Park-it-on-Market

Easiest place to find parking in Downtown. Hotel valet is so expensive so this is a cheaper option and it’s within walking distance of a lot of hotels. Have and always will park here.

Reasonably priced covered parking garage in the heart of the Gaslamp District. Always staffed by nice folks. Safe and well lit at all hours of the day.

Parked here overnight and total was only $ 15.00 each day (in November of 2015). Covered parking garage, very clean, manned 24 hours a day. If you are staying nearby without available parking I definitely recommend this garage.

I can’t believe we’re all rating a parking garage.
But honestly, I would park here again. 5 stars.

Every occasion I venture to downtown San Diego, my options for parking are as follows:
— Metered street parking. After 6pm (or 8pm once the new law is in effect), I can park for free. Since not everybody knows this, there are fewer people who you compete with for parking. But it still requires some patience and nifty driving maneuvers.
— Horton Plaza. They validate within the mall from designated machines that allows for 3 hours free. However, once 3 hours have already passed, it gets expensive real fast. I made the mistake one time. And even when I already validated, they still charged me full price since validation ends after a certain hour earlier in the night.
— Either of the structures across the street from each other on 7^th between E and Broadway. They’re owned by the same company, so their rates are always identical.
— Park-​it-​on-​Market.
Here’s what’s so good about this structure:
1) There is almost always available parking. If it’s full, they’ll tell you rather than make you drive all the way to the roof to find out for yourself.
2) It’s located very close to most of downtown San Diego. Only a couple short blocks to the Gaslamp District and East Village, and not far from Petco Park for Padres games.
3) It’s the cheapest structure in the entire area. At most, you might pay $ 8 – 10 flat during peak times (Friday/​Saturday nights), while anywhere else, you’ll pay anywhere from $ 15 – 25. And there’s no time limit. I don’t know about leaving your car there overnight, but I’d imagine they would tack on the next day’s rates.
Other tips:
— There are two entrances to the structure. One is when you’re going southbound on 6^th Street and you enter by turning left in the left lane just after G and before Market. The other is when you’re going northbound on 7^th, and you turn left on the left lane just after Market.
— Sometimes the elevator is broken. Make sure you remember which side has the one that works, unless you enjoy taking the stairs all the way to the roof on the 6^th or 7^th floor.
— You pay as you exit. They take card and give you the option of taking a receipt.
— There are two stalls upon exit. Make sure you don’t block the way and keep the line from moving.

Parked here on a Saturday night, got lucky with close, easy parking. I wish I would’ve come straight here, instead, I cheaped out by trying to find street parking on a busy evening and baseball game going on. TEN BUCKS and close to all?! Heck yeah!

Very friendly and helpful. Our car was covered and secured for our 7 day stay in San Diego. They are open ²⁴⁄₇ with cameras and personnel in site. Only a couple of block walk to downtown dining in the Gaslamp area.

Best rates in downtown by far! especially if you’re looking to park overnight and want to avoid the crazy expensive hotel charges (we’re talking 40 – 50 $/​night!).
never had a problem with parking my car in the garage, even the times where i dont see an attendant present. cleanliness of the place isnt so great and theres always that lingering odor of homelessness and urine but hey, its a parking garage in downtown.
you come to park, not to enjoy the sights and smells, and Park It on Market is always my first choice for that.

$ 12 for special events, up to 12 hrs. $ 1 per hr for every hr thereafter. This is only a few blocks from Petco and right next to a CVS to grab your snacks!

$ 1 per hour and $ 15 max per 24 hrs during non events and not Friday and Saturday nights.
$ 12 for special events, up to 12 hrs. $ 1 per hr for every hr thereafter.
$ 10 flat rate for Friday and Saturday from 6pm-​3am, $ 1 per hr for every hr thereafter.
Prices do vary based on entry time. Check with signage at entry and ask the front.
Don’t ask the Indian lady who can’t explain anything clearly.
Elevator smells like piss. Lot does get full on Friday and Saturday evenings, as well as for events. This is a full parking structure vs the surrounding lots.

