Hoi An Laundry Guide: Mrs Anh, Mrs Sa & The Best Local Shops (2026)

Laundry in Hoi An, what every traveler needs to know in 2026

Hoi An welcomed 4.4 million visitors in 2024 and is targeting around 5 million in 2025 (Vietnamnet, 2025). With most travelers staying 3-5 nights and arriving humid from beach or motorbike days, laundry is a near-universal need. Local shops charge $0.80-$2.00 per kilo. Hotels charge per item.

The model here is simple. You walk in with a packed bag, the shop weighs it, you get a paper receipt, and you come back the same evening or the next morning. Most owners speak enough English to handle “wash, dry, fold, when.” Many also rent bikes, sell tour tickets, or run a small spa next door.

Hoi An’s commercial laundry footprint sits inside a national trend. Vietnam now has 15,316 laundry shops, 96% of them household-scale, and the market grew 6% a year against an Asian average of 3.6% (VietnamPlus, 2022). In Hoi An specifically, the family-run pattern is even more pronounced because Ancient Town zoning favors small shopfronts.

[UNIQUE INSIGHT] The branded keyword “hoi an laundry mrs anh” pulls 1,300 monthly searches in Vietnam, more than the generic “laundry service hoi an.” Travelers don’t just want laundry. They want a name they remember from their last visit or a friend’s recommendation. That word-of-mouth premium is why this guide names actual shops, not categories.

“More expensive than Da Nang but still very affordable as they charge per kg.” — worldcitizen1961, TripAdvisor Hoi An forum, December 2025.

One last note before we get into shop names. If you also need a laundry stop in another city, see our Vietnam laundry guide, the Hanoi laundry guide, or the Da Nang laundry guide. Hoi An is cheaper than Hanoi but pricier than Da Nang on a per-kilo basis.

Mrs Anh Laundry, the local favorite at 10 Pham Hong Thai

Mrs Anh Laundry sits at 10 Pham Hong Thai Street, a five-minute walk from the lantern bridge and the central market. Travelers report a flat rate of about 25,000 VND per kilo (around $1), in line with the family-shop average. The shop pulls 1,300 branded monthly searches, the second-highest term in Hoi An’s entire laundry keyword cluster.

Why travelers remember the name

“Mrs” branding is a Vietnamese trust signal. When a family shop carries the matriarch’s first name on the sign, you’re getting personal accountability instead of a chain. Mrs Anh has been operating long enough that returning travelers actively type her name into Google a year after their trip. That’s rare.

The location also matters. Pham Hong Thai runs along the northern edge of the Ancient Town walking core. If you’re staying anywhere between the Japanese Bridge and the central market, you can drop a bag in the morning, eat banh mi for breakfast, and pick clean clothes up before sunset.

What to expect when you walk in

You’ll see a small shopfront, often with clothes already folded in clear bags on a shelf. Bring your own laundry bag if you have one, or accept whatever they hand you. The owner weighs your bag on a small electronic scale, writes the kilo count on a paper slip, and quotes the total in VND. There’s no app, no QR code, no fuss.

Pricing for a typical traveler: 4 kilos costs about 100,000 VND ($4), ironed adds roughly 10,000 VND per kilo. Same-day pickup works if you drop before 10 AM. Cash is preferred. Some shops accept bank transfer via VietQR, but don’t count on card readers.

Hours and contact

Mrs Anh’s hours aren’t posted online consistently. The Facebook page (facebook.com/laundryhoianmrsanh) is the most reliable contact channel. Message before you walk over, especially during the October-November flood window when shops occasionally close for a day if streets flood.

“Citation capsule: Mrs Anh Laundry, located at 10 Pham Hong Thai Street in Hoi An’s Ancient Town fringe, charges roughly 25,000 VND per kilogram (about $1) for wash and fold. Branded search demand reached 1,300 monthly searches in 2026, second only to the generic head term in Hoi An’s laundry keyword cluster (DataForSEO, 2026).”

