Questions regarding accommodations

I would not change lodging just to have access to a washer and dryer. There are self service laundromats all over Paris. In fact, there is a laundromat just down the street from La Chambre du Marais at 80 Rue des Archives. The dryers at the laundromats are usually much more efficient than those in apartments.

The big industrial appliances at laundromats are much quicker than household washers which take hours and the self contained washer/dryers are IMHO a nightmare and just wrinkle clothes. When we have a place with a washer and no dryer, I wash and then put the wet clothes in a shopping trolley and go to a nearby laundromat to dry them. I costs about 3 Euro for half an hour in the giant machines and they do a great job of getting stuff dry. Laundromats have folding tables so it makes it all very efficient.

In addition to the benefits already listed, local laundromats are a nice way to interact with local Parisiens - or more likely Parisiennes. We've met some lovely people and gotten tips about local restaurants as well.

The last time I did laundry in Paris I went to a laundromat. While I sat there I counted about 10 people come in with dripping wet clothes, just like JaneTravels, and throw them in the dryers.

Having used a washer dryer in apartments in Paris I honestly think the way to do laundry is just to pay at the laundromat even if my apartment has the device. I am spoiled by American washers and dryers and the French version is just no where CLOSE but the laundromat version is pretty much the same as in the US (And I know laundromats, growing up my father supported us with a drycleaner and laundromats)

Considering the risks with AirBnB in Paris I'd stick with a hotel if I was only moving because of a washer/dryer.

I haven't stayed in your hotel but it looks very nice and reviews are good.

I just had a look at the google reviews for this hotel. Oh My! 4.8 Score! Everyone raves about the service. One of the amenities listed is "laundry service". If you can afford the $500+ per night rate, then you can probably afford their laundry service, or at the least, the staff will help you find a laundromat. The hotel sounds dreamy, stay there!

Thank you, and OK, I have been schooled! Also, I remember our last stay at an Airbnb in Paris, and the washer was also a dryer, so it did take forever to do one load. 6 days in Paris is not a lot, and I hate the thought of going to the laundromat, but these are "first world problems", as my kids like to remind me.

and I hate the thought of going to the laundromat

Going to a laundromat has become my preferred way of getting laundry done when I travel. I go to the laundromat in the morning when it opens, put my clothes in a washer, check the time on the washer and go and get a coffee. I come back a couple of minutes before the wash cycle ends. While the clothes are drying, I catch up on email. The whole process generally takes less than an hour.

In Bretagne, dryers are very unusual. Our friend who has lived there for 30 years has never owned a dryer. We stayed in a house with washer and no dryer, and use either the outside line (when not raining) or the inside rack to dry.

The washers were often outside. I never saw a "coin laundry" in Bretagne, but saw many washing machines outside in car parks and in supermarket parking lots. People would put the clothes in and sit in the car reading.