In the major cities of Cambodia , which basically means Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, massage parlors are everywhere. Thailand is the world capital of massage shops but Cambodia runs a close second. I think so many people set them up because the only thing required are some women and some mattresses. Cambodia has a much smaller population than Thailand. If someone sat down and calculated the number of massage parlors per person in Phnom Penh, I think they might discover that it even beats Pattaya.
There are different kinds of massage shops in Phnom Penh. The most common have got to be the incredibly low rent places that cater to broke local guys. Sometimes they are small shacks. Sometimes they are shop houses or store fronts. They also display the price which is usually 10, Riel. Most local guys go to these places for genuine relaxation. They lay down on the dirty mattresses and get a Khmer-style massage or some cupping. Some places also do coining.
When local guys want to bust a nut they fuck someone. Some of the women working these massage places do give hand jobs. Since hand jobs are a sort of specialty in these places, women who do them often ask huge amounts of money in relation to the local economy. Some foreign guys have had money stolen from their pockets in these places. A few of the massage shacks are actually fronts for brothels. They look a lot like the regular places. Local guys know the difference. There are a lot of brothel shacks on the southern end of the city.
There are also a few in the BKK3 district. They usually employ Vietnamese chicks. A few have Khmer ladies working. These places are mainly for locals but they let anyone with money and a pulse inside. The horrifying word on the street is that all too many of these women are willing to work without a condom when asked, which apparently is quite often. They are scattered all over the city.
Some are nicer than others. Most have mattresses spread out on the floor with curtains dividing them. Some have private rooms. There are many around Wat Phnom. There are also many around the old market, the riverside, and the Toul Sleng museum. The official policy in most of these places is that they do not give any extras. A lot of the women follow these rules. Some break them. Even a lot of the shady looking places that stay open 24 hours a day offer nothing extra.
