Little Hollywood Launderette

I just want people to know that this place is not open until midnight nightly. Last wash allowed is 10pm.

Had a bad start to my morning when I sat on some mystery liquid on the bus to work, which soaked through my jeans. Little Hollywood Launderette was two blocks away, so I stopped by with my jeans, explained what happened to the very nice attendant on duty. She said she would wash and dry them and they can be picked up in an hour.
I came back to collect my jeans, to which the attendant said not to worry about paying, which was really really kind. I’ve never gone here before, but I certainly will now!

I like that they’re open till midnight because I always forget I have to do my laundry till it’s too late. I like the ladies who work there. There’s good energy when it’s just you and her. I like the Bay Area Dog Newspaper. I don’t like that it’s 25cents/​5 minutes in a dryer. That’s a lot.

I brought a shirt there for cleaning. When I got it back, it was shrunk a bit. I went back and asked to talk to the manager, to file a claim. The curly-​haired Mexican woman said to come back another day, that I could come back on Saturday to talk to the other woman. I left my shirt there. The Saturday of the appointment, the woman was not there, but was only available over the phone.
Over the phone, I was told that I had instead been mistaken and confused; that I had brought my shirt across the street.
That’s not true, I brought my shirt only to them.
The curly haired woman tole me that her manager was on the way in, that I could talk to her. So I waited. I waited for over an hour. Then, the story changed again; the manager was not coming in.
I was not allowed to file a claim and was given back my shirt.
Beautiful, local tailored shirt, now with too-​short sleeves. Sad, how they define themselves to cover their mistake.

Does anyone remember the Grand Re-​Opening after the murals were painted?
.complete with klieg lights, tuxedoes and evening gowns!
that was a long time ago, but it made my relatively-​new-​to-​San Francisco experience that much richer.
I’ve been coming here for a long, long time.
Happy to report no lost clothes in 20+ years.
Drop off service is good and always on time — but don’t expect spot treatment — take care of that before you leave your stuff.
As I also use the machines myself, I’d like the new owner to invest more time cleaning the place on a regular basis… shelves, in between areas can get pretty clogged with dust and such.
I realize this is a challenge but better control is needed for folks walking in off street (who are not customers) who sometimes bathe themselves in the sink or mess up the bathroom pretty awful.
Please also consider the prices — pretty high for a simple wash machine — some of those machines (replaced a few years ago) are not working well either — clogged change feeders, displays that are worn off (or the ones where any amount of light shining in will make it impossible to see settings). I’ve over-​fed some machines because you simply can’t see the money meter in daylight.
Otherwise… it’s my favorite laundry so far.

I have been going for the dry cleaning for a couple of years now and I am very please with the service, the price and the hours they are open!

Good spot for drop-​off laundry services — I was in here to wash a dirty utility uniform, covered in construction/​saw dust, exhaust fumes, sweat, oil, well, all-​purpose general filth. Anyway, I dropped off my utility uniform here — and came back a couple days later, and it was cleaned, and folded. Just what I needed.
As I perused around, this place has a lot of industrial washer/​dryers, designed for high duty cycle and heavy abuse. The machines appears to hold a good few number of shirts or pants for efficient washing, good for the everyday load. If you have a larger load or many days’ worth of laundry, using many machines will become necessary.
Also a great bonus — they are open late during my visit — 2300 hours on a weekday, a nice touch!

This is a review for their Wash and Fold service only.
I had been using their Wash and Fold for a year without incident. Then last week, they lost an old sweatshirt of mine. I wasn’t upset because, as said before, I had been using them for a while without any issues and it was an old sweatshirt. However, it was their response to my asking for a discount that pissed me off and will prevent me from using their Wash & Fold service.
First, I think most people would have raised a bigger stink if someone lost their clothes. I simply said that it was disappointing but could I just get a discount the next time to make up for it? I didn’t ask for them to reimburse me, just a discount. The woman (I have no idea if she was a manager, she seemed in charge) hesitated, paused, laughed a little and said «probably.» Probably? YOU lost my sweatshirt with barely an apology and your response to my reasonable request for a discount is «probably?» Sorry, but that’s not how you treat your customers, especially when you admitted fault and the customer was respectful and understanding about the mistake. That should have been the first thing she should have offered, along with an apology.
Their laundromat service looks fine but I won’t be using their Wash & Fold anymore.

I am not at all happy. I have used their wash and fold for a few weeks and had excellent service UNTIL TONIGHT!!! I brought in a week’s laundry and was told it would not be ready until 9:00 pm. I was not really happy about that, but I said okay. Well I got there at 9:30 pm and NOPE it was not ready. The guy on duty told me to come back on the morning and I said no, get my clothes finished. All my nightclothes are in there as well as my sheets. No way I can wait. I really don’t want to have to find a new laundry, but this is UNACCEPTABLE. They say six hour service. They have had almost twice that. At least the guy is getting them folded as I am waiting. He clearly didn’t want to but I made it clear that I was not leaving without my stuff. They will get one more chance, but only one.

I’ve used their machines for a couple years and I finally tried their wash and fold service today. Everyone was super polite and nice, and they did a professional job. And it’s AFFORDABLE if you consider what you’d pay to do it yourself plus the time spent standing around in a laundromat. I may never do my laundry again as long as I live in this neighborhood…

Missing over half of my underwear after using the wash and fold. Yep. Either they put it in someone else’s laundry or someone stole them while they were folding my laundry. Either way it’s totally creepy. And we paid a lot for their wash and fold. More than the last place we used.

