Stanford Coin Wash

Just started on my wash; and lots to do. Man, don’t ever procrastinate with your laundry! But it was so hard to find a decent laundry mat and even harder a parking space to do your laundry. Any who, this place is not bad compared to some of the places I’ve seen. I like that I don’t have to fight for a wash or a dryer, even more… A basket. There’s enough to go around. So, thank you! I have to admit it’s a little bit of a mess but who can blame it, it’s unattended. I’m surprise that’s it’s that clean for a place that’s unattended. For the prices in saving on laundry, I can’t complain. I tried one in Mt View and it was a total rip off. The dryer was 6mins long for $ 0.25 but it wouldn’t get my clothes dry. I spent over $ 3.00 and my clothes were still damp. Anyways, there I go rambling again but in my opinion, this place is decent and with many options for your laundering needs. I dock 1 star due to a lot of non working dryers but I assume they will get fixed and ready for us to use in no time. Oh! Parking stinks! So, little loads at a time would be best. I wasn’t lucky enough to have that option.

The laundromat that we frequent (a bit farther but cheaper) was under construction so we came here after checking it out on Unilocal.
The laundromat is fairly clean, definitely a lot cleaner than the usual laundromat I go to ahahaahah with lots of machines of different sizes.
The cheaper washer cost $ 2 and there are other machines that was $ 2.75, $ 3, $ 3.75, $ 5.75 and most expensive was $ 6.75 that basically fits a lot of clothes! If you have lots of clothes, it’s probably a better deal to use the larger washer than splitting them to different machines (unless they should be washed differently).
They have two kinds of dryers. the smaller one is 25 cents for 6 minutes while the larger dryers 25 cents for 5 minutes. I found that the larger dryers work better (we used both large and small ones).
There is a basin to rinse your hands with paper towels and hand soap provided. Wifi is free and it looks like they have an outdoor sitting area (we went at night so didn’t go out there though). There is also a soda, snack vending machines, two money changing machines.

At least they have free wifi. 2 of my fav shirts were ruinied. It actually stained my sheets and unless you like the company of rats, don’t go in the back.

Finally: a laundromat that doesn’t make me feel like I can’t leave my back open!
This is the cleanest coin laundry that I’ve been to in the area. Although the floors look worn in some spots, they’re clean — shiny in places, even! The machines are in good shape and the washers are in various sizes ranging from small (one could probably fit a loosely packed standard sized basketful) for $ 2 to a jumbo machine that looks like it can hold three kids for $ 5.
There is no attendant on site, but using the machines is straightforward if you’ve ever done your own laundry.
This is my top pick for doing laundry in the neighborhood.

So fresh and so clean, clean…
Ain’t nobody dope as me, I’m dressed so fresh so clean!
Pricing:
— Small washing machines $ 2.50
— Medium washing machine $ 5.50
— Large washing machine $ 6.50
— Drying $ 0.25 = 5 minutes
Tina’s Treasures and Tribulations
— Parking is pretty limited. Luckily, I found a parking spot right in front.
— This one has $$$$, I thought it was reasonably priced
— You can purchase laundry detergent and freshener sheets for $ 1 — No bleach though
— There’s washing, drying machines, washing sink, and I don’t think there’s a restroom :(
— A drying machine took my money and I had to write a reimbursement… let’s see if I even get it within the next few weeks
— Like any laundromat, dryers don’t dry as fast as you want it to… spent about 2 hours there
— Machines were fairly clean, but super loud as usual
— Pricier than most places… did laundry for work so I don’t know if I’ll be back.

This was a nice and clean laundromat, with good working machines, some of the nicest commercial dryers I’ve seen, a back patio and free WiFi.
The laundromat was not crowded either but there’s only a few parking spots on the street so it might be embarrassing to wheel your laundry here from around the block if there’s no parking open.
Washer and dryer prices were standard, $ 2.50 for 25 minutes in some of the smaller washers and $ 1.00 gets you 25 minutes from the big commercial dryer.
All of the poor ratings seem to be because the wrong number was listed before. Really people? Did you even go to this laundromat? Why would you rate a business one star when you haven’t even been there.
The only complaint I have is that there’s no restroom here and I don’t like to leave and search for a restroom while I’m doing laundry.

I like coming here because it’s sort of close to home and their open until midnight! The washers and dryers I used are clean and cheap (2.00 for the washer) (6min for each quarter for the dryer) I like also that they have free wifi and that their right on El Camino.

