I just moved to the area and was looking for a dry cleaner to bring my clothes regularly and decided to give this place a try. I came in on Saturday (9/13) and brought in a pair of suits and a dress for a dry clean, one dress for hem alteration and two shirts for laundry. Since I was a new customer, I have asked the lady each price of the service. I was told my dress would have cost me $19.90 for dry clean. However, when I picked up my dress on Wednesday (9/17) in the evening, the different lady told me the cost was $29.99 instead. When I asked, she just simply told me that the other lady was probably looking at a different price. Unfortunately the original ticket didn't have a price on it. So please be careful when you are going to this place to get your clothes clean. They might have given you a different price at the end. Probably asking them to write the price on the ticket is a good idea to avoid some discrepancy. Too bad they are losing a potential regular customer since I won't come back! read more

Bay 1 Hour Cleaners - Laundry Services Near Me - Oakland, California

Great service. Quality, professional staff. Used this company for many ye,and compared other cleaning services. I recommend absolutely.

I have been going to this dry cleaner for years and it's out of laziness. The last straw was when we went through 9 shirts we had dry cleaned and found one in the middle that was not cleaned. It was wrinkled and wasn't buttoned at the top like all the other shirts. When I brought it back in, the owner was defensive and asked where it was wrinkled and that the shirt was clean and the button must have come undone. Even if that was the case ( it was clear this shirt was not cleaned) why would he argue with a customer who has been bringing him business for years about one shirt? Just take it back and fix it. Before this incident, I came to the shop one morning when it was supposed to be open and it was still closed. He was 15 minutes late. When he arrived, he went to the back to do whatever. He finally came to the front and opened the door and said nothing to me. No "hello", "I am so sorry", or "thank you for waiting". I should have been done then but I guess I needed a kick in the bottom twice... This was the motivation I needed to find another place. Do not go here. read more

Bay 1 Hour Cleaners - Laundry Services Near Me - Oakland, California

I have been coming here since we moved close by in 2018. I wrote this review because when I saw some of the other reviews, it was hard for me to believe it was the same place. Usually, there is a young woman (I think her name is Mial?) who is always so friendly. They have always done a great job in dry cleaning but the other day, I asked for some pants to be hemmed. They also did a fabulous job on this and at a much lower cost than the tailor I usually go to. read more

I dropped off a shirt to have some stains removed. In a rush, she put tape only over one of the stains. I assumed that would be fine since the stains were in the same general area. When I picked up the shirt, all of the stains were still there and the bill was $9! That seems expensive for failing at the task requested. The man at the register seemed frustrated that I was even there. I'd like to give them the benefit of doubt, but based on their other reviews, it doesn't sound like they deserve it. read more

-0 STAR. DO NOT USE THESE CLEANERS IF YOU DONT WANT YOUR CLOTHES DESTROYED! I brought in a beautiful linen shirt that I've worn 3 times and first time dry cleaning. I picked it up and took it home. Next time I was going to wear it I discovered it was ripped horribly all over the fabric, it had green and blue stains all over it. When I took it back I expected some kind of offering or at least an apology, given the fact that it was irreparable. I waited for the two owners to come and talked to me, they both came in full barrels and told me that I bought it in ripped like that and practically accused me of lying and trying to cheat them somehow. Very rude loud and obnoxious people. Yelling at me a customer taking turns. He actually told me to get out of his store. I have beautiful clothes and take good care of it. Why would I bring a ripped and stained blouse to have dry cleaned that is unwearable and disgusting? They turned the fabric looking like the dog chewed it up and spit it out. This is actually not the first item I've gotten back clothes from them in a less than satisfactory condition but I've given them a benefit of the doubt thinking it was a one off. Ugly disgusting people and unacceptable behavior from a business. read more

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I think some people have unhappy lives and must dump on others to make themselves feel important. BAY CLEARNERS works very hard and does an OUTSTANDING JOB of cleaning and alterations. 99% We have been going there for many years and have never had a significant problem. Nobody's perfect. No need for a hissy fit about anything... We are fortunate to have such a great cleaners in the area. Actually we have been to several others before them, Piedmont Avenue, Grand Avenue, College Avenue and they are CLEARLY the best! read more

I brought my brand Toto bag had a small coffee stain. I have asked them if they can clean it. A man working ,probably owner s husband, they destroyed my toto bag. My toto bag fabric was torn and all of leather parts got burned as dark brown. I have phone called this shop after a week ,a lady over the phone said " Do not bring this thin fabric bag" to me. anyway after the phone call ,I want there twice, the man was so offensive ,talked to me so loud even I have never asked them money. He asked me how much was it ? it was about $1,000 over sea country but I don't know exact of the cost .He started yelling at me. "I don't think this bag was that much" go away' to me. Again I never asked them money. This place is the worst dry cleaning place I have never experienced. this is the picture when he was yelling at me and pointed my face with his finger. read more

