Woosah Spa

Woosah Spa sits inside the Royal Garden Hoi An Gallery hotel, which makes it stupidly convenient if you’re staying there (discount voucher on arrival, 20% off as a guest). The signature combination massage – mixing Thai, Vietnamese, and hot stone techniques – is the thing to book, and therapists like Emma, Hoa, and Ngoc come up repeatedly for good reason.

Pressure lands in that useful middle zone: not the feather-light version that does nothing, not the kind that leaves you hobbling. They’ll swap treatments around without drama – one couple traded their facial for a foot massage and it was handled without a fuss.

The foot massage with Ms. Thao and Ms. Hoa gets its own fan club among reviewers, which tells you something. If you’re not a hotel guest, it’s still worth the walk in.