Laverie Libre Service

Very convenient to marais neighborhood. The owner is very helpful; was on computer when we went in and jumped right up to help us when we had questions. He doesn’t speak much English, but it’s only laundry. You’re not negotiating world peace.
Leave the laundry going and go to the boulangerie while it washes /​dries.

Jean Claude is perhaps the owner, very nice gentleman with a welcoming smile. Practice your French, no English spoken here. I used a translation app at one point. The shorter gentleman at the computer is there most days and is very helpful. We visited this facility weekly for a month. *For a family of four, we used the largest washer for our dark clothing (15kg for 8.50 €) and neutrals, whites 4 € for 7kg machine and 1.5 € for soap for both machines provided upon request. The gentleman run the machines… load the clothes, tell what temp is best and pay. Then take a walk to the local boulangerie at the Saint Paul station for a yummy treat and coffee while you wait 35 minutes for the clothes to dry. Return to move clothes to the dryer or pay an additional 4+€ and one of the gentlemen will do so for you and then pack the clean clothes into the bag/​luggage/​IKEA tote you’ve brought.
*The dryers cost 0.80 € for 7 minutes. They are very hot, hang your delicates and shrinkage-​prone items to air dry in your hotel room/​rental, lol. 56 minutes of dry time was perfect to dry heavier items from the 15kg washer and 35 minutes for the 7kg dryer. There is a third dryer, but is reserved for use by the gentlemen.
*SUGGESTION: arrive when they open, one or two people ahead of you means long wait for one of two dryers. If the clothes are not yet dry, one can add additional time… just when you thought the dryer is free for use. Pay for an additional 7 minutes if you are unsure. Evenings can be busy and they close at 7pm.

Staying in Europe for over a week required us to seek out laundry facilities. We could have paid the hotel to do it for us but we’re always looking for a new adventure. We ended up buying washing powder at the market and were a little concerned that we didn’t have enough change. No need to worry. The launderette had a person in the facility who could sell you detergent and also would fund the machines so you could Pay in paper currency. Since he was there you could go about shopping or grabbing a bite to eat while your laundry was being washed and dried. Also, it appears that you can drop off your clothes and utilize his services to do your wash for you. They also appear to offer dry cleaning services. We, however, did not utilize these last services. Lastly, the gentlemen sitting and intently focused on his computer is the person working there and not another person doing their laundry. Nice enough person but maybe not too focused on us as our French is good enough to get by but not good enough for lengthy conversation.

mon amie a déménagé donc on était obligé de tout emmener à la laverie, franchement le service et excellent et le gérant est très sympas.

Notre machine étant tombée en panne, nous avons franchi la porte de cette sympathique laverie pour y être accueilli par l’un des gérants avec lequel nous avons plaisanté. Nous avons pu partir nous promener pendant la durée du lavage car le gérant reste dans la laverie.
Nous recommandons!!!

En plein déménagement nous avons du avoir recours a la laverie… surprise rue de jouy: le gérant est de bonne humeur, souriant, serviable et s’occupe de tout. Je recommande vivement.

En général dans les laveries il n’y a jamais d’interlocuteur direct mais simplement un numéro de téléphone à contacter en cas de problème.
Dans cette laverie dite «libre service» de la rue de Jouy, il y a toujours un des deux gérants qui est présent en cas de souci.
Côté sécurité, c’est plutôt pratique parce qu’on peut s’absenter pendant que son linge tourne dans les tambours. Il y a quelqu’un qui surveille.
Et si on n’a pas envie de s’embêter à revenir et attendre de nouveau pour faire sécher son linge, le gérant de la laverie peut le faire à votre place moyennant 2 euros. A ce prix-​là, on vous plié aussi vos affaires.