Massage gift voucher: how to choose the right gift
A massage gift voucher looks like an easy choice until you open the list and find more than forty options: Balinese or Swedish, 60 or 90 minutes, a single session or a whole package. If you have already decided to give a massage, what is left is choosing which one. The guide below helps you decide in a few minutes, starting from the person who will receive it rather than from the catalogue: which type of massage suits them, how long the session should be, what exactly arrives by email and how they book their visit at Bali Temple.
What a massage gift voucher is
A massage gift voucher is a session paid for by you and used by someone else, on a date they choose themselves. Unlike a card loaded with a fixed amount, at Bali Temple the voucher is tied to a specific treatment and a duration: a 90-minute Balinese massage, a 30-minute reflexology session or a spa package that fills an afternoon. The person receiving it knows exactly what awaits them, and you know exactly what you have given.
All the vouchers are grouped on the massage gift card page in four categories: Asian massages, classic massages, spa packages and subscriptions. Each category answers a different kind of person and a different kind of occasion, and the rest of this article is really about how to tell them apart.
How the voucher works
You choose the treatment and the duration, then fill in the name of the person receiving it and your contact details on the voucher page. When you complete the order, the voucher arrives in your inbox as a PDF, ready to give. No trip to the salon, no courier and no opening hours to work around: if you remembered someone’s birthday the evening before, the problem is solved in a few minutes.
From there, everything passes into the hands of the person you love. They contact us when they want to come, pick the day and the time, and show the voucher at reception, on their phone or printed. There is nothing for them to pay and nothing to negotiate. The only thing they need to keep in mind is the validity period, which we cover below.
Which occasions it suits
A birthday, Christmas, a couple’s anniversary, a thank-you for someone who helped you through a hard stretch, or simply a “you need a break” said in a different way. We wrote at length about what a massage brings that an object cannot in our article on the massage voucher as a way of giving time, so here we stick to what matters for the choice itself.
The occasion tells you, first of all, how big the gift should be. For a spontaneous gesture or a thank-you between colleagues, a 30 or 60-minute session is plenty and puts no pressure on the person receiving it. For a milestone birthday, a family Christmas or a reconciliation that really counts, a 90-minute massage or a spa package turns the gesture into an afternoon they will remember.
How to choose the type of massage
Start from what the person says about their own body, not from what sounds interesting to you. If they often complain about their neck, shoulders or back, if they sit at a desk all day or stand for hours, the right gift is a classic massage: deep tissue for old knots, a head massage for someone who works in front of a screen, reflexology for tired feet. If they have never been to a massage salon, a 60-minute relaxation massage is the no-risk choice: long strokes, warm oil, no intense pressure.
If the person has travelled through Asia, is curious by nature or has already tried the usual massages and wants something else, look at the gift cards for Asian massage: Balinese, Thai with its stretches, Lomi Lomi with long forearm strokes, hot stones for someone who loves warmth. For a big occasion, the gift cards for spa packages combine several treatments in a single visit. And for someone who already goes for massages or keeps saying they “should go more often”, the gift cards for spa subscriptions give several sessions, used at their own pace.
How to choose the duration
Most massages come in 60 and 90-minute versions, and a few, reflexology, the head massage and the facial massage, also have a short 30-minute version. The simple rule: 60 minutes for a first experience or for someone who gets restless quickly, 90 minutes for someone who already knows what a massage feels like and does not want it to end. In 90 minutes the therapist has time to work the whole body without rushing, with the problem areas covered twice.
The 30-minute version works as a first try or as a top-up: a short head massage for someone who would rather not undress, a reflexology session for someone in a hurry. Spa packages are measured in hours rather than minutes, because they include several treatments and pauses between them. If you are torn between two options, pick the longer one: nobody has ever regretted a massage lasting too long.
What the recipient gets
A PDF document with their name, the chosen treatment and the duration, ready to be forwarded by email or WhatsApp, or printed and slipped into an envelope. If you want something to put under the tree or hand over in person, print it on heavier paper; if the person lives far away, you send it directly and it arrives the same moment.
Beyond the paper, they receive the freedom to choose the moment. They do not have to come on a particular day, fit around your schedule or justify to anyone why they are taking two hours for themselves. For many people who receive a voucher, that is exactly the precious part: permission to stop.
Validity and booking
The voucher is valid for six months from the date of purchase. That is long enough for the holidays, a vacation or a busy stretch at work to pass, but not so long that it ends up forgotten in a drawer. If you give the voucher in December, the person has until summer to use it.
Booking is done by phone, on WhatsApp or online, and the salon is open daily between 12:00 and 22:00, in the Aviatiei neighbourhood of Bucharest, next to Promenada Mall, with parking in the courtyard. For Friday evenings, weekends and the weeks before the holidays it is wise to book a few days ahead, because those are the most requested slots.
What a session at Bali Temple is like
Your loved one arrives a few minutes early, leaves their phone and clothes in the changing room and has a short chat with the therapist: which areas bother them, what pressure they prefer, whether they have any sensitivities. The massages are done by therapists from Bali, trained in the island’s tradition, and this conversation is their way of adapting the session to the person in front of them rather than to a recipe.
Then comes the massage itself, with warm oil, low light and quiet music, 60 or 90 minutes in which they have nothing to do. At the end, the return is slow, with a cup of tea and a few minutes of quiet. They go home with a softened body and a clearer mind, and your gift finally becomes a memory.
Gift voucher or a booking made by you
There are two ways to give a massage: you hand over a voucher and let them choose the moment, or you book a session on a fixed date and tell them about it. The first works better when you do not know their schedule in detail, when the gift is a surprise or when the person needs freedom rather than one more date in the calendar.
The second works when you want to go together: a couples massage on the anniversary itself, an afternoon with your mother on her birthday, an outing with your best friend. Even then the voucher remains a good solution, because the vouchers for couples massage and for packages for two are booked just as easily, only the date is set together. If you are unsure, choose the voucher: it keeps every option open and closes none.
The authentic spirit of the island of Bali
In Bali, massage is a form of care passed down within the family rather than a luxury: mothers massage their children, children massage their grandparents, and the hands learn the rhythm before the mind understands the technique. Our therapists come from this tradition and bring it into every session, from the way they warm the oil to the slow, continuous rhythm of the strokes.
A gift voucher carries exactly this gesture forward: someone thinks of you and gives you an hour in which somebody else takes care of your body. You do not need to have been to Bali to feel the difference. It is enough to walk through the door, leave the noise of the city outside and put yourself in the hands of someone who has done this all their life.
Frequently asked questions
How long is the voucher valid? Six months from the date of purchase. The person receiving it books their session at any point in that period, on the day and at the time that suit them.
How does the voucher reach the person? You receive it by email, as a PDF, right after completing the order. You forward it by email or WhatsApp, or print it and give it in person.
What if I have no idea which massage they would like? Choose a 60-minute relaxation massage, which suits almost anyone, or write to us and we will recommend an option based on the person you are buying it for.
Price and booking
At Bali Temple, the massage gift voucher is available for 30, 60 and 90-minute sessions, for spa packages and for subscriptions. See all the options and the latest prices and order directly on the gift vouchers page, or browse the most popular choices in the gift cards for classic massage section.
