Laundry

I%26#39;m planning to go to paris this summer for 2 weeks.I know this should be the last thing to think of when planning a visit to this beautiful city, but I was wondering where can I find laundry facilities around my hotel area?

I booked two hotels : first 7 nights at hotel opera folkestone in opera/ Madeline area and then 7 nights in hotel d%26#39;albe st michel area. does any one have an idea what%26#39;s the most practical way that doesn%26#39;t cost a fortune to do a laundry ?

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We%26#39;ve had similar questions before - for a variety of answers do a search. THere are launderettes in Paris; average €3.50 for a wash and weird pricing for dryers - could be 40 centimes for 8 minutes, 50 for ten minutes etc. etc.

Get a map of Paris, go t pagesjaunes.fr, type in %26quot;Laverie en libre service%26quot; as your search item and the location %26quot;Paris 8%26quot; or whatever to work out your nearest.

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Thanx alot for the info. btw the link in your post is in french but in the top right is the UK flag for the english language version .

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Yeah sorry, forgot they have English too. Happy hunting :-)

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i will be using self-launderettes as well but am wondering,

do i need to bring some detergent? does it matter liquid or powder. I could use some tips as last year I turned our load of laundry grey! (this was washer in apartment) :)

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I have been in the same predicament as you. When I was in Rome last year, I simply brought my laundry to a Chinese laundry in the morning and picked it up in the afternoon. It was about $15. It was nicely washed, dried and folded and I didn%26#39;t ned to wait around for hours.

When I was in Mexico last week, I had an apartment with a washer/dryer but I had to go out and buy laundry detergent, which was enough detergent for about a month%26#39;s use.

So, my suggestion is to find a laundry where they will do it for you. If you plan to do it on your own, bring some powdered laundry detergent with you (remember, limited liquids on the plane), or bring some of those small personal-size packs of detergent. Knowing Paris, laundry detergent will be costly there.

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b --

Don%26#39;t ask for directions at your hotel, they prefer to do your laundry at their high prices - and the fact of the matter is that underwear and tee shirts are cheaper to replace than the price for most hotel laundry services - and that%26#39;s everywhere in the world I%26#39;ve ever been, except small inns in Tanzania.

Ask at your corner brasserie - often the at least some of the staff there drop their laundry off in the morning and pick it up on the way home, so someone there will have your answer. It%26#39;s always worked for me.

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This post is very helpful. We are staying in an apartment for two weeks this March and it does have a washer but after reading all the horrow stories re: drying time, I will try BC1Traveler%26#39;s suggestion of asking at the corner brasserie. Thanks!

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Most places have detergent dispensers - but they%26#39;re not cheap. I can%26#39;t see any reason not to use liquid but I%26#39;ve only ever seen powder or tablets being used.

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I was able to buy a small bottle of Tide for $1.79. I found it in the travel section at Target. It was enough for 4 loads and was small enough that it took up very little space in my luggage. they also had travel size packets of Woolite. I%26#39;ve seen laundrymats all over Paris. Just never when you seem to need one. As far as washing in the apartment if its just small stuff like underwear. Wash it and hang it up to dry. For towels we washed them in the apartment while we were out and took them down the street to the laundrymat to dry while we shopped for dinner supplies. We happened to be staying just off Rue Cler that time so it was really convenient.

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Suzanne,

With the liquid container restrictions when traveling from the US, it makes it nearly impossible to bring liquid detergent with you purchased from a place like Target.