The machines work ok.
There was someone on duty.
The machines cost A LOT! And a $ 7 machine should take dollar bills and not quarters.
The whole place is dirty.
There are shady people wandering around.
I will not be back.

If you know anything about me, you know that any time you see me checking in at Gap Body it’s because I’m trying to avoid doing laundry for at least a few more days. I probably own upwards of 75 pairs of unmentionables just to avoid this tiresome chore. As a result, I only do laundry about once a month or even less if at all possible.
Little Hollywood Launderette is actually quite pleasant. There are rarely any Undesirables™ loitering or trying to toss their shit-​stained undies in with your wash cycle, and I feel safe sitting at the little café area reading my Kindle and generally minding my own business.
The jumbo washers don’t hold much more than the top loading ones but they are about 3x more expensive. I stick to the row of machines (when I say row I mean, I take up the whole row since I’m washing a month or more’s worth of clothes) along the eastern wall of the laundromat and go to town.
Change machine, single serving laundry soap and dryer sheets on the spot, and plenty of rolly carts. You can be in and out in 70 minutes easily.

I’ve been doing my laundry here for a long while (and am happy with their service) and wanted to relay a bad experience that the owner should remedy.
It’s Tuesday 4÷17÷2012 and the attendant that is on shift removed my clothes from the washer so that her friends/​family could do laundry. I was gone for no more 5 minutes after my wash was done. I was doing multiple loads and my other load was not complete yet. As i walked in her friends/​family were loading their laundry into the washer. She apologized and had my laundry covered waiting next to her. The laundryman was not busy, many large washers were open.
Why cant you wait for patrons to move their laundry. and why can’t your family wait or use another washer. There were many others open! I’ve been washing my clothes her for a very long time and I’ve never experienced this in my time there. Sad state of the business.

A laundromat that doesn’t make me hate humanity after spending a few hours in it? I didn’t know that existed. This happened to be the closest laundromat to my new place and I lucked out. Sunny, clean, and tons of machines that work well for a decent price. Although my first visit was during the daytime, I’m pretty sure my procrastinating self will take full advantage of the fact that it’s open until midnight.

I’ve been coming to Little Hollywood to wash clothes for a little over 8 months now. There are a couple places to wash a couple of blocks closer to me, but this is SO much nicer:
1) They’re open LATER! I hate doing laundry, and always put it off. I’d rather spend my Sunday (or any other day) doing anything else. So, they’re there for me at 10:00 at night when I finally get my laundry together. The places closer to me aren’t open that late, and I’m not going to go across town…(The other two places I’ve used had last was at 9:00 or so.)
2) Nice murals and pictures to look at. Pretty spacious.
3) An attendant is on duty just in case some machine steals my quarter or doesn’t work right. (Up till now, I’ve been lucky enough that this HAS NOT happened to me yet, but there is the occasional Out of Order sign on a machine, and it’s just a laundromat. Stuff happens.)
4) Enough places to sit.
5) Enough CARTS to go around!
6) They offer laundry service. My husband used it once, and was satisfied. I have not, not preferring the increase in expense, but I frequently see all clothes being folded after wash for customers, and haven’t yet witnessed complaints.
7) They do have a lost and found for unpaired socks and other items.
8) Even when I lost track of time watching TV at home, and came back a minute after midnight, they let me in to retrieve my clothes. Most people do not do their laundry so late, and I was the last and only one doing laundry — the staff was ready to go home, but I appreciate that they opened their doors.

When I was single I paid these guys a small fortune each week to keep me in clean clothes via the wash and fold service. Always good service and quality work. Miss it actually now that I have to do that all myself.

I come here every two weeks. I have used both the Wash-​Fold service and the self serve laundromat, always a nice experience. This place feels safe, always attended and kept tidy. The two 60lb washers in the front are awesome, and a great bargain at only six bucks. New owner Mr. Kim is a friendly and caring gentleman. +Street parking a big plus.+

Reasonable rates (considering what some prices other, less tended facilities charge), always clean, and open late. What more could I ask for? Oh, yes – and a free WiFi connection from the neighbors.
The drop-​off laundry service is a bit more than I’d like to pay, but it saves the day when you have just too much laundry and too little time to take care of it yourself. Beware: they’re a bit heavy on the Downy fabric softener. My clothes smelled perfumed «fresh» for weeks.
The attendants really do make the difference – they’re always tidying up and keeping out the riffraff.

I used to do my laundry at 14^th and Guerrero. I always felt the place was dodgy, until one day I notice a homeless guy passed out in the chair next to me, and various vagrant characters wander in and pop open dryers for some free socks.
I decided to check out Little Hollywood instead – it’s 2 blocks in the other direction from the place on Guerrero. A bit longer of a walk for me, but only by a block. I noticed: Murals on the walls, An attendant who doesn’t let homeless people sift through my unmentionables, pictures of Old San Francisco and Los Angeles, and tables set up out front for me to sit at while my clothing dried.
I like it much better than the crackhead launderette on Guerrero. It makes me feel cool hanging in this place while I’m doing my laundry.