2Guangzhou

This luxurious spa in Nanyang Hotel in northeast Guangzhou makes every attempt to do it all. Along with mid-to-high-priced massages, they provide sauna, spa and a beauty salon, with an ambitious variety of freebies for customers. Their massage styles include Chinese, Japanese, Thai and a variety of oil massages. Head, shoulder, and foot massages are their most economical, at 58 RMB an hour.

Price: Massage – 238-368/ 90 minutes, Spa treatment – 368-488 RMB/ 90 minutes
Getting there: Take buses 11, 28, 51, 85, 109, 110, 111, 112, 509, 534, 543 or 701 to Tianpingjia bus terminal. You will find the Guangdong Nanyang Changsheng hotel next to the bus terminal. The Spa club is in the hotel.

Shengtaosha provides Chinese massage and a Thai sauna experience. Though modest compared to others, it still offers common freebies such as beverages and fruit, and the prices certainly won't eat up your salary.
Price: 48 RMB/ 60 minutes, 68 RMB/ 90 minutes
Getting there: Take buses 44 or 221 and get off at Changganglukou bus stop. The club is on your right.

It's ok if you can't pronounce the name. Located just down the road from the Chen Clan Academy, Haijiaohonglou is a massage and spa centre out of the way of the heavily international zone. Their massages include Chinese, Hong Kong, Thai and essential oil, and their overnight spa provides such freebies as sauna, entertainment centre, food and drinks. Their prices are reasonable compared to more decadent alternatives.
Price: Massage – 158 - 198/ 90 minutes, Spa – 98 RMB/ 24 hours
Getting there: Take buses 132, 256, 128, 123, 193, 52, 832, 549, 25, 839, 19, 34, 52, 61, 124, 205, 207 or 260. Get off at Qiaozhong bus stop and walk along Tanweizhong Road. Turn left at the second corner and you will find the club on your right. It will take 10-15 min

In their own words, they are “decorous, clean and large”. Along with the common varieties of massage, International Spa Club also offers the “Mineral Stone” massage, which will leave you reclining with rocks of differing temperatures all along your body and the masseuse working on your “acupoints”. This technique is supposed to increase circulation and relieve muscle pain. Spa customers also get treated to food, movies and a gym.
Price: 298 - 368 RMB/ 90 minutes, Spa – 38 - 58 RMB/ 30 minutes
Getting there: Take buses 21, 58A, 58, 111, 113, 274, 528, 538, 555, 556, 703 or 840. Get off at Baiyun Tangxia bus stop and walk towards the Tangxia walking street for about 5 minutes. Then cross the road and you will find the International Spa Club on your right side

Price: Massages – 308 - 480/ 90 minutes, Foot massage – 58 RMB/ 60 minutes, Sauna Spa – 158 RMB/ 24 hours
Getting there: Take buses 10, 16, 25, 131A, 270, 530 or B21. Get off at Dajitou bus stop and cross the road that goes under the viaduct. On the opposite side you will find Nanmei hotel. The club is in the hotel.

Located in the South American Grand Hotel, just south of central Tianhe, Nanmei is a good place to go for traditional therapeutic massage. You can get medicinal, mineral stone, oil or Thai massage, and can stay overnight at their sauna facilities. Prices are high.