SHORT REVIEW:
PROS: good parking, lots of laundry carts, safe and clean, large laundromat, new machines, fast dryers, community room aka "red room", laundry cards, decent wifi, lots of table space, ample seating, near by shops and grocery store, vending machines, friendly and helpful attendant, good vibe, business that cares about the communuty it serves
CONS: laundry cards. Not very "clasica" cause sometimes OG laundry people like coins but then the "clasica" movie posters on the wall cancel the laundry card con.
LONG ASS REVIEW:
I needed to wash my clothes and this place was recommended. I was pleasantly surprised when I pulled up because there was primo parking in a few areas right in front of the establishment.Yay! Like who wants to carry a semi transparent bag with their bras and chonies clearly visible for everyone to see, any longer then they have to...NOT the case here. Parking is a huge deal for me and this place has good parking.
Another big thing for me is fast and safe. I want to get in and out as fast as I can when I go to the laundromat. I also have trust issues with machines washing my clothes. The bulk of my laundry consisted of cute uniforms with lots of tags and pockets that I need intact. This place again scored huge points for having fast washing machines that are safe for my apparel cause the machines are brand spanking new, "new" as in:
1. no machine doors sticking or misaligned when I try to close it and me worrying if my clothes are gonna get torn up cause I didn't bang the door hard enough to hear that click...you feel me right?
2. there are no dents, scratches, scuff marks or mildew smell in the drum. Buttery smooth stainless.
3. the machines aren't sticky yucky on top where you put the soap and softner in cause that's just freakin gross.
The new LG washing machines are super clean and awesome.
The card system makes it super fast getting organized. You just slide at least a $10 bill in the machine and poof your laundry card spits out. The card machine is located on the left side of the wall near the entrance. Take your card to your designated machine and slide it in. Kinda makes you feel like a baller cause you ain't standing there counting quarters. Score again for making me feel VIP with a back stage pass. Oh and the wash cycles timer really ended when it showed it would end on the display. Another score Lavanderia Clasica!
Now on to the dryers. Staring at rows and rows of huge clean empty dryers started worrying me. I really liked this place thus far and if the dryers were gonna rip me off , taking more then an hour to dry my clothes..well that's a deal breaker LC. But again Lavanderia Clasica scored in that area too. My clothes dried in 1 and 1/2 cycles on medium heat. Dude! what laundromat dryer does that? Freakin magical! Dry clothes in 18 minutes.Yes, VIRGINIA, there is a Santa Claus and his elves live in the machines at Lavanderia Clasica. Trust!
Seriously this place is awesome. GO HERE PEOPLE! The price to wash is reasonable. The attendant was very nice and helpful. She was either cleaning a machine or helping someone every time I turned around. I was there on a Wednesday at 11:30AM and though busy I had my pick of machines. There is a community room and a calendar with a very interesting list of scheduled activities that I would probably attend if I didn't work nights. A massage chair to get your semi- spa on, very cool btw. There are a few vending machines. 4 freaking huge ass washers that you can wash a FIAT in but i am almost positive they are for thick blankets and such. The laundromat it self has a good feel to it with cool posters of old Hispanic movies on the wall. Also has a drop off laundry shop in the corner that sells stuff to you for you to give back to the community room. Help LC help you kinda thing, I like that! I would drive here again to do laundry Fo Sho! Final score Lavanderia Clasica 5 stars read more