You place your laundry in front of the air cond vent, or as close as practical. Couple hours and all dry.

Haha wow, apparently so!

There are literally millions of laundry places in HK that charge by the KG. Ask the locals where they are as many are hiding in back alleys or inside building where the rent is cheaper.

And exactly 1 gazillion people don't understand that literally means without exaggeration.

With over 7 million people in Hong Kong you want to tell me there aren't over a million washing machines in the country?

Nope, my guess is it will be less than one million machines.

With the size of a flat there is no room for one. The other issue is the time to do it, and the time and place to hang them up to dry.

I'm with tentseller. I'd be surprised if there are a million washing machines here. In public housing estates (where a large part of the population live) much laundry is done by hand and then hung on the railings outside to dry.

Any recommendations of laundry services near the Intercontinental Hong Kong?

Annalisa,

Just across the water from you in Wan Chai, there're a few laundries to that do it by the pound. Underwear too. My best experience was a little place that wanted 40 or 45 HKD for up to 9 lbs. Was done by 5pm.

I can't remember the street it was on, but if you like, I can dig out the picture I took of it. It was on a side street near the intersection of Johnston and Hennessey, the end that was nearer Causeway Bay.

Clothing came out folded, dry, nicely scented and super clean.

In fact, it "restored" some gruesome underwear that I was going to throw out in favour of some new pairs I bought at Uniqlo. [I'll spare you the details of what "gruesome" means.] Don't know how they did it. (Powerful commercial-grade washing machines perhaps?)

Great, any suggestion as to how to get a load of laundry from IC HK to Wan Chai and back?

I would ask the hotel staff for a more nearby location in TST.

2.50 HKD and the Star Ferry to Wan Chai? :p

Actually, that'd be a bit of a hike, depending on how much you like walking.

I can't help Kowloon side, but I agree with tentseller and christep.

Hong Kong has a lot, and I mean A LOT, of laundry places. They should charge by the KG or maybe the pound.

I can't really help with any specifics but...
I've seen some on the Southern end of Nathan Road before - which is probably easier than hulking a big bag of dirty laundry across the harbour.

I usually just get everything dry cleaned or laundered at a hotel but I have the impression that HK will be expensive.

Whilst I waste money on crap I am not tight enough to carry my laundry quite a distance. If it isn't within 2 blocks I won't worry.

I too wondered how I'd get it that far or across the harbour.

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll ask the concierge.
:)

A Google search reveals that there is a self-service laundry in Chungking Mansions (recently used by a Korean traveler). There are also a few slightly further away which have Google reviews not in Chinese

There should be more than one laundry shop in Chungking Mansion. That's definitely the best bet, and closest to the IC.