Only ten dollars to park until 3am IF you can get in before it fills up. After that it’s residential parking only. I think it prolly fills up around 7 – 7:30 on weekends.

We have used this lot in the past based on the good Unilocal reviews. However after last night 4÷14÷15, we will not be using this lot. We went to the Padre game which ended at a decent time and was looking forward to getting home since all of us needed to get up early the next day for work. We ended up waiting in the parking lot for 1.5 hrs to get out since they only had one parking attendant working. There was someone in the other booth but they did not open both lanes. There was a time we did not move at all for the first hour. THIS WAS RIDICULOUS! When we asked the attendant if someone called in sick and why they did not open the other lane where a female attendant was sitting in the booth. He said they only scheduled one person to handle the crowd despite knowing there was a Padres game that night.
Definitely will be looking at other options in the future sincef the management here cannot adequately staff knowing there was an event going on downtown. Not worth the low cost if it takes so long to get home.

My fav spot to park in downtown so easy and so cheap easy to get in and out of plus my dog doesn’t like stairs or elevators so this way I can just walk out I don’t need to take stairs to get out

beware! my car was broken into here!
they charge $ 20 a night on a friday or sat, but they can’t even install a camera system on the floors???
they make all that money but care not about the vehicles being broken into.
when i spoke to san diego police department i was told they have calls there all the time because there are no cameras. its 2015 and you can’t buy a system at costco for $ 800.
great place to park if your car isn’t broken into,

P– ark it here if you
A– re staying in a nearby hotel
R– eally great rates. $ 15 a night
K– ey to saving yourself the $ 45 rate
I– n walking distance
T– o major restaurants and shops

$ 15/​night before 6PM on friday/​saturday. Can’t beat it.
Parking a little cramped though. Make sure you park next to nice cars, or corner spots.

Great spot to park in downtown San Diego! I don’t see the hours listed anywhere online but I tried parking there a little before 11:30AM on a Friday and I think it was closed. I was looking for parking for about 10 minutes and checked back at the garage to find that it was open. Maybe I just didn’t see the open gate at first. Anyway…
At $ 1/​hour, you can’t beat it since you don’t have to re-​feed a meter, worry about someone throwing up /​homeless guy urinating on your car parked outside.
If there is an event, do your best to come to this lot as early as possible and pre-​game somewhere.

Best place to park in Gaslamp
Cheap, great location, plenty of space. This is my go to parking spot in San Diego.

One of my favorite businesses downtown is a carpark. YES, a parking structure. This has been my number one spot to park downtown for years.
Here’s why:
1) Centrally located in downtown right near Side Bar, Bang Bang, Quality Social, Fogo de Chao, Ace Hardware. Perfect spot for hanging out in the Gaslamp and not to far from East Village.
2) You can’t beat the price. It’s $ 1 an hour (or portion thereof) Sundays through Thursdays. On Friday and Saturday nights it’s a $ 10 flat rate, which is great considering that other smaller, outdoor parking lots in the area can be considerably more.
3) It’s a 24-​hour lot. If you don’t retrieve your car before 2am, it’s not stuck there overnight and you don’t have to wait until the morning to get it.
4) There is a staff member manning the exit booth even in the wee hours of the morning/​night
5) Multi-​level means lots of spots, but be aware that it fills up on weekends due to the popularity
6) It feels extra safe because it’s well lit and not not that wide inside, i.e. it’s easy to find a spot near the elevator, and the elevator takes you right to the corner of 6^th and Market so you can get in and out of the structure easily.
7) Multiple (two?) entrance points

One dollar an hour for parking in Downtown during the day? Holla!!!
I passed by this place when heading toward the Unilocal Elite event at The Counter earlier this year, so for the Fogo de Chao event, I made sure to take advantage this time!
Granted, it’s a parking garage, and because of those prices, you know it’s going to fill up early and fast… but once you do, take heart in knowing you have parked in one of the cheapest places in Downtown San Diego (especially if you hate driving and parking in the area like I do)!