Laverie

Machines work. You just need to figure out the process. Press 30 for the soap to load into the washing machine. The numbers indicate which button to press in the self service machine. That is where the coins are dropped. Go early as few machines and it could get crowded. Lots of cafes nearby to relax while waiting for your wash to be done.

It’s a small laundromat but they have another location if you’re needing larger than a 6kg load. It’s actually very easy to use.
1. open door.
2. put clothes in washer.
3. close door.
4. select program (whites, colors, color-​fast, synthetic fabrics, fine synthetics, & wool… each has different times for how long it washes for & how hot the water will be)
5. put the soap in
6. pay at the automated pay machine.
If you need soap tablets, you type in the number on the pay machine of the soap dispenser machine and then put in 1 – 2 Euros and the soap machine will drop a packet with two soap tablets in it.
The numbers are on the washers and dryers so whichever machine you need to start or add time to, you just type the number in the pay machine and it will either start the washer or add time to your dryer.
I thought the wash machines went forever but we did pick the colors options which was like 50 mins or so. The dryers are very hot and actually dry very fast. The laundromat can get kind of crowded though as there are more washers than dryers. People will take your clothes out of the dryer if they are done, so be sure to be back at the laundromat before your clothes are dry if you don’t like other people handling your clothes.
Overall, it was only about $ 4 Euros to wash and a few Euros to dry. Don’t worry about exact change as the pay machine gives change. It was perfect for those who are backpacking/​travelling around Europe if you don’t want to wash your clothes in a sink somewhere.

2 euro for wash. Anticipate needing help from someone who speaks French and has used similar coin-​op machines before to coordinate loading, soap, settings.
Put clothes in first, leave door open, then start paying, put in soap, close door machine.
I think.
Hopefully the hard part is over.
The place at 1 Monce is now a bakery!

Le dimanche, c’est laverie !
Mes amis me demandent toujours: «Mais, ça t’embête pas d’aller à la laverie? Tu peux venir à la maison si tu veux.» Et bien non ! Moi j’adore aller à la laverie le dimanche. Pour la plupart, c’est une corvée, pour mon meilleur pote, c’est un plan drague… pour moi, c’est juste un plaisir (oui oui) !
Ma laverie est juste en bas de chez moi. Elle est propre et il y a toujours un peu de monde… mais pas la foule non plus ! Toujours une machine disponible pour moi. Pour 3,40 €, je lave mon linge de la semaine. Et en attendant que ça tourne, je m’installe à la terasse du café La Rimaudière juste en face ou je vais faire mon ménage hebdomadaire. Parce qu’ici, aucun risqué de vol: on né peut pas ouvrir les machines en route.
Les autres clients de la laverie sont plutôt sympa. On échange un «Bonjour» de courtoisie et avec le sourire. Limité mais pas désagréable un dimanche quand on vit seule.
Ma laverie, elle est ouverte 7/​7, de 7h à 22h. Alors, si, un dimanche, je faillis à ma rituelle lessive, je sais que je peux y retourner à tout moment de la semaine, même le soir après le boulot. En cas de problème, un numéro d’urgence est affiché dans les locaux. Et, le gérant rapplique dans les dix minutes.
Si les machines du 65 Rue du Faubourg Montmartre sont trop petites pour votre linge, la société en possède une autre à quelques pas d’ici, Rue de Maubeuge, plus grande et avec des machines à plus grande capacité.

An excellent small launderette which I’ve used 5 or 6 times without the slightest problem. Indeed, doing my laundry here is something I look forward to every time I’m in Paris.
There are clear, simple instructions you don’t need much French to work out what to do. However, for me (and you may think this odd), the pièce de résistance is the payment mechanism. They have this centralised control panel on the wall where you type in the code for the relevant machine, you feed in the requested payment and the machine starts up. And you don’t have to spend your week hoarding coins this control panel accepts all normal coins (not the fiddly silly coppers), and NOTES AS WELL (I mean, have you ever, ever heard of a British launderette accepting notes???)!!!
All the washing machines only take fairly small loads, so for a week’s washing you’ll need to do at least two loads. (It’s EUR3.20 for one load.) The machines are all good-​quality Miele ones, and a 60° standard wash takes around 50 whisper-​quiet minutes. There’s a useful timer showing how many minutes are left.
The dryers are also of good quality, and are more than enough for two loads from the washing machines. (EUR1 for 10 minutes’ drying.)
The place is spotlessly clean and brightly lit, and I think it’s part of a chain because I have seen identical launderettes all over Paris. (The name is a bit of a mouthful, though, and as you can see in the photo the place simply has Laverie over the door.)
It’s customary to say bonjour to the other customers when you walk in.