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Bubble Beach Laundry
Category: Local Services Dry Cleaning & Laundry Dry Cleaning & Laundry [Edit]
2633 Main StSanta Monica, CA 90405
Neighborhood: Santa Monica
(310) 392-1717
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 7 am - 10 pm
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
11 reviews for Bubble Beach Laundry
11 reviews in English
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Review from kat m.
11/28/2011
I hate Laundry....like really really hate
And I have a ton ( yes Maybe thousands of pounds ) of clothes
Lucky for me, I also have Bubble Beach...I live in Los Feliz....but I still bring my clothes all the way down here....and my dry cleaner is down the Street...
Sometimes they call me and wonder why I have left my clothes there for 2 months....but then they havent seen my whole closet so they don't understand that a ton of clothes have trouble fitting in my apartment....
I should be paying them storage...
Oh by the way, they do a great job...never ruined or shrunk anything -
Review from Tom A.
Santa Monica, CA
5/1/2012 1 photo
Don't ever, ever come here to do laundry yourself. The only thing this place has going for itself is location.
I can't speak for the fluff & fold service, however, the number of broken machines makes doing your own laundry a pain. And they have been broken for weeks. I stopped coming here about two months ago but decided to give it another try today. Bad idea.
Many of the dryers have strange temperature characteristics, either too hot or too cold. I lost my white sheets to a dryer that burned them while set to 'low.' The front loading washers seem to have a mind of their own and work to destroy your clothing (when they work).
When I was at Bubble Beach today there were 8 machines (washers & dryers) that were out of service. The ATM, vending machine & two of the change dispensers were also out of service.
Especially considering the price of the machines, there shouldn't be so many that don't work. Avoid if possible. -
Review from Casey B.
Venice, CA
1/24/2012
I do not have laundry in the building so I am forced to look elsewhere. Being new to the area, I stumbled upon Bubble Beach after reading the positive reviews. I called a few other places in the area and BB seemed to be the most affordable for the drop off option.
My clothes were ready the next day, folded nicely and all wrapped up. They also hang-dried the few items I set aside that couldn't go in the hot dryer. I am very happy with the results and plan to use them every time! -
Review from Joan S.
11/9/2008 4 photos
I'm hysterical over blackbird's review.....and check out his photo of the woman washing the stuffed rabbit.
Grace Slick flashed through my mind, singing White Rabbit......
Omigod, Bubble Beach holds memories for me, but not nearly that good. I used to do laundry here sometimes when I lived on Venice Beach. It was nice to have that little parking lot behind the laundromat because parking spaces on SaMo's Main Street are about as rare as hen's teeth.
I seem to remember the dryers didn't run very hot, but hey....nobody's in a hurry at the beach......
"And if you go chasing rabbits
And you know you're going to fall
Tell 'em a hookah smoking caterpillar
Has given you the call..."Listed in: Main Street, Santa Monica
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Review from blackbird e.
Santa Monica, CA
3/4/2007 1 photo
When I used to crash at my boyfriend's beach shack while I was in town from SF, I would drag our laundry over to Bubble Beach for an adventure. See, we would usually just drop it off and let them fluff-n-fold, til one day we noticed the proprietess wearing one of his shirts. It wasn't some Old Navy, everyone's-got-it tee. He had made it. Ehn, whatever.
The real fun came when you did your own laundry. I would stake out the high capacity machines to get it all done with a quickness. On my favorite day, this lady comes in with her 10-year-old daughter. Little's dragging the biggest stuffed rabbit I've ever seen. They enlist my help to shove this beast in the ginormo washer. Wanting to see this happen, I comply. They git 'er loaded up and dump in a box of suds but bolt when the machine starts overflowing with foam and rocking around. Plus I have a pic. Hi-larious. That's why I love the beach. -
Review from Hali M.
Santa Monica, CA
11/24/2008
I've been here a bunch of times because I only have one washer and one dryer in my building but I usually have like 5 loads of laundry to do at once (including sheets, towels, etc..)
I'd give 3 stars because its expensive and the washing machines are kind of small but I just like it too much to give less than a 4-star review.
$2.25 per wash and the dryers give you 6 minutes for every $0.25. The driers hold up to 3 loads of laundry (but i recommend only putting 2 in there and on MEDIUM Heat... the HIGH Heat just makes your clothes so stiff and almost feel burnt).
Its pretty safe, I usually walk down to Finn McCools for a beer while I'm waiting for my laundry to finish. Or if you go on a Sunday morning then its free parking for Farmers Market which is, literally, right across the street.
Also, the staff is really nice and don't bother you or anything and sometimes if they're bored they'll help you fold your laundry!
I do recommend this place... Enjoy! -
Review from Joey L.
9/3/2010 2 Check-ins Here
One of the better wash and fold places I have found over here so far. It's more costly than the others but in this case you do get what you pay for. Even the do it yourself is more. There's a $20 minimum on the wash n fold too so if you don't have much to wash...
There's parking in the back. Chairs you can use to sit out front and get sun while reading or people watching as they walk and shop on Main.
It's pretty small and might get full but I haven't had a problem with this so far. The women working here is very nice and helpful as well. -
Review from Alexandra T.
Santa Monica, CA
1/23/2009
This is my go-to laundry mat. I guess the best part would have to be the free parking. Or maybe it's the fact that I've never had to wait for a machine and, even better, I can cater to my OCD and use 7 at a time! Or maybee its the garish color scheme or rib-tickling name of the place.
All I'm sayin' is, it's the cat's pajamas.
UPDATE: this wonderfully nice woman who I'm not sure if she's homeless or actually works there but she's ALWAYS there and the last time I went, she ended up FOLDING ALL OF MY LAUNDRY! She won't take your money either- just a true blue sweetheart -
Review from Mike S.
Santa Monica, CA
11/27/2008
Nothing bad about it, but nothing great about it either. The parking in back was a welcoming surprise though. I couldn't believe it when I stumbled on an open spot there. The second welcoming surprise was the number of attractive women doing their laundry here, but maybe that's more a function of the part of town than the laundromat itself.
It's $2.25 per wash, which is more expensive than the $1.00 per wash for the 1 washer I have in my apartment complex, so I haven't returned here for that reason and that reason alone. If you're looking for a non-sketchy laundromat though, this place is perfectly fine and I will probably be back when I have huge amounts to do or someone is hogging the washer downstairs. -
Review from Shaina K.
8/27/2006
Cute little laundry place, right across the street from the farmers market, it was really easy to not be bored out of my mind while doing laundry.
Listed in: Reasons why Santa Monica is an…
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Review from Mary C.
Culver City, CA
2/15/2007
There's nothing I hate more than having to pay to do something that I didn't really want to do in the first place. That being said, most of my experiences at Bubble Beach have been fine. No one has ever stolen my clothes, and the people there are cool about refunding your money if a machine eats your quarters. I'd advise that you don't go on the weekend... it gets crowded and there's no real sense of order. And they just jacked up their prices, which is disappointing.
Listed in: See you on Main St!
