Grand Thai Spa Massage is a Thai massage and spa at 1133 Pukuatua Street in central Rotorua, and its main offer is traditional Thai massage. The website calls it a UNESCO-listed heritage therapy. It is done without oil, using stretching, firm pressure and passive yogic movements. The menu also covers aromatherapy with a choice of blends, hot basalt stone, aromatic jade stone with Lomi Lomi technique, Swedish and deep tissue massage, reflexology, facials and body scrubs. Packages combine these. A 90 minute Deep Rest Package is $155 and a 60 minute hydrating cocoon mask is $99, both as at 2026.
Customers talk most about the Thai massage and knot removal, with head massage and gua sha also mentioned. One reviewer said their deep tissue massage relieved a lot of tension, and another, who went with a sister, called the gua sha face and head add-on the best massage they had had. Staff are described as welcoming, the rooms as clean and the atmosphere as relaxing. Among the four wellness businesses within a kilometre that have ten or more reviews, this one rates highest. The others are Tiaho Mirimiri Massage at 0.3 km, BodyFix Massage at 0.4 km and Wai Ariki Hot Springs at 0.6 km. Our pick in central Rotorua for a traditional Thai massage.