Outcall Massage in Chinatown, After Yaowarat

Yaowarat, Charoen Krung and the lanes between

Bangkok's Chinatown lies in Samphanthawong district, between the old Hua Lamphong railway station and the Chao Phraya River. Yaowarat Road is its spine, running under a canopy of shop signs, with Charoen Krung Road parallel to the north and narrow Sampeng Lane to the south, crammed with wholesale stalls by day.

The MRT Blue Line now runs underneath. MRT Wat Mangkon opens onto Charoen Krung, a short walk from the middle of Yaowarat, and MRT Hua Lamphong sits on Rama IV Road at the eastern end, a few minutes from the Chinatown gate at the Odeon roundabout.

Along the river south of Yaowarat, Talat Noi keeps an older pace: lanes of machine workshops, Chinese family houses and shrines, with small guesthouses and cafés tucked in between.

Shophouse hotels: stairs, small rooms and a few details

Many places to stay in Chinatown are boutique hotels built inside old shophouses: three or four floors, a steep staircase, rooms full of character and not much floor space. They suit an outcall massage well, as long as we know the layout before your therapist arrives.

• Send the hotel name, your room number and a map pin. Several Chinatown hotels sit down lanes that a car cannot enter.
• Say whether there is a lift. Stairs only is fine; it simply helps her plan.
• A firm bed is all she needs. For a Thai massage, a clear strip of floor beside it is a bonus.
• Small hotels often lock the street door late at night. Tell the night staff you are expecting a visitor, or come down to let her in. Our guide to hotel visitor rules explains what reception may ask.

Prices, transport included

When people book an outcall massage in Chinatown

A Chinatown evening is spent standing and walking: queues at the noodle stalls, a seafood table on the pavement, a dessert stop down a side lane, then the long way back through the crowds. By eleven the feet are finished. Many guests close the night with a foot massage, or ninety minutes of Thai massage stretched out on the bed. Nirin works 24 hours, so writing to us after midnight is nothing unusual.

Daytime brings other reasons. Some guests spend the morning on the temples of the old town and the flower market by the river, then sit out the hottest hours with an oil massage or an aromatherapy session. Walkers and photographers exploring Talat Noi book after a day of lanes and riverside light. Couples in a larger shophouse suite can book a couples massage: two therapists, one for each of you, at the same time.

Yaowarat traffic, arrival and payment

After dark, Yaowarat Road fills with food stalls and the traffic slows to a crawl. Your therapist deals with that, not you. Expect her in about 30 minutes, with the time given in the chat; a precise pin lets her take the quickest way to your door rather than circle the one-way streets.

Chinatown lies on the western side of our area. Most addresses here carry no transport charge; if yours is far enough out for a small fee, you hear about it before agreeing. Her price is fixed and settled in the chat before the trip begins. Cash in Thai Baht goes to her at the end, with nothing paid up front.