Prestine Drycleaners & Laundromat

Whenever I’m in Victoria, I stay at the Hotel Grand Pacific, and sadly, they have no laundry room.
So I went on a adventure and discovered Prestine, which was a 5 minute walk south from the hotel.
It’s a small laundromat, but was not busy at all. Seems like the place is old, but everything was working fine, and there’s always a attendant on duty. They have detergent and dryer sheets for sale in a vending machine that are $ 1 each (only takes quarters).
Washer is $ 3 per load and holds a large amount. Took about 30 minutes to finish.
Dryers are a quarter for 4 minutes, and it took about 30 minutes to dry, so about $ 2.
If you feel like waiting, just know there is no wifi. However, there is a coffee shop, convenience tour, Sushi place, and a Subway right next door.
Glad I know this place is here for when I’m in town.

Besides having to give some of the washers and dryers «a good whack» so they don’t eat your coins, this place is pretty good. The attendant is SUPER friendly and never complains that I go up to her a million times asking for change. Overall, it is somewhat expensive but, after looking up the prices for other laundromats in Victoria, it seems very comparable. It is walkable distance to our apartment so that is always a huge bonus.

Apart from the trekk I have to make from my pad, Prestine is a reliable option… You need to whack the washers after starting the machine, this was taught to me by one of the attendants…
Coffee bums next door might seem intimidating, but they won’t give you any notice unless you stare them down… So yeah, don’t fuckin stare!
Dryers work well, but sometimes work too well. Last time there was a hole burnt in one of my under pants, and no it wasn’t from gas :)
I’ll keep going to this joint until I go out and buy my own bloody washer and dryer unit. When that day comes doing laundry will never be the same.
One day I’ll visit Addis Ababa.

I don’t go to laundormat’s very often. At home I have a washer and dryer. But traveling in Victoria I wanted to do some laundry. Maybe this is standard, but I found the prices a little high. For example I stuck a quarter in the dryer, and I only got 4 minutes of time. So $ 1 would equal 16 mins. That’s not enough to dry a med-​large load. For me this was the closest laudnromat, and everything was neat and clean, good soap slections and such. But the cost sort of dissapointed me.