Best of Boston
Best Massage
2015 Best Massage, Relaxation
Bliss
Boston
After hunching over a keyboard all week, nothing does a body better than a full-body massage. Enter the newly renovated Bliss facility at the W [...] read more»
2014 Best Massage
Exhale Battery Wharf
Boston
The downside of an hour of someone expertly kneading every ounce of stress and tension out of your body? Knowing that as soon as it’s [...] read more»
2013 Best Massage
Ombe
Boston
At this integrative health center four floors above Copley Square, our therapist kicked off the 80-minute massage by asking about problem areas and preferences—and actually [...] read more»
2012 Best Massage
Bella Sante
Boston
Massages have a practical application, of course: to offer relief for the aches and pains brought on by too many hours logged at the gym [...] read more»
2011 Best Massage
Ardan MedSpa + Salon
Wellesley
Bustling Ardan may not scream "relaxation." But downstairs, as you lie on a heated massage table in a candlelit room, the commotion melts away. Massage [...] read more»
2011 Best Massage
Bella Sante
Boston
Bella sante strikes the right combination of peaceful spa (fruit-infused water, plush furnishings) and briskly run business (in and done in half an hour). Technicians [...] read more»
2011 Best Massage, South
Oasis Day Spa
South Weymouth
There are long-awaited, I-deserve-this massages, and there are last-minute, I-had-a-bad-day massages. In either case, hightail it to Oasis. It's as sophisticated as a downtown destination, [...] read more»
2010 Best Massage, Therapist
Natalie Maibenko, Unique Verve
Boston
We like it rough, but that bruise on our shoulder? Ouch. And do-nothing spa massages? A waste of a good nap. With a just-right blend [...] read more»
2009 Best Massage, Therapist
Moore Massage
Boston
It was hard to find a bad massage—if indeed there is such a thing—in this year's bunch. Natalie at Unique Verve put us quite pleasantly [...] read more»
2008 Best Massage, Therapist
Sarah McMahon
Boston
Trained in such advanced techniques as trigger-point work and myofascial release, McMahon often assists victims of trauma, but is equally skilled at treating those afflicted [...] read more»