Skyline Dry Cleaners

The crew at Skyline Cleaners went above and beyond in helping me with a recent issue I had with my dress shirts. John not only helped explain what the issue is, but he also explained the process of how to prevent this issue in the future. His attentiveness to the little details helps distance Skyline from the rest. I couldn’t recommend John and his team enough.

I’ve been going to this dry cleaner for years after trying out nearly every other one in the area. I’ve recommended my family and friends who also have been very impressed. There hasn’t been a task too big (winter coat) or too small (sewing a button) they haven’t happily tackled and well. I love that I can drop off my dry cleaning at all hours through the drop box. They get your clothes done quick and are reasonably priced. Check it out!

I had 5 pairs of jeans hemmed here and the turnaround was great. The girl who measured me was very nice and helpful. One pair of jeans needed to be hemmed again but the owner was very accommodating. He credited my account and was very responsive to my issues. They really care about their business here, I will be coming back.

Great business. Very professional staff, conveniently located in Ball Square, and they turn things around quickly. Additionally, they communicate by email, which is pretty rare for dry cleaners.

I highly recommend this business. I was looking to get a suit dry cleaned, and it came back looking great. I went back to get some shirts cleaned and they too turned out wonderfully. The owner is a good guy and I trust the high quality of the work they do. Prices are reasonable, the shop is clean, and the staff have been friendly to me every time I’ve gone in. Tickets are available by email so you don’t have to worry about keeping track of paper slips. If you’re looking for a dry cleaner, this is the place to go.

By far, the best dry cleaners I have been to in years.
A coat I just received for Christmas, I thought was ruined because oil-​based paint was accidentally spilled on it at Home Depot. Black coat, white paint, not a good mix. I was crushed, I loved the coat and they were sold out, so no way to replace it.
Home Depot offered to give me the cost of the coat, but to try and have it cleaned first (that’s their procedure). I assumed there was going to be no way to get it out.
I brought the coat that day and the next day received an email that they were able to remove the paint. I was shocked, and grateful!
No matter the stain, these guys can get it out!
I wish I had taken a before picture!
Thanks Skyline!!!

I’m convinced these guys are scamming their customers. They will just iron your dress shirts/​pants and throw them back on the hangar! I am paying to have them laundered, not ironed. I’ve got numerous dress shirts back with dirty collars that would come out from a normal washing machine cycle. That is why your cleaning is ready so promptly — because they do the bare minimum when they think they can get away with it. Caveat emptor. I won’t be going back.

Could’ve done without the attitude from the woman behind the counter, but they did a great job cleaning my wedding dress (or wherever they send it to did).
Of note: don’t leave any special items with your clothes– the hanger I had gotten as a gift with my wedding date came back all twisted, which, I was told, was how I dropped it off and no apology was offered.

Three stars because they did get my delicate wedding dress cleaned of any stains. However, they do send the dresses out to another place to get them professionally done. They told me I would get my dress in two weeks, and it took a little over three weeks because of the busy season.

Wanted to like this place because it’s local but it is just kind of blah. The lady behind the desk is legitimately angry if you show up to drop off 30 mins before closing, and is never very pleasant the rest of the time. They are very quick I give them that but I had a pair of pants with a stain that I pointed out twice and both times when I got them back they still had the same stain in them. Took the same pants to Zoots and the stain was out without even pointing it out to them. I’m convinced skyline just irons the pants and throws them on a hanger, nothing more.
If you need some quick basic dry cleaning this place will be okay, but do yourself a favor and spend a few extra bucks and head to zoots in porter square. The difference when you get your clothes back will be worth every penny.

Freaking fantastic; best dry cleaners experience of my life (and I’ve reviewed others here). A dress dismissed as unfixable by a dry cleaner I trusted was completely repaired here and I wore it this weekend. Great, prompt service, no price gouging, and they repair leather boots that have been ruined by winter salted roads. STRONG recommend. They also have sea-​salt-​and-​almond Ghirardelli chocolates at the counter.

What a wonderful business with great service. I went here a few months ago after a wedding. I won’t go into detail, but the day after the wedding I found that there was red wine and what looked to be dirt and (don’t ask, I don’t know) grease stains on my bridesmaids gown, not to mention my boyfriend’s suit was covered in red wine. I needed to get everything cleaned up and googled for a dry cleaner, found this place on Unilocal.I actually walk past it all the time, as I live near Ball Sq, and recognized it because of the wedding dress in the window– the one in the box, not the one on the mannequin. I went there and the guy was awesome. He looked everything over while I was there, which was cringe-​worthy, but was able to name what type of stain each mark was and how he would get it out and also noticed how the back seam of the dress was coming undone. After this happened to all the maids during the wedding, we chalked it up to the dresses all being cheap David’s Bridal gowns, but he explained that the way the seam was sewn, the slit was probably deliberate for the style of the dress and we didn’t know to clip the thread. Enlightening. He even assessed it and gave an opinion as to how maybe now that the wedding was over he could remove the thread for me and it would easily be a nice, sexy cocktail dress that I could wear out on town, which was amusing because I’m kind of a low-​key person and he was so genuine in his ideas about how easily the dress could be re-​purposed for the future; it was very sweet. He also asked how I found the place and I mentioned recognizing the wedding dress in the window after finding Skyline on Unilocal.Apparently it belongs to his late wife, which is also so endearing. He was very friendly and talkative and at one point his employee showed up and we had a conversation about my line of work. I think I was there just talking for a good half hour or more, until I had to leave to get ready for work, but it was so refreshing to go somewhere that seemed like a true welcoming, sociable small business. I believe his wife also works there and he spoke at length about her and her family. Anyways, I went back weeks later to pick up my clothes (I was not in a hurry) and was expecting a large bill for all the different stains he removed, but, if I recall correctly, it was only $ 29 for both pieces! So inexpensive and both pieces looked great. I was very impressed and genuinely look forward to giving this place my business in the future!

