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mjs May 22nd, 2016 07:19 AM

Laundry in St Remy and Roussillon
 
Where to do laundry in these towns? Suspect hotel rates will be high.

StCirq May 22nd, 2016 07:39 AM

Google laverie St-Rémy de Provence and laverie Roussillon, and Pages Jaunes will come up with lists.

It won't be cheap at a laverie, either. Even a self-service one. But it'll be cheaper than at a hotel.

Christina May 22nd, 2016 07:52 AM

I thought you were only going to be in these places a few days, maybe try to plan having clothes that don't need washing so much because in small villages, you aren't going to find self-serve laundromats. Roussillon doesn't have one.

St Remy is larger, it might.

The closest town large enough to have one near Roussillon is Apt. Here is one there

http://www.societe.com/etablissement...500013-0b.html

I found one in St Remy
http://www.saintremy-de-provence.com...O-Lavadou.html

KTtravel May 22nd, 2016 08:19 AM

We did laundry at the laundromat Christina mentions above. It is nothing fancy but conveniently located and got the job done.

KTtravel May 22nd, 2016 08:20 AM

Oops, I should have mentioned we used the laundromat in St. Remy.

DebitNM May 22nd, 2016 08:36 AM

I hate to spend money unnecessarily and having a hotel do the laundry usually falls into this category.

IF I absolutely have to, I will do a bit of hand wash but of course that doesn't help it you have jeans or the like to wash.

But what I hate more is to give up precious time while on vacation only to spend time in a laundromat.

In the scope of the cost of a trip, having the convenience of hotel doing laundry isn't all that much. And if you are in these 2 towns for a short time, try planning to get your clothes cleaned before and or after.

Edward2005 May 22nd, 2016 11:00 AM

I also do a little hand-washing in the sink most nights to *tide* me over (see what I did there?) until I can get to a laundry. I don't mind spending a few hours in a laundry. It can be refreshing to do something normal and I can read while I wait. And - oh my God - I might meet a local because locals have to do their laundry too! Except in Sicily.

StCirq May 22nd, 2016 11:20 AM

LOL, Edward!

Before we got our washer and dryer, we went to the local laverie. True, we met lots of locals there, but we weren't tourists and in a hurry to go and see the sites. Besides, we could walk up the road a bit and hang around our favorite café for a bite to eat or drink between laundry cycles.

mjs May 22nd, 2016 12:01 PM

It's raining in Avignon. We have 12 days plus a day of travel for Provence so really need to do some laundry sometime. Do not travel with a lot of clothes. Can wash small stuff out at night but stuff like jeans are a problem. We are staying at the Novotel and they send out the laundry and not on Sunday or Monday. Have never met a reasonable hotel laundry price list. A few years ago I had orange juice spilled on my jacket on a flight on the way to Istanbul and my hotel charged me something like E120 to launder it. Thanks for the quick notes of advice.

janisj May 22nd, 2016 12:21 PM

>>but stuff like jeans are a problem.<<

Which is why I never take more than one pair of jeans -- hell to dry.

I usually take other slacks and skirts that can dry over night if need be.

fuzzbucket May 22nd, 2016 01:19 PM

Is there a radiator in your hotel room? That's what a lot of us use to dry our clothes. Hang the jeans on a chair or something in front of the radiator and they'll be dry by morning.

fuzzbucket May 22nd, 2016 01:19 PM

Or don't you have a heated towel rack? That works well, too.

DebitNM May 22nd, 2016 04:40 PM

Drying the jeans is the lesser of the evils - I find the actual washing and trying to wring out the jeans worse.

I have learned that unless I get a stain, I can wear my jeans for a long time thereby extending the time between washings.


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