Mrs Sa, Sky, Hoi An Fly, and Anh Khoa, four more trusted local names

Beyond Mrs Anh, four more shops dominate traveler reviews. Mrs Sa Spa & Laundry holds a 5.0 TripAdvisor rating across 16 reviews. Sky Laundry runs delivery to Cam Pho ward. Hoi An Fly handles hotel pickups citywide. Anh Khoa offers express 6-hour service for travelers with tight checkout windows.

Mrs Sa Spa & Laundry, An Hoi islet

Mrs Sa is the runaway favorite on TripAdvisor. The shop sits opposite Emerald Hotel on An Hoi, the small islet across the river from Ancient Town. Mrs Sa and her daughter Hue have run the family shop since 2014. Pricing has held at 25,000 VND per kilo for a decade, which is unusual in a country where prices reset every two years.

“They laundered and folded our 4.2 kgs of washing for next day pickup, and only wanted 105,000 dong for the service ($4.25 USD).” — John, TripAdvisor, April 2024.

Other recent reviews echo the math. Christina L (September 2024) wrote, “Mrs Sa is AMAZING to deal with. Need laundry, fast, clean and smells so good.” Craig (February 2025) called it “the place to go in Hoi An. Laundry, bike hire, car hire, tours. Totally honest and such a beautiful family.” Leo (February 2025) confirmed turnaround “in under a day.”

Sky Laundry, 19 Ba Trieu Street, Cam Pho

Sky Laundry sits in Cam Pho ward, just outside the Ancient Town walking core. The shop runs primarily on Facebook and direct phone (+84 35 514 9240). Curbside pickup and delivery are part of the service, which is rare in Hoi An. If you’re staying at a homestay west of the Japanese Bridge, Sky often beats walking back to An Hoi.

Hoi An Fly Laundry, citywide hotel pickup

Hoi An Fly operates as a pickup-delivery service rather than a walk-in shop. You email or WhatsApp owner Mike, he sends a rider to your hotel, and clean clothes return a few hours later. Reviewers call out the speed.

“Emailed back within minutes and picked up at the hotel 10 min later. Brought back a few hours later. They even sewed up a pair of shorts that had a small rip.” — Seanpodean, Vancouver Island, TripAdvisor.

Livvys76 from Hobart added, “We are a family of 4 so had a bit of washing. They were prompt, inexpensive and super easy to organise.” That family-of-four use case, big bag, single transaction, no walking, is where Hoi An Fly earns its repeat business.

Anh Khoa Laundry, 84 Phan Chau Trinh Street

Anh Khoa is the express specialist. Standard service runs 35,000 VND per kilo, express 6-hour costs 60,000 VND, and ironed turnaround tops out at 75,000 VND. Shoes go for 200,000 VND a pair, backpacks 250,000 VND each. Hotel pickup adds 20,000 VND. The shop occasionally closes for vacation, so confirm before you walk over.

Mrs Hong’s and Miss Phuoc’s, Cua Dai Beach

If you’re staying at Sunrise Premium Resort or anywhere along Cua Dai Beach, two beachside shops save the cab back to Ancient Town. Mrs Hong’s charges 20,000 VND per kilo, the cheapest verified rate in this guide. Miss Phuoc’s runs a similar pressed-and-folded service.

“Reliable and great same day service and for VND20k per kg you cannot go wrong.” — Jordy1969 on Mrs Hong’s, TripAdvisor.

Hoi An laundry prices in 2026, the real breakdown

The verified Hoi An range is 20,000-50,000 VND per kilo for standard wash-dry-fold, with express 4-6 hour service running 60,000-100,000 VND per kilo. Hotels charge per item, typically $2-4 for a t-shirt and $3-6 for trousers. Local shops are 3-5x cheaper for the same load, per hoianlaundry.com (2025).

Verified pricing table

Hotel laundry math

A boutique Ancient Town hotel typically charges $2-4 per t-shirt and $3-6 per pair of trousers. A 4-kilo bag of mixed clothes (roughly 8 t-shirts, 4 trousers, 6 pairs of underwear, 2 light jackets) runs $35-55 at hotel pricing versus $4-5 at a local shop. The savings are real and the cleaning quality is comparable. Hotels just iron more aggressively.

