You’ve booked the session. Now you’re standing in your living room, looking at the coffee table, the throw blanket the kids left on the couch, the cup that has been on the side table since this morning, and you’re wondering if any of this is ready enough for a massage therapist to walk in.
Let me put that worry down for you. The mess is fine. I’ve set up the table in nurseries with toys on the floor, in studios where the bed is two steps from the kitchen, in Summerlin homes with the breakfast dishes still out. I’ve seen everything, and I’m here for the massage, not the housekeeping.
Five minutes is enough — and your house doesn’t have to be perfect
The bar is low on purpose.
I built this practice as a mobile-only service across Las Vegas, Henderson, Summerlin, and Spring Valley because most of my clients are time-poor — working mothers, brides, hospitality workers — and the reason you booked an in-home session instead of driving to a spa is so you don’t have to perform.
You don’t have to clean. You don’t have to light candles. You don’t have to put pants on for the door if you’re already in a robe — open with a hand wave, point me to the room, and we’re rolling.
If you want the full picture, I wrote a longer walk-through of an in-home massage in Las Vegas that pairs nicely with this checklist. This post is the logistics version.
The one thing I really need: a 7×7-foot clear floor
This is the only hard requirement. Everything else on this page is optional.
I need a roughly 7×7-foot clear floor for the table — about the footprint of a small area rug. The table itself is around 30 inches wide and 73 inches long, and I need room to walk all the way around it on both sides without backing into furniture.
It can be any room with a flat surface:
- Living room — most common. Move the coffee table to one side. That’s usually all it takes.
- Bedroom — push the bench at the foot of the bed against the wall, or work next to the bed if there’s space to walk around.
- A spare room, a home office, even a finished garage — any of it works as long as the floor is level and dry.
- Outdoor patios — only if it’s still and shaded; Vegas wind ruins the linens.
You do not need to vacuum or mop. The table has its own padded surface and I bring fresh linens for every session, so whatever is on your floor never touches you.
If you’re in a small apartment and you can’t picture where the table would go, send me a photo on WhatsApp. I’ll tell you within a minute which corner to clear.
The four nice-to-haves (not required)
These are the small things that make the session feel deeper. None of them are required. If you do one, do the door.
A quiet door. If you have a dog who barks at strangers, plan to put them in another room with the door closed before I knock — not after, because the knock is the part that sets them off. Cats are usually fine and often come investigate the table; I don’t mind. Same for the kids: a closed door is the difference between a deep session and a half one.
A glass of water on the side table for after. Not for during. You’ll be face-down or side-lying for most of the hour, and reaching for a glass mid-session breaks the rhythm. But the moment you sit up, you’re going to be thirsty, and Vegas air dehydrates you faster than most clients realize.
Soft lighting. A lamp, not the overhead. If the only light in the room is a ceiling fixture, leave it off and open a curtain instead — afternoon light through a sheer is perfect. If it’s an evening session, one lamp on a low setting is all you need. I work largely by feel, not by sight.
Your phone on silent. Not airplane mode if you’re expecting a school call. Just silent, face-down, on a surface you can’t see from the table. Most of the times a session “doesn’t hit,” it’s because the client glanced at a notification halfway through and the body climbed back into the chair-pose.
What you don’t need to worry about
I bring everything. The table, padded face cradle, warm cream linens (laundered between every client), bolsters for side-lying and knee support, oils, lotions, a small Bluetooth speaker, and a second set of linens in case anything spills. I park, I knock, the table goes up in about four minutes.
You don’t need to provide music — I have curated playlists in Spanish and English, instrumental, gentle. Tell me a vibe and I’ll match it. You can play your own if you’d rather.
You don’t need oils, lotions, or towels. I bring unscented oil as the default. If you have a sensitivity, tell me on WhatsApp and I’ll bring a hypoallergenic option.
Don’t worry about the temperature. I’ll ask when I arrive and adjust the linens. In summer I usually ask clients to set the thermostat one degree cooler than they’d normally sit at, because the body warms up fast under draping.
You don’t need to shower right before. You can if you want, but it’s not a requirement.
You don’t need to “look presentable.” This is your house. Hair up, no makeup, glasses on, sweatshirt — that’s the whole uniform.
About other people in the house
Your partner can be home. Your kids can be home. Your mother-in-law can be home.
What I need is the door closed to the room I’m working in. Beyond that, the rules are yours. Some clients want the rest of the house silent. Some prefer the kid’s show playing in the next room because it’s their normal soundtrack. Both are fine.
If you’re booking a prenatal session and your partner wants to be present, that’s also fine — I work side-lying with bolsters from the second trimester onward, and a partner sitting quietly nearby is common. Tell me in your WhatsApp message ahead of the appointment.
If it’s a pre-wedding session before the photos, the bride often has her mom or her sister at the house. Same rule — door closed to the working room, everyone else welcome on the couch.
Right after the session
The hour ends. I let you lie still for a minute. Then I leave the room while you get dressed.
Here’s what helps the work stick:
- Drink water. That glass on the side table I mentioned. Vegas heat plus tissue release plus oils on the skin — your body is going to want fluid, and a lot of clients feel a small headache the next morning if they skip this step.
- Move slowly for an hour. Don’t go straight to the gym. Don’t drive across the valley right away if you can avoid it. Sit. Read. Stretch gently. Let the nervous system stay where it just landed.
- Skip the hot shower right after. Warm rinse the next morning is fine and feels great; a steaming shower in the first hour can spike the dilation that just happened in the tissue and leave you light-headed.
That’s the entire aftercare. Nothing exotic.
A few quick questions
Do I need to be home alone? No. Plenty of clients have a full house — partner working from the dining table, kids in the next room — and we work behind a closed door. Whatever configuration of people lets you actually relax is the right one.
Do I tip? A cash tip is welcome but not expected. This is already a premium session — the price reflects mobile delivery, your privacy, the same therapist every visit, and no-deposit booking. I never bring up tipping.
What if I have a small apartment? Totally fine. I work in 400-square-foot studios all the time. If I can clear a roughly 7×7-foot rectangle in any room with a level floor, the session happens.
What if the room is cold? Tell me when I arrive. I bring extra linens and can layer them, and I can ask you to bump the thermostat up before the table goes up.
One last thing
If you’ve already booked and you’re scrolling through your living room right now wondering if it’s enough, please stop. Move the coffee table. Put the dog in the bedroom. Pour a glass of water for later.
Then forget the rest. I’ll be there in whichever corner of Las Vegas you live in, and I’ll bring the rest.
Booked already and not sure about something specific in your space? Just send me a photo on WhatsApp — I’ve set up in every kind of Las Vegas apartment, condo, and house.