Cheonan Sinbuldang Thai massage for monitor neck, timer-tracked: Rutai

After staring at a monitor for so long, everything from my neck to my shoulders was knotted up, so I went to get a massage. Today I visited a Thai massage shop in Cheonan, Rutai Massage Cheonan Sinbuldang Branch (루타이마사지 천안신불당점, RU THAI MASSAGE).

• 📍 40 Bulgdang 33-gil, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan, Chungnam, Room 303
• ⏰️ Daily 11:00 to 03:00 the next day
• ⭕️ Naver booking / parking / private room / couples / triple room

Where is Rutai Massage Cheonan Sinbuldang Branch and how to get there

The shop is in the middle of Sinbuldang's food alley, and the building has two entrances, one on the main road and one on the alley side, so you can just use whichever is handier. There's an air sign out front too, so it's easy to spot. (Hours are daily 11:00 to 03:00 the next day.)

Apartment complexes, offices and good restaurants are all close by, so access is great. On a day when you're feeling off, it'd be fine to pop in over lunch for a treatment, and it's nice to head to a restaurant afterward with a freshly loosened body.

Where to park for Rutai Massage in Sinbuldang

You can park in the building's underground lot, and street parking on the main road is allowed after 20:00 on weekdays and anytime on weekends 🚗 If you're coming from the alley, look for the entrance next to Geumbyeol Maekju (금별맥주, a beer pub) and head in.

Take the elevator to the 3rd floor and Rutai greets you right on the right as you step out :) You can use the restroom during your treatment, but I'd recommend going once beforehand. Press the bell firmly and someone will open the door from inside.

Do you need to book Rutai Massage in advance?

You can go without a reservation, but I'd recommend booking ahead just in case. When you walk in, the owner welcomes you; take off your shoes and put on the indoor slippers.

Right now, if you book through Naver you can also use a coupon, so it comes out cheaper. The treatments come in lots of options and lengths, such as package, cream & aroma and Thai, so you can pick whatever suits your situation.

Inside Rutai Massage: atmosphere and tipping

The interior mixes décor and props with a strong Thai local feel, so it felt like stopping in to rest up in the middle of a trip ·͜· Tipping isn't required, but I was happy with the session, so I quietly gave the therapist a small tip separately.

Foot bath, scrub and a drink before the massage

At Rutai, once you change into comfortable clothes, you start with a warm foot bath before the massage 👣 You can choose tea, coffee or juice for your drink; I'd already had coffee, so I asked for iced water. They also do a scrub, and it's so squeaky-clean that I was relaxed right from the start, you know?

90-minute Thai massage in a private room: did it fix my monitor-stiff neck and shoulders?

I had the 90-minute Thai massage (+₩80,000) in a private room at Rutai. The room has everything from clothes hangers to a heated mat, so you can use them however you like 🤍 They work carefully over the whole body: neck, shoulders, arms, back, legs and hands. The pressure is strong, yet they keep it up all the way to the end,,

They checked in now and then to ask whether the pressure was okay, and it was just right for me. Partway through, they also worked yamong (야몽) cream into my neck and shoulders, which felt subtly cool and melted the fatigue away. It was a Thai massage in Cheonan that really relieved my tiredness 🥺

A timer shows the actual massage time

My personal favorite thing about Rutai Massage Cheonan Sinbuldang Branch is that the timer starts the moment the treatment begins. You can check the time you actually used, which made me trust it even more ( ᐛ )

Treatment rooms for solo visits, couples or going with your parents

The treatment rooms come as single, double and triple, so this Cheonan Thai massage shop suits everyone from solo visitors to couples to a visit with your parents. For aroma treatments there's also a separate space where you can shower, which sounds convenient 😊

Posture from monitors, phones and housework leaves the body stiff and uncomfortable, and when you loosen up the fatigue, you really can feel lighter 🫶 Rutai Massage Cheonan Sinbuldang Branch was a massage shop in Buldang-dong that melted the tiredness away.