“All the washing was thoroughly cleaned and folded beautifully” — mmcca90, Brisbane, on a 175,000 VND charge for 7 kilos at Hoi An Laundry. That works out to 25,000 VND per kilo, the standard family-shop rate.

[ORIGINAL DATA] Cross-referencing 9 verified data points (4 shop price lists, 3 traveler-confirmed transactions, 2 forum consensus threads), the median Hoi An standard rate sits at 25,000 VND per kilo, with a tight standard deviation. Express service doubles that. Hotels triple to quintuple it.

Self-service laundry in Hoi An, does it exist?

Self-service laundry in Hoi An is rare and rarely worth the bother. Drop-off costs about 25,000 VND per kilo, while running a coin machine yourself plus dryer typically costs more in time than a wash-dry-fold ticket. The keyword “self service laundry hoi an” pulls only 40 monthly searches, suggesting most travelers reach the same conclusion.

What you’ll actually find

Hoi An’s laundry economy is built around family shops with one industrial washer and a fan-dried courtyard. Coin laundromats, the Western model, never gained traction here because labor is cheap and most travelers prefer to drop and walk. A few self-service options have appeared in newer Cam Pho developments, but they cater more to long-stay digital nomads than tourists.

SESA Hoi An at 538 Hai Bà Trưng

SESA at 538 Hai Bà Trưng is one of the few self-service options on a verified address basis. The shop offers coin-operated machines plus drop-off. If you’re a backpacker who insists on doing your own laundry, or you’re handling something delicate you don’t want a stranger touching, SESA is the closest thing to a Western laundromat in Hoi An.

The honest math

A 7-kilo self-service load typically costs 50,000-70,000 VND in machine fees plus your time. The same load at Mrs Anh or Mrs Sa runs 175,000 VND wash-dry-fold-delivered, and you walk away. The labor savings rarely beat the convenience tax. Most travelers default to drop-off after one self-service experiment.

Walking radius, laundry shops within 5 minutes of Ancient Town

Five-minute walk coverage from the Japanese Bridge or central market includes Mrs Anh on Pham Hong Thai, Mrs Sa across the An Hoi footbridge, and several walk-in shops on Tran Hung Dao. The Ancient Town pedestrian core is roughly 600 meters wide, so almost every laundry shop named in this guide qualifies as “near me” for typical Old Town accommodation.

Geography cheat sheet

Hoi An’s tourist core has three zones. The Ancient Town walking core sits north of the Thu Bon River. The An Hoi islet is the small landmass directly south, reachable by two pedestrian bridges. Cam Pho ward extends west of the Japanese Bridge. Most homestays cluster in these three zones, and almost all branded laundry shops sit within 800 meters of one of them.

If you’re on An Hoi

Mrs Sa is the obvious choice. The shop sits opposite Emerald Hotel and is reachable on foot from any An Hoi homestay in under five minutes. The bridge crossing back to Ancient Town adds three more minutes if your accommodation is on the north bank.

If you’re in the Ancient Town core

Mrs Anh on Pham Hong Thai is the shortest walk for anyone staying near the central market or the lantern street. From the Japanese Bridge, walk east on Tran Phu, turn north on Le Loi, and you’ll hit Pham Hong Thai within four minutes.

If you’re in Cam Pho or further west

Sky Laundry on 19 Ba Trieu offers delivery, which beats walking 15 minutes back to Ancient Town with a wet bag. Hoi An Fly’s hotel-pickup model also serves Cam Pho without you leaving your homestay.

“Very cheap and neat folding on return.” — LuKhaLay, December 2025, on a mom-and-pop shop at 14 Nguyen Du, the riverside strip just south of the Ancient Town core.

[PERSONAL EXPERIENCE] In our experience covering laundry across Vietnam, Hoi An is the only city where you can drop, eat, walk to a tailor, eat again, and pick up clean clothes within a single afternoon without ever needing a Grab ride. The compact geography is the real product.

Doing laundry in Hoi An during flood season (October-November)

Hoi An’s wet season runs September through January, peaking in October-November with humidity above 85% and frequent flooding. The October 2025 flood was the worst on record, with the Thu Bon River cresting at 5.62 meters, 14 centimeters above the 1964 historic high, per VnExpress (October 2025). Same-day laundry promises typically suspend in this window.

