Laundromat Self Service

I echo my fellow reviewers, the renovations have turned this self serve laundromat from a 4 star to a 2 star. Prices have skyrocketed and the new card system (replacing the coin operated machines) is a rip off. $ 2 non refundable payment for the card itself?! No thank you.

BEEARE, you have to buy a card that only works here. Card cost 2 dollars, non-​refundable. Card machine only takes 5’s or 10 dollar bills. Dryer cost 25 cents for FIVE minutes. I’d rate it lower but it’s clean, machines are new and there are plenty of them.

When it’s open and not closed for «no hot water /​servicing machines» etc it used to be a good local place to do laundry near to my building. Then they renovated and installed a card only system and it’s super expensive now from $ 2 – 3 per load to $ 5.25 for the small load. Contrary to their Unilocal status, they’ve been closed for a week now with a sign saying no hot water. Kinda over it! Will be looking for a new place!

I don’t know what these other reviewers expect, but this place is clean, open early/​late, with plenty of working machines and friendly staff. The prices are higher than I’d like but it’s the Upper East Side in a rapidly gentrifying part of Yorkville. I go on weekends and suggest getting there within an hour of opening to avoid waiting for a machine, though I have never waited more than ten minutes.
The small $ 3.50 machines can fit a surprising amount, either one load of bedsheets and towels or one load of 1 – 2 weeks’ worth of clothes. Two small machines and a dryer for the sheets runs me under $ 10. While that’s more expensive than other areas, delivery or drop-​off service would be far more. I’m glad to find self-​service laundry at all, andI appreciate going somewhere a couple blocks from my apartment versus hauling laundry all over the neighborhood looking to save $ 1 or $ 2 per load.

This place is ridiculous. Loaded my laundry just to find out there’s no hot water. The guy simply says ‘there’s a sign, didn’t you see?’ Me, along with other customers look questionably at the door, still not seeing a sign. Only when the guy points to the bottom corner of the window did we all see a small carton sign. Then a few machines stalled mid-​cycle and had to be restarted. This place is so ridiculously overpriced, to pay those prices for a cold-​water wash and to get the attitude from the owner that you get makes me just so angry!
I wish there was another option around this neighborhood

I’ve come here with some frequency over the past few years because my building has only 3 crappy machines, and most of the time only 2 washers are working, and one of the dryers is out of order. And there are 56 apartments in my building!
This laundromat has beautiful machines, it’s clean, and used to be only slightly more expensive than the machines in my building ($ 2 vs. $ 1.50 for reg size, $ 3 for large machine).
I went there tonight dragging 2 loads of dirty clothes with me. I needed 2 small machines and started sorting my stuff. I noticed that the price has increased from $ 2 to $ 3.50! I brought lots of quarters so I figured I had enough to cover everything. So I looked for the coin slot, but instead of a slot, now there was a card swiper. I asked the attendant who informed me that I had to purchase a card for $ 2, and then I could add money to the card in $ 5 increments! I have never heard of this and in principle I reloaded my laundry bag with my dirty clothes, and left.

This was my usual go to spot for laundry, I went in today and they had completely updated the machines. Obviously that sounds odd to complain about but it was quite a price jump, it used to cost $ 2 – 3 dollars a load and now a small load starts at $ 5.25. They also require you to purchase a laundry card which costs $ 2. I’m a bit upset they didnt inform anyone that this change was coming. I walked pretty far with all of my laundry and some change in my pocket and the owner didn’t seem to give a hoot. I know its not his problem, but he’s lost a customer albeit a poor one.

Self serve laundry!
What a rare commodity in this area… But seriously, tons of machines (although some are out of order), super packed (as any laundromat is), and open Sundays!
Also has drop off services!