We needed to do laundry but were not about to pay over $150 for 4 sweatpants, 2 T-shirts and 2…read moresports bras, so we looked up a laundromat in the area of our hotel and this place popped up only 800m away. The Lonely Sock isn't just a laundromat, it's a place you can have do your laundry for you. If we had been a bit smarter about timing, we could have used this service, but we didn't mind sitting in the space and just doing the laundry ourselves. It seems to be quite a busy place and they do their commercial items in the same space you would be doing your laundry. The machines are all functional with different capacities. Paying with card is so convenient and there is regular and sensitive skin soap in the vending machine. We had to use a bigger dryer than I wanted but it only cost $1 more and I'm sure it cut down the time by at least 15 min. There wasn't the most seating ever but there were a few comfortable seats and a few stools by the window to sit at. Overall, highly recommend.

If your accommodation is near Southern Cross Station, this laundromat is super convenient. It was a…read morebit of a hike for me since I was staying at the W Melbourne, but even then, totally worth it--it was only about a 15-minute walk. Having a laundromat right in the heart of the city is truly a blessing for travelers like me who want to pack light and stay frugal. And they're well equipped, with more than a dozen washing machines and dryers, so you're not standing around waiting for someone to finish their laundry. I know credit cards are accepted pretty much everywhere in Australia, so this may not sound like a big deal. But coming from Japan, where cash is still very much a thing, seeing a laundromat that accepts credit cards felt like heaven. No hunting for coins, no leftover Australian change rattling around my wallet. If you're staying around Southern Cross Station, this place is a huge help--especially if you're traveling light.

been coming here for years but today was filled with self obsessed clowns and earsplitting music…read morewith a DJ which sounds cool but can assure you will never come back. couldn't get to the laundry machines cos of these clowns. there is no ventilation yet they cook food in there. it's blatantly not meeting regs and is a fire trap. And they're selling alcohol and drugs the cafe is stupidly overpriced for 2/10 'food' and the my can't even make st Ali coffee taste good. needs a zero stars option.

Great local community laundromat, immaculately clean and with a great waiting space to make the…read moremost of your waiting time. Even offers a cute little library for local kids.

Drop off my laundry and hey wash dry fold it, pick up late in the day all done for the week. good…read moreservice

From the owner: Our Wash Dry Fold Service is designed to help you save time from this necessary but tiresome task…read more It is especially appealing to folks who are often on the go. Our rates are quite reasonable. Simply tell us how you want your laundry to be done, and we'll do it according to your specifications and return it to your drawer ready to use.

I will never again go to any other laundromat. Until I found Soap Bar, I had been going round…read moresupermarkets and bottle shops like a hobo begging for them to exchange notes for $1 coins and pretending not to notice 'DO NOT ASK FOR CHANGE FOR LAUNDROMAT AS REFUSAL MAY OFFEND'. Sometimes the manager at IGA would help out a brother with some coin because I regularly do the family shopping there. But he would tsk tsk and remark that the laundromat should get their own change machine. Once I got enough coins, I would try to negotiate the faulty coin collectors at the laundromat (some machines only took $1s, others only $2s -- but for some reason the lady who owned the place never put up any signs labeling which was which. I think she might have made a tidy side business in stuck coins.) Once my clothes were washed I'd sometimes be pulling them out of the machine only to find my hands coated in sticky soap paste -- yep, that's right, the machine washed so poorly it didn't even move the soap from its original point of deposit into the clothes. Words similar to 'sit' and 'puck' would be muttered under my breath. Of course there was nowhere to rinse your hands. Then I found Soap Bar. The machines are not only cheaper than the rubbish laundromat ($3 per load -- Though the smallest machines are double load, so $6 minimum investment), the equipment is all brand new. And the owners care about graphic design and ambience: the massive mirrored chrome '50s-style 'automatic' sign is a beauty to behold. AND THERE IS A FRICKING CHANGE MACHINE THAT WORKS!! And, even more amazingly, should you not have come even packing notes, there is an ATM. And EVEN more amazingly, if you are totes gen-Y or Z or whatever we're up to now, you can pay for the machines with Paypal. FRICKIN PAYPAL. The machines are all IP, baby. Oh. And there is an air hockey table. And Jenga blocks to play with if they are your thing. There is an 'honesty bar' of soap powder you can scoop out at will for a coin drop of $1 -- no fixed (or policed, anyway) quantity. AND THERE IS FREE WIFI SO YOU CAN NETFLIX AND CHILL* WHILE YOUR WASHING IS GOING WITHOUT BLOWING YOUR DATA PLAN. * Chill in yr he strictly platonic laundromatic plain English sense And there is a sign up indicating that a waffle and coffee cafe will be coming soon at the front of the laundromat. And there is a TAP and a HAND DRYER for those soap exposure moments. Never. Going. Anywhere. Else.

