Laundry & Dry Cleaning at Balqis Residence Palm Jumeirah.

One bag holds the whole week for most flats here: children's clothes from the play area and pool, gym kit, pyjamas and towels. A 6kg bag costs AED 60, a 12kg bag AED 99, and each kilo over that AED 12. It is washed, dried and folded, then handed back at Balqis Residence within 24 hours.

For residents who drive off the Palm to an office each morning, five shirts and two pairs of trousers is the usual Monday order. Shirts are AED 15, trousers AED 18, a jacket or blazer AED 40 and a two-piece suit AED 50. Dry cleaning collected before noon can be back at Balqis Residence that evening.

Some households wash at home and only want the ironing taken away. We press shirts on hangers for AED 9, trousers for AED 12 and dresses for AED 25, without washing them again. A basket handed over at Balqis Residence in the morning comes back flat and hung within 24 hours.

A three-bedroom flat or a five-bedroom villa goes through a lot of sheets. Bed sheets are AED 18, pillow cases AED 7, bath towels AED 6 and a duvet AED 50. Sheets and towels come back to Balqis Residence within 24 hours, and a large duvet takes 48 hours.

Children's shoes scuffed in the play area, office loafers and running trainers caked in beach sand all go in one pickup. Kids' shoes are AED 35, sandals AED 45, and trainers or formal shoes AED 55. Shoes need 2 to 4 days, so many residents add them to a weekly collection.

A laptop bag used every working day, a beach tote and a backpack the children drag everywhere all pick up marks. Briefcases and laptop bags start at AED 45, school or kids' bags at AED 40, and tote bags at AED 45. Expect them back in 3 to 5 days.

Trousers that need taking up, a waist that needs letting out after the holidays, a zip that gave up on a favourite skirt. Standard hems and waist changes start at AED 40. Alterations take 48 to 72 hours, and the clothes come back to Balqis Residence with the rest of your order.

This is for residents who own their curtains and rugs, in a flat in Block A or Block B or in one of the villas. Regular carpets cost AED 20 per sqm and wool AED 26 per sqm. Curtains are AED 20 per sqm, or AED 25 with blackout lining. Both take 3 days.

Many gowns sit in a wardrobe for years before anyone thinks about cleaning them. We clean standard wedding dresses from AED 250 and beaded gowns from AED 450, with a veil at AED 55. Allow 7 to 14 days, and the dress comes back to Balqis Residence ready to store.

For event teams and party organisers who bring costumed characters to children's birthdays and family days. A small mascot is AED 200, a medium AED 230 and a large AED 250, with accessories at AED 30 a piece. Each suit is cleaned, deodorised and dried, ready in 3 to 5 days.

The bear that sleeps in every bed in the flat and visits the children's pool deserves a proper wash now and then. Small soft toys are AED 55, medium AED 70 and large AED 120. They take 2 to 3 days, so many parents send them while the children are at school.

If the sofa covers in your apartment or villa belong to you, they can come off, go out with the driver and return fitted. Regular sofa covers are AED 35, large ones AED 40, and cushion covers start at AED 10. They are washed and pressed and back in 2 to 3 days.

Leather jackets come out for the cooler months and then sit in the humidity until next winter. Leather jackets start from AED 150 and leather coats or blazers from AED 130. We clean and condition each one by hand, and it comes back to Balqis Residence in 3 to 5 days.