Richard, when our girl's group was on the Whisper I went to the self service laundry 2 times ( for undies etc.) and once I did have to wait and come back and that was because all of the machines were being used by one of the crew. Other then that they were always empty but that could also be because I'm an early riser and went to the laundry around 7:00 a.m. and the other time was later in the evening. I doubt you will have a problem getting your laundry done.