Almar Cleaners

Lived here for four years and never had a problem. Very nice and professional, would highly recommend.

Just called to get information, a lady answered very rudely on just hung up. Never going there or recommending this place!

Love love love Almar cleaners! I’ve been coming here for 6 years. They are always very friendly, very professional, and I’ve never had any issues with anything I’ve had cleaned, repaired, or hemmed. Very highly recommended!

A perfect hem/​waist take-​in and all with a smile!

I have been bringing my absolute best dress cloths to Almar Cleaners since 2002 and they have never let me down. They help me bring my dry cleaning to my vehicle for me, repair all the cloths I tear up in my wheelchair, and do sewing repairs on the wheelchair itself. Almar Cleaners is the best!

I come here for alterations on my clothes. I’ve been here four times and the older Asian woman who works the front is always so accommodating and friendly. Only thing is that the alterations here are pricey. I’ve had to hem a few dresses on the bottom and each dress was $ 30 (noting that the fabric was easy to work with, there was no time crunch) and to shorten the straps on another dress was $ 20. But if pricing isn’t an issue, then I would recommend for their reliability. Plus, they allow you to try on the altered clothes after getting it back to make sure you are satisfied with the job.

Same rude service when I tried to give them another try. They are so close to my house I want to use them, but they so obviously want to nickle and dime you to death. sad.

Gene is s wonder! She will remember your name and phone number after your first visit! The quality is great, best in town and prices are reasonable (as far as dry cleaning goes) I’ve been coming here for years. Try it you will like it!

Took my expensive J. Crew peacoat in to have the waist brought in and have the arms tightened a bit. She had me put the coat on so she could find the parts that needed to be altered. She really knew what she was doing and pointed out that I should have the back altered as well which I agreed with because I have bad luck with jackets having too much fabric on the back which causes me to look more hunched. It was going to be $ 65 I’m total to have it altered. I was super nervous for the whole week I had to wait and just went in today to pick it up. I tried it on and it looked so awesome! I couldn’t even tell where she made the alterations. The arms came out a little too tight but she said she would be able to fix it. I’m so happy though with how it came out. Definitely will be coming back here!

Had a wonderful experience here. Everyone was very helpful and provided great assistance with tailoring my husbands suit and fixing some items my pets decided to chew (I had been heart broken when I found my vintage blanket with holes in it and a guilty looking puppy). Items came back beautifully tailored, steamed and clean at a reasonable price. Highly recommended!

I dropped off a down comforter on a Friday and was told it would be ready by Wednesday. When I came in to pick it up around 2:30, I was told it would be another hour. When my husband came to pick it up at 3:30, he was told it would be another hour.
On the final attempt to pick up the down comforter an hour later, we received it back WET. $ 50.00. I’d like to say it’s the worst 50 dollars I’ve ever spent, but it’s probably not true. Pretty close though.

Yes, the price for their services might be expensive for what it is, but patronizing green businesses is hip, environmentally-​friendly, and cool, right? Either way, my clothes are always ready by the promised time and none of my garments have every gone missing. Their quality of work is pretty good, all spots are thoroughly cleaned and the entire garment is pressed and hung to be wrinkle-​free. They’ve been pretty reliable and I’ve had no issues with their work, and the fact they’re located next to a Safeway makes it even more convenient for you to run your errands.

I come from the East Bay, home of the most affordable dry cleaning, albeit not always of the highest quality. Although Almar might be EXPENSIVE, it does provide excellent service and has been more than accommodating when I have asked for an expedited turn over. If you are looking for the cheapest, then don’t come here. Otherwise this is a great place.

