I visited Barbie (ran into Pamela in the hallway) last Feb. The extra $20 was a bit odd to me, I agree. I didn't worry, paid the money.
I enjoyed Barbie, and I've considered repeating, but I suspect she is very inconsistent. She doesn't answer email, her ad seems to be on yellowpage.ca,
and I don't think I'd like Pamela.
On the plus side for the shower: the bathroom is immense. Large shower, jacuzzi, and enough space in the middle for a small bed. My thought was that you could put a massage table in there to good effect. No, Barbie didn't join me in the shower (sadly, but I didn't ask), nor was the jacuzzi offered. The thought of proposing
a two hour session, with one hour in the bathroom had occured to me though.
I didn't know others had given such bad reviews: I'm frankly surprised anyone else managed to make an appointment.