Outcall Massage in Lumphini, by the Park

Four roads around one park

Lumphini Park is framed by four roads: Rama IV Road along the south side, Ratchadamri Road on the west, Wireless Road on the east and Sarasin Road along the north. The park and most of the buildings facing it belong to Pathum Wan district. Cross Rama IV to the south and you are in Sathorn and Bang Rak.

MRT Lumphini stands at the corner of Rama IV and Wireless Road, MRT Silom at the opposite corner by Silom Road, and BTS Ratchadamri on the western edge. Between them are large hotels looking over the trees, serviced residences, office buildings along Rama IV, and the narrower streets of Soi Ngam Duphli and Soi Sri Bamphen just across the road, where smaller hotels and guesthouses are found.

An outcall massage in Lumphini after a run

The park opens before dawn, and runners are on the loop before sunrise, joined later by walkers, cyclists and groups practising tai chi under the trees. A second wave arrives after office hours. The loop is about two and a half kilometres, and many people go round several times.

Legs, hips and lower back are what tighten. A Thai massage stretches them out; deep tissue works into the calves and hamstrings with firmer pressure. Not sure which? Our guide to Thai or deep tissue massage compares the two. Tell us in the chat that you have been running and roughly how far, so your therapist knows where to focus. Many runners book in the evening, after a shower and dinner, and sleep better before the next morning's laps.

Prices, transport included

Embassies, Wireless Road and business stays

Wireless Road, Thanon Witthayu in Thai, is home to several embassies and the residences around them. Visitors come for visa appointments, consular business or a posting of a few weeks, and stay in hotels and serviced apartments within walking distance. Rama IV adds office towers and conference venues, so many guests here are on work trips with long days and late dinners.

For them, a massage in the room is simply efficient: no travel after a long day, no table to reserve, just a message and a knock at the door. A 60-minute foot massage fits between a call and dinner, while a 90 or 120-minute Thai or oil massage suits the end of the week. Park-side hotels are used to visitors, and some will ask your therapist to sign the visitor book. Letting the front desk know in advance, or coming down to meet her, saves a wait.

Booking around the park: what to send

The park is a short drive from Nana and Asok, so expect your therapist in about 30 minutes, with no transport charge. Bookings are open day and night, all week. Every price is fixed, and you can check them on the massage prices page. The chat confirms yours before she sets off, and she is paid in cash, Thai Baht, at the end.

Your first message only needs a few things:

• The name of your hotel or residence, and your room or unit number.
• Which side of the park you are on, if your building is set back from the main road.
• The massage you want (Thai, deep tissue, oil, aromatherapy or foot) and whether it lasts 60, 90 or 120 minutes.
• The therapist you picked from the real photos.
• Any guard desk or keycard lift in your building.