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This was the riskiest move I've made in a while. NYE and I needed my outfit dry cleaned and ready same day. The reviews made me extremely nervous, but I decided to risk it. I pointed out the areas of focus, dropped it off and crossed my fingers. Came back to an amazing dry cleaning job, spots were removed and no chemical smell. My NYE was amazing thanks to Bay Cleaners !! read more

They did a good job ceaning about a dozen shirts and getting candle wax out of an expensive suit with no traces of it left behind. The people that run this place are very sweet folks. FYI Their hours listed here are incorrect. They don't open until 8:00. read more

Maio is the seamstress at Bay 1 Hour Cleaners. She has done a good job with various projects for me. I sewed a skirt to be "velcroed" around a stationery tub in my laundry room. My sewing machine couldn't handle the Velcro thickness. Maio sewed for me. I bought some inexpensive linen pillow covers that I wanted cut down and she did a perfect job. These things certainly aren't life or death but it's nice to know a seamstress that will do these kind of home decor projects. read more

ELLIOTT I will never go back this was the worst experience I've ever had!!!! Very sad, I brought in three pair of pants in on Saturday .. I wanted to get a press only!! There's no price list nowhere in the cleaners.. They print you out a receipt with no price on it .. That's their trick don't leave Bay Cleaners without knowing how much they charge because they will overcharge you .. So when I picked up the pants today, they charge me full price as if I got them dry, cleaned and pressed if I would've knew that I would've got them dry cleaned also ...smh I recommend not going to this cleaners. The communication is terrible and they're looking to get over on you. This is bad business and I will never step foot in there again! read more

Very accommodating...same day service. Reasonably priced and everything I've had cleaned or pressed has come out perfectly.

Have taken blankets for laundering here, and recently some repairs to various shirts and garments. Service is always great, prices are great, and I was very impressed with the quality of the tailoring repairs. Will keep coming back! read more

Do not take anything special or of sentimental value to this dry cleaner. I took a wool high school letter jacket for dry cleaning. I don't know what they did but the burgundy wool and embroidery bled, turning the white hood pink. No one could explain to me what happened. They could not remedy it. Leather pieces on the shoulders were not treated and are damaged. No apology and terrible service. read more

So beyond done! This dry cleaner is convenient as it's on my way home. Unfortunately, last year they lost a new sweater and because my bf didn't count the items when he picked up our dry cleaning, they wouldn't search for it. It was just gone. Then last month they ruined my white linen blouse. Ugghh. It was white linen when I dropped it off and they returned it as a sickly yellow linen. I'm searching for a new dry cleaner. read more

Closed early foe no reason! On my way to vacation ana you have all the items we need! This is the worse business practice you could ever do. You won't just close. And then you have no answering machine or voice mail and we have patronized this place for 20 years plus. What a shame. read more

Not one hour or even next day like the name says. I'm getting married tomorrow, now I have to hunt down another one hour spot. Lame. Maybe I shouldn't procrastinate. Maybe they shouldn't false advertise. read more

I've been going to this dry cleaners for 3 years since I moved to the neighborhood. The older gentleman up front was always so nice and even remembered me by last name!! I had a summer dress altered early last year and it stayed in my closet until I went to pack it and try it on. It was hemmed short in the front long on the sides. I figured I could just take it in and have them do an even cut. My mistake. The manager was in, said I never brought the dress in and said they would never alter a dress like that. I'm sure it was in their computer system, but I don't have time to try and convince a company where I've given my business to every week for almost 3 years that I am not a liar. I'm moving on. read more

I've been coming to this cleaners for years since my cleaners across the street (now Pete's) closed. Their prices have doubled for dry cleaning in the last year and I brought a dress in to have the straps shortened and another to shorten the straps and hem and the woman charged me $65. Something that I would have paid $40 for in the past. At least warn me ahead of time and not stick me with an unexpected price when I pick the dresses up. read more

I found my new dry cleaners! $1.50 for a fresh dry cleaned shirt, is my kind of place. I have a lot of dress shirts, suits ($12.95) and dry clean only... So, I'm gonna stick with Bay 1, for now on Friendly service, affordable prices, fast service, and in-house operation, what more could I ask for... read more

