Carmel Car Wash

Marginal at best. Outside seating and the 3 minute wash is more like 45 seconds. Staff didn’t seem to be interested in providing great service. If you go here, pay for the full service — if not, you’ll be spending a lot of time drying your car. My advice is to try another car wash.

Love this place, we have the monthly subscription on two vehicles and run thru almost every day! It’s quick and easy. They will do the inside for a small extra charge when you want.

Pros: quick, friendly service, and super close to my house
Cons: compared to other car washes in the area, the ‘quickness’ of the $ 10 wash left my car dirty and still wet.
Granted I don’t expect to to be completely dry and I could elect to pay $ 5 more to have it hand dried, but I didn’t…
There is a covered area where you can service and vacuum you car. Of note, the vacuum requires a token that you can get from the cashier — this annoyed me as other car washes have the vacuums running continuously.
My first and last time to go here.

I never write reviews. This probably the second I’ve ever written. But the crappy service I got from Carmel Car Wash on Park was worth the time to write this. I paid $ 10 for the exterior wash. It was a basic type of wash. I came out of the drive they wash and there was still soap all over my windows. I drove back to the guy and said that there is soap all over my windows. He said I should have paid for the better wash with the hand towel dry. I said I paid for a car wash and it includes to wash the soap off. I asked if I could use the window spray so I can wipe the soap off myself. He said no. I had to drive home with the soap drying on my windows and wash it off myself. What was the point if a car wash service if I have to go home and put more work into getting my car clean again!

Great in-​and-​out car wash. The guys who do interior cleaning are very friendly. Very good and quick service.

Great in-​and-​out car wash. I purchased the special deal which includes interior and exterior for $ 29.95. I’m used to washing my own car and doing my own detailing, but my budget allows for it now, and the car wash is totally new to me. I forget EVERY time to put the car in neutral like a dingus, and the hispanic gentleman who pre-​washes the car always looks at me like I’m an idiot. So, there’s that.
The guys who do the interior detailing are much friendlier and usher you to the covered waiting area while they take care of your car. Other reviewers are justifiably upset because of leftover dirt and residue. I encountered that a couple times, but it was super minor. They put this conditioner on my dashboard and along the leather of the door and center console. It’s all shiny and pretty.
They do about as great a job as I would have and for a decent price. Me gusta.

Quick and clean. Just like I like it. Never a long wait but always great service. The price is just right and the people are always friendly.

It’s pretty terrible here. I’ve been through my share of car washes like this, and I don’t expect an immaculate vehicle for a $ 6 exterior wash but I do expect them to get the dirt off the back of the trunk/​bumper, and the windows — there were streaks everywhere and the outer edges looked like the brushes hadn’t even touched them.
Even something as simple as «rinse the car thoroughly before you dry it» is lost on Carmel — just go elsewhere unless they get new owners or they decide to rework the design of the drive-​thru area.

Have had nothing but great experiences at Carmel. Great service, quick, and no hassle at all. Nice little waiting area outside is a bonus too, so bring a magazine. Car comes out looking and smelling brand new every time (highly recommend the full service).

I was not expecting the Texas sun fade to be washed off but the cashier talked me into the $ 15.00 auto wash and hand buffed/​detail, for the car was very dirty from road grime. He assured me the staff would clean the wheels and wash off any road grime the automatic did not clean off.
My true opinion is I would have rather paid more than to have the post team rush like there was a fire approaching. After they waved me done I got out and examined the car and the solution they used on the wheels made a streaking mess. The attendant made a few more wipes on the wheels and sent me on my way.
I fueled at the station next door and took paper towels to try to buff out ares they missed only to find that the lower body was still layered with road grime. I went back to voice my dissatisfaction to the cashier and he he waved me to the open area to have the techs use a spray bottle and towel to address what I was not happy with.
Needless to say the young gal with no motivation to satisfy a customer was getting no where so I got out asked for a towel and spray bottle and sent the next 20 minutes buffing out the grime myself as they stood and watched me.
I really should have saved myself the stress and went to a car wash that you do yourself. And save $ 10.00 for I know I would have had to run a regular one longer time for how dirty the car was.
They have a great set up but just need to chill and not push the cars through so darn fast and take pride of the services they are offering to obtain repeat happy customers.