From the owner: Breaking free of the bright white lights and turning the traditional laundrette upside down, our…read morebrand new shiny machines nestle in a relaxing environment with comfy seating, music, free wifi and charging points for your phone and laptop. Spend as long as you like surfing or studying while your clothes spin in top of the range machines.

Good service and good price. This location saves me some time in travel for laundry service. Keep…read moreit up guys !!!!

From the owner: We make your work easy by providing 24-hour laundry service without the need of coins or cash. You…read morecan simply use your Visa & MasterCard and easily be using our cloth cleaning services at your convenient time. We have 18 dryers and 11 washers. You just need to get your clothes and bank card. We have soap vending machine from which you can buy powder/liquid detergent and liquid softener/dry softener sheet. We also have a 14kg washer to wash your beloved pets' clothes and dirty mats. Come over and get your job done in less than an hour.

This place has literally been a saving grace for myself; despite having to walk five blocks with a…read moreload of washing to make this great service happen. The staff are so super friendly; there is never an issue with wanting to change any notes into gold coins to use the self service washing machines and dryers. The prices are so affordable, yet my clothes are washed and dried within an hour. For only $12 a pop this is exceptional. This price includes both washing and drying. To cut a long story short: the landlord of my fully furnished city apartment has still not fulfilled on her promise to buy me a new washing machine as the current one is not working despite repairs. I have given up, and within good reason. I mean why own a washing machine and/or dryer when you have Melbourne City Dry Cleaners come to the rescue? Point taken. My clothes feel smooth and great to wear after a great wash and dry using commercial grade washing machines and dryers, once again for a great price. Bring a book to read; call people you need to catch up with; play games on your mobile phone or get out there and go for walks while you are waiting for your clothes to wash and dry. Remember to bring your own detergent, otherwise there is a small additional fee involved if detergent is provided to you. Ten thumbs up if I could have this capacity to do so!

This review is for my fellow travellers confined to hostels with no dryers. Call me American but I…read moredon't play that hang/air dry game when it comes to laundry. Ain't nobody got time for that! So this laundromat/dry cleaner is located east in the CBD. Not too near my first place but the tram is free round trip. The place is small, I counted maybe ten dryers and ten washers. I'm only interested in drying and you currently get ten minutes for $2. The layout is all wrong but that's due to space. A bench seat is located in front of the washers and if it's packed you'll have to musical chair it or stand. I'm not griping just giving the facts. There is also one high folding table. In all fairness I don't think this place is ever packed but in my visit they had steady foot traffic for dry cleaning. As long as I stay in the CBD this is my spot. Again, hang dry is for the birds.

My Beautiful Launderette takes it name from a 1985 British comedy directed by Stephen Frears. It's…read morea film that tackles a complex range of issues including racism, homosexuality and Britian's economic policy during the 1980s. Set in London during Thatcherism, the plot folllows a Pakistani family as they try and turn a run down launderette into a profitable business with a number of trials and tribulations along the way. Sometimes real life mirrors the big screen and it would appear the guys at My Beautiful have achieved this feat in the haven that is Melbourne. They have big industrial standard machines that are extremely robust and dry your clothes in no time at all. It's not too pricey either. They also have long opening hours which is a plus. Furthermore, it is quite a nice little spot to relax and read a book or have a gander at the poster clad walls to see what is going on around the local area. It's hard to wax lyrical about a launderette but My Beautiful Launderette is pretty good looking and has got your laundry back....

Great place to do Laundry. This place opens early and stays open late. I had no issues getting here…read morefrom my downtown hotel or with using the vending machines. Highly recommend this place if you need to catch up on laundry