Very reliable; always do a good job with my cleaning; always ready when promised. Friendly staff. They will go out of their way to accommodate your special requests. Excellent tailoring services too. Open until 7 on weekdays and 'til 6 on Saturday, so they're convenient to use. They're not cheap, but not out of line with other area cleaners. And after you've picked up your cleaning, you can head over to Sparky's (which they also run) for a burger. :) read more

Getting 4 stars as a dry cleaner from me is a big deal! This is basically a "Woohoo! As good as it gets!" Their prices are reasonable to lower than average. Their attention to your clothes is IMPECCABLE! The staff is very friendly. I have never had a problem with their service. However, I can not give them that fifth star, because they have been late on a couple of occasions with getting my shirts laundered (as in, they miss the scheduled pick-up night). As I said earlier, this is not a problem for me as I live close by, but I wanted to reflect their occasional tardiness in the rating I give. All said, this is the best dry cleaner that I have used in my 10 years of needing to use a dry cleaner for business attire. That's worth something, right? read more

Excellent service! Came in from out of town & needed my suit pressed ASAP for a job interview the next day - called in & expressed this & they had my clothes ready in an hour! Literally made my day. Truly went above and beyond in customer satisfaction! Reasonable pricing as well. read more

No-hassle dry-cleaning with parking steps away. Their prices per dress shirt is extremely reasonable ($1.25). They have abandoned clothing items behind the counter that funny when you look at it. For example, there is a comforter that hasn't been picked up since the tag reading 2010. C'mon public-at-large, just throw it out or recycle it. I think Bay 1-Hour should also toss it...it would reduce the clutter and make the feng-shui flow much better...just sayin' read more

Bay Cleaners helped me out of a bind!! NYE and I needed some last minute dry cleaning. They were prompt, professional, and did an amazing job. I'll definitely be back read more

The woman working here earned the place two stars for being very friendly, but they were unable to get the stain out of my white table cloth (after keeping it for extra time o try again), so I'm not impressed. read more

Been using Bay Cleaners for a while with no problems. A coupe of days ago, I went to put on a suit that had just come back from them. Both buttons on the jacket were "broken". Still attached, but cracked at the top. I brought the jacket back to them and told them I did not bring the jacket in with broken buttons and I asked them to replace them. When I went to pick up the repair, they charged me for the replacements. When I reminded them that the jacket was not given to them with broken buttons they said it was because the buttons were cheap buttons. That's why they broke. I told them it wasn't the cost that was upsetting to me, it was that they were not taking responsibility for the damage. I don't expect that a $1,500 Armani suit would have "cheap" buttons. I paid for the repair and did leave more dry-cleaning. But I am very disappointed with them. read more

Sitting here in front of the store fuming. Brought in a pair of slacks to be hemmed for a performance I am dancing in and tonight is dress rehearsal and pictures. The woman promised I would have them by 5pm tonight as I specifically told her I had to be in San Anselmo by 6pm. Well I arrive at 5pm and she plays dumb like she hardly recognized me and they sent my pants out to be hemmed and they werent ready yet. It's 5:45pm now. The dress rehearsal can't start without me because I am the main character, so their incompetence has affected not only me but 30 other people. Never coming back. read more

Very disappointed! The ladies are not friendly at all... After I walk in they say hi and still make me wait 5 min to serve me ... Then bring my shirt back with a stain left on it .... When I asked why they didn't clean it they said they didn't see it and didn't know I wanted the stain removed ... Duh lady if I had u take all the freakin stains off my suit why in the world would I want to wear the suit with a stained shirt. ???? So much for customer service ... Going to find a better place to clean my clothes... read more

I don't write a lot of reviews but wanted to give my feedback for their dry cleaning and laundry service. They are friendly, efficient and have done a top notch job with all of my dry cleaning and laundering nice shirts that I don't trust myself with cleaning. From cashmere, to dress pants, to linen shirts. They even revived a pair of my husband's suit pants that I accidentally put in the laundry. read more

I've been going here for quite some time because it is close to home and inexpensive for my husband's shirts but not everything else. They have a large sign on their front window saying "WE USE NO CHEMICALS"... great for me since I am allergic. The sweater I picked up for dry cleaning smelled so strong even my husband couldn't take it! So I took it back. They denied even recognizing me, much less even believing I had brought the sweater to their cleaners even though I go in there every few weeks. I WAS FURIOUS!!!! and will never go back! read more

Dropped off futon cover, paid 45, picked up the next day, and no major issues. Overall good cleaner.

