In response to Sara E, I've never massaged her. She's never been here. I've never walked on a clients back in the 10 years I've been in practice. She keeps booking numerous appointments and never showing up for them even after slandering my name everywhere. It's crazy! She's either got me confused with someone else, or she's got something personal against me. Jimmy G got me confused with someone else but I'm glad he liked the massage by her!

I was referred to Dolce Vita by a co-worker and I was skeptical as I am with most massage places. I had only ever had three previous massages, but they weren't great and I wasn't comfortable nor did I ever leave feeling relaxed or like the therapist had listened to my needs...until I came to Dolce Vita. I have a desk job and work anywhere from 8-15 hour days and then come home to sit on my computer for another 4 hours doing school work. I went for my first massage with Adonis, and I left feeling the most relaxed that I had in a long time. He understood where I had the most pain and listened to my needs. He was even able to rub the knots out of my hands! Needless to say, I have been back numerous times as Adonis is incredible and I always feel so relaxed and pain-free when I leave. I love the quaint place of Dolce Vita. You can feel the sense of zen and passion that the owner must feel because as soon as you walk in the door, the scent of essential oils immediately relaxes you. I love that I have a sense of comfort walking in and not seeing a commercialized business. I HIGHLY recommend this place.

She is amazing - I have a desk job and I'm constantly hunched over and have a plethora of back/shoulders/neck/hips issues that no masseuse has ever been able to fix.



Just by examining my back, Melanie was able to tell that my right hand had been slowly going numb. I thought I had early carpal tunnel and being a broke twentysomething post-grad responsibly decided to ignore it (and I never mentioned it to her). She was able to fix it by gua sha (scraping) which I thought was very soothing, but she said that most of her clients end up crying in pain. I have a high pain tolerance, so be prepared if you do not!



Even though I only had enough cash on me for the deep tissue massage, she was incredibly kind and adjusted my back/neck for free as a one-time thing. I am very grateful because I did not know how much pain I was in until it was gone. She also stepped on my back and cracked it. Melanie knew exactly where to push and dig into knots (she has very strong hands! and I was her tenth client that day!) and I could tell from chatting with her that she cares very deeply about her clients' health and is a genuinely kind person.



Next time I'm in Boston, I'm definitely making another appointment.