Lavandaria

What Lavandaria does

Lavandaria da Estação is a single-location self-service laundromat operating from R. Conselheiro Sebastiao Teles 1A, 8000-344, in Faro, Portugal. The business is registered under the legal name Lavandaria da Estação and operates under the same DBA, with no disclosed parent company, subsidiaries, or external investors. The website (lavandariadaestacao.pt) was copyright-stamped in 2021, and the company markets itself in four languages (Portuguese, English, French, and Spanish), indicating deliberate targeting of international visitors alongside the local Portuguese market.

The company's core offering consists of two products: self-service washing (8KG machines at €4.50 and 16KG machines at €8.50 per cycle) and self-service drying (16KG machines at €2.50 per cycle). Equipment is commercial-grade and customer-operated; the underlying technology is standard electromechanical laundry hardware with no proprietary software, no mobile app, no API, and no digital ordering or reservation system. The storefront is open daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM, providing a 14-hour service window that is extended relative to typical retail hours in the area.

The business operates a direct-to-consumer, walk-in retail model with pay-per-use transaction fees as the sole revenue stream. There are no subscriptions, no membership tiers, and no B2B contracts disclosed. Customers are split between local Faro residents without in-home laundry facilities and tourists visiting the Algarve region. The company has no partnerships, no certifications, no patents, no social media presence beyond the website, and no publicly disclosed financial data. The reported 416-employee headcount is inconsistent with the single-storefront operational footprint and appears to be a data input error.

Name

Lavandaria

Legal name

Lavandaria da Estação

Website

https://lavandariadaestacao.pt

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Lavandaria da Estação is a single-location self-service laundromat in Faro, Portugal, offering pay-per-use washing and drying to local residents and tourists via commercial-grade machines, open daily 8 AM to 10 PM.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Self-Service Laundry

NAICS

Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners (812310), Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners (81231)

akta.pro primary industry

Large-Capacity / Bulk-Item Laundromats (Comforters, Oversized Loads) (HSAJAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

24/7 & Unattended (Automated) Laundromats (HSAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Self-service laundry
• Coin-operated laundry
• Laundromat services
• Self-service washing
• Self-service drying

Headquarters

HQ city

Faro

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Self-service laundry transactions: Customers pay per use of washing and drying machines. Revenue is generated through one-time transaction fees based on load size (8KG or 16KG machines). No subscription or recurring revenue model. Income varies with customer foot traffic and usage volume.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Lavandaria da Estação operates a self-service laundromat in Faro, Portugal, providing walk-in, pay-per-use access to commercial washing machines in 8KG (€4.50) and 16KG (€8.50) capacities, as well as 16KG commercial tumble dryers (€2.50 per cycle). The facility is open daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM and serves local residents and visitors in the Algarve region.

Product overview

Lavandaria is a self-service laundromat offering washing and drying services through coin-operated machines. The company operates a single-location facility with two core service offerings: self-service washing (available in 8KG and 16KG machine sizes at €4.5 and €8.5 respectively) and self-service drying (16KG machines at €2.5). Services are available daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Self-Service Washing

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Mulberrys Garment Care: US-based multi-location laundry and dry cleaning chain providing retail services and pickup/delivery. Comparable as a multi-site consumer laundry operator with overlapping product mix across self-service-adjacent and full-service garment care.
• Cleanly: US laundry and dry cleaning service offering wash-and-fold, dry cleaning, and app-based booking. Directly comparable as a digitally enabled consumer laundry operator serving similar end-customer use cases (everyday clothing, linens, specialty items).
• Rinse: US-based on-demand laundry and dry cleaning service offering pickup, delivery, and next-day turnaround. Directly comparable as a modern consumer laundry services operator targeting the same end-customer laundry needs, though delivered via digital-first logistics rather than a physical storefront.
• Wasbar: Belgian self-service laundromat chain operating unattended, automated locations across Europe. Most directly comparable peer in business model: standalone self-service laundromats, standardized equipment, pay-per-use pricing, and multi-site expansion.

Broad incumbents

• 5àsec: International laundry and dry cleaning franchise with a significant retail footprint across Europe including Portugal. Overlaps with Lavandaria across self-service and attended laundry services for consumer customers, but operates at substantially greater scale and as a multi-service incumbent rather than a single-site self-service specialist.

Emerging players

• FlyCleaners: UK-based app-driven laundry and dry cleaning service focused on urban on-demand consumers. Comparable as a digitally native laundry operator addressing overlapping customer needs, with technology-led customer acquisition rather than a physical storefront.
• Weclean: French on-demand laundry and dry cleaning service with app-based booking and route-based pickup/delivery. Comparable modern European laundry operator serving consumer customers with a similar service mix to Lavandaria's potential wash-and-fold extension.

Regional players

• YOK: French laundry services chain combining self-service locations with pickup/delivery and pressing. Operates a similar self-service-plus-service mix to Lavandaria but in a different European geography, making it a regional rather than head-to-head peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lavandaria

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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