One of the cleanest best maintained coin laundry I have ever been to…read more Very efficient, clean and quick. All machines are in good working order. Plus there is a great coffee house just up the road

Okay, it is a laundromat, but it sure beats paying the outrageous prices that hotels charge you…read morejust to clean your clothes (which includes something ridiculous like 2 euros for a pair of jocks). Anyway, there are quite a few machines, and the dryers are actually pretty powerful. Most of the instructions are in German, which can be a bit annoying, but even the German speakers seemed to be having a little trouble working out how to use them. Fortunately the owners may be there and they can give you instructions. It's not the best part of the city, but it certainly beats the hotel. Oh, there are a couple of pubs nearby so you can have a beer while waiting (though be careful because some of the pubs are a little dodgy).

Located in the heart of Cologne's Karneval party, it is a great place to get clean clothes. It…read morebeats €6 per shirt and €3 per pair of underwear at the Mercur.

Ich wollte einen Blazer reinigen lassen und die unfreundliche Dame an der Kasse sagte mir, dass es…read moreeine Woche dauern würde. Unmöglich. Eine potenzielle Kundin verloren.