Georgetown Valet

Georgetown Valet has good hours, a good location, good service, and they always do a great job. I especially like their tailoring service.

I’ve used them for cleaning and minor alterations and always had a great experience. Prices are not cheap but definitely fair for the neighborhood.

Honestly the best dry cleaner I’ve used in the city. Debated between a 4 & 5 because the price is a bit steep, but I’ve never walked away unhappy.
Recently I brought in a bunch of pieces, and I forgot to ask them to fix a hem on a skirt. When I picked it up, the hem was perfectly repaired. Such a great surprise.

This place has been my go-​to for years. Not only do they do a great job with dry cleaning but they really helped me out with two items of clothing with difficult-​to-​replace zippers in the last couple months. They scoured suppliers to find appropriate exposed zippers for a light purple dress and an orange skirt: items I never thought I’d be able to wear again due to the broken zippers. They did an excellent job with the repair and even knocked off the price because it took so long to find the right zipper for the dress. Plus they’re friendly and efficient. Can’t recommend them highly enough!

this place charges at least double what a normal dry cleaner/​alteration place charges in the DC area. $ 20 for a simple alteration of pants.
I’ve given it two stars because they do a really good job. seems like you should take easy alterations elsewhere though.

Had them work on 2 suits for me, left me with great heartfilled promises… only had a bunch of bad excuses for bad work when I picked the up. They charge a premium because of the fact «Georgetown» is in their name. don’t let that fool you.
The only thing I trust em for is dry cleaning, take the rest elsewhere.

I needed an expensive bridesmaid dress altered, and I live near his place. I was worried based on the wide range of reviews on here. But I have to say I am pleased overall. They did a great job altering the dress exactly as I wanted it. The process was easy overall, and they had the dress ready in a timely manner. The price seemed a bit high at about $ 100 but I am happy with the way the dress fits me.

Very happy with the alteration job this place did on my rehearsal dinner dress, which was lovely but initially probably four sizes too large. The only reason I’m not giving this a five is because it wasn’t cheap. At $ 65 for taking in a flowy dress wide in the middle, I’d call that steep. Fine for a special occasion, but not so for an everyday dress, at least for me. But they work fast and with care so this is a great find.

I’ve been living in Logan Circle for almost 3 years now and recently tried Washio, the dry cleaning delivery service app. After 4 chance, I gave up on them and returned to GTown Valet. The people in the shop know my name, have always treated my clothes excellently and have accommodated my rush needs. Washio was great in concept, but they didn’t deliver on time during the early morning windows I needed, and GTown might not deliver, but they’re always open at 7a when I need a prework pickup. They’re great and I’m bringing my business back to them.

Tailoring is not as good as some of the competitors.

I was staying in DC for two weeks and since my hotel didn’t have a guest laundry, I needed a place that could launder for me. The price at $ 2.50 a pound was pretty good and their location near K street was very convenient. I dropped off my things on Friday afternoon, for Monday pick up.
The staff is friendly and competent as far as the front desk goes. I mistakenly assumed that, since they did laundry by the pound, that they knew how to do laundry. I was wrong. Everything from dark colored jeans to whites were tossed in one load and washed on hot and dried on high. My jeans bled all over all my whites and light colored clothing, which now all now have big, blue splotches on them. Fabrics that should have been washed on cool and dried on low have shrunk. The cost of replacing all this clothing is going to be high enough that I should have just paid the marked up hotel cleaning price. Very disappointed.

These guys are great. Had a bad stain in my seersucker suit. The gal got it right out for me in a timely manner. The prices are good, the location is great, and it’s the first dry cleaner I have been inside that I wasn’t thoroughly grossed out by.

I brought in two pairs of slacks to be hemmed and they did a fantastic job! It took a week to finish them and cost about $ 30. A little bit pricier than I am used to, but that’s DC for you. Overall, quality work in a timely manner!

