Funny you should ask about the ALO door fee! With all the hype around HOPE, I decided to pay her a visit at the Gladstone location yesterday. She's a very tiny girl, spinner for sure. A smoker and drinker... admitted she was drunk last night and obviously smoked this morning but hell, she's a great kisser and as long as the tongues stay put, the smell is bearable. Massage was ok but there are better deals out there... like CMJ.
Let me do a quick comparison:
CMJ gets a commercial space on Canotek and refits it completely and I mean completely at a very high cost, I would estimate between $60-70k. All the inside is ripped out and 4 large rooms are constructed with large 2-person showers with $500 shower heads. All the floors have bee re-done in ceramic tile and there's an extensive use of area rugs. The space is very well decorated with leather sofas in most rooms. And to boot, they use quality massage oil.
ALO on the other hand rents a cheap apartment above a restaurant on Gladstone, does absolutely nothing to it other than maybe change the deadbolt on the front door. The shower is a tiny little thing that is too small for one person, so small the water control is on the outside of the shower!! never seen that before! The floors haven't been touched and any decorating has been minimal. I don't think they even painted the place. And they use fucking baby oil.
And they both charge $180/hour. Go figure!
Am I a fan of CMJ? Absolutely!