Needed to wash my huge comforter since my washer didn't fit it and luckily I found this laundromat. I had to get a washer card and add money to it which honestly I prefer instead of using coins. I love how you can register your card and add your info. There's even a bill breaker if needed available. Also, they sell laundry soap and sheets if needed over the counter. I wish there mini soap vending machine worked but it's cool, I should've been prepared. They have washers and dryers in many sizes for reasonable prices. I love how it only took 20 minutes for my comforter to wash. The dryer took roughly 42 minutes to dry my comforter. Customer service was nice, the worker was so helpful once located, I truly appreciate his help. This place was clean and had many machines available and carts plus seating area which I needed. Only con, I wish there was AC because it was super hot inside and outside. Definitely would come back on a less hot day. read more

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Friendly staff and great machines. Electrolux dryers! The place was very clean and well organized.

My husband and I were parked in the parking lot for no more than two minutes because we accidentally made a wrong turn. During that time, one of your employees approached our car and insulted us in an incredibly rude and disrespectful manner. The sign was not visible, and we genuinely did not see it. Regardless, there was absolutely no reason for an employee to approach our vehicle and speak to us that way. This behavior was unprofessional, inappropriate, and unacceptable. You need to hire and train ethical, respectful employees who know how to communicate with the public properly. No customer or visitor deserves to be treated like that. read more

During sub-freezing temps, this place had the door propped open when I visited twice within the past week. The attendant was loudly conversing with his friends and not approachable. read more

Scary experience at this location. Angry customers. Going to the laundromat isn't an exciting or glamorous to spend time, but sometimes this becomes necessary. No one needs to listen to angry woman yelling about service, cost or the very narrow parking spaces. I left... no one needs this type of experience read more

I wanted to wash some comforters so I made my way to Tropicana. There is plenty of parking so that shouldn't be an issue. I'd never been to Tropicana so I asked the gentleman behind the counter how everything worked. He explained you needed a laundry card to use the machine and the cards are reloadable and cost a dollar to purchase. The larger wash machines can cost around $10 a cycle while the smallest wash machines are $3.79. I used wash machines that were 4.79 per cycle for my comforters and it worked fine. It also costs .35 cents per every 7 minutes to dry for the dryers I used. There are even larger dryers but they seemed to be super industrial size. There are plenty of folding tables and sprays to wipe down the folding tables as well. The place is clean with large TVs to watch while you sit and wait for your clothes. They also have a laundry service for your clothes or comforters in case you just want to drop it off and hen come back. I'd definitely come back here to wash my comforters again. read more

Tropicana Laundromat - Laundromat Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

Staff need better communication skills. If your head wasn't in your cell phone, you would have seen when I came in. The Website still says you close at one. OPEN 24 hours on Georgia Ave and Rittenhouse. Maybe if y'all lost some business. You will LEARN to appreciate the loyalty of the repeat customers. Just saying. read more

This is a great laundromat. The place is clean and your clothes come back to you sorted and organized by color. For someone detailed like me I really appreciate that. You can drop your clothes off after a trip and not be backed up on laundry for weeks. I highly recommend, only caveat is the lack of parking and it's always busy. Well worth the drive. read more

It was fine. Friendly person working there. Fast machines. I did 3 loads for about $15 wash/dry in about an hour.

Can get crowded at times and hard to find unused washers and dryers but I've always managed to find a few machines free, even if not located together. Like they do at most laundromats, people overfill the machines with clothes and use too much detergent. Sometimes I'll run a cycle just to get rid of the excess suds from previous users. No need for quarters, you get a Tropicana card to which you can add money using your credit card, then you use the Tropicana card to pay for the washers and dryers. They sell some laundry products here but do not sell bleach, so if you want to use it, bring your own. read more

Fuck no, i don't recommend this place at all. Reason number 1, most machines are expensive. Reason 2 it is dirty and not even has good quality for laundry. Reason 3 it doesn't have color bleach and they charging $4 for the regular bleach. Reason 4 is that they don't have restroom here. Overall don't come here at all. read more

Used to be a really good laundromat, but, nobody seems to care, anymore. The place is filthy and full of broken machines.

