massage · Amsterdam

Nuru massage in Amsterdam, for a room you already know

Nuru uses a warm, slippery gel in place of oil and full body contact across it. It is the format where the room matters most after soapy, because the gel needs a proper rinse afterwards and a protective sheet on the bed first. That is where a returning visitor has an advantage. If you stay in the same building each trip, you already know whether the shower is a good one and whether there is floor space beside the bed, so you can book nuru with some confidence instead of finding out on the night.

Origins

Nuru grew up in Japan, where the gel was originally made from seaweed. The name means slippery, and the format has kept that basic idea wherever it has travelled.

The technique

Gel rather than oil, warmed in the hands, then broad sliding contact with the body across a sheet laid over the bed. The pace is slow and the pressure comes from weight rather than from the fingers.

What to expect

She brings the gel and a waterproof sheet and sets them out before anything else. After the usual few words about pressure she tells you what the session includes and where her limits are. The gel is warmed and spread, and the work moves slowly with long gliding contact. At the end there is time for a shower before she leaves, which is why ninety minutes suits this format better than an hour.

Who it suits

The regular who always stays in the same place and knows its bathroom. The guest on a longer trip with an evening kept free. Anyone who has had oil and body to body and wants the next step along.

Benefits

A properly different evening, planned rather than improvised. Guests who try it on a return trip usually do so because they know their room will make it easy.

Length

Ninety minutes is the length most people choose, with two hours for anyone who wants time after the rinse. Sixty minutes is possible but tight. Booked the same day by a returning client at a central address, one or two hours are paid at the door.

At your address

Nuru massage with warm gel at a hotel room or apartment in central Amsterdam, planned for a return trip, outcall only.

Related techniques

Body-to-Body Massage · Soapy Massage · Tantra Massage · Sensual Massage

Questions

Asked before this one is booked again

What should the room have for nuru?

A shower that works well and a bed with some space around it. She brings a sheet to protect the bed and the gel itself. If you already know your usual hotel, you can judge this better than any first-time guest.

Is an hour enough?

It is possible, but the setup and the rinse take time out of it. Ninety minutes gives the format room, and most returning guests book that.

Can I book nuru on the day as a returning client?

Yes. One or two hours on the day at a central address, from a client the house has looked after before, are paid in full at the door. Booked for a later date, half goes first.

Does the gel leave marks on the room?

It rinses off with warm water and she protects the bed with her own sheet, so nothing is left behind if the bathroom is used as intended.