I find this to be the most convenient laundromat in the Palo Alto area. It’s an extremely clean place, Starbucks is right across the street, they have a variety of washing machines, a nice and quite backyard area which makes a create study or call space, they offer wi-​fi and whenever there’s a problem you can always call them and it gets solved quickly. And their hours are great for us students who barely have time to do laundry, so the fact that they are open until midnight is a bonus!

Their new number is 650 766 3131. Hope the laundromat is back in service. Convenient location.

Was trying to find out what this place charges per wash load. So called their number, listed as (650) 324‑3407 on Unilocal.This number is no longer in service

So I’d like to give this place somewhere between 2.5 and 3.5 stars. 2.5 because the password does not work for the wireless and there isn’t a sink. 3.5 because it is clean and has super helpful and informative guides on the walls about machine usage. There is a Starbucks across the street, and they apparently give out free stuff if you enter in a comment card. All-​in-​all a decent laundry mat. The wifi just needs to be fixed and a sink added.

This is a great little laundromat in a great location, with its own little garden out back, how cool is that? Okay, admittedly, washing clothes at a laundromat is far from ‘cool’ or ‘sexy’, but for many of us, it is necessary. So it should be as pleasant as possible, right? #1) Clean #2) Lots of machines and options #3) Laundry detergent, etc. to buy (in case I forget) #4) Change machines #5) Soda machines — Stanford Coin Wash has all that PLUS #6) free Wi-​Fi #7) Garden out back #8) Directly across the street from a Starbuck’s #9) Owners that care.
This place is under new management and it shows. I take my clothes here and can confidently get them clean while surfing the web with a Starbuck’s and sitting outside enjoying the sun. Nice.

Machines take your money. Their wifi is always down.

DO NOT GO HERE, unless you want to waste all of your money on machines that do not work. I tried calling the contact number that is listed and it says the number is not in service. So now I have no way to get a refund for the dryer I poured 13 quarters into and that stopped working after I put my last quarter in.

If I could give this place zero stars, I would. In the past two weeks i lost more than $ 10 due to equipment not working properly. Claimed refunds, which have yet to arrive. Since there’s no attendant on site, i had to make claim by mail. Who knows if they even get them. Given that spending money on laundry is unpleasant, losing precious quarters on poorly functioning equipment is worse yet. Avoid this place if at all possible. And now I’m spending my evening redrying my clothes for the third time when I could be at home watching a movie with a glass of wine. Bad, bad, bad!

I frequent this place twice a week so I get a double dose of disappointment. Last Sunday nearly half of the machines were not working. Some of the machines sound like WWII military planes. Two weeks ago I saw a mess of ants in three of the machines. There was a large puddle of water on the floor last weekend from one of the many erratic machines. See the photo I added. I never did receive a refund for the quarters I lost. I even called them and left a message to politely convey all this and never received a return call. So Unilocal it is. Tips: bring lots of quarters because the machines eat them. Bring a pen so you can fill out «out of order» signs. Bring your patience. Treat yourself to a holiday latte from Starbucks across the street. You’ll need it.

So this place does the blocking and tackling just fine, but gets it’s extra star and a half the free wifi and the starbucks across the street. It’s no brain wash in SF, which is a laundromat plus cool eatery: dollar beer happy hour, and a dollar off beer if you do your wash, so: free beer! but hey, this is palo alto we’re talking about, so it don’t have to meet the same standards, dig?

It’s hard for me to give a laundromat 4 stars because I associate doing laundry at a laundromat with misery. I hate doing laundry at the laundromat. I don’t hate doing laundry. I hate the laundromat.
So, Stanford Coin Wash does it’s best to make this process much more tolerable.
It’s clean and has always been bum-​free. It has free wi-​fi. There are nifty charts on the wall to help you figure out which machine is most eco-​friendly for your load size and how much soap you should be using.
There’s a nice courtyard out back where you can sit on the benches and enjoy the sun. There’s a Starbucks across the street if you want a short walk and a coffee to kill the time.
The machines are usually all functional. I really appreciate their newer, efficient machines. The establishment is clean! The rolling carts all work.
For whatever reason, Palo Alto lacks in laundromats, so I’ve gone to the one on 7 – 11 several times and go between the feeling that I’m about to get mugged or the feeling that I might punch someone out. I like that the Stanford Coin Wash feels safe and clean!