Gay massage in Midtown

Midtown is less a residential massage neighbourhood than a demand centre. Most sessions booked here happen in hotel rooms between Bryant Park and Central Park South, arranged by travellers who land in the afternoon and want the knots out of their shoulders before dinner. Therapists based in Hell's Kitchen, Murray Hill and the East Fifties all treat Midtown as home turf.

A handful of genuine incall studios do operate in the office blocks and residential towers around Grand Central and Murray Hill, and they are worth finding: purpose-built treatment rooms, proper linens, and a front desk rather than a walk-up stair. For outcall, expect the therapist to ask for your hotel name and room number only once the appointment is confirmed, and to arrive with a folding table if the room has no space for one.

Hourly rates match the rest of central Manhattan, around $150 to $260, and the travel fee is usually waived for anyone staying inside the Midtown grid. Because so many providers cover this area, Midtown is the single easiest place in New York to get a same-day appointment.