Update: After my original Unilocal review post, the manager reached out to me to apologize and offer a refund for the stress the situation must’ve caused. I really appreciated her taking the time to contact me so that she could learn more about the issue and prevent it for the future. She also took the time to explain why the price was the way it was because of the fabric type, which was much more thorough than the original explanation I received.

meh. not the best prices. Decent work. avg service. just meh. typical dry-​cleaner.

This is a great, reliable, go-​to dry cleaning service. They’ve got a great tailor in-​house, they’ve stayed open past their closing time when I’ve arrived there late after work and they’ve gotten stains out of pants and shirts that I was sure would be stuck there in the fabric forever.
In fact, when I once brought a suit-​jacket there to be tailored before a wedding overseas, and when it wasn’t ready that morning before my flight, they got it done within the hour and delivered it to me across town at no extra charge — the delivery person wouldn’t accept a tip, either.
The price for standard dry cleaning is probably a couple bucks more than I’d normally like to pay, but for the service and the peace of mind you receive, it’s well worth it.

Georgetown Valet gets my business for being a good, reliable dry cleaner that has good business hours and is close to my apartment.
The service is generally just fine and occasionally exceeds expectations (e.g., I have a silk dress with shell buttons and they took the time to foil wrap the buttons before exposing it to dry cleaning chemicals). Only once was I disappointed with a service (heel replacement of the wrong color on a pair of pumps), and the woman reluctantly sent the heels back at my insistence. Overall, decent service that is moderately priced and very convenient.
Service Provided: 3
Experience: 4

This is the third time Georgetown Valet has stained my clothing. It’s ridiculous and I can no longer justify going there because it’s conveniently located. Each time a dark blue watercolory stain has appeared on the article of clothing. Once all over an orange dress, another time all over a pink shirt, and now on the sleeve of a very nice dress. They even start by saying it was there from the beginning as if it’s not their fault. It’s beyond ridiculous. In addition, each piece of clothing I left did have the same stains there when I picked them up. What more can I say? I’m the fool for going back there thinking it’ll be better each time when it never is.

I waited several months before posting this, but just cannot get over my experience.
I had an absolutely gorgeous dress, one of a kind, that I ordered from Europe. It was floor length, light, flattering… But it was too long and after reading all these positive reviews I decided to take it to Georgetown Valet.
While I was trying it on, the lady that was taking the measurements recommended to take few inches off of the sides as well. I liked the lose fit but she convinced me that a more tailored fit would look better.
When I came back the dress was so tight I couldn’t close the side zipper. While I was trying to figure out what’s wrong the same lady that took my measures before (and I’m assuming did the alterations) went on «not my fault, you fat, you fat». I was nearly in tears because of the ruined dress and it seemed that the seamstress didn’t know the words other that those five. (FYI — I wear size 4 to 6, almost 6 feet tall and 118 pounds. And no, I didn’t not grow or gain weight while alterations were done).
Manager came and suggested they try to fix it. They tried. But you cannot make a smaller dress bigger since the material was already cut off. Their idea of fixing was putting a giant wide side zipper instead of original «invisible» one. That made the dress skewed to one side (with the place for my left breast being right in the middle of the chest now) and because the dress was still super tight the zipper got all wavy.
Needless to say I never wore that dress again. And I didn’t get an apology or any follow up.
Absolutely awful service, rude seamstress, and ruined dress.

Two strikes — I’m out
I realize this place gets amazing reviews, but meh. I’ve been taking my stuff here for a few years now — good luck if they screw something up. I’ve had to bring back altered items on two occasions now due to improper measuring.
First time I brought a pair of pants back she tried to get me to repay for the correction (the pants were completely wrong). After much arguing I was able to get them to waive the charge. Also, she said we’re very busy and will take 3 weeks. Was a waste of $ 30.
Second issue, they hemmed a pair of pants too short — I brought them back and was again given a hard time about it and told «there was nothing they could do about it». Again, after much arguing with seamstresses — I was able to get them to fix it.
Bottom line is they have a convenient location, are expensive and are not quick to help if there is a problem.