Laundramats?
 

Are there such things as laundramats or something similar in Italy and France?

Yes, there are. Which cities are you specifically traveling to?

M-Kingdom, please don't reply to this with all sorts of unhelpful barbs about how "smart people" use hotel laundry services.

Of course.

Here's a recent post about places in Paris:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34529883

Rick Steves guidebooks always list Laundromats.


~Liz

Frommers lists laundromats in various Italian cities on their web sites.
One Italian laundromat chain is Onda Blu.