Amsterdam · 9 techniques

The formats, set out for a guest who prefers to know before he books

Nine ways to spend an evening, each described in words anyone can follow. What a session includes is decided by the therapist, who names her limits before anything begins; what this page can tell you is how each format feels, how long it wants and what it asks of the room.

Choosing one

The names matter less than the pace. If you would rather not pick from a list, say how the day has gone and the reply will put one name forward with a reason.

How a booking runs

Most guests of this site read the list once, settle on the slow end of it and are glad they did. There is no obligation to understand every name here before writing, and asking what a word means is an ordinary first message.

Amsterdam massages at an unhurried pace

Three formats account for most evenings booked here. Tantra is paced by breathing and wants ninety minutes at the least. Sensual massage keeps the slowness and leaves out the ritual. Erotic oil massage is the plainest of the three and the easiest first booking after a long gap. None of them needs more than a warm room, a bed, and the towels and oil she carries with her.

When one evening should stand apart

Two therapists at once, or a whole night, are the formats people choose for a milestone. Four hand massage costs 360 euros an hour and needs a room with space on both sides of the bed. The overnight is eight hours taken as a single block at 1,250 euros. Both carry half the fee in advance, and both deserve a few days of notice.

Formats that ask more of the room

Nuru depends on the bathroom: a walk-in shower suits it, while a bath with a slippery floor around it does not. Body to body and naked massage need nothing beyond the bed, though they need the heating turned higher than the others do. If you are unsure whether your room suits a format, describe the room and ask before deciding.

When there are two of you

A couple can share one therapist at 360 euros an hour or take a therapist each at 720. Say which of those you mean in the opening message. Everyone in the room has to be twenty-one or over and has to have agreed to the booking.

Choosing without a long deliberation

A first booking in years: ninety minutes of sensual or oil work. A trip you waited decades to take: two hours of tantra. A round birthday: four hands, or the whole night. Still undecided: say so, and describe the evening you have in mind. The booking page explains what to write.