I am often in Manhattan and a frequent monger. There are many places for FS and massage+FS and I have reviewed many on this site.  However, sometimes I feel like getting a real therapeutic massage given by a professional but ending with "soft touch" and hand release.  I have a really tough time finding good places for this in Manhattan.  There is a very well-known place called west garden spa but it is far from my usual hangouts (midtown east) and the massages are not that great.
Any recommendations?

what has your experience been at westgarden?  Is the HE good?  What do the attendants look like and wear?

My past experiences at WG have been OK, nothing spectacular.  Reasonable massage with an efficient HE.  The attendants are good looking and wear all white uniforms.

You should check out nybodylove (https://twitter.com/nybodylove), I've had some decent massages there and good endings.

I've found two Chinese places that have really good massages and HE but the ladies are not young.