Adult massage: an umbrella term for grown-up bodywork

Each label on this page has its own longer notes elsewhere on the site. Here is the one-line version of each, so you know which word to type next.

• Erotic massage is the widest term inside the umbrella: slow, full-body work with a clear sensual charge.
• Nuru massage uses a thick seaweed gel and the masseuse's whole body as the tool, usually on a waterproof mat.
• Tantric massage borrows breathwork and long, unhurried strokes from older eastern practice, with less focus on an endpoint.
• Full body massage on an adult page simply means head-to-toe work rather than one body part.
• Body rub is the North American phrasing for a sensual rub, often in a small private studio.
• Happy ending massage and sex massage are search phrases people type rather than labels a salon prints on its own door.

If you have never booked this kind of session before, the style word matters less than the mood you want. A short checklist helps:

• Want slow, meditative pacing and plenty of skin contact without a race to an endpoint? Look at tantric work.
• Want a playful, slippery feel? Nuru is built around that gel-on-mat sensation.
• Want straightforward sensual bodywork in a classic room? Erotic massage or full body is the usual search.
• Travelling in the US and reading local phrasing? Body rub is the term you will see most.

Whatever you book, remember that the masseuse sets her own limits for the session. Ask about the style by the name the salon uses, and let the masseuse lead.

Addresses on AdultPlaces under this umbrella are erotic massage salons: places where a masseuse sees guests by appointment in a private room. In general practice, a gentlemen's club is evening entertainment rather than a massage place, and a sex club is a social evening for couples and singles who want to meet other guests. Those are listed in their own parts of the site.

Because we list the address rather than its menu, the same place can appear in several style lists. A city card on this page leads to the full city page, where the salons for that city are gathered in one list. Treat our pages as a shortlist, then speak to the people who will see you.

A short, polite first message goes a long way. Say which day and rough time you are thinking of, say which style on the salon's own page caught your eye, and ask how payment works so you can bring the right form of money. Keep private detail, names and anything you do not want written down out of the message.

At the door, treat it as any other appointment: arrive showered and on time, sober, hand over your phone or leave it in your bag, and listen to the house rules you are given. For the full checklist, see our first-time guide, and if you are still deciding where to send that first note, the booking guide walks through it step by step.

The city cards on this page lead to the full city pages, where each salon has its own entry. Our longest lists sit in Bangkok and Las Vegas, with strong European coverage in Prague, London, Budapest, Warsaw and Lisbon. In North America we also carry New York, Chicago and Denver, and in Asia you will find entries in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang. Smaller selections sit in Madrid and Athens. Pick a city on this page to open the full list.