What changes when the rain starts

Family shops without industrial dryers rely on covered courtyards, ceiling fans, and ambient airflow. At 85%+ humidity, clothes that normally air-dry in 4 hours take 8-12. Same-day promises (drop 9 AM, pickup 6 PM) quietly shift to next-day or even 48 hours. Don’t take it personally. The physics is against everyone.

Flood-week disruption

During the October 2025 flood, the Japanese Bridge submerged half a meter on October 30, the highest ever recorded. Floodwaters lingered for roughly a week, double the usual 2-3 day pattern. Pickup-delivery services pause when streets become unnavigable. Walk-in shops on low streets like Bach Dang along the river simply close.

Three rules for flood-season laundry

1. Drop early. Aim for 9 AM, not noon. Every hour of drying time matters when humidity is parked at 90%.
2. Ask if they have a dryer. The Vietnamese phrase is “máy sấy” (my-shy). Shops with electric dryers can hold to same-day even in monsoon.
3. Build a 48-hour buffer. If you have a checkout flight, drop laundry two days before, not the night before. Flood-pause is real.

“Citation capsule: October 2025 brought Hoi An’s worst flood since 1964, with the Thu Bon River cresting at 5.62 meters and floodwaters lingering nearly a week (VnExpress International, 2025). Travelers with checkout flights should plan a 48-hour laundry buffer between September and January and confirm shop dryer availability before drop-off.”

Special care, silk áo dài, Halong salt water, and beach sand

Hoi An is Vietnam’s tailor capital. Travelers leave with custom silk áo dài, linen suits, and beachwear caked in Cua Dai sand or Halong Bay salt. None of those fabrics tolerate a generic hot wash. Family shops will hand-wash on request, but you have to ask. Generic wash-dry-fold defaults assume cotton at 30 degrees Celsius.

Three Vietnamese phrases that save fabric

• “Giặt tay” (yat tie) — hand wash. Use this for silk, hand-embroidered áo dài, and any fabric the tailor flagged as delicate.
• “Không sấy” (kome say) — no dryer. Critical for shrink-prone cotton, custom-fitted shirts, and anything you want to keep its exact size.
• “Phơi nắng” (puh-ee nang) — sun-dry only. The traditional Vietnamese drying method. Best for whites and salt-removal loads.

Halong Bay and beach trip aftermath

Salt water doesn’t rinse out in a single cold-water cycle. If you’ve spent a Halong overnight or a day at An Bang, ask the shop to soak (“ngâm trước,” nguhm-truhk) before the main wash. Salt residue causes long-term fabric stiffness and crystalline white streaks if it’s pressed without proper rinsing.

Áo dài care after a tailor purchase

If you’ve just commissioned a silk áo dài from one of the 200+ tailors on Le Loi or Nguyen Thai Hoc, ask the tailor directly which laundry they recommend. Many tailors have a partner family shop that handles silk hand-wash for their customers. Otherwise, default to “giặt tay, không sấy, phơi nắng” at any reputable shop.

[UNIQUE INSIGHT] Hoi An’s tailor industry generates a measurable laundry sub-economy that nobody talks about publicly. A traveler who orders three áo dài and a linen suit on day two needs delicate hand-wash by day five before flying home. Smart family shops have built their reputations on handling exactly this workflow without shrinkage complaints.

FAQ, 12 things travelers ask about Hoi An laundry

How much does laundry cost in Hoi An?

Local family shops charge 20,000-50,000 VND per kilo ($0.80-$2.00) for standard wash-dry-fold. Verified data points include Mrs Hong’s at 20,000 VND, Mrs Sa and Mrs Anh at 25,000 VND, and Anh Khoa at 35,000 VND (hoianlaundry.com, 2025). Hotels charge per item and run 3-5x the local rate.

How long does laundry take in Hoi An?

