Here comes the report:
I went to ZH on a Friday night in Jan.. After I finished the meal (both the upper mouth and the lower), I wandered in the Gon Bei Area and happened to see the advertisement board of this sauna. I dialled the phone number as shown in the banner, just asked for the charge and other related matter as follows:
求: 假如我今晚要在你SAUNA过夜,消费情况如何? 要做什么项目才可以?
sauna: 没有,只需要按两个钟,平时12点后进来,56日三天就要晚呒点,一般两点钟后进就可过夜.
求: 你那里有什么设施...
sauna: ...(deleted as not relevant to the caption)
After 2 hours when I enjoyed 2 hours foot massage in a normal foot massage service provider, I phoned the sauna again to check whether there was room available for me to stay behind. I also confirmed again the charge and condition, the answer was similar.
I hired a taxi and reached the sauna, it was situated nearby the Guo Hui Hotel at Ji Da. When I entered the sauna, a "fat boy tall" (brother of Fatboy Slim
) welcomed me with a coupon in hand, He said: " Welcome, we're now offering a promotion, you need only $78 to get a water club coupon and then you need not pay any entry fee and bathing fee, the minimum charge was $128 now..."
I realised that there're something wrong with the info I'd got from the receoptionist over the phone. I asked the fatboy tall how much shoulkd I pay for a 2-hour package. He said $78 (water club entertainment) + actual expenditure of massage service. I replied I did't need any water club entertainment (2:00 AM at that time la) and just need a place to sleep. I emphasized that I'd asked for the terms and condition that only 2-hr massage was needed to fulfilled the requirement. Fatboy Tall said that I was misunderstood for the words of the receptionist, if one entered on Mon to Friday, and they didn't need bathing and just 2-hr massage, they should need pay $88 Chinese Stype), but now was Saturday(2:00AM), you need pay according to the terms and conditions for Friday-Sunday ......
As it was 2:00AM, I didn't want to talk to that fatboy tall any more and went to the changing room, and complain to the management afterward.
When I entered the changing room, the attendant was quite polite to serve me. After I dressed up the gown and came to the rest parlour, I saw the water club facilties and found it quite good(I was not sure because I couldn't see very clearly as the light had already been switched off at that time). The rest parlour was not very big. The sofa was not the type that could be automatically controlled but was quite comfortable. I called the 部长 to come and complained to her about the matter. My opinion was: "I think $128 as the minimum charge for this sauna with that hardware and facilities was reasonable, but I am very satisfactory to their reply to my query, it's misleading! I think they ought to tell me there's a minimum charge and a permit of $78 is needed, I think I seems like being cheated to come)
The 部长 said she had no the privilege to answer my question and finally she called the manager and leader to come and see me...
The manager was very kind and after understanding the conditions, she promised to waive my permit fee ($78 for the usage of the water club facilities), and I need pay the massage service fee only. I promised her I would pay the water club facilities fee if I use it, and if I've not, I would pay the massage fee only.
The morning after, I came to have a look on the water club, it's quite good and the attendant was quite polite to show me the facilities in the club. I hadn't used it because I didn;t have the swimsuit and I didn;t want to hire or buy one from them. The manager phoned me that she'd dealt my bill with the counter. I replied that I was willing to pay for 128 instead of, as I'd only massage for 1-hour(a special massage different from the ordinary Chinese style) which was also breaching the conditon whcih stipulted 2-hr the minimum massage hour. I didn't want to become a 小气人，as the saunahad also done the right thing at last. Manager Luo thank me for giving her a favourite and promised to give me a discount when I came next time.
The trip begins with 叼妈拆蟹, but ended up with cheerful feeling...I think I will come again as the charge and hardware are really reasonable.
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