I'll be heading for England and Germany next week for an 18 days trip. I don't want to bring too many clothes (am thinking just 5 shirts and 3 trousers). But I wonder, how easy is it to find a laundromat in:

1) Cheltenham (Travelodge)

2) London - will be staying near St Pancras/Kings Cross station (Travelodge)

3) Berlin - in Potsdamerplatz (SuiteHotel)

4) Munich - near train station (Hotel Royal)

In between these places, I'll be on a road trip. So not much hope to wash clothes overnight.

Appreciate advice from those familiar with these places.

Thanks in advance!

We used the Yellow Pages of the relevant towns <b>before</b> leaving the U.S. to get the address of laundromats.

One thing you need to look for is opening hours. Many place are not open 7 am to 10 pm 7 days a week the way they are in the the US.

Hotels will often do your laundry for you (for a fee, of course). It's a time saver, so probably worth it.

In those cities, the fee for the hotel doing the laundry would be astronomical.

I agree with finding laundries beforehand. Many guidebooks have this information.

Rick Steve's guides give laundromat locations in major cities. Munich:

&quot;Waschcenter&quot;
Paul-Heyser-Str 21

Regards, Gary

hi kakijalan,

have you tried google maps? they are my new best friend.

just put in the address you are interested in, put &quot;launderette&quot; into the search engine, and bob's your uncle.

regards, ann

Thanks a lot to all.

I've Googled but wasn't sure whether they'd be open. Will try my luck.

In any case, a friend told me that there's a hostel nearby which has laundry facility. Maybe I can try that one as well

Hi again,

most laundrettes will be open 9-6 weekdays and sats - suns may be variable.

in the UK, they will generally do service washes - you take your clothes in, and the attendant washes, dries and folds them. collect the next day. it doesn't cost much more than doing it yourself.

if you suss out a likely laundrette when you arrive in a particular place, you will probably have enough time there is get at least one wash organised.

regards, ann

annhig, *Bless You*! I didn't know about this aspect of Google Maps. What a great resource. I'll use this in my travel research.