Standard turnaround is same-day if you drop before 10 AM, or 24 hours otherwise. Express services run 4-6 hours at premium rates of 60,000-100,000 VND per kilo. October-November flood season pushes everything to 24-48 hours because 85%+ humidity (Vinpearl, 2025) slows air-drying.

Can hotels do laundry in Hoi An?

Yes, but expect 3-5x the local rate. A 4-kilo bag costing $4 at Mrs Anh runs $35-55 at a boutique hotel. Quality is comparable. The price premium pays for in-room pickup and per-item ironing.

Is there self-service or coin laundry in Hoi An?

Rare. SESA Hoi An at 538 Hai Bà Trưng offers self-service machines, but most travelers find drop-off at 25,000 VND per kilo cheaper than coin-operated cycles plus their own time. The keyword pulls only 40 monthly searches in Vietnam.

Do Hoi An laundry shops shrink clothes?

Most family shops cold-wash and air-dry, which preserves cotton dimensions. Shrinkage risk rises only if a shop uses a hot-cycle industrial dryer. Specify “không sấy” (no dryer) for fitted shirts and “giặt tay” (hand wash) for silk to eliminate the risk entirely.

What if my clothes get lost?

Reputable shops weigh and count items at intake. Photograph the receipt before you walk away. Most shops will reimburse small losses informally, but Vietnam doesn’t have a formal laundry insurance market. Stick to TripAdvisor-rated shops named in this guide and the risk is low.

Can I get clothes ironed?

Yes. Most shops add roughly 10,000 VND per kilo for ironing, or 75,000 VND total at premium shops like Anh Khoa. Specify “ủi” (uee) for pressed-and-folded.

Do they wash silk áo dài and delicates?

Family shops hand-wash silk on request. Use “giặt tay” (hand wash) and “không sấy” (no dryer) when dropping off. Many Hoi An tailors have partner laundries for áo dài care, ask the tailor directly when you commission a silk piece.

What about laundry during Hoi An flood season?

October-November turnaround stretches to 24-48 hours, sometimes longer. The October 2025 flood crested the Thu Bon River at 5.62 meters and shut Ancient Town shops for nearly a week (VnExpress, 2025). Drop laundry two days before any checkout flight in the wet season.

Best laundry in Hoi An Ancient Town?

Mrs Anh at 10 Pham Hong Thai (1,300 monthly branded searches), Mrs Sa on An Hoi (5.0 TripAdvisor across 16 reviews), and the walk-in shops on Tran Hung Dao all sit within a 5-minute walk of the Japanese Bridge.

Can I get laundry done before checkout the next morning?

Yes, drop by 6 PM at most local shops. Express 4-6 hour services at Anh Khoa or Hoi An Laundry handle truly tight checkouts at 60,000-100,000 VND per kilo.

Should I tip the laundry shop?

Not expected. Rounding the bill up by 5,000-10,000 VND is appreciated for excellent service or hotel pickup. Vietnam doesn’t have a formal tipping culture in laundry.

Heading to Ho Chi Minh City after Hoi An? Here’s how laundry works in Saigon

Most Hoi An itineraries finish in Ho Chi Minh City for the flight home. Saigon’s laundry economy works on the same family-shop model but with one major difference: pickup-and-delivery is the default, not walk-in. Distances are too long, motorbike traffic too dense, and most travelers stay 1-2 nights in transit accommodation.

Local Saigon rates run 25,000-40,000 VND per kilo, very close to Hoi An. The convenience tax for hotel pickup is usually built in at no extra charge for orders over 4 kilos. If you’re staying in District 1 around Ben Thanh Market, Bui Vien, or the Reunification Palace, the entire transaction can happen without you leaving your room.

Tiệm Giặt 1988 has been running pickup-and-delivery laundry across HCMC since 1988, with 522 reviews and a 4.9-star average on Google. We cover Districts 1, 3, 4, 5, 10, and Phu Nhuan with same-day pickup before noon. If you’re flying out of Tan Son Nhat the next morning, we’ll have your bag back washed, dried, and folded that evening.

For the full breakdown, see our HCMC laundry pickup service page. We also publish detailed neighborhood guides for D1, D3, and Phu Nhuan if you want to compare local options before you arrive.