Besson’s Cleansing

After purchasing a condo in Logan Circle, I immediately went on Unilocal to find a neighborhood dry cleaner. I have to preface this review by telling you that I’m from Houston, where you can get any garment dry cleaned well for $ 1.99, so I used this as the basis for prices in my new home. From the first interaction, the folks at Besson’s Cleaners couldn’t have been kinder. I dropped off about 15 pieces and could pick them up the next day. When I returned, I was greeted by the same friendly staff, only this time, i nearly spit out my water when they told me the bill was over $ 110. «Really?» My jaw dropped. «Yes,» she said with a smile. «it’s not as cheap as Houston.» And we shared a grin. As a result, I won’t come back here frequently; instead, i just check bags on trips to Houston, get my clothes cleaned and then bring them back to DC. That said, if I was in a jam, I’d head to Besson’s and know they’d do a good job.

This dry cleaner is truly great. Have yet to have a single issue yet. Not a single broken button and every stain removed. Super reliable, very friendly, and prices are comparable to the rest of DC. A solid option for the Logan/​14^th street area.

I love this dry cleaner. My favorite in the neighborhood. The staff are all so friendly, and they do an amazing job! They have managed to remove every stain I’ve ever brought them. And their prices are reasonable to boot!

First time customer. Very, very satisfied. First, the quality of the service is excellent. I’ve frequented Sun Cleaners across the street and a cleaners in Silver Spring. Besson’s service is par excellance! Second, the price for such high quality is praise worthy. I had a ¾ wool coat dry cleaned, a zipper on a skirt fixed and the skirt dry cleaned, and a thick cashmere sweater that needed serious de-​piling and dry cleaning. All services were the best that I’ve ever experienced. Also, the total was $ 56. I went to other places and the price ranged from $ 80-​$ 100. I am not one to simply use a service because it’s there, and I’m so glad that I shopped around. This place is a hidden gem in the dry cleaner world of DC! I will be back.

Needed a last minute dress shirt dry cleaning. $ 2.09 with a guarantee by next day 3PM. Done! Got my shirt, it was clean, and the cost was reasonable. They do the dry cleaning on-​site.
Would return here again here for sure, if only I lived in DC.

Went to Besson’s for a bridesmaid dress hem.
The job was more than the regular bottom hem — the sides needed to be taken in several inches per side. They did a great job, on very short notice. I got chided for bringing it in with so little notice, but the job still got done in time and turned out great. ($ 55 for the sides to be taken in)
Will go back and have other items hemmed.

I brought my fiancé’s dress shirt and one of my dresses here to be cleaned for our rehearsal dinner before the wedding, based on the reviews online. I was really happy with the experience. Reasonable price and they got some stubborn dark smudges out of a white dress for me — score! The woman who greeted me at the counter was also incredibly nice and friendly. Will definitely take future drycleaning here!

Fast professional service. Alterations can be a bit costly.

my friend spoke highly of bessons, so i gave it a shot and i am absolutely amazed. They were able to get all the stains out, even the ones that have been there for weeks. Echoing what other people said, they do a fanastic job. The people who work here are also so professional and friendly, which is a plus in my book. Definitely Recommend!!!

Overall, they’re a great service. They’re very friendly and have done a good job with my clothes. Fairly cheap for normal dry cleaning — about $ 1.80 per men’s shirt and with quick turnaround.
Taking away one star though because their alterations are overpriced in my opinion. I was charged $ 20 just to hem a pair of jeans. I think that’s a bit much. They did a good job, but I feel like just doing a hem should be more like $ 10 – 15.

very good for general dry cleaning! would recommend trying a cobbler or more specific shoe repair shop if you’re in need of any shoe repair.

This place got a makeup stain out of one of my favorite dresses and it’s good as new. It was like $ 10 for drycleaning and the stain removal. Amazing! I’ve had stain removal at other dry cleaners that have been way more expensive and not nearly as good. I highly recommend for general drycleaning and stain removal.
Update on other prices from my most recent receipt:
Prices, it’s $ 1.85 for men’s dress shirts (about a 2 day turnaround) and $ 6.75 for a sweater with a stain (I now take all my clothes with stains here!).

I brought in a dress that needed a rush alteration and the staff was accommodating and so friendly. It was a little more expensive than I anticipated but I was happy to have it taken care of in such a short period of time!

Very friendly staff, my shirts are cleaned and organized very neatly.

I was initially a little disappointed since I heard the original owners moved back to Korea due to a family emergency and have asked their relatives to take care of the business… at least that’s what I think they told me, but in the end, the service is still equally as friendly and they still do a great job on my shirts.
I’m updating this review because I picked up my shirts today and found one of my broken buttons fixed. What a pleasant surprise and a much appreciated thing to get on occasion. They are really hands-​down the best cleaner in the area and I have also visited another dry cleaner that got equally high reviews and I don’t think they are as good… at least in service and quality… but I guess that’s comparing the best to the best. Either way, I highly recommend trying them out.

I needed my suit dry cleaned in less then 24 hours… this place did a wonderful job! Also the staff were so friendly. Since then I’ve taken many things to them and have not been disappointed! Once, I was double parked (after circling the area a few times for parking) so I dropped off my ticket and credit card in an attempt to try to move my car. While I was back in my car, the lady in the front came out with my credit card, receipt, and items! This is Nordstrom level customer service!

The service here is always friendly, every single time. That seems hard for many establishments to do, but everyone that works here is always smiling. I find the cost quite reasonable, I’ve never had a problem getting anything back ruined or with broken buttons. It is just about the most reliable dry cleaning service I have ever used. I will always use them every time I am in DC.

For the Guys:
This is one of few (there are nearly zero) dry cleaners in the city that irons mens shirts like shirts, not like blouses. Blouse=collar pressed downward onto the front of the shirt. Shirt=Collar pressed individually in order to stand erect at a man’s neck.
The proprietors are friendly, generous, and show extreme attention to detail. I have used many local dry cleaners (Bergman’s, Soapy Joes (Avoid), Dupont Court Cleaners) and Besson’s is the best by far.
Also, if you have a decent amount of dry cleaning per week, they offer pick up and delivery at no charge.

Extremely friendly folks running that establishment. Costed me 20 bucks for 24 hour service on my 2 piece suit and 4 dress shirts. They did a fantastic job too!

Not only do they do a fantastic job cleaning my clothes, but they are also great fixing shoes. I am not sure if they do shoe repairs in house, but I appreciated that the female owner accepted my shoes and took notes on what I wanted fixed (Saturday). Two days later she called to tell me the prices of fixing the inside of my sneakers ($ 30) and fixing the insoles of my leather boots ($ 18). She knew the sneakers would be too expensive and said I probably wouldn’t want that.
Then I told her it was fine to fix the insoles for $ 18. By Wednesday, my items were ready, and I was pleasantly surprised. My insoles have been beaten up over this past winter, and to my surprise, it wasn’t a simple fix — the insoles were taken out and new ones were sewn in. More impressive was the leather color matched my boots.
On top of that, my shoes were handed to me in a bag to take home with the sneakers and boots in special packaging.