Booking Guide
Couples massage in Daly City, booked without guesswork
Two oversized tables in one private room, two therapists working at the same time, and one price that covers both of you.
The short answer
A couples massage at Sweet & Smile is $140 for 60 minutes and $200 for 90 minutes, and that price covers both people rather than each. You share one private room with two extra-wide tables and two therapists working at the same time. Open daily 10 AM to 9 PM.
- the whole 60 minute booking for two, not a per-person rate
- $140
- for 90 minutes, again covering both guests
- $200
- working at the same time, one to each table
- 2 therapists
- open every day, walk-ins taken when a room is free
- 10 AM – 9 PM
What do you get with a couples massage in Daly City?
Two people, two tables, one private room, and two therapists working at the same time. A couples massage in Daly City at Sweet & Smile is $140 for 60 minutes and $200 for 90 minutes, and that figure covers both of you rather than each of you, which works out at $70 each.
It books as one appointment rather than two that happen to overlap. Both therapists start together and finish together, so neither of you is lying there waiting for the other to be done. Pressure is set per person, so one of you can ask for firm work across the shoulders while the other has something slow and light.
This is the booking people reach for around an anniversary or a birthday, or on the weekend when family is in town and there is a gap between lunch and dinner. NCCIH notes that massage therapy appears to carry few serious risks when a trained practitioner performs it, and that reports of serious injury are rare, which is worth saying out loud if one of you has never been on a table before.
Both therapists start together and finish together, so neither of you is lying there waiting for the other to be done.
Couples massage or four hands: which one are you booking?
They are two different bookings, and they get swapped at the desk often enough to be worth a paragraph. A couples massage is two guests on two tables with a therapist each. Four hands is one guest on one table with two therapists working in sync, and it costs more than the couples hour even though it serves one person.
Either booking puts two therapists in the room for the hour, so what changes between them is whether those four hands work on one body or on two. The table below sets the prices side by side.
People do occasionally book both in one visit, one after the other, and that works when the diary has room for it. The simpler version is to put the couples hour on the calendar now and keep four hands for a visit where the point is one person's back rather than an afternoon for two.
| Couples Massage | Four Hands Massage | |
|---|---|---|
| Guests | 2 | 1 |
| Therapists | 2, one per guest | 2, both on one table |
| Room | One private room, two tables | One room, one table |
| 60 minutes | $140 for both | $150 |
| 90 minutes | $200 for both | $215 |
| Books as | A single appointment for two | A single appointment for one |
What is the treatment room like?
Extra-wide tables, fresh linens and towels for every guest, and a Levoit air purifier running in the room. The tables are the part people comment on first: oversized, so your arms rest on the table instead of hanging over the edge, which matters more at 90 minutes than it does at 60.
The purifier is in every treatment room rather than only this one, pulling dust, pollen and airborne particles out of a small enclosed space. If either of you reacts to oils, dust or a spring pollen count, that is the detail about this studio worth knowing before you book anything.
Sound carries between two tables in one room, so the music sits low enough to talk over and the therapists keep their own conversation to what needs saying. Ask for it quieter, louder or warmer at any point in the hour.
Does it have to be a couple?
No. The booking covers two people in a room with two tables, whatever their relationship, and it gets used by friends, by a parent and an adult child, by two colleagues splitting an afternoon off, and by anyone who would rather not be in a treatment room alone.
The format does change the noise. Two people in a room talk, at least for the first few minutes, and the hour runs more social than a solo massage whoever you walk in with. If one of you wants silence and the other wants to catch up, settle that in the car rather than on the tables.
For somebody's first massage the company helps. Nobody has to work out the draping or the face cradle on their own, and both therapists talk the two of you through the same steps at the same time.
How late can we book, and when should we arrive?
The studio is open 10 AM to 9 PM every day, which puts the last 60 minute couples start at 8 PM and the last 90 minute start at 7:30 PM. Sweet & Smile Massage is at 6175 Mission St, Daly City, CA 94014, and the number is (415) 916-3282.
Arrive five or ten minutes ahead of the start time. Two people take longer to settle than one, and the time on the table should be the full hour you booked. Walk-ins are welcome and we take them whenever a room is free, though a room with two tables in it is the least likely one to be open on the spot.
A 15 minute add-on extends the booking rather than eating into it, so a 90 minute couples session with a foot add-on each comes to 105 minutes of table time. Work that back from the 9 PM close if you are booking late, and give yourselves the few extra minutes at the front.
- Want different pressure from each other? Say so at the desk rather than halfway through, and both therapists set up for it before you are on the tables.
- If either of you is pregnant, book prenatal massage instead — side-lying, bolstered, and $90 for 60 minutes.
- Booking for somebody else? A Square gift card carries a value rather than a date, so they choose the evening.
- Coming by BART? Daly City station is about half a mile west-southwest, usually a 10 to 15 minute walk, and the Muni 14 Mission runs along Mission Street outside the door.
What happens in the first ten minutes?
You are each asked what you want worked on and how firm you want it, then left to undress to your own comfort level and get under the sheet. Draping stays in place for the whole session and only the area being worked on is uncovered, which is no different in a couples room than it is in a single one.
