Highlander Laundry Center

DO NOT USE YOUR CREDIT/​DEBIT CARDS HERE.
I was charged $ 20 when I should have been changed about $ 6. The phone number for the place goes nowhere and no one ever answers and the owner is never there.
Fuck Highlander Laundry Center.

Moved to a place where the washer and dryer do not work so had to search for another laundromat. A really daunting task!
Found this and figured I’d give it a try since they take credit cards and I don’t know my quarter supply.
Pros:
1) Washers and dryers that take credit cards or coins
2) Price for the washer ranged from $ 2.00 (small machine that took only coins) to $ 5.50 (larger machines that took both credit cards and coins). There are also washers of medium size that are about $ 3.50 (quarters and credit cards).
3) Open area
4) Change machine
5) BATHROOM! No soap but it was clean, working, and had toilet paper.
6) Seats. Not comfy but there.
7) Location! Close to Happy Donuts, Vietnamese restaurant, police station, nail salon, Round Table Pizza, and the restaurants and shops at the San Pablo Avenue/​Solano Avenue intersection
8) Dryers were $ 0.25 per 6 minutes
Cons:
1) No attendant so if there is a problem, you cannot talk to someone. There is a phone number posted but who knows if that works.
2) I couldn’t find a dryer that allowed me access to the lint catcher. I hope they clean it daily or more times a day.
3) About 10 machines were broken. I don’t know how quickly they fix machines but hopefully I always have a working machine!
Aside from that, everything seemed fine. No one else was there so it was a bit eerily quiet. Some people came in but only 2 did laundry and the others were ther to use the change machine.
Overall, satisfied and I hope my experiences are just as positive.

I used this laundromat last night and this morning I’ve checked my online banking — and find that my debit card has been charged TWENTY DOLLARS for using a washing machine!!! What!!! There is no attendant and no one answers the posted phone number. Now I must wait a DAY for this to process through my bank before I can dispute the charge.
This is my first time using a laundromat since college 25 years ago. I won’t be using my card here again. If the owner happens to read and receive this, please contact me at the attached email address.
Thanks!

Great great great laundromat! Quiet, clean, spacious, and they take credit cards. Can’t beat it with a stick! My spot and will be until I move from Berkeley.

Just there Sunday Feb 2009 and it was a zoo. I was sorting clothing in front of large loading washer and a woman jumped ahead of me. A few of the washers were broken and more of the dryers, but at least they were labeled. No attendent is there. I decided to leave because the people we’re rude and I knew there was going to be a dryer fight. There is only one school desk and a handful of chairs. The regular size washers are $ 2 and the larger are $ 4.25 and $ 5.50(60lb), so it wasn’t a great deal. On the other hand it was clean and too many laundry places are filthy in the East Bay. I recommend going to San Francisco to Brainwash, and haven’t found a similar place to eat, drink, work on my computer via wifi, and sit.

This laundromat reminds me of the blissful peace (or at least lack of excitement) of suburbia. Nestled in shopping center with a Round Table, donut shop, and vet, there aren’t a lot of sketchy folks you would expect to find at a shopping center on this street. Perhaps the proximity of the Albany police department plays a factor?
Plenty of washers, dryers, and high efficiency machines to choose from. The place is maintained well and yes, someone in the area has a wifi signal that extends to the laundromat. Hooray!
There’s an old poster of Roseanne Barr that always caught my attention when I went in. How many years has it been there? It’s little things like that that remind me of how timeless a chore laundry truly is.

Lots of washers, lots of dryers, plenty of seating indoors and out depending on your mood and the weather. What more could you want from a laundromat? It’s in a safe neighborhood, so you’ll feel plenty confident about starting your wash and running off to Round Table Pizza for dinner or up to Happy Donuts for a snack.

So I first started coming here after I moved back to the Bay Area; this was my first laundromat experience, ever, unless you count living in the college dorms.
The first couple months I came here, it seemed like nothing special. There are plenty of washing machines (about 30) and almost always enough dryers (about 30), and the screaming kid quotient is low.
Then, one glorious Sunday afternoon, I decided to bring my laptop so that I could watch my downloaded episode of The Office and lo and behold… there’s a wireless network here. Good bye grad school readings, hello 60 minutes of blissful procrastination. «publicnetwork,» where ever you are… thank you.