Several folks asked me for a review on King Spa so here ya go!
I just walked in the door from the King Spa and wow! It's definitely legitimate massage and I couldn't be happier that it's on my way home. You go in, pay your $18, take off your shoes and pick up a "uniform". Go into your gender specific locker room and lock your shoes in the small locker and your clothes in the big one. You're nude.
There are restrooms in the locker room and a woman who speaks English who can schedule your massage and body scrub, if you want one. I have to warn you though, they will scrub every inch of you (yes, I mean every inch) and this is not a Swedish massage. It's Asian acupressure given through hot, wet towels and those women have fingers of steel. If I had to equate it with something, I'd say myofascial work, not so much muscular and it can be intense.
In the women's area, you leave the locker room and pick up a towel. Go directly to the showers and use lots of soap. You can bring your own toiletries if you like or just use theirs. After you shower, you can use the spa pools. They're about 101, 104, 106 and around 108 degrees F. The website describes a 74 degree waterfall but in the women's spa, it's a pool and it's a chilly 58 degrees. I spent 6.5 hours there today and went from pool to pool, getting progressively hotter and then plunge in the cold pool (at least four times). After my scrub and massage, I thought I'd do some alternating hot to cold therapy and it was amazing!
I got something to eat (web site has pictures of the menu if you're not familiar with Korean food) and a Kiwi juice (6 blended kiwi, mmmm), hit all but the hottest sauna, watched some TV, read my book and after a couple of hours, went back to the ladies spa for more soaking and ladies sauna. I came home because I thought I should leave while I could still walk without wobbling.
Legit? Thankfully yes! I think I can fit this in at least once a week. Did this help?