Fremont Avenue Laundromat

Has the essentials but way overpriced.
$ 3.00 gets you a wash
$.25 gets you 5 minutes in the dryer, want half an hour that’s $ 1.50, but who’s clothes dry that fast? I’ve payed less in NYC at a laundromat.
Staff isn’t friendly. They offer wifi, but it didn’t work for me.
There’s also no restroom available for customers, good thing Caffe Vita is right across the street for coffee, wifi and facilities.

It used to be a good neighborhood place… although I haven’t been back in a while.
There is one thing that I loved about it… it was where they filmed part of the opening credits of the series «Dead Like Me»…or at least it was identical… right down to the placement of the odd locked wooden box on the wall behind the fiberglass chairs next to the beige/​yellow painted cinderblock wall.
Sooo, yeah… I kind of like the place. It’s quirky.

A HAIKU REVIEW
Do you want clothes clean?
Do you want your clothes dry, too?
Use rocks and the sun.

Washing your clothes at this place is like washing your clothes in Detroit or Albuquerque — you should fear for your cleanliness and maybe your life. How does this place remain open and so incredibly shitty in Fremont, or for that matter, in Seattle in general? If you like crack or turn tricks for meth, this is your place. Otherwise, you might want to reconsider washing your panties here because you might end up with a rash. I’d rather scrub my undies in my bathtub than use the pee-​pee washing machines and the dead-​kitty dryers

As of this summer this place was sold to new management and I have to admit it’s gotten better.
I haven’t seen the machines overflow in awhile, and if they do overflow they now have an attendant there who will clean it up. They have a few cards to move clothes around in and if the coin machine eats your dollar, the attendant will turn the machine on and off until it gives the dollar back.
Apparently they also will do laundry for you now. for a fee of course. Unfortunately this also means that the attendant is always there taking up some of the machines. The other day I actually had to wait for a dryer (which previously was never the case). There are signs that say new machines are coming, but those have been up for awhile.
It’s a place close to my apartment that allows me to do laundry, and that’s really all I need.

The new owner has the business in much better shape than before. However, the hours have changed and the last load needs to be in by 7pm when it closes at 9pm
This is disappointing since the last load used to need to be ready at 9pm.
Attendant is very nice and keeps the place much cleaner than i have ever seen in my last 3 years living nearby. I will need to switch places due to the close and open times.

I was tired of the single washer and dryer at my apt complex, but mostly sick of the dryer that wouldn’t dry. i drove my dirty laundry to this place, pretty trashy looking on the outside and not so great on the inside.
it had the basics: a change machine, laundry soap vending machine, candy machine, soda machine, etc. but i did not like how expensive the washing machines were because there were only double load machines at $ 2.25. Luckily i had 4 loads to do, but what if i had 3? I wouldn’t want to cough up that much.
Didn’t like the fact that there were no carts to transfer wet clothes to the dryer. i had to make a few trips back and forth. Hint: grab the washers next to the dryers! They dryers are super big, but I was hesitant to put all 4 loads in one. but i easily could have now that i think of it. NO effin’ directions on those dryers, and no time clock to tell you how much time you’ve bought. blahhh. i put in a dollar for 2 loads in one washer, and it dried in less than 30 minutes. AMAZINGINGLY fast! I think there was an upgrade to dryers the last time this place was reviewed.
the most uncomfortable seats to wait for your loads to finish, and no tv, no music to drown out the awkward silence. so i rather stay in the car and bump my own tunes.
It wasn’t too busy when i went, which was a lazy saturday afternoon. however weirdest thing. a limo pulls up and out jumps the bride, groom and their wedding court. the wedding photographers were trying to be all kitschy and have the inside of the laundromat as their scenic backdrop. none of the groomsmen could fit in the dryers tho. i asked if this laundromat was where the bride and groom first met. ehh. they just pulled over on the side of the road and thought this might be fun. i just found it strange, but rather eventful and thought i should Unilocal about it.
omg why am i Unilocaling a laundromat??!

I used to live in an apartment up the street that only had a single machine and I always waited till I have nothing to wear before doing laundry. So I spent a lot of time in this laundromat. I never experienced the issues others have mentioned. Dryers seemed to work fine provided you use the extractor which is like an extra spin cycle. Other good things this laundromat has going for it is staying out of the cold while waiting for the bus. I can’t give this place 5 stars because it is a laundromat and as such sorta ghetto. But aside from that it is a fine place to air you dirty laundry.

No attendent = lots of low-​lifes in there. Half of the driers are broken and none of them tell you how much time is left. The washers leak like crazy and don’t appear to get cleaned out much. You’re better off driving your laundry 2 miles away in Ballard. That’s what I did.

The washing machines are always leaking and the dryers take an eternity to dry.
This place is a real $hit hole. Literally. Just yesterday I came in to get some quarters when all of a sudden my nasal cavity was attacked by the most raunchiest odor I have ever had the displeasure of experiencing. I turn around and see that a transient had crapped on the floor and now was gingerly cleaning himself up.
Don’t do your laundry here unless you want to play Russian Roulette with your clothes.