laundry
 

I will be spending several weeks in Switzerland and therefore will need to do laundry at some point. I am trying to decide between getting the supplies (laundry line, soap, etc) for doing the laundry myself or just paying for it to be done at a hotel. Do most three star hotels offer laundry and if so, is it extremely pricey? Your thoughts on this are much appreciated.

Same question here- are there self service laundromats in Swizerland- particularly in Lucerne, Lugano, and Murren? Thanks for your helped.

I was told by my hotel that there is one laundermat in Luzern. I walked by to check it out but it was closed for lunch so if you decide to use it beware of the hours. The address is 12 Bruchstr. which is on the same side of the river as the train station. I would say that it is located more at the North end in a residential section.<BR><BR>Again, I did not use it. Looked as if you could also drop your laundry off to be done.

In Murren you can have your laundry done at the Top Apartments across from the backside of the Hotel Bellvue Crystal. Again, I did not use it. I didn't see a laundermat in Murren. I did see one in Lauterbrunnen near the train station but didn't check it out.<BR><BR>We washed our laundry in the sink and discreetly draped it over plastic chairs on our balcony in the sun to dry. Still took my husbands cotton socks 2 days to dry.<BR><BR>Didn't see any laundermats in Lugano but wasn't looking for them.

Most good hotels will offer laundry, and yes, it is extremely expensive. A reasonable alternative, if you're going to be in one place for a few days, is to drop things off with a dry cleaner or laundry and pick them up a couple of days later. I've done that many times and always had good results.

I think most hotel laundry will run you about 3-5 Frs. for a pair of socks or underwear; 8-10 Sfr. for a shirt; more for pants etc... So, if you don't have much, go ahead. Also, go ahead and do it yourself, just remember: allow 2 days for cotton stuff to dry (1 day if it's that new breathable mat.); and you'll have to do your own ironing if you like your clothes that way...

Hi<BR>If your budget will allow, it is a wonderful luxury to have your hotel take care of it, as it is their responsibility just on the small chance something goes wrong. The neighborhood<BR>dry cleaner or laundry won't know you from Adam.<BR><BR>I find that hotel charges for this sort of thing are at least twice what I pay at home (in New York, which ain't cheap to begin with.) I do my own quick-dry items, when I send out it is the dry-clean only stuff, or items like sweaters, pants,turtlenecks, and shirts. <BR><BR>We all spend our money in different ways. Personally I love the luxury of clean clothes, and will happily eat bread, fruit, and cheese for a dinner or two to make up for it if I have to.

Hi, in Zermatt we were in a hurry & took our clothes (mostly socks & underwear) to the laundry, they pointed the laundromat out to us, but we said, no go ahead, don't fold...well, they folded & it was $40 for 1 load of laundry. I have used laundromats all over CH...the tourist offices will be able to point you in the right direction. In Geneva it was in red light district, what a hoot! Even in the afternoon. <BR>Have a great time. Aloha, Linda

I haven't done laundry in Switzerland, but in Rome, England and Scotland, I found that it takes a really long time (six week trip, family of four). The machines are really small, and one wash will take up to an hour and a half. And to dry takes forever! So, unless machines in Switzerland are different, just know that it will take a lot longer than what you're used to if you're from the US.

Neither one! (Don't pack the supplies, or use the hotel service.) Keep your eyes open or ask at a tourist office or local shop (or your hotel if they do not have their own service). Use a dry cleaners, full service laundry, or self-serve laundomatt.<BR><BR>Another insider tip: you really can wear your clothes longer than you might at home (unless you're camping/hiking or actually getting dirty somehow). I just returned from 3 weeks in Switzerland, packed in a 22" roller, and only did laundry once for underwear and t-shirts.

I agree that you can do laundry once in 3 weeks. Get a service wash, it should cost around $1 a day for your trip. Then you wind up taking home dirty laundry at the end.<BR><BR>Just make sure you have enough underwear. It takes less space. For hand wash in between, bidets are a nice size. Cool max sox dry faster than cotton.

During one 3 week trip we washed the who bunch (save for the shirts on our back etc) but left it at a local launderer... she insisted that she would do it all in cold and it would be fine... NOT! Black pants made all sorts of tie died colors to the whites... oh well, now we take an elastic line, hand wash everything... take light socks and undies...

Laundry is sooo easy! Buy one of those stretchy braided lines and just wash and hang! Walmart has the underwear that is that strange fabric for travel. Sorry, i am forgetting what it is called! It dries very fast!!!! We washed a few things in the sink every night and it was NO big deal at all! Have fun!

I stayed at the Pension Lutherstrasse in Zurich, a women only, low budget, and excellent choice, for $35.00 a night. They had a washer which cost 10F a load, but the dryer was free! Very convenient.