Spincycle Coin Laundry

–BE CAREFUL WITH THE TOP LOADERS (they are the ones on the left side as soon as you walk in). So I’ve been here about 10 times and two of those times was a huge disaster.
1) The first time, we put our clothes in and when we pulled them out, they were all covered in streaks of some brown gritty material. It looked like either dirt or rust. Considering we don’t roll around the mud because we aren’t animals, I’m not sure where the brown came from. When we asked the attendant, she dismissed us and said that we filled it up too full. (It was only a half load with two pairs of jeans, a towel, and a few shirts).
2) The second time, I put in a load and all my clothes came out covered in BLUE DOTS on them. As if someone had pressed my clothes, with ink, against the drum in the middle of the machine. The attendant reimbursed me my money and gave me detergent to rewash them, but the blue dots did not come out.
Anyways, after doing some research, it seems like some of their top loaders have not been cleaned in a while. I really can’t risk my clothes being ruined for a third time, so will probably never go back.
–Lots of TVs! Whenever I go, they’re playing family feud or ellen.
–Different sizes of washers. I usually use the cheapest ones ($ 3.00) — these are the single loaders and are not the front loaders. As a warning: don’t overload them because then your clothes won’t be clean.
–Giant efficient dryers. For a large load, it only takes about 20 minutes or less. One quarter = 5 minutes. This is the main reason I come here because I hate when dryers leave your clothes wet even after 30 minutes.
–Lots of flat folding areas. I like to fold all my clothes before I get home, because I know I won’t want to do it once I leave. I’ve never had a problem finding an area to lay out my clothes.
–I’ve been here around 3pm, 6pm, and 9pm and it’s never TOO packed. But I will say that it’s definitely more crowded on the weekends. They are also open 24 hours, which is a huge plus.
–There’s always someone working here, which I like because they monitor the machines, tidy up, and I’ve seen them shoo away people asking for money.
–Use the bathroom before you come here. There’s no lock on the door, and it was pretty gross when I looked in.

I go early, between 7&10am and it’s usually not crowded then. They do wash and fold. It’s clean; for a coin laundry. No hassle. I just wish the owner would crack a smile once in awhile.
Biggest Pro: 24Hrs!

I was a loyal customer for a year because of proximity, price, and hours. Until they lost my clothes.
Yes they lost half a load of laundry, for a full day, all the while refusing to acknowledge it, and instead blaming me! The awful lady at the front desk kept saying the bag was 10 lbs lighter than when we had dropped it off because clothes are naturally lighter after being washed.
They tried calling the manager after we demanded it about 10 times, but he wouldn’t even talk to us and said we should come back later in the week. Meanwhile there was no acknowledgement that anything had actually been lost, and nothing even close to an offer for compensating me for the clothes.
Finally after hours of stress, arguing, and waiting for various employees to call back or answer their phones, in desperation I checked every single washer and dryer (no idea why the lady didn’t do this herself). And of course I found the missing clothes sitting in a dryer. I don’t think the lady cared one way or another, but she folded them for us and we left.
Haven’t been back since. Do not recommend.

Overall is a nice and calm place, tv is ok, bathroom is very dirty, prices aren’t bad, I never left my clothes to be wash so I can’t comment in that kind of service. Nice lady in the front desk

I used the drop off service ($ 1 a pound) and paid $ 25. Unfortunately, I did not leave a tip (read John C’s post). Next time, I’ll try to get the same guy and leave a tip.
This is my first time paying for drop off service, but as far as I can tell the guy did a great job. I was nervous about leaving some of my most loved clothes with a stranger (no offense), but he did a good job.
I’ll do it again, and if you’re running low on time or feeling especially lazy I’d recommend it.
My clothes came out soft and smelled very nice. They were folded and put into a blue bag.

I came up to this laundromat because I had two comforters to wash, and the one on St. Paul is «closed until further notice», whatever that means.
They have a number of different sizes of washers available, which is nice if you have large loads. The prices are also not unreasonable. The facilities are clean, and they have a decent assortment of snacks. There’s also an ATM here, which you’d think would come standard in laundromats, being primarily a cash-​run business. I’ll have to keep this place in mind for my comforter washing needs.

Really overpriced for what you get. Clientele is a little rough, and the machines are often not working. No AC, which is terrible in the summer. There are definitely better places to go in the area.

I come to Spin Cycle since I moved in the neighborhood and I never wanted to look for another laundromat. The staff is friendly, a lot of different people come there and there always see to be washers open even when they seem busy. The place is a little ghetto but does the job and right down the street from me. Oh and they’re 24 hours!

24-​hour laundromat in a very dumpy neighborhood. Bathrooms are locked but the attendant puts on good old school R&B/hip hop. Took my carryout chicken box to eat here and dude didn’t complain much. Extra star for not messing with me.

Even though I live close by, I was a little hesitant to use this laundromat because of the location on Howard and 20^th (just north of North). This is definitely not in Hampden, don’t know where that came from, it’s Station North/​Lower Charles Village. I was wary that it might be sketchy, but it’s a totally ok safe-​enough (by Baltimore measure) place. It’s got plenty of washers and dryers, only a few out of order (and a repair was in process while I was there). If you have to slog through a lot of wash, it’s a bright and pleasant place to be.
On a Friday morning there were maybe a dozen other patrons — neighborhood folks, race and class-​mixed like the neighborhood is, and several student types. I did get asked for «gas money» from a shaky white guy who was doing the panhandler rounds, but he was nervous, polite and clearly just trying to get through his day, not there to harass launderers.
The reason I’m making the effort to review the laundromat is that the staff really were phenomenally friendly and helpful to me. The pride of the owners and staff is super clear. I chatted with the worker who was cleaning soap dispensers, he was frustrated because he really wanted the machines to work well for people. The place was slow and the staff were keeping admirably busy — they asked if I needed a hand several times. I had so many big sheets to fold that one of the workers (Asian woman, maybe the owner?) HELPED ME FOLD ALL MY WASH.
WHAT?
For real. Just to be nice.
I had so many heavy bags that the dispenser-​cleaning worker carried half of it out and helped me put in my car. I asked if I could give him a couple bucks for his trouble and he said «It’s totally optional. Only if you want to.» And I believed him, it was a no-​pressure thing and I was grateful for the help.
4 stars because the dryers are a little expensive in my mind, 5 minutes for a quarter and I’m used to 10. The biggest machines, triple loaders, were $ 4.75 which is just slightly on the spendy side of reasonable. Other than the awesome workers, it’s a pretty average laundromat all around. Still, Spin Cycle certainly defied my seasoned city-​dweller expectations and made me reexamine my assumptions. I’ll definitely use this place again.

Don’t be too deterred by my star rating. This place was OKAY but I have experienced better. Maybe typical for Baltimore laundry mats?
They have the huge machines you can do up to 4 loads in. Some of the machines def need a good scrub or replacement. Some of the dryers had that musty smell to it and it wasn’t the most cleanest place.
On the bright side… the lady that worked there was really nice. She answered my questioned. Prices were reasonable but I don’t think much different than another laundry place I went to. The big machines were $ 4ish and the cheapest was $ 2. They had big dryers that you could fit multiple loads in to.
Oh and some random guy offered to carry out my laundry to the car. He then of course asked if I had any extra quarters. I’m not sure that he officially worked at the place or was just helping people to make some money… but he wasn’t creepy and he was nice.