Very impressed. They did great job cleaning my car inside and out. Best car wash around.

Wow! $ 6, I know. But what a ripoff. I could throw a bucket of water on my car and essentially get the same results. Here are a number of better uses of $ 6
-$ 5 Subway footlong… save a dollar
–a whole meal at Taco Bueno
–rotisserie chicken at Walmart
–3 gallons of gas!
–4 pair of new socks at Target

Great car wash, beautiful facility, reasonable prices, and friendly employees. My only complaint is that they are sometimes a little slow. If your car needs a bath, this is your place.

Well when you pay for a 15 $ car wash you kind of wish you get what you pay for. The car wash seemed like it would be good but you get exactly what you would get if you paid for a 5 $ car wash from a gas station. After the car wash little drive through we noticed that there was still soap bubbles all over our car. When we pulled over to the side we had two guys wipe down our car and wipe down our rims. Well… More like half ass type of wipe. I am really disappointed! Once we pulled over to the side to vacuum the car ourselves we had to ask one of the employees for a dry towel so we could actually have a dry vehicle. I feel like the only thing great about this experience was being able to vacuum our vehicle for free. Everything else was a disappointment and I wouldn’t suggest anyone to pay that much for this half ass car wash.

Came through this car wash with only minor dirt on my car from the recent rain. I couldn’t remember if this was the same car wash that had given me such poor service and cleaning before so I whipped in for a quick clean. The only options are either $ 5 or $ 10, for a standard clean and neither include a towel dry. Car wasn’t clean after the wash, asked for a re wash and the tech was confused why I would ask for one despite my car having obvious clean strokes. Even the second wash didn’t remove the clean strokes. 2014 Ford Escape. Not exactly a difficult to clean car. Other car washes never have an issue.

I don’t expect much from a car wash; just a simple exterior cleaning with a decent job of air drying my car thereafter. I wanted to try this place out since it’s close to where I work/​live. I have a black car so simply wanted to get rid of some of the water spots and white scum that had gathered along the bottom of my car. After the $ 10 wash, I pulled to the vacuum area to clean the interior. They failed to mention that I would need a token for it. I had to walk back over to the entrance of the facility to get a [free] token for the vacuum. (Not really a big deal, but the vacuum hose was broken, which prevented me from being able to fully clean the inside).
The main issue I have with this car wash is the poor quality of wash itself. The soap/​rinse does a very poor job of actually cleaning the vehicle. What’s worse is the dryer is probably the worst I’ve seen at any car wash. It isn’t strong, it doesn’t fully dry even the top areas of the car, and it ends up being counterproductive at the end. I even hand dried the car afterward as much as I could. There was soap scum all throughout the bottom half of my car, which is very evident considering it’s a black vehicle. The brushes didn’t really clean anything either. Seems like there isn’t enough water pressure to really remove any dirt that may have accumulated on the car.
Again, I don’t expect much from a car wash, especially when I’m only paying $ 10. I just expect it to look better than before the wash. That was not the case here.

Over priced, yes. Quality, no. Nice idea, but pricier than I think is worth it. You have to ask for tokens to vacuum your car. The hand drying is often incomplete and spotty. Left today and there was still dirt on the front, back, and windshield.

They always do a good job here. I have had them wax my car twice and every time it looks as good as new. The staff is professional and seem to care about the work they do. I like that the cars are covered while they are being dried.

I don’t see what the problem is. It’s a $ 5 car wash. Mine came out great! I’ve been here twice now and I have always been taken care of so I don’t kno where the drama is coming in. They always have me in and out with a clean car at a great price. I will continue to do business here.

Always come in here for the $ 5 basic wash. It does a decent job of cleaning– only 2 things that would make it perfect.
1. The person that brushes your car at the beginning of the cycle only brushes half of the vehicle– not thorough at all.
2. This car was doesn’t do a good job of drying. I always find wet spots and smudges from inadequate drying– it makes the car look dirty all over again. A few times I’ve went, they have people at the end to hand dry your car, but this needs always be there because the machine itself doesn’t do a good job of fully drying.
Make sure to ask the guy at the booth for a vacuum token if you want to do the inside as well.