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Gypsy8 Sep 22nd, 2015 06:55 PM

laundry
 
Are laundry services available, either do it yourself, or have it done for you, in larger towns/cities of Portugal and Spain?

Robert2533 Sep 22nd, 2015 07:32 PM

Yes!

ribeirasacra Sep 24th, 2015 05:17 AM

helpful answer above.
I will expand.
Self-service laundrettes are not so common. It maybe that you have to take your clothes to a dry cleaner.(tintorero in Spanish)(limpeza a seco in Portuguese) Washing prices can vary and is usually charged by the kilogram.

Bedar Sep 24th, 2015 10:21 AM

Ribeira - laundry is not taken to a tintoreria where clothing is cleaned with chemicals. The clothing is wool, silk, etc. The OP is looking for a lavanderia where they are washed with soap and water.

suze Sep 24th, 2015 10:23 AM

Just Google search the word "lavanderia" and the town names. It's easy to find this information online.

This question is about laundry, not dry cleaning.

Gypsy8 Sep 24th, 2015 10:37 AM

Oh thank you..yes, I was inquiring about regular wash. In Italy we had quite the time finding a place to wash out clothes.

yestravel Sep 24th, 2015 11:42 AM

I thought dry cleaners often do wash if requested?

suze Sep 24th, 2015 11:55 AM

Some do. Some don't.

yestravel Sep 24th, 2015 12:05 PM

The question is for Spain & Portugal where we had clothes washed at what would be call a dry cleaner in USA. suze, did you have a some do, some don't experiences? Maybe we were lucky in finding them.

Gypsy8 Sep 24th, 2015 01:20 PM

I would much prefer having someone else do my laundry than waste precious time doing it myself! In Italy our b&b owners offered...perfect.

ribeirasacra Sep 24th, 2015 01:38 PM

****Ribeira - laundry is not taken to a tintoreria where clothing is cleaned with chemicals. The clothing is wool, silk, etc. The OP is looking for a lavanderia where they are washed with soap and water.****



To paraphrase an old sit-comm "Stupid Boy Bedar."
They also have washing machines there too.
PS the martial of clothing was not discussed.

nytraveler Sep 25th, 2015 05:10 PM

Why not have your hotel do the laundry - since it's just washing and not cleaning?

ribeirasacra Sep 27th, 2015 05:04 AM

http://www.yelp.es/search?find_desc=...c=savilla&ns=1
http://www.cleanmas.com/
http://www.astylcam.com/
http://guia.tintorerias.com/
https://11870.com/k/tintorerias-lava...s/es/barcelona


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