Medan is a conservative city. I feel it is also much more religious than Java in particular.
There are so few foreigners in town that if you are white, people will look at you as if you were an alien. I didn't feel really comfortable there to be frankly speaking. Whenever I was walking around in the city, I could hear derogatory comments or racist slurs such as "idiot bule".
There are so few foreigners in town that if you are white, people will look at you as if you were an alien. I didn't feel really comfortable there to be frankly speaking. Whenever I was walking around in the city, I could hear derogatory comments or racist slurs such as "idiot bule".
Unsurprisingly, massage parlours and spas in Medan are quite discreet. From what I read in the news, several of them have been shut down or raided by the police in the past couple years. To my knowledge, these include Glamour Spa, Escape Spa, D'Blues Spa, Dream Spa and Grand Winner Spa. The last three were apparently shut down in November 2014. Diamond Spa as well was raided and since then, they have changed their concept into a regular day spa.
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| Demo against Escape Spa (Foto: Robedo Gusti) |
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| Same protest, different angle (Foto: Robedo Gusti) |
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| Protests against Delta Spa Medan (Photo Credit: Khairul Ikhwan/detikcom) |
The following list of spa are mostly inexpensive ones except for Delta, Elegant and Escape which are a bit more high-range. Expect to pay around 400,000 for these, and less than 250,000rp for the other ones. The first 3 are plus plus, for the other ones it is more random depending on the girl.
If a place is closed down, or if you want to list a new massage parlour, please just drop a comment below the review.
Delta Spa Medan
If I had an advice, it would be to stick with Delta Spa as they are part of a big group and most certainly pay for protection. Delta Spa Medan is located inside Grand Delta Hotel, part of the same Puri Group.
They have a great promotion at the moment: If you stay one night in Grand Delta Hotel, you will get a free massage.
Jl. Ir. H. Juanda Baru No. 3C
Phone number: +62 (0) 61 - 4553 399
Email : c_care@purigroup.net
There is also a Delta Club and Karaoke in Grand Delta Hotel Medan:
Escape Spa Medan
Jalan Kapten Muslim Komp. Megacom Block D7-10
Phone number: +62 (0) 61-8448186/91144616
Email: escapespa@yahoo.com
Facebook: Escape Spa
Website: http://escapespamedan.blogspot.com/
Youtube: Escape Spa Medan
Opening hours: Everyday from 11am to 9pm
Elegant KTV, Spa & Hotel
Jalan Waringin No. 2/16 D-H
Near Jl. Gatot Subroto, Medan, Sumatra
Genesis Spa
Jalan Gagak Hitam No 8c, Medan
Phone number: +62 (0) 61 844 7911
Mobile: 08 23 6000 4559
Website: Genesis Spa
Facebook: Medan Spa Genesis
Glamour Spa
Jalan H Adam Malik 153 OP
Medan North Sumatra
Phone number: +62 (0) 61 8003 2111
Facebook: Glamour Spa
Diamond spa
Jl. Sei Blutu No. 7 Medan
Phone number: +62 (0) 61-4573196/4572343
Twitter with Therapist Photo: Diamond Spa Therapists
Facebook: Diamond Spa Medan
Grand Diamond Spa
Jl. Hj. Adam Malik No.153 G-H
Medan, Indonesia
Phone number: +62 (0) 61 6643518
Facebook: Grand Diamond Spa Medan Sumatra
Nathalie Spa Medan
Kompleks Multatuli Indah Blok B No. 41
Jalan Haji Misbah, Medan
From what I could understand, they have male therapist and it is popular with the gay crowd.
Other Massage Parlours and Day Spa in Medan: Zen Garden, Dolphin Spa, Kaisar Spa