It was a quick and simple drop off at the cleaners. I used to go to a location in Alameda because it was close to home and the service there, wasn't the greatest. They lost an item there and I received it a month later. This place is fast and efficient, and not to forget to mention, close to home. This is will be my new cleaners for now. I was greeted with a smile. The decor there is very outdated. read more

Very disappointed! We have been customers of this cleaners for 30+ years. We recently dropped off a rug for cleaning. The clerk working said she did not know how much it would cost to clean but that the owner would call us to advise. Hearing nothing, my husband called a few days later and was quoted $70.00. He said that was fine and that they may proceed with the cleaning. She said it would be ready for pickup August 12. We went to pick up on August 17. The clerk said she would need to call her boss for the price. She then said it would be $145. We corrected her, telling her we were quoted $70. She said that was a mistake, and that we would need to pay the $145. My husband then asked for her to call her boss back; she did - the boss/owner then said it was $140 (price changed again from $145); that the prior $70 quote was an error. After arguing that it was HER mistake, not ours, she said she would accept $110. We ultimately paid the $110 so that we could get our rug back, but we are angry that we had to pay the difference for HER "mistake" in intially quoting $70.00. Bay Cleaners has now lost a three-decade customer. read more

This business rates itself as a careful dry cleaning service, but they recently ruined two expensive garments of mine. I should have realized that this business is set up for large loads of cleaning and is not equipped to handle delicate items. I recommend that if you have anything that requires gentle handling, do not use this dry cleaning service. read more

Richard and Christine are the owners. I have gone to this cleaner since 1999. I told them that I had one requirment on day 1- always provide high quality and timely service. They have never let me down. In short they are excellent. The entire staff gets it! The customer is the key to a succesful business. Providing value is the key to long term and sustainable enterprise. Our family loves this business. If only all retailers could develop a work ethic and business culture that starts with the customer and ends with value... Robert 1999 read more

I went in here with my uniforms for a clean and press, when I came to pick them up at 5pm it looked as if no type of work was done on them.. I had to wait around just so they can actually do the job they were suppose to do when I dropped my items off at 8am after waiting the woman brought my items back to me and it still looked the same I just grabbed my property and left I didn't feel like arguing with her on a job she should know how to do ....this will be the first and last time I come here... HORRIBLE JOB!!!!!!! read more

Have used this cleaners for awhile now. Location is convenient for me, and usually their prices are reasonable. But today I picked up my shirts and for one of them they charged an extra $4.75. Not total, but EXTRA $4.75 for one of the several shirts. When I questioned the lady she said in her monotone non-customer service tone, "extra charge. Shirt linen. Had to iron by hand." I didn't even remember this shirt, that I have had for years, was linen. But it was. I have taken this shirt to many cleaners, including this one before, and never had this happen. I understand an extra charge for something that requires special handling; but that should be discussed when I drop it off, or call me if there is a special circumstance like that. I was miffed. She was not even pleasant about it. One lady that works there is quite nice; but this one in particular isn't necessarily rude, but has a very dull and dismissive tone. Normally I don't care much; I am not there to be charmed. But this interaction really irritated me. Even a "sorry for the misunderstanding"would have smoothed it over;but her robotic manner and disregard or disinterest in pleasing a customer was annoying. I was dropping off several more shirts to be cleaned but I politely asked for them back. She seemed not in the least bit concerned that she was now losing business. Don't think the owner would appreciate her lack of customer service skills. read more

I have used this cleaners several times and I am NEVER going back. To begin with I brought in a brand new Tahari suit with a black silk band at the waist and they put pins right through the silk to hang it on the hanger and then realized what they had done and repinned in on the inside. They also pinned another silk skirt on the outside. Next I brought in velvet sweaters and they hung them like shirts instead of folding them and putting them in sweaters bags which left an indentation on the shoulders of the sweaters. I also brought in a dress that needed special attention in the arm pits as I bought it on consignment and it has not been cared for properly. They attempted to clean it twice and both times failed at removing the smell but of course it doesn't matter if they don't get stains out that you point out, etc., you still pay full price. I actually started bringing in my own hangers so that they would not put pins through delicate garments. I find the owners of this shop indigent and the customer is ALWAYS wrong. I have never had a good experience at this cleaners and I cannot ever find information in the cost of dry cleaning a garment unless I ask ahead of time, except in men's shirts. I finally realize it is my responsibility to understand what type of fabrics REALLY need to be dry cleaned. I always assumed that the dry cleaners were professionals and knew what type of fabrics dry cleaned best and how best to hang them using pins or folding and NOT pinning through silks. But instead the customers has to ask how they want them done. I actually hand washed the black dress which said dry clean only (which was suggested to me by a friend) and low and behold, it did not shrink and I got the smell out all by myself. Good bye Bay Cleaners,,,you suck! read more