Ace is a foreigner-friendly anma in the Gangnam section of Seoul. Anma is a version of anmo which is a Chinese word for massage. In Japan it typically means just that. When affixed to a building in South Korea however, anma typically means that more than massages are available though that is certainly not always the case.
This could lead many foreigners to the doors of such facilities though in many cases they would be refused. Ace anma warmly accepts foreigners and has for some time. If some people from other countries start showing up and acting rudely that could change as stereotypes are easy to form but tough to break. Ace is located just outside of the Gangnam-gu Office train station. It is so close in fact that it is visible from exit 3 of the station. This is especially true at night when the signs that say anma in Korean and massage in English are illuminated.
Customers enter through a door in the parking area adjacent to the street. There is usually a red carpet laid out leading to the door but it is fairly obvious even when the rug is missing. Just inside the door a male security guard greets customers and asks them to take off their shoes and slip into a pair of small leather slippers.
To make things clear for foreigners the women display the price on a calculator. There is a flat screen television on the wall, some drinks and some bedding and pillows to sit or lay on. Slippers must be taken off before entering the waiting room. Customers are told how long they will have to wait. Typically it is no longer than a few minutes though on busy nights it could of course be much longer.
After waiting the required amount of time male attendants lead customers to what has to be the smallest lift in the world. It can fit two adults but it is snug. This is used to transport customers to one of several upper levels where they are led into numbered rooms that look like college dorms in the United States.
