Drying clothes in a 1 bedroom villa without using the dryer

[iona]

It’s been many years since we used the washer in a 1 bedroom villa but we’ve got a long trip coming up and it’ll help cut down on how much we need to bring.

We’re staying at Beach Club Villas. Can someone remind me please of what options we have to dry clothes that can’t go in the drier? Is there a line anywhere?

Thank you!

 

[Marionnette]

It’s been many years since we used the washer in a 1 bedroom villa but we’ve got a long trip coming up and it’ll help cut down on how much we need to bring.

We’re staying at Beach Club Villas. Can someone remind me please of what options we have to dry clothes that can’t go in the drier? Is there a line anywhere?

Thank you!

Most bathrooms have an expandable laundry line in the shower/tub area.

 

[cgattis]

I have a few of these that I carry when I travel, and they are great for hanging things to dry from the shower rod plus all sorts of other inventive places

 

[MICKIMINI]

I bring plastic hangers $1.25/12 $ store. Lay out a towel and roll your garment in it tightly to absorb water before you hang it up. I pull out the ironing board and hang the garment (on a hanger) from the board and put the ceiling fan on to circulate air. They dry quickly!

I use this strategy with DH's growing collection of Tommy Bahama Disney shirts!

 

[john7994]

I have a few of these that I carry when I travel, and they are great for hanging things to dry from the shower rod plus all sorts of other inventive places View attachment 681154

For the sake and safety of others - keep them off the fire sprinkler heads

 

[cgattis]

Excellent point. I would think it’d be unnecessary to say—but common sense seems less and less common these days.

For the sake and safety of others - keep them off the fire sprinkler heads

 

[john7994]

Excellent point. I would think it’d be unnecessary to say—but common sense seems less and less common these days.

Would agree! I literally just stayed at Hyatt in Chicago a few weeks ago and the entire 2nd floor and part of the first floor was flooded due to a guest using a sprinkler head to hang their clothes ...

 

[Dizzydizney]

Is there a tub/shower in the one bedroom? There isn’t at Boardwalk, just a shower and separate jacuzzi tub....I’ve never noticed one of those retraction lines. I use the clip hangars in the closet and hang from the closet pole . Or the back of the chair on the deck if it’s covered.

 

[wishicouldgomoreofte]

Is there a tub/shower in the one bedroom? There isn’t at Boardwalk, just a shower and separate jacuzzi tub....I’ve never noticed one of those retraction lines.

The retraction lines are pretty easy to not notice unless you look for it. I use them frequently, but I stay in studios, so maybe more common there.

 

[Skywalker3]

In our last BWV say, In the 1 bedroom side of the 2 bedroom, used the hangers in the closets. There were 2 closets that had space/ bars to hang things

 

[Best Aunt]

I like these clothespin hook things:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Fox-Run-...s-Pins-Set-10-Rack-Organizer-Plastic/34955550

The pull-out clotheslines in hotels always look kind of grungy.

 

[iona]

Thanks all, some good ideas there.

 

[AnnaS]

I bring extra plastic hangers too. I hang in the retractable line in the tub. Since you can only put one or two - they all come to the middle. If they touch, it will take longer for them to dry. So I hang some more in the closet (pushing dry clothes away). We wash often and don't need more space but If we really need more, I can also use my golf umbrella - I get two chairs and space them apart so I can put the ends of the umbrella on top of each chair - creating another closet rod. When we get home after our vacations, I have too many to hang in my normal spot. I use a broom stick and two chairs.

 

[DavidF]

I bring plastic hangers $1.25/12 $ store. Lay out a towel and roll your garment in it tightly to absorb water before you hang it up. I pull out the ironing board and hang the garment (on a hanger) from the board and put the ceiling fan on to circulate air. They dry quickly!

I use this strategy with DH's growing collection of Tommy Bahama Disney shirts!

I second this tip. Hanging the clothes with the ceiling fan blowing on them dried stuff pretty well. I've found that there just isn't enough air circulation in the bathroom and stuff hanging from the retractable clothes line never seems to dry.

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

I have a packable drying rack that I use. It folds up and then you use it by hanging it from a shower or hanger rod.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01B6JY97I/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

 

[SleeplessInTO]

I personally use the retractable line in the shower, but I have seen plenty of people drying stuff on the balcony (just hung over the chairs).

 

[Stargazer65]

I have seen plenty of people drying stuff on the balcony (just hung over the chairs).

That's inefficient. If you're staying at a place like Boulder Ridge you can run a clothes line out to the trees from your balcony, like this:

 

[Wells Larsen]

Thank you all for this thread!! Travel hangers never occurred to me, but I cannot machine dry my shirts. I wear 150 Sport Smartwool (which is a 50/50 Poly-Wool blend). The dryer will destroy that stuff.

 

[AnnaS]

Hang (unless it's a nice big hanger, I don't like the "hooks" on the shoulders/more ironing time) or dry flat - place a towel underneath the sweater

 

[nickid22]

We just stayed in a 1 BR and BCV last month and our shower did not have the retractable clothesline in it. I saw many people drying their clothes on their balconies outside, but I’m always afraid that bugs a going to get in the clothes and then I’ll bring my buggy clothes/towels inside