Washing machine was broken so I took my laundry to Tropicana. Very good laundromat. Clean and organized with rolling carts and folding stations. Industrial machines do a great job washing and drying clothes. Laundry card system is convenient. Friendly, helpful staff. read more

Years ago I would have given this place 5 stars. Clean, neat, and 24 hours which fit my schedule. The overnight employee religiously cleaned the machines, floors, bathroom, and filters. They reopened after the shutdown with limited hours. I no longer see the one employee who kept it spotless, and the owners and staff seem to be more concerned with the wash and food business than the maintenance of machines and cleanliness of the establishment. Now every time I come in I have to clean out gobs of detergent in and around the machines, nearly half of the machines are out of service, and the employees are not very helpful, one is extremely rude. it takes several minutes to clean the machines before I wash. Time is money but I kept putting my faith in them. Today was the last straw because I actually lost money today. One of my loads had a strong mold smell after the wash. The employee said he couldn't do anything because the machine was working. Operating is not working if the machine has mold and I have to pay to rewash my clothes. As one of the most expensive laundromats in the DMV, I don't have money to wast. So long Tropicana. Clean your moldy machines read more

I went to the Tropicana for the first time this week with a kind-sized mattress cover and could not have been more pleased with the facility. It was clean and attractive, with plenty of washers and driers of all sizes and a good-sized parking lot. The machines were very efficient and the washing took about 20 minutes and the drying 21. And the employee on duty was very helpful in instructing a rookie how to make the best use of the machines. read more

Very clean, always machines available. To top it off they have cleaning spray located at the folding table so you can clean off the table before folding your clean clothes. I thought was a plus. Also, leave your quarters at homes, they provide cards of a cost of one dollar and you refill this same card each time your money runs low. No more searching for change and bills to make change! read more

This place is at its best during the week and in the early mornings or early afternoons. On the weekends and in the evenings this place becomes a zoo. I've been bringing my laundry here for the last 2 months because my dryer broke. I really do like this place but I have a couple of "pet peeves": 1. People who insist on leaving their vehicles parked right in front of the main entrance even though there are plenty of open spots in the lot. 2. People who think it's okay to sit on the folding tables (unsanitary indeed). 3. People who think it's okay to rest their stinking bare feet in the laundry carts. The management provides windex spray and cloths to wipe down the tables. I think they should also include sanitizing wipes to sanitize the laundry carts. I have gotten into the habit of bringing my own "Lysol " wipes to sanitize the carts before putting my cleaned clothes in them. read more

Tropicana Laundromat - The worst thing about this place is the insistence of people to park at the main entrance even though there is ample parking. - Laundromat Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

Best laundromat I've been to. I had to take two weeks of clothes here after our washing machine broke and was super impressed. It was very clean with lots of space and helpful employees. read more

I've only been here once, but I'm sure I'll be back. Even with an in unit washer and dryer, sometimes you need to know where the extra large washers are. Don't want to wash that extra large comforter or your pillows yourself? They will do it with in 24 hours, for the best price I have found anywhere in town. Face it - laundry mats are generally among the grossest places on earth. They're often in awkward and questionable locations, tend to be dirty (making me rush to put my clean clothes directly into a clothes basket so they don't touch anything) and have bad lighting. Add multiple broken washers and/or dryers, unhelpful staff, and broken change machines. In general, these are the kind of places that make you want to run away screaming and wish you could go back home to have mom help do your laundry. This place is the cleanest, brightest, nicest laundry mat I have ever seen. The staff was helpful, I didn't see a broken machine insight anywhere, and with their handy card system you don't have to have quarters! Hooray!!!! read more

