Is there a laundry service?
la-van-de-RI-a — five syllables, stress on the fourth.
Ask when you need clothes washed during a longer stay. Italian hotels offer this at varying prices and timescales.
'Lavanderia' can mean both a laundry service and a laundromat. In hotel context it refers to the hotel's in-house laundry service. 'Servizio di lavanderia' (laundry service) is the polite hotel phrase. Express services ('servizio espresso') are available at a premium.
Dove posso trovare una lavanderia vicina?
Where can I find a laundromat nearby?
Ask if the hotel laundry is too expensive and you prefer a coin laundry
In quanto tempo viene lavata la biancheria?
How long does it take for laundry to be done?
Standard hotel laundry takes 24–48 hours; express is faster
C'è il servizio di stiratura?
Is there an ironing service?
Ask about ironing specifically if you need suits or formal wear pressed
Hotel laundry services in Italy are typically charged per item and can be expensive. A 'lavanderia a gettone' (coin-operated laundromat) — easy to find in larger Italian cities — is a fraction of the price and is exactly what locals use.