PENANG -- area code (60-4)

• Body & Soul
  2/F Midlands Park (formerly called, and still known as, One Stop), Blk 488D-02-15 (next door to Hugo Massage), 012-562-7610, 229-8837, email. Eight masseurs and five rooms. Clean and fresh looking place. Traditional and body massage. Open daily from 1pm-1am. Call for an appointment if you come early or late.

  Comments from Utopians:

  "Body & Soul is worth a visit. Reasonably clean, with showers on offer before and after massage. Reasonable choice of masseurs. My massage was pretty good (ask for the Thai-Chinese guy!). Main criticism would be the very smokey foyer, and the still unacceptable (but tolerable) smokiness of the rest of the premises. The background music is also a bit loud and dull (Kenny G on a bad day!)." -- bear4unz, Oct 4, 2008

• Hugo Massage
  2/F Midlands Park One Stop complex, Block 488D-02-16 (between Body and Soul and De Rex Spa), Midland Park, 228-4282, 012-442-6699. Twelve masseurs and five rooms. Friendly staff. Traditional and body massage. Open daily from 1pm-1am. Call for an appointment if you come early or late.
• Prima Long Yang Traditional Massage
  1/F 98-1-27 Prima Tanjung (opposite Island Plaza), Jln Fettes, 012-429-4963, email. Upstairs at the curving section of the complex just above the 7-11. Completely redecorated in 2007 with stylish new interior, massage rooms with soft lighting and two in-room baths. Foot reflexology, traditional and body massage. Relax in comfort. Open daily from 2pm-2am. Outcall also available.

  Comments from Utopians:

  "So cozy and wonderful...Gay friendly...The price is worth it for facilities they have...Private massage room with bathtub and shower attached...also the music was so relaxing..." -- joemanila, Jan 6, 2009

  "Prima Long Yang Traditional Massage has changed management again. It is now cleaner and has more massuers." -- jerry5385, Jun 11, 2008

• Tora-Tora Center
  New Bob Centre, Jln Gottlieb (opposite side of the road from the Penang Chinese Girl High School), 016-422-7066. Take the lift beside the Korean restaurant at bottom left of the centre to 3/F, turn right. No sign board, just ring the bell. A large facility with clean rooms. Well-managed with happy staff. This place is also a friendly hang-out spot. You can come and relax here for a chat or even playing mahjong. Mostly Chinese customers and staff. Open daily, 2pm-midnight.

  Comments from Utopians:

  "Tora-Tora Center is worth a visit, although the place has a smoky smell (most of the masseurs there smoke). The place is average in cleanliness. The toilets are too far from the rooms. Body massage is R$80/hr and traditional massage is R$60/hr." -- jerry5385, Oct 9, 2008