It's big, it's clean, but that gets you 1 Star. If it's supposed to be used for washing clothes successfully, that doesn't happen, dont waste your time here. A 1) my Laundry machine broke with my clothes inside. It had 17 min left and all the clothes was dripping wet not even had been completed "rinse" cycle. 2) I told the staff member, Jose. 3) Jose didn't care 4) I came by and told him again 5) Jose didn't care - side note, it's not busy here at all. It's a Sunday and it's fairly empty. Heed this as a warning, take your laundry elsewhere 6) I told him again and he finally begrudgingly came over 20 minutes after I had first told him . Started my clothes over on a short cycle which is still 17 minutes long. But this time w/o detergent or anything. So now I've lost over 30 minutes of time, didn't get them washed correctly and now they all smell . The machine I had originally is clearly broken. Why didn't Jose put a sign on the machine to Say out of service? This is the poorest quality of staff service, the poorest attention to detail, and is literally the biggest waste of time. Why pay a staff person if he is going to do nothing? Save your money and find another laundromat that may actually care about its clients. Washing machines that work are the basic functions of a LAUNDROMAT. It's not a broken appliance store, but maybe it should be. P.S. bc of the wait in the wetness my clothes all smell. I am going to wash them all in a different laundromat and make sure this place is audited by the better business bureau. 0 stars. read more

Joseph is the best.... very nice and customer centered. Love dropping my clothes off or doing them myself. Extremely clean environment ... i drive all the way from downtown DC to this laundromat. read more

Pretty much as good as you can expect from a laundromat. It's clean, there are lots of machines, and there are TVs to keep you entertained as you wait. A good choice for travelers in the Silver Spring area if your hotel doesn't have a laundry room. They have a variety of machine sizes, including small (~$3.50), medium (~$4.50), large (~$5.50), and at least one jumbo machine (~$10.50). The medium and small cycle times were just under 30 minutes. Drying costs $0.35 per 7 minutes in the regular dryers, and my medium load dried in just over 30 minutes. It's convenient to pay as they use a card system for all the machines. It costs $1 for a card, and you can reload with cash or a credit card (credit card loads are only in $10 increments). There's an ATM on site if you absolutely need cash. It's conveniently located on the south side of Silver Spring, about a 10 minute walk from downtown. The staff were friendly and there were a few large TVs to keep you entertained while you wait. They sell smaller soaps, bleach, etc. for about $5 each (IIRC), but it's cheaper to bring your own, even if you have to buy at an inflated price (e.g. Rite Aid). There are a few seats at the front, but if it were busy these would fill up fast. read more

I have been using this laudromat for the last few months since my washer/dryer died. As painful as laundry mat visits can be, this place makes it a lot better! Celan and monitored by friendly attendants. They even help you with your heavy bags to and fromt he car! TV's to watch though almost always on spanish speaking channels. I do not understand that so I have to ask to an English channel just to understand the chatter while I wash. They kindly make adjustments. I am in no rush to buy more appliances as this place makes my laundry so quick with all the available sizes of wahsers and dryers. Clean bathroom for customers as well. I love the hand sink to get the detergents off my hands. I love this place! read more

Nothing like having your laundry neatly folded by someone else. Great service, well worth the convenience. Easy parking for quick in and out. read more

When it comes to laundromats, I have seen some bad ones, broken machines, no change lethargic employees and dirt everywhere. Then I had seen some good ones, all the machines are working, everything is organized and in order, and the experience seamless. Tropican fits in with the good. I came in with 2 comforters and not too many expectations. I was familiar with the card distribution and was able to load easily, I found a big enough washer to get both comforters, when that was done, it was the same with the dryers. I was in and out in about an hour, which was fantastic. The only gripe I have is minor and that is that the washers will not be rounded to the quarter like other laundromats, so it is rare that you'll ever zero out the cards. Other than, it is an upstanding operation. read more

First and last time we use their wash and fold service. There was INK spots ALL over our clothes!!!! We separated our whites and darks and there was INK on both sets of whites and darks! So INK has to be IN THEIR MACHINES. They folded our clothes so they had to SEE the INK spots everywhere and they never said anything. I called after we noticed it and their boss is conveniently not there. DO NOT USE THEM! Zero stars if I could. They have ink in their machines and just try to bury it. This is just BAD BUSINESS conduct. read more

Tropicana Laundromat - Used their Wash&Fold service. Our clothes had INK spots ALL over our clothes!! We separated whites and darks and there was INK on both! - Laundromat Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

