GreenClean

For our 3-​week honeymoon, we elected to bring clothes for half the time and do laundry during the trip. We’d assumed that it wouldn’t be super expensive to have things washed at our hotel, but one look at the astronomical prices and the 1.5x holiday surcharge had me looking for another option.
This location is closest Green & Clean to the city center of Vienna. (There are many other locations, but most are further outside the main tourist area). We packed up our dirty clothes into a suitcase for easy transport, and my husband and I actually walked here from our hotel (the Hollmann Beletage– HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!) — it was about 1.5 miles each way, but not bad, given the unseasonable 45 degree temperature we had.
It was easy to figure out which washer/​dryer was the most appropriate capacity, and although there were other people there, it wasn’t super crowded and we didn’t need to wait at all. To wash and dry about 10 days of winter gear for two people was about 30 euro– a vast improvement over the 300 euro bill we estimated at our hotel! Since we were in Vienna for a week, it was worth our time to spend 2 hours here, but even if you have less time, this place is open 24/​7, and is not in a sketchy area– even if you have to come in the evening or early morning, it would be worth it.
The vending machine was broken when we were here (23÷12÷15), and there is no grocery store/​drugstore nearby, but it looked like the establishment was serviced regularly, so it’s probably fixed now.

We were very lucky to have found this place; many thanks to a Unilocaler’s very detailed and accurate review from Jul 2013. Prices have changed a little bit but we did some research on their website and were duly updated about the changes.
Here’s a bit of background for context — we were halfway into our 21 day trip with 2 carry-​ons when we arrived in Vienna. So laundry was an essential task on our to-​do list. Before proceeding, I want to add that laundry on-​the-​go is not an easy thing to do in many European cities, unless you are ready to shell out 9 euro for each pair of pants and so on, at your hotel. We’d already tried a laundromat in Munich but failed to complete the task (will soon post my review of our rather distressing experience with «Wash & clean» in Munich). So we could truly appreciate what the GC laundry had to offer. To us, their prices were completely fair for two reasons: (1) difficulty of finding more convenient /​cheaper alternatives, and (2) being able to get what one needs done in a reasonable amount of time & in a CLEAN establishment. Not to mention that GC machines are eco-​friendly (hence the name «Greenclean») so they add their own brand of detergent, softener etc. (automatic & included in the price) to the wash… which means we didn’t have to worry about any of that. You pay for what you get, fair and square.
What we loved about this place: We arrived at the Favoritenstraße location first thing on a Monday morning. Had the place all to ourselves. All signs inside had English translations … this was a huge luxury, esp. after Germany. Prices, directions etc. were very clear. There were different sizes of machines for small to XL loads. We could fit two carry-​ons worth of clothing into the 20 kg machine with a bit of room to spare. There were sanitizing wipes to wipe things down if needed. Washing & drying combined took just a tad over 1.5 hours total. Folding and packing up took 15 minutes more. In 2 hours we were back on the bus heading back to the hotel. How awesome is that? For reference, a Munich laundromat gave us an estimate of 1 hr wash + 1.5 hr dry time.
As for entertainment, we weren’t expecting free wifi. I really don’t think that every business is responsible for keeping us entertained at all times… either in my own country or overseas. There is a TV in there, by the way.
Total spent to do a 20 kg load (wash & dry) 15 euro. Having clean clothes to wear for the next 10 days. priceless. :)
FYI, GC is part of a chain and there are several locations in Viennna. Their website has all necessary details in English, including the complete price chart. They might have locations in other European cities. We will certainly keep an eye out for them during our travels in future.

Fuckin’ insane prices. No wifi. Soap included dispensed internally by each machine.
Best deal going I could find. Clean and well-​maintained. Only real problem is price.

In a city where there aren’t too many self-​service laundries, GreenandClean is a welcome sight. It’s a chain operation with a bunch of locations throughout Vienna. Check out their website for the one closest to you.
The place is clean and air-​conditioned and will cost you 5 euros for a wash and 1.50 euros for a 10 minute dry (a 30 minute dry can be purchased for 3.5 euros). It accepts both bills and coins.
They also have some cards you can purchase if you will be coming back often to lower the cost of each wash + dry, but it seemed like you’d have to come back a lot to make this worth it.
One nice touch is that the cost includes detergent that is automatically discharged during the wash so you don’t have to worry about handling detergent at all.
Also, there’s a snack vending machine in the place but it wasn’t working when we were there.