Soap Hand Car Wash & Detail

I absolutely love this car wash! Great service. Fast. Thorough. Friendly. Great prices. $ 19 for an amazing wash. Easy to do.

I am going to Soap Hand Car Wash and Detail for years now. Detailing was reasonably priced. Everybody who works here is always thoughtful and courteous. Typically very busy on weekends so best if you take your car during the day any weekday. The customer service is great and the car is cleaned perfectly.

The one on Richmond does great work but, this location has a lot to be desired.
Many times when I come here, they miss lots of spots for cleaning and wiping down.
This happens even when I come on slow periods in the morning on weekdays. I’ll venture elsewhere going forward.

I expected more than I got for $ 65. I am not that particular, but it was obvious that nobody checked to make sure that an adequate job was done. The manager cleaned some of the problem areas himself, but his limit was about 2 minutes, then he was off doing something else. I will not be using Soap again, as there are other options close by.

Great car wash. They do a good job, they do it fast and I think it is not expensive. $ 19 for a ‘classic’ wash.
They say they have free wifi, but don’t see the password anywhere. Don’t like that I have to ask for it, but I’ll give them 5 stars anyway. It’s a car wash. Not a coffee bar.

This will be my go to place to get my car washed on Fridays. They are on my way home and the prices are not bad at all, especially considering their location in the prestigious River Oaks area. I have a SUV and it was $ 40 to clean, vacuum, wipe the interior, wash and hand wipe the exterior.
The facility itself is really nice and spacious… just one tv for us to watch but plenty of room… couches…individual chairs so you can be on your own and do some work while you are waiting for your car and not have to feel cramped next to the other customer. I wanted to take pictures but got busy with work. You will like the place. The place lacks the 5^th star due to the location on Shepherd… it’s always busy around that area.

Excellent service every time I come here. There isn’t a car wash in Houston that uses the three bucket or two bucket wash method like Soap does. If you are a car enthusiast just as the owner of Soap is, then you know your car is in good hands.

Kind of surprised at the negative ratings, been here serval times and each time they did a nice job. They blow the water out of the seams and mirrors along with wiping down the door jams. Would have given them 5 stars but no one cleans my truck they way I do! Until I have my own faucet I will be coming back.

My wife’s SUV needed a washing and a full interior cleaning, including shampooing the carpets and floor mats. Since today is the first day with warmer weather in the last week I expected it to be busy (which it was). I was third in line (they had 2 lines going) to get to the vacuuming station. The manager/​attendant came over to ask what I needed. After I mentioned the shampooing he told me they could only do up to the Executive package, which did not include the shampooing, because they were too busy.
I don’t know of any business that would turn a customer’s money away because they were too busy. The shampooing was what really needed to be done, and I wasn’t about to burn extra gas to come back another time when it was more convenient for SOAP. Instead I took my car to RSVP Hand Wash on Washington. They were happy to take care of me. Better service for a better price. I won’t be going back to SOAP.

I needed to get my Jeep washed and was looking for somewhere that wasn’t super packed but would do a good job on «Jett» (yes I named my jeep). A gentleman mentioned this place to me and said he liked the job they did on his car. I arrived here on a Saturday around 5 and I was lucky that it wasn’t packed at all. They got my Jeep in and out very quickly. I got a chance to talk to the manager while waiting and he was very kind and professional. I even asked questions about car washing and how are they able to move so quickly. Amazing what you will learn when you ask. lol. All in all I had a good experience and was pleased with my jeep. They had different price packages depending on the service you wanted.

Went to soap for the first time today. They had me in and out in about 15 minutes and my car was sparkly clean when it was done. The waiting area is nice too.
It was a little confusing to know who and when to pay, and I actually had to remind the man checking me out of he extra services I had added on.

So, I like the hand car washes but this place doesn’t compare well with the other place I usually use (best hcw over on Westheimer and Voss).
Nice:
1) Yes, the waiting area is nice and posh.
2) Near my kiddos’ school so I can get my car washed and then go pick them up.
3) Woman at the counter was nice with a very nice greeting.
Cons:
1) I do not like how they reuse their drying towels from one vehicle to the next nor go from wheels to car body,
2) I feel that they concentrate so much on the interior look of the establishment that they forgot about quality of the wash.
3) I watched them climb on the tires of a woman’s Mercedes SUV to clean the top! What a no-​no! They should really use a stepladder for that.
4) The interior cleaning is descent; however, the wet rags they use make your car smelling like, well, wet rag.
5) Worst is when they lost my key fob somewhere in the car. To find it, they had to turn my car off and on 3 times. Geesh, once was enough to identify that it was in the car but abruptly turning it on and off like that… I had to wait for over 5 minutes for them to look for the dang thing.
6) Not even a water fountain in the place. They did have sodas and water bottles to purchase though but really? I just want a sip of water in this hot Houston weather.
I can’t imagine paying full price for their exec car wash. I went with one of the coupons they you can get from the email ad services and it isn’t even worth the seventeen I paid for it. Needless to say, I will Not be going back. I rather not have my car damaged because they are simply not competent, to even keep from loosing the key fob nonetheless wash a vehicle.

I went to the S. Shepherd location for the second time today, around 1:30PM, which I shouldn’t have done considering the first wash was terrible (seriously, how can you miss a massive bird crap on the HOOD) but I thought I’d give it another chance.
My car has white stuff all over it, which I assume is wax, the wheels are laughably dirty, they managed to touch every single dial on the dash and left dirt/​grime on my font seats.
I wish so hard I could take my tip back. Never again, Soap.

Fairly-​priced, fast, good work, clean and comfortable lounge, friendly service. I once asked for touch-​ups in a couple of areas I thought weren’t done thoroughly enough, and asked for a re-​wash if there was rain, and they were more than happy to oblige. They also washed my bike for no additional charge because it happened to be on my bike rack. And their completely digital purchasing system is really cool, it keeps track of your «punchcard» for a free car wash automatically. Those other places with analog paper punchcards? I ain’t got time for that! :)

Great place. The service is friendly and polite, and the product is great. They have by far the nicest waiting area to relax in while you wait for your car and free WIFI. I love this place and will come again and again

I purchased a voucher through LivingSocial (or was it Google?) so received a discounted rate.
The process was pretty simple: Pull Up, Hand Keys Over, Pay at the Counter, and Wait.
The manager was friendly and helpful. The lobby was clean and comfortable. The workers were fast, friendly, and very thorough with their job (I don’t know how much they get paid or regularly tipped, but it should really be doubled whatever it is).

This place is great! I purchased an executive car wash for $ 20 on groupon and I must say I am a very satisfied customer. My car was sparkling clean; they’ve done a good job with vacuuming the interior of my car.
I just loved their seating area. It looked brand new with new couches and an array of magazines.
Go for it!

ME LIKES!
This place is fantastic. I’m pretty retentive so I watched intently as they detailed my vehicle and three people worked like ants in and around my vehicle stepping in my vehicle… on my vehicle… to get all the water spots off after the hand wash. Nice touches included taking the mat out to hose it down, incredibly comfortable waiting area and friendly staff.
I checked my back seat a few hours after my wash and noted a box of trash had been emptied out only leaving a few items that weren’t trash. It’s the details.
While the pricing may not be as competitive as some major chains, the adage «you get what you pay for» really comes to mind.