The Laundry Lounge

Location

1801 Hanover Drive

On the corner of Covell and Anderson behind 49er Video

Hours

9am-10pm

Phone

(530) 757-7837

Website

http://www.davislaundrylounge.com

Owners

Max and Dina Connor

Established

May of 2008 (Formerly Suds Laundromat)

Payment Methods

Credit (VISA, Mastercard, American Express, Discovery), Cash

Other

Free WiFi

Formerly called Suds, this is hands down the nicest laundromat in Davis and on its way to being one of the nicest in the country. They always have attendants on duty to make sure that your clothes are safe and to help you with the machines. They have a large mix of machines, including super energy-efficient front loading machines that fit twice as much laundry and use half as much water as the top loaders. They also have two giant-load machines for washing rugs and blankets or that giant load that has piled up for weeks. They offer wash and fold at $1.35/lb and have also started doing free pick up and delivery as part of their wash and fold services. They will transfer your clothes from the washer to the dryer for FREE if you ask them to, that way you can run errands and come back when your clothes are dry.

They have a couch and a couple of chairs for sitting and studying as well as some plastic chairs and tables outside. Free Wifi is available. They are in the process of giving the whole place a face lift to include a new color scheme, larger sitting area or (lounge), and a new customer service area. The owners are usually there to help rectify any problems you have with other customers or the machines. They have sodas available behind the counter and a changer machine that gives quarters.

Washers
Top Loaders (1 Load) $2.00
Neptunes (1.75 Loaders) $2.50
Double Loaders $2.75
Triple Loaders (Holds 35lbs of dry laundry!) $5.50
Giant Loaders (Holds 50lbs of dry laundry!!) $6.50

Dryers
Dryers $.25 for 6 min.

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2008-06-02 20:40:22   Last week I found myself in a quandary, I was super busy moving/writing final papers and realized that i was out of clean undies. As I was about to have a mini nervous breakdown at the thought of having to wash and fold all of the laundry that I had been avoiding I remembered my friend telling me about their free pick up and delivery service. They came by to pick up my clothes in the morning and by early evening I had a clean, nicely folded stack of laundry at my door. Thanxs again! I will definitely be coming back. —gchilde

2008-06-02 22:04:03   This place is clean, cheerful, and everythings works! It doesn't have that have that creepy depressing laundromat feel. You know, like you'd rather put on the nasty stuff laying on your bedroom floor than go to a place where several of the harsh lights are out, the paint is peeling off the walls, some of the machines don't work, people are sketchy, etc, etc. This place has free wi-fi, friendly staff, and the people who come in are NORmal! I still wait till everyting I have is dirty, but now I don't mind going to do my wash when I finally have to. —Spiketronic

2008-06-04 16:42:04   This place is in a great location, it's clean and they can move your laundry from washer to dryer WHILE YOU ARE GONE! It's very cool that I don't have to wait for my laundry, and since they are there all the time no one will steal your stuff. —KimPruett

2008-06-30 00:12:43   I don't enjoy doing laundry but this place is really nice. They have two giant machines that seem like they can handle anything. The big machines get my clothes really clean and it saves me money compared to splitting the load up between a bunch of machines. I'm also happy that the attendant will transfer my load from the washing machine to the dryer so I don't have to spend my whole afternoon there if I don't want to. The free wireless does makes it a lot easier to spend time there. It is also very clean and bright. —Etherington

2008-08-09 13:28:28   Had a strange experience there today. Went today and there was virtually NO ONE there. Normally on Saturdays (at least when the laundromat was SUDS) the place is hustling and bustling. There was only customer there before me, and two who came in after (and left before me). When I left there was no customers left, and this was just before noon. Finally, mostly importantly, there was NO HOT WATER!!!! The hot water for the whites cycles was just barely warm. I'm hoping that this was an aberration and that I do not have to find a new laundry spot. —AnnieSirrah

2008-09-29 10:04:47   Went there again recently.... the hot water is only lukewarm. What is that about?? Starting to think this is a cool place to do laundry unless you have towels, underwear, other white laundry to wash. —AnnieSirrah

2008-10-12 01:15:53   unless your laundry is extreamly dirty, hot water is not needed. It is better for the environment to use lukewarm water and for most loads it is still sufficient. —RedCourn

2008-10-12 10:14:21   hopefully the new name means new ownership and new STANDARDS. i went to SUDS about 6 months ago and someone had just washed a barnful of HORSE BLANKETS in the front loading washing machines. the place reeked of horse odor, and they had hay in them. the floors were covered in mud and the attendant was trying to mop the place up. i asked if there was a rule (or maybe a law?) about washing farm animal supplies and she shrugged her shoulders. i was so appalled i almost reported them to the BBB. is it too much to assume that the machines are for human laundry only? i went back last week to the new laundry lounge, and despite there being few places to actually lounge, and they don't have recycling, it was cleaner. i'm still afraid to use the front loaders though. who knows what kind of mites are in horse blankets. —aro

2008-10-24 15:45:59   My Name is Dina Connor and I am one of the owners of the Laundry Lounge. Our customer's satisfaction is VERY important to us! We DO in fact have hot water. When we took over, there were a lot of machine maintenance issues to be dealt with. If you find that a machine's water is not hot enough, PLEASE come and tell us! We can see if there is a clog in the hot water line or if the machine's temperature controls need to be adjusted. We can also provide you with compensation if things are not up to par.

