Hopkins Speedy Wash

It’s a laundromat. A few broken machines but mostly decent. My washing machine died and I couldn’t get a replacement for a week. Based on past reviews I was a little nervous about this place. It was a bit worn but the patrons were friendly and helpful. They pointed out machines to avoid. The owners have a sense of humor based on the signs on the wall.
Overall — it is everything you expect from a decent laundromat.

This place is an absolute dive, BUT there are some really positive features:
1) This place takes quarters, and dispenses quarters. Even when I’m not doing laundry here, it’s my go-​to source for quarters when the banks are closed. The machine is older than God, so if your «new» bills don’t work, the DQ across the parking lot is accustomed to exchanging new bills for old ones.
2) It’s freakin’ cheap. I can do 10 loads of standard laundry in their larger machines for about $ 18.00 — the same laundry would cost me $ 30.00 at my apartment building! The dryers are only $ 0.25 for 12 minutes (not 10) and I’ve never had to wait for one.
3) If you lose money in the machine, you just fill out the slips they leave out and the owners actually mail you the cash — even if the postage stamp costs more than the refund! It might take a month or two, but they ALWAYS mail it to you.
4) Weeknights are a real dead zone there, and the place is so unattractive that you’re guaranteed as many machines as you want. Bring a book, grab a Blizzard, listen to your iPod and enjoy the fact that no one is gathered around a TV with bad reception watching a game you don’t give a rip about and feeding their children Happy Meals on the folding tables!
This place may look like a dump, but it’s exactly the kind of secret I like to keep for myself. Mega Wash (with it’s stupid tolkens and stupid minimum-​charge dryers and obnoxious clientele) have nothing on Speedy Wash. ;-)

I did some spring cleaning this weekend including laundering my bedding, so I stopped by the laundromat to use the commercial size washers and dryers.
It got the job done, but I didn’t enjoy my hour long experience there. The place is dingy, and while it doesn’t actually look dirty, it feels dirty. Plenty of machines and supplies, but no TV, no tables to sit at and do work. Just an uncomfortable bench and a couple chairs.
I don’t miss the college days where I had to lug my stuff to a laundromat and quarters were more valuable than dollar bills, but this place did make me long for the facility I used to frequent with many TVs, tables to study at or play cards with friends… if only they had a treadmill to get a little workout in!
Pertinent details:
They are open 7 days a week from 6:30am — 9:30pm.
Regular sized washers are $ 1.25/load, and the two bigger sized machines are anywhere from $ 2-​$ 3/​load. Dryer is 25 cents for every 10 minutes of so, and they are large so you can probably fit 2 – 3 regular sized loads in them at once.