Great place to have your stuff dry cleaned. I have brought them everything from my down comforter to my suit and they nail it every time. The best part is the VIP option you can sign up for. This comes with a laundry bag with your name on it that you can stuff packed with everything you want cleaned and drop off in the drop box anytime of day. Also your stuff is ready in just a day or two. I have my account setup to my debit card so I never even need to bring cash with me I just drop off and pick up and I’m on my way.
Check them out!

the guy has removed multiple stains including tar from my wardrobe. it’s saved me from having to buy new shirts. they are very fairly priced. i’ve been a repeat customer and have never been disappointed.
don’t be thrown off by how he looks (all due respect you look more like a contractor) the guy knows his stuff.
they have also fixed holes in my cashmere sweater. they did this complimentary since i’m a repeat customer.

I don’t know why I didn’t come here so much sooner and skip out completely on the debacle that was Royal White Cleaners. Skyline Dry Cleaners are a breath of fresh air… clean, crisp, laundry scented fresh air that puts a smile on my face every time I see my husband in his well laundered shirts.
Do yourself a favor and sign up for the VIP service. It’s free, and you get some wonderful perks, like a 24 hour drop off service, automated payment, and a nice bag to store your clothes each time you do business here. Plus, they remember your name when you walk in, and do a great job dry-​cleaning men’s work shirts and pants.

Skyline is hands down the best cleaners I’ve used in the Greater Boston area — and trust me, I bring in a LOT of cleaning and I am VERY picky!
I don’t even live in Somerville anymore and I still go out of my way to bring stuff to them because they are that good.
Cleaning is done on time, in impeccable shape. Spilled something red on a white work blazer (like I did?) They’ll get it out, no problem. Like your pants creased down the front every time? They’ll never forget to do it. Need your stuff in a hurry? They’re on top of it.
The prices are very reasonable and the people who work here are unfailingly polite. I’ve only ever had one issue — another customer took home my most expensive work pants, and he kept forgetting to bring them back for almost six months — and they credited me almost $ 100 to my account, nearly the full cost of the pants, PLUS they eventually got the pants back for me. I have been treated so poorly by other dry cleaners when they lose an item of clothing or ruin something, but that crap never happens here! I’ll use Skyline as long as they’re in business.

I am very impressed with the service I received at Skyline Dry Cleaners.
I dropped off two pairs of wool pants on a Saturday. The very friendly guy at the counter told me they would be ready by Monday afternoon. He proceeded to tell me that if I left my email address I would receive an email letting me know my pants were ready (a fantastic tool).
I ended up paying around $ 15 for the two pairs of pants (which I think is pretty standard in the Boston area).
I will definitely be returning to Skyline in the future.

Since I don’t like reading wordy reviews, I’ll make this short and to the point: Skyline Cleaners hemmed 3 pairs of pants for me, fully tailored a suit and cleaned two peacoats. They did a great job and the owner is really cares about what he does.
Just know, when you get something altered, expect a nice, long chat. He prides himself on being a stain-​removal specialist and having high end supplies, and he loves to educate you on the dry cleaning industry. And, from everything I’ve observed on my new altered and cleaned wardrobe, he’s right.

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Since I wrote this (the review below), it’s been almost TWO MONTHS since I’ve heard from them about my comforter. I hope I don’t need to replace it. They said I’d get an email to tell me it was ready for pick up. I never received one. I’m a little peeved.
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I got a Groupon a little while back, and almost every time I’d come home, I’d look at my down comforter and realize that I STILL hadn’t brought it to be cleaned.
Once I tried cleaning it myself. Epic failure, all around. It now sports water stains and apparently somebody was trying to drink ice coffee on my bed, and spilled. Nobody fessed up to it, but it was now IMPERATIVE that I get this monster of a thing cleaned.
I called on a Saturday afternoon to ask about lag time on a comforter, the lady asked all kinds of questions, and told me it would be a few days. I figured that would be the case, and told her I’d be down to see them later on.
She recalled speaking to me on the phone when I walked in. There were several other people using Groupons in line infront of me. The guy who was working said he was the «stain guy» in the business. Whew! I HOPE it’s true!
I got a receipt for my king-​size-​comforter ($ 48), and was told I’d get an email notification when it was ready. They are open until 7, I was told, which is nice, gives me enough time to grab it after work whatever night it’s done!

Used the Groupon deal recently to get a bunch of winter items dry cleaned. The lady at the front counter was very nice and friendly and checked to make sure I was maxing out the coupon. When I returned to pick up the items, she had even found things in the pockets and separated them out so they didn’t accidentally get lost. They give out some nice freebies at the register, too — calendar magnets, ballpoint pens, and Ghirardelli chocolates. The street parking wasn’t too bad. Join their VIP program and you can get 24 hour drop off service delivered back to you. They also have a bunch of different discounts and coupons on their website. I would return more often if they were closer, but I think I’m just outside their 3mi radius.