Diane’s Laundromat

Let’s get something straight here: this place is a hole. And that’s putting it gently. To understand it better, insert your favorite 4-​letter curse word that begins with «s» before the word hole and you’ll start to get the idea. The place is absolutely filthy, the faux wood paneling is more mismatched than a patchwork quilt straight out of the 70’s and the bright pink wall with turquoise laminated counter is straight out of the 80’s — which coincidentally is likely the last time this place was cleaned. But… with the exception of my triple loader washer — which looked like the murder scene of a stuffed animal — the insides of all the machines are clean and they are mostly all functional. So that’s all that really matters right? Who cares if the breeze coming in through the back door creates a dryer sheet and trash cyclone as it blows past your brand clean clothes or that the flies in there are more relentless than Steve Urquel was chasing Laura on Family Matters? It’s a laundromat on skid row in Barstow, California. It cleans clothes. What else do you want?

Does NOT do dry cleaning. Tried to come in on Saturday to drop off dry cleaning but the service desk is closed on weekends. Came back today and was informed they don’t even do dry cleaning. Not a very clean or welcoming establishment either.

This place sucks! One fan the humidity is horrible there’s a leak in the roof! The girl in tailor shop has a fan but we pay and suffer! Would give no stars but had to give one to post!

Ridiculous, even by laundromat standards. On Unilocal and Google maps, location is shown next to the Family Dollar. It’s actually across the street.
Also, Diane’s is the same as Excalibur (it’s a DBA).
This place might have been nice back in 2010, (as noted in another review) but now it’s completely run down. It’s also the ONLY laundromat we were able to find. As a full time RVer, laundromats are a necessity, and in 9 months and 41 states, this is the first I’ve felt the need to review.
Only one 4 loader front loading machine. Four triples. Four other front loaders. Everything else is top load. I only see 4 rolling carts in the place (the ones you use to transport clothes from washers to dryers.) All of them have been have been «claimed» by other patrons, who are not actually using them, but have their laundry baskets sitting in them. I had to «borrow» one just to get my stuff in the door.
There are two change machines, and both are out of order, apparently for some time. (Based on my husband’s attempt to buy quarters from some of the other local businesses here.)
There are as many broken/​missing floor tiles as there are whole ones, and all are filthy. There’s also a piece of ceiling tile missing, I guess because of the leak that’s dripping into a laundry detergent bucket that’s sitting on one of the folding tables.
I haven’t even attempted a dryer here, because they’re currently all in use, but they all do appear to be working. The sign above them says that the dryers run for 10 minutes for $.25, and if that’s true, it’ll be a plus, since I might actually be able to get the laundry done with the quarters I’ve scrounged.
I just read my review to my husband, who said it was not harsh enough. He said that this place, «is a blight on the ass of Barstow. And that’s saying something!»

Clean, well lit. Always someone there if you need help. Best place in Barstow IMO.