Frankie
Horrible 1st Experience at Lake Nona Massage Envy
Today I went to the Lake Nona Massage Envy location for the first time, and unfortunately I had a terrible experience and will not be back. I originally scheduled an 8:00 p.m. appointment today, Friday, July 17, and I showed up early and came into an empty lobby. I thought that somebody may have just stepped to the back momentarily, but I was up at the front for at least 10 minutes before anyone even emerged to greet me. My massage therapist, Kayla, did not come out to get me until at least 5 to 7 minutes after 8:00. By the time we got to the room, I changed in about 1 minute, but she took at least 5 minutes to come back into the room. That means by the time she actually started, it was at least 8:15 p.m. I told her that I would like medium to firm pressure and that I only did not want my scalp massaged. While she verbally did not come across as rude, she did not at all ask me along the way if the pressure was fine or how I was feeling. She was also rather rough with any transitions, such as repositioning my arm or head, and she would not tell me in advance what she was doing. She would just sort of do it, including nudging my head to the side in a manner that was uncomfortable for me. She also did not give me any kind of warning when she was removing the foam supports from under my legs and just unexpectedly and quickly pulled them out from under me. Her pressure was also not what I asked for, being closer to light to medium. The experience gave me the vibe that she either did not want to be there or she was trying to rush through it so she could leave. Additionally, even though I said I only did not want my scalp done, she did not do my feet at all and told me that the massage was over. I thought that meant that we had run well over time, but when I got up from the table I immediately looked at the clock, and it was only 8:53. That means that I was charged for a 1-hour massage that only lasted less than 40 minutes. To make matters worse, the entire time that I was in there I could hear very clearly the voices of males and, at times, at least one female employee laughing and having casual conversations in a loud manner that was not at all relaxing and not what I expected employees to behave like in a massage place. When I got dressed and went out to the front, the receptionist, Iliana, asked me how my experience was, and I asked her if she wanted an honest review. She said yes. I proceeded to tell her everything that I am putting in this review, and she was nice and apologetic verbally but basically said that there was not really anything that she could do, other than let her manager know. She then proceeded to collect the full amount for the 1-hour massage that I did not receive. Everything that I am saying can be verified by management if they check the cameras, so my hope is that they don't try to respond to this review and say that anything I'm saying is not accurate. I get a lot of massages at other places and came to this location because I had a gift card that more than covered the amount they charged me, so I have no reason to lie about any of this. It's the principle of it all. I hope that management uses this to audit their night staff, provide some additional training, and figure out how to better enforce certain policies when a manager is not on site to monitor them. P.S. As I was trying to figure out how to post this review, I ended up seeing similar negative reviews about Kayla noting some of the same issues from a year ago! I also saw other negative reviews saying that they got way less time than the massage they paid for! Totally unacceptable!