As far as the horse blanket situation, we do our best to make sure that people don't abuse our equipment. Obviously when its busy we cannot always keep track of what every customer is doing at every moment. If something like that were to happen again, we would have to asses the situation and see if it is appropriate for that particular person to wash their items here. We will always clean and sterilize any machine if you ask us. Of course, every machine gets sterilized thoroughly at the end of each day. We really appreciate you bringing issues to our attention as soon as they happen and giving us a chance to rectify problems for you! I am in the store everyday at different times, working on equipment and talking with customers.
Feel free to grab my business card by our cash register and contact me anytime!
Thanks!
-Dina —dina2901

2008-11-07 10:02:52   Went there again recently and the water WAS very hot! It made my day and made my life easier... I had a bunch of laundry to do and didn't want to do it all in my apartment complex's limited and unclean wash place. Also noticed (after my last visit) that one of the owners contacted me directly to tell me that if there are ever problems, then to contact them directly so that the issue can be rectified. I will certainly do this! And I will be back again. :) —AnnieSirrah

2008-12-24 14:15:29   This place is awesome! It's clean and bright and that's exactly how our clothes are when we get them back. Thanks Laundry lounge! —realitycheck

2009-02-14 12:03:29   This is a great place! Although I own my own washer and dryer, this is the first place I would go if in need. The place is well lit and it has internet -so enough said! The couple who owns it is nice and cheery and the employees they hire are amazingly omnipresent...two thumbs up :) —AvaLorraine

2009-04-08 09:30:20   I think this is a great business but am still perplexed why the hot water is still frequently out. I find it even more strange that the owners don't tell customers when they come in for laundry or transfer service that the hot water is out. Yes, Redcourn you may not need hot water to wash clothes, but it should still be warm. (And perhaps people's clothes are really soiled? How do you know that they are not?) When the hot water is out at this location, the water is cold or maybe tepid. Also, if the owners don't use hot water for environmental reasons (which I am beginning to suspect is the case), the owners should make the point to tell customers and use that as a marketing tool (e.g., "we're going green") so that customers can make an informed decision about where they would like to take their laundry. —AnnieSirrah

2009-05-19 14:19:31   I hate to say this, because I am kind of friends with the owners, but I can't do my laundry here anymore. Like other posters said, the water is frequently cold, but in addition I have seen some very shady washings going on by customers in full sight of attendants and managers and I hate to think of what kind of things my clothes are being washed in.

For example a poster previously mentioned horse blankets, well I have seen rugs, shag carpets, outdoor mats and straight up large area rugs being dragged in here to be washed in the same machine you might put your bed spread in. I don't know about anyone else but that just disgusts me. I would rather wash my clothes in Putah Creek than wash it in something you washed the dog bed in!

Also, the dryers are unusually crowded with junk, if you look down past the mesh barrel that holds your clothes there's not only dust and lint, but gum, pens, money, garbage, and who knows what. And most of them smell weird, like a moldy rubber bath mat or a band-aid. And I have dried clothes that come out burned in some dryers and completely damp in others (burnt is worse). Thanks but it's a little too expensive for my aggravation. —CarrieBishop

2009-07-02 16:46:58   I just went in here for the first time this week. I LOVE this laundromat! First of all the staff is super helpful and friendly they came up to me and showed me how to use the equipment and asked me if I had any questions. Then they offered to change over my clothes from the washers to the dryers for FREE, I couldn't believe it! I didnt even know a serivce like that existed! It was so great, I went and ran some errands and came back and my clothes were totally dry! Amazing.

Plus its the cleanest laundromat I have ever been to and they were playing The Decemberists on the stereo, so Cool! I will definitely be back. I guess they have free wi-fi too, I'll be bringing my laptop next time. By the way, the water was scorchingly hot and the place was completely spick and span. I dont know what those other posters were talking about. I'll be back next week with more laundry! —Audrey13

2009-08-27 17:39:27   Whoa! If you haven't already tried their free pickup and delivery, you should get on it now. I left the laundry outside my door, they came and picked it up while I was away, followed instructions, and delivered the laundry, clean, dried, and folded! Very impressed with the service. Cost is reasonable and whenever I talked to the staff, they were always professional and nice. It is an awesome feeling to give your clothes and get them back totally clean and folded the next day! Very happy with the service. Highly recommended for busy people! —KevinW

2009-11-02 13:56:00   Went there the other day. The service is very friendly. Machines are pretty clean. Plenty of space to fold and sort. I will for sure come back! —davisoldie