The machines range from medium to large, and correspondingly go up in prices depending on the wash cycle and overall size of the machine. You can only use a reloadable card (purchased on-site for $1), and pay in increments of $10 $20 $30 $50. I am not sure if you can load the card with cash. Still, to make two loads of laundry (week 2 of having a broken washing machine) will run you under $10 per wash/dry cycle. Bring your own detergent, unless you wish to pay on site for that too. Since I only washed my clothes, I cannot speak for the dryers. There is a place where you can fold your newly dry laundry. The seating space is acceptable, but it is better to go on an off hour to save yourself parking and machine wait-time. The place is well kept and clean, and the attendant speaks an acceptable English and full Spanish. The wash cycle runs a little under half an hour per machine, and after not having clean laundry in too long, it felt nice to know that my clothes were washed. read more

Our dryer was broken for two weeks, so we came here to dry clothes. It was quick and efficient. They take credit cards - yay! They have nice flat screen tvs, new machines, and it's very clean. I usually think of laundromats as icky, but this one definitely was not. They also have a parking lot right in front of their store, so no need to lug clothes very far. I also agree with the previous poster regarding pricing. If my washer or dryer decides not to work again, I'll be returning! read more

Clean place! Lots of washers and dryers. Flat screen TVs for your entertainment! A neat system instead of using quarters. You can even use your credit card and they have a change machine if all you have are large bills. They have different machines starting at $2.85 a wash and up to $6.85 a wash. Keep in mind that if you wash on cold it will take 10 cents off and add 10 cents if you wash on hot. Dryers are great and usually cost me no more than $1 to dry my clothes. Great place easy free parking! Attendant is always on duty to help! read more

sometimes they're open till 2. sometimes it's 1. sometimes it's midnight. there doesn't seem to be any consistency and that's extremely irritating, especially for us night owls. read more

The washers are a bit expensive (compared to my apt building) but the dryers are awesome. I think I could stand up in their largest dryer! I'm pretty sure they're open 24 hrs and you can certainly do some serious people watching after midnight. Swear to God, one guy told me he was trying to buy this lady some cigarettes and take her home instead of her going to the shelter. Gave me the stink eye and told me not to buy cigarettes for her. Anyway, the place is spotless and well lit. All machines seem to be working only complaint (small) is the aisles are a bit crowded when trying to navigate one of those laundry carts. Whenever our power is out, I know my laundry needs are covered. read more

I've never felt so emotionally attached to a laundromat. It's clean, smells nice, the lady at the front desk was very nice and helpful, they have ATMs, bill breaking machines, and super-sized washers/dryers. I had to wash a bunch of stuff I took camping last weekend- some sheets/pillow cases, two queen sized comforters, and a small fuzzy blanket--- all fit in one machine. Magic. read more

After washing my clothes at my apartment building, I learned the drier was broken. I decided to try Tropicana in downtown Silver Spring. While I fully understand they have the right to operate their business the way they see fit, money is money. I simply wanted to DRY my clothes and the attendants told me that was forbidden. I did not see any signs anywhere that stated that but they want you to spend money to both wash and dry. So, if you like to wash then air dry your linens on a clothes line. NOT HERE. YOU MUST WASH AND DRY. If you're ever in my situation and are unfortunately the first to figure your drier is broken after you wash. NOPE, NOT HERE. THEY HAVE NO SYMPATHY - YOU MUST WASH AND DRY. Sad, because this looks like a decent place and could have had my business to WASH AND DRY larger items like my comforters and pillows which can't fit in the standard machines in my building. But since I wasn't spend $10+ up front on the first visit, I guess not. read more

