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Laundry on the Road

10/25/2015

 
One of the challenges of traveling an extended period of time is figuring out laundry.  I can always rinse a few things in the wash basin, but in humid climates even the quick dry clothing may not dry before we need to move on.  In addition, many bathrooms/showers are not designed to be conducive to hanging clothing to drip-dry.  Most hotels provide a dry cleaning/laundry service, but it is often very expensive.  When we rent apartments they often include a washer and occasionally a dryer, which makes life much more simple.

I inquire about laundry at Hotel Columba and the smiling front desk clerk provides me with a form.  Slacks cost £8 each, shirts are £6 and socks and underwear are £1.  We have a weeks worth of laundry!  The front desk clerk also mentions that there is a self-serve laundry a couple of blocks away if I want to sit and do the laundry myself.  Neither the cost of the hotel service or sitting In a self-serve laundry for a couple of hours is very appealing.  In addition tomorrow is a Bank Holiday (who knows what will be open) and we have booked a tour from 8:30am to 6:30pm.

On Sunday evening we take an exploratory walk to find the self-serve laundry.  It is closed and the sign says the hours are 8 - 6.  I notice that some of the signage says laundry service.  I decide to break our laundry into a bag of "must haves" which is enough to get us to the Edinburgh apartment with a washer and a second bag of everything else.  I prepare the hotel laundry slip for the "must haves."  The cost will be £38 .  If I add in the second bag it would be a total of £52 ($80 USD).

Monday morning at exactly 8 am we arrive at the self-serve laundry with the two bags.  I am happy it is a) open and b) there is a woman attendant.  I inquire if she performs a wash and fold service and smile broadly when she says yes and it will be ready before 6 pm.  We hand her the two bags and explain that we will be a back Tuesday morning to pick it up.  The woman talks a bit about the cost of laundry in the hotels and laughs that people are better off buying new socks than having them laundered by hotels.

Tuesday morning right after 8 am we are at the self- serve laundry.  The woman greets us and hands us two bags of freshly cleaned and folded clothes.  Total cost is £14.40 ($22.16 USD).  What an incredible savings over the hotel rate, and I didn't have to sit in a laundromat for hours!


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