Both of you get that question separately, so one person's answer does not set the pressure for two backs and neither of you has to speak for the other.
Mention anything a doctor has told you to avoid, along with recent injuries, surgery or a pregnancy, before the session rather than during it. It changes how a therapist works across the shoulders and the lower back, and occasionally it changes which booking you should have made. NCCIH also suggests asking about a practitioner's training and credentials before you book.
The hour ends with a few minutes to sit up slowly and drink some water. Two people take longer over that than one, so leave a little room after the appointment rather than booking a table somewhere for the minute it finishes.
What comes with the booking at no extra charge?
Hot stones, cupping and a hot compress, on the massage bookings that carry them, and the couples room is one of those bookings. Where those three are billed as paid extras elsewhere, here they are part of the hour if you want them, and the therapist asks in the first couple of minutes.
The extras do not ride along with every treatment. Pregnancy work, lymphatic drainage and the salt stone hour leave them off deliberately, because warmth and suction pull against what each of those is trying to do, so a pair booking one of each would see the stones come out on one table and not the other.
Mayo Clinic groups massage with the relaxation techniques it describes as slowing the heart rate, lowering blood pressure and slowing the breathing rate. A hot compress laid across the shoulders at the end of the hour is the least complicated version of that, and it is on the table already.
Because you are on separate tables, the extras get chosen separately as well. One of you can take the cups across the upper back while the other has the stones and nothing more, and neither choice moves the price of the room.
How do you book a couples massage in Daly City?
Online through Square, or by phone. Booking a couples massage in Daly City takes the same two minutes as any other appointment here, and Square is the route that shows live availability for the room rather than sending a request into a queue.
Everything else gets settled in the room itself: which of you takes which table, how firm each of you wants it, and whether the stones come out.
Booking for two on Square
Pick Couples Massage, choose 60 or 90 minutes, then pick a start time. One booking covers both guests, so there is no second person to add as a separate appointment and no pair of times to line up.
Giving it as a gift
A Square gift card is the tidy way to hand somebody this without choosing their date for them. The card carries a value rather than a treatment, so it can go against either couples booking, a salt stone hour, or anything else on the list. For a straight comparison of what every hour costs, the published rate card has its own page.
Questions people ask
How much is a couples massage in Daly City?
$140 for 60 minutes and $200 for 90 minutes, and both figures cover the two of you together rather than each person. That buys the private room, two therapists working at the same time, and the hot stones, cupping and hot compress if you want them. Gratuity is optional and is not included in either price.
Is a couples massage the same as a four hands massage?
No. A couples massage is two guests on two tables in one private room, with a therapist each. Four hands is one guest on a single table with two therapists working in sync, at $150 for 60 minutes and $215 for 90 minutes. People book the wrong one often enough that it is worth checking before you pay.
Do both of us have to book the same length?
The menu lists Couples Massage as one 60 or 90 minute booking, so both tables run for the same length. If one of you wants more time on the table, a 15 minute add-on at $20 — foot, scalp or abdominal — is the straightforward way to do it. Mention it when you book so the room is set up for it.
Can one of us have firm pressure and the other something light?
Yes. Each therapist works on one person, so one table can take firm work across the shoulders and lower back while the other stays slow and light. Say it in the first two minutes rather than at the end. If firm pressure is the main reason you are coming, deep tissue as a solo booking is $80 for 60 minutes.
How late can we book?
The studio is open 10 AM to 9 PM every day, which puts the last 60 minute couples start at 8 PM and the last 90 minute start at 7:30 PM. Evening slots and weekend afternoons go first. Walk-ins are welcome when a room is free, though a room holding two tables is the least likely thing to be open without notice.
Where is the studio, and where do we park?
Sweet & Smile Massage is at 6175 Mission St, in the Top of the Hill district of Daly City, on the Mission Street corridor a short way south of the San Francisco line. There is metered street parking on Mission Street, free on Sundays and legal holidays, with residential side streets a block off the corridor. Check the posted signs.
Can we buy it as a gift?
Yes, through a Square gift card. The card carries a value rather than a specific treatment, so whoever you give it to books their own date and chooses between the 60 and the 90 minute couples booking, or spends it on something else on the menu entirely. Call (415) 916-3282 if you would rather sort it by phone.
Sources
- NCCIH — Massage Therapy: What You Need To Know
- Mayo Clinic — Relaxation techniques: Try these steps to reduce stress
- NCCIH — Things To Know About Massage Therapy for Health Purposes
Written and fact-checked by the Sweet & Smile editorial team against the primary sources above. Sessions at our Daly City studio are performed by experienced massage therapists.
This guide is for general education only and is not medical advice. Talk with your healthcare provider about what is right for you.
Book the room for two
One private room, two tables, two therapists at once
Couples massage runs $140 for 60 minutes and $200 for 90 minutes, both guests included, at 6175 Mission St. Hot stones, cupping and a hot compress come with it at no extra charge, and the tables are oversized so your arms rest on the table rather than over the edge. Open 10 AM to 9 PM every day.
Sweet & Smile Massage · 6175 Mission St, Daly City, CA 94014 · (415) 916-3282 · Open daily 10 AM – 9 PM.