Came in on a rainy Monday afternoon, around 2ish. There was about maybe 10 other people doing loads, not too crowded. The place was very clean, well lit and had 2 or 3 big tvs to watch while waiting. I've never been there before so I had to get a laundry card for $1 and load money onto it (which is in increments of $10). I had a little trouble with the card machine to load money on, but a worker was there ASAP to help. Then the rest is like any other laundromat. There's different sized washers with different prices. I only had one load and used a washer that was like $4.89 (there were weird prices for the washers). But there were smaller ones and larger ones. The dryers were 25 cents per 7 minutes. So the $10 on my card worked fine for 1 large load with some leftover. Be sure to bring your own detergent/dryer sheets. There's some for sale at the front desk, they're about $4 for a small bottle that can do maybe 15-20 loads. read more

This is a very good place to go to. I know because I come here often. Often taking advantage of that 24-hr option. I have mostly good things to say about the place except for one thing I'll get off my chest now.... So sometimes I come here, by design because I have a short period between work-times. It makes more sense to stay overnight in Silver Spring and wash a small load of clothes than to go home and come back again. Basically, I was washing clothes on a Sat. night/Sunday morning was tired and fell asleep for a bit and the asshole foreigner working to clean up talked to me like I was some homeless dude. Fuck him! I've been here so often I have the right be to be offended. I have TWO wash cards and this was the first time I've seen this guy. The other guys I've seen working here know me and would never have said this. So, I'm dropping my rating a Star for now. So here's the good news: It's open 24-hrs. They have cards you can add money to plus a bill breaker for larger denominations of bills. They also accept credit cards. They keep the place clean on a regular basis. After hours are best because there are fewer people around. The wash prices are reasonable and there are plenty of dryers with reasonable costs as well The 7-11 across the street has enough options on things to kill time while Washing/Drying. There are large screen TV's and you can usually watch something that will keep you occupied, esp. if you don't mind Telemundo or CNN. There are usually plenty of clothing carts and the folding areas are large enough to allow you for prepping your clothes for cleaning/drying/folding. There are a couple of outlets to charge whatever devices you have. So I may revise this when I go back and have it out with the dude who pissed me off. When I think about it, he wasn't being that rude, but I still didn't appreciate the implication he seems to be making.....so yeah Fuck him....Four Stars. read more

Go on an off hour. You go during prime time, and you'll find no parking. At all. Use the 2nd tier washers. The cheapest washers will not get stains out of your clothes. I wonder why you can't set the dryers for more than 7 minutes!?! so weird. It takes too long to dry. read more

Awesome. Clean. Reasonable prices. Helpful staff. Only downside is you HAVE TO buy a card.

I came to wash five comforters. Here on a Friday night and it's not crowded. Reasonably clean, lots of machines and well lit at night. Parking can be a little tight, but not horrible. I would return. read more

The prices I posted are no longer valid. Small dryers were raised to 35c per cycle, and all other machines went up accordingly. And, by mentioning I use Tropicana "off peak" is by getting in before 10 am during the week and for your sanity DO NOT COME ON A FEDERAL HOLIDAY. Families with their entire brood flock in on holidays, making parking impossible, and crowding up the entire store while people steal your seat every time you change your washes out, if you were fortunate to get a seat to begin with. I wish they would open up the bathroom, but if you're confident no one will steal your clothes, I've left to Safeway. I get it the public filths up your bathroom, steals your toilet paper, and one laundromat I used near Phoenix before I moved here, someone shot up drugs in the bathroom. read more

I'm in town for a few days and the hotel where i'm staying doesn't offer laundromat facilities. I had planned on having a few days clothes and doing laundry, so finding a laundromat was in the works. This was the closest to my hotel and was easy to get to. It's not in a bad part of town, but parking is tight. Some people rely too much on their rear view cameras because a driver (who turned out to be the owner) almost hit me. He assured me that he had a camera. Well, I'm driving a rental and didn't want to be hit, so I hit the horn. Anyway, I entered the place and yup, looked familiar with machines everywhere. They had an attendant sweeping up, so i asked him where the change machine was, because i needed change for soap. He said it didn't need quarters, it would work off a card. Okay, so i have to spend a buck to buy a card, fill it, then do my laundry. Strange washes were always ending in .49 cents. Whatever. drying was .35 cents. Place was kept clean, a lot of machines to choose from, tight parking and CNN on tv! There was a 7-11 across the street, so this was a good place to do laundry. read more