Thank you for all the ideas...what a wonderful community this is. Thank to you, I'll be buying some inflatable hangers, fabreeze, and some new underware at JC Penny.

One more suggestion: If you are going somewhere that Rick Steeves covers in his guidebooks (and he doesn't cover everywhere), Rick frequently notes the presence of laundrettes and the availability of wash and fold service.

Personally, I like staying in apartments with washing machines and doing it myself (I'm a guy). Guys don't wash things out in the sink--if there is some machinery involved, then we're OK with it. But I've also had some laundry done by a wash and fold service. Haven't had to resort to a laundrette, but would not hesitate to do that as opposed to packing more clothes.

Unless you print money in your basement as a hobby or are really flush, don't ask your hotel to send out your laundry or dry cleaning. You'll need a bank loan to retrieve it!

Many hotels have a warming/drying rack in the bathroom that will dry most anything overnight.