PHUKET -- area code (66-76)

• Alkazar Garden
  135/14-15 Rat-U-Thit Rd, Paradise Complex.
• Aquarius
  127/17 Raht-U-Thit Rd, Paradise Complex (just behind Connect Guest House), 076-346-142, email. Five private air-con massage rooms. If you would like to have a massage with a friend, one of the rooms has two massage tables. All masseurs are licensed for a guaranteed quality and relaxing massage. Traditional Thai, oil, and cream massage for one or two hours. Out call anywhere in Patong Beach.
• Blue Dolphin
  135/12 Rath-U-Thit Rd (in the middle of Paradise Complex), 081-979-6220, email. Seven individual massage rooms with aircon. Four are VIP with private bathroom. Utopia Member Discount

  Comments from Utopians:

  "Blue Dolphin has a good manager, plus big and clean rooms. The massage services provided are professional and skilled." -- Benz, Jan 1, 2009

  "Blue Dolphin has private rooms and good service. My masseur was handsome and courteous and gave me a really professional massage - strong and good." -- kaoya, Sep 6, 2008

  "I tried many (actually ALL) of the massage places - Blue Dolphin is DEFINITELY the best - beautiful masseurs, a little more expensive than the others (only by about B$80), but the masseurs are all trained well and I had two of the best massages ever there. Nice, clean and reliable!" -- pablosboy, Sep 3, 2008

• C & N Hotel
  151 Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi Rd, Patong Beach, 076-341-892. They have a massage place on the ground floor with a separate entrance from the hotel. Not a gay-only place, so ask for a masseur.

  Comments from Utopians:

  "We had a foot massage at C & N Hotel. It was awesome. The massuers were at the front and we went there and we said we wanted guys to massage us and they said 'no problem'. It was relaxing and very professional. I went back for a full 3-hour package, body scrub and massage and it was very good!" -- MervandIan, Oct 26, 2008

• Hiranyikara Spa
  133 Moo 7, Vichidsongkram Rd, Kathu, 081-370-0202, FAX 076-203-281, email. The first spa for men in Phuket. A luxurious gay-owned spa located in Kathu, just 15 minutes from Patong Beach and 10 minutes from Phuket Town. A variety of spa treatments are offered by their well- trained male therapists. Utopia Member Discount
• J & B Bar
  141/15 Rath-U-Thit Rd, Paradise Complex, email. This gay bar also provides massage services.
• Sparatacus
  Paradise Complex Soi 5, 076-345-517.

  Comments from Utopians:

  "My partner liked Sparatacus as he picked the right massuer. I didn't. Overall, it was bad to me. We asked for a 2-hour massage package and I was out less than an hour. The manager knew my massage session was not 2 hours and he was asking my massuer why, but didn't do anything about it. There is no privacy and everything is run down. The massage place is divided with curtains and you basically get your massage on a dirty mattress on the floor. Bathroom was filty. It's basically like getting a massage at someone's store room." -- MervandIan, Oct 26, 2008

  "I went to Spartacus two days ago and was not impressed. There is no privacy, the walls are hanging sheets. There are no tables (just a dingy mattress on the floor) and the massage quality was mediocre, at best." -- kaoya, Sep 6, 2008

Aquarius -- Sauna, Gym and Guesthouse 127/17 Raht-U-Thit Rd, Paradise Complex (just behind Connect Guest House), 076-346-142, email. Sauna and gym with swimming pool, bar and restaurant, swimwear shop, steam labyrinth, Swedish sauna, jacuzzi, cabins and luxury rooms. Rooftop sundeck has another jacuzzi and bar. Relax in the gentle wind from the sea high over the roof tops, day and night. Utopia Member Discount

Comments from Utopians:

"Was at Tara sauna (Phuket town). After much knocking we were told to come back at 4pm. Maybe 14 Thai customers were there. My Thai partner had fleeting meet-ups. I, the lone farang, was like a leper. No condoms, no gel, no tissues except in the hong naam, no beds. Some areas had mats on the floor. With a For Sale sign up outside, I don't predict improvements in the short term." -- robbu, Nov 21, 2008