Maybe SF ruined me for the pinnacle of dry cleaning and tailoring, but Santa Cruz has a great option in Almar Cleaners. My caveat is that I have never had a very complicated alteration here. (My idea of complicated is altering an expensive Off the Rack slacks from Italy with lots of details in the waist band /​pleats, etc, and getting it taken in from a size 5 to 1. or completely dismantling an Obi that has one side blue-​black selvedge denim and the other side a delicate embroidery with light pink flowers.) I just had buttons and hooks resewn into my slacks and dry cleaning done.
Yes, it’s a bit pricey, but what does everyone expect with a Green option of dry-​cleaning. The old more toxic way is cheap and dirty, literally, to the environment. Everyone is so used to inexpensive things, it’s seriously crazy. If you need to save money, there are other cleaners in the area, like that little eco one Mission Dry Cleaners (near Sabieng Thai), but I don’t like it there because they put little sticky tags (that tore off my labels when I tried to remove them) on my clothes to track them (or something) and were the reason I had to fix my pants in the first place, because they somehow broke off my pant hooks when cleaning them. In that particular case, the money I «saved» went directly back into fixing another new problem, so where did I save $$ again? I’ve also been to Vapor, which is fine for the most part, but the Tailor in there is creepy and the alteration I did there, a silk dress, came out frumpy and ill-​fitted.
I rate this a ⁵⁄₅ as good as it gets because they also have super duper fast turn around for dry cleaning. As soon as one-​day as long as you submit your clothes early enough in the morning! Last minute, forgot your suit for the wedding the next day conundrum? Call Almar and see if they can help you. Personally, I am very direct, so I don’t need to be chatty Cathy with my cleaners. I think I went in and out of there at least 5 times before I even had a whole conversation with the woman who works there. I really like the fact that she appears right when you walk in. Other places have a dumb bell, or someone who looks like they are in the middle of chewing something from their lunch break. They are professional and courteous, something many businesses lack in SC.

I bring all of my dry cleaning here, and I’ve always been happy with the service. My clothes look good and they’re always ready on time. The staff is very friendly and professional.

I really only frequent Almar Cleaners because it is within walking distance of my house.
I was happy with my service, which included removing a pink stain from my white pea coat, but would have been happier if the price had been about $ 10 – 15 cheaper.
Overall, they are timely and do a good job, but not the most bubbly staff or cost-​efficent services.

Great service, sweet lady, good results but…
the price is a killer.
4 coats & 1 lady jacket = $ 69+

Last year I took my sportcoat here to be cleaned. I was told a certain price. When I picked it up, I was charged $ 1 more that quoted. «Wool costs more», I was told. Angry, I left.
Recently, a year later, I decided to give them another try. This time I had my white work shirts cleaned pressed & starched. Medium starch I asked. When I got them back, it was as if no starch at all had been used. Shirts were limp. When I mentioned this I was told «that IS medium starch, you wan’t heavy starch that $ 1 extra per shirt». Are you kidding me!!!
I have had my shirts starched for years. Medium starch is nice & crisp, but not too stiff. These had little if no starch. Basically, if you want it done properly, I guess that costs extra here.
What a rip-​off. Stay away, unless you don’t mind paying extra for what every other dry cleaners in Santa Cruz does for the quoted rate. I would give less that 1 star if I could.

This place was amazing. The couple always took care of me. I had a stain on my nice new blazer so i took it in to be drycleaned. They got the stain out and had my blazer to me within a day.
I also get all of my pants hemmed and alterations on all of my shirts. They are amazing with both!

Is it me or do dry cleaners make you nervous too?
I don’t know. Maybe it is just me, but I’m convinced that if aliens ever did try to infiltrate our simply little green planet, they would probably do it through some portal at the dry cleaners. I mean, can YOU tell me what goes into the dry cleaning process? I didn’t think so.
So with much postponing, I finally caved and brought my king size, 550 weight. goose down comforter in for its once every 5 years cleaning. The woman at the counter was nice enough, and clever. The happy couple here built a wall to hide the actual laundering facilities from the prying eyes of neurotic girls like me (come to think of it, this is Santa Cruz… there are TONS of neurotic girls like me here).
Anyway, after repeating myself like 4 times that I wanted my comforter washed in a laundry machine, you know, with soap and water, not dry cleaned, she handed me a little green slip. In three days I would be $ 42 poorer, but with a clean comforter.
Today’s pick up was easy enough, and I am happy to report that my comforter looks beautiful, and there is no evidence of alien tampering.