits there were LESS than favorable.
-- Bibi. --

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Yes, my time in Bangkok is somewhat limited so I'm less inclined to experiment than I might be if I were resident there full-time.

I think I'll give Senso another go. My first try was OK. The facilities are nice and all. The masseur I chose was quite good-looking but neither the massage nor the post-massage experience made the expense worthwhile... it was OK, but at those prices I want a bit more than OK. I'm hoping the second time will make up for the first... or else next time I'll trudge over to Hero despite the inconvenience.

My best massage experience was at Hero, but that involves more travelling time, the place was rather hectic and the ride back on the BTS made me feel empathy for tinned sardines.

Of course, if we do get some positive first-hand reports about Bento (and some more specific information than their website appears to offer), that too would be nearer to The Tarntawan, where I usually stay.

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What further details would you like to know about Bento?

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I too wonder whether they know what they are doing. They haven't even got their telephone numbers right. On advertisements, they place two numbers, a Boss Mansion number and a mobile number.

For the Boss Mansion number, you end up with a pre-recorded message in Thai asking you to key in the extention number. You can get an operator by pressing zero, but she too speaks Thai.

As for the mobile number that you see on their website, "oh, it finit," said the manager of Agaya.

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