Museum Parc Garage

I read up on parking garage reviews before heading into the city in search of a decent-​priced parking spot on a Saturday afternoon. Basically a lot of people complain about tight-​spaces and changing rates. On a random Saturday, we had no issues parking here.
I made sure the sign was up for the $ 10 flat rate for Saturday. It was not difficult to get in, and there were plenty of spaces to choose from. I made sure to choose a spot closer to the stairwell and at the end by a pillar so if a bad parker squeezes in too tight, I could still get into my car. Overall, nothing bad happened and my car and wallet survived the few hours I was parked here.
This parking garage is close to the Yuerba Buena Center, so if you are headed to the Children’s Creativity Museum like we were, this is not a bad location — just walk across the street and take the back staircase/​elevator up to the Yuerba Buena Center.

Notice the print (photo added separately) that says price after 12 hours is different than the posted $ 10? Neither did I. Nowhere is this information (rates) available before crossing the gate and entering the pay zone, thus committing to the garage. Very disappointed. What I thought was $ 10 was really $ 38 and there’s no recourse. For longer periods bypass this garage and go to the one on 3^rd street between Folsom and Howard (opposite side of 3^rd). That lot’s rates are clearly marked and the daily max is $ 27.

So disappointed by the sudden change in weekend pricing. I ended up paying $ 37 for 2.5 hours assuming that I would be charged the flat weekend rate of $ 10. You lost me. Management needs transparency regarding rates.

unstable pricing
This review is based on one attempt to park here on a Saturday. I drive in and see that the price for the day is $ 37. I park and look for someone for more than 10 minutes to see if it’s really $ 37 or the usual $ 10 reported by other users. I tried the «assistance» button on the ticket machine and called their customer service. no response. Finally, I find one of the parking employees and he confirms that the price is $ 37 on the day because of the convention. Basically, if there are enough desparate people to pay the $ 37 price, that’s the price. I was charged $ 5 for the 10 min that I parked there. Took my car out and found another open parking for $ 15.
I guess it’s a good place if it really charges you $ 10 but I don’t like the fact that each time I want to go here, I need to gamble over the price.

Great price ($ 10 all day) of weekends is enough to say «Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for not being the leaches that other garages in the area are on my wallet.» It’s a clean place, with stalls not cramped, corners not too tight to negotiate, well lighted and a great value.

First of all, let me say that I park in this garage regularly. The parking staff at this garage is always very professional and hard working.
However, in my opinion, there are two major issues with the garage one should be aware of.
First, especially during the week, the garage is packed and your car will likely get blocked or need to be valeted. It’s so packed that sometimes I wonder if it violates some sort of fire code. Anyway, this can create very tight corners and unsafe driving/​walking conditions but of course it’s the management’s choosing to allow so many cars in. Also, some of the spots are very small and hard to park in, even for compact sedans. You mix the small spots with the stacked cars and the chances of car damage is high (I’ve already scratched the side of my car which really sucked).
Second, the 2^nd level of the garage can be sort of gross. For example, I have seen food wrappers, packaging tape, a motorcycle battery, drink bottles, coffee cups and a heap of peanut shells. Today, there were wood panels and what looks like a track for vertical blinds by the wall of a spot I was next to. Management really needs to get someone to power wash/​clean the garage. I am pretty sure I’ve seen those rodent boxes down there so having food lying around is obviously a bad idea!

Giant fans this is the garage you want. About 10 – 15 minute safe feeling walk to AT&T both before and after the game. How does $ 5 sound? This place is clean, has friendly attendants, is open til 11:00pm and has plenty of open spots (at least the night i was there). This place is overlooked by Giant fans as its very difficult to get to. You cannot enter from the city side because of those pesky one-​way streets all over the place. You have to circle around, but by so doing you cut out a huge number of other fans who wont be bothered, hence the low price. THe entrance is on 3^rd right before Folsom with you heading towards the congested downtown area. Get in the far left lane (3^rd is one-​way here) and turn in just before the corner. You’ll be glad you did.

I’ve been parking my car in this garage since 2008. It is one of the less expensive places to park. Plus it is a decent walk to my work, which I get some exercise. The guys are nice and helpful when they are there. It closes at 11pm so if you are going out make sure you get your car before then or park some place else that is opening later or 24hrs. I had to take a taxi home one night after a work event. I lost track of time, I suppose I was having too much fun with the team.

sign outside said had to be in by 8:30 for the early bird. parked and went to the elevator and saw a PIECE OF PAPER taped to the elevator door stating that early bird now ends at 7:30. not cool! wasted 15 minutes getting out and finding somewhere else. when i told the guy, he went out to get the sign, but he didn’t really seem to care.

So these guys changed management or something. Now it’s actually done by an automated system. No more cash up front and on your way. It’s punched in ahead. So that early bird special of 10 dollars is no longer appealing if you leave at 11PM. They will charge you 18 dollars if you aren’t out of there by 8pm. They don’t honor the commuter card anymore either. Oh well. Luckily after moving to SF I don’t need this place as often.

I was outraged. The lot closes at 6pm on Sunday. I did not see any obvious indication of this. Upon returning from a restaurant on President’s weekend, there is no one to help. The buzzer system outside gets you nowhere. No accountability. My car was held hostage. We waited for a couple hours until a driver with a monthly pass let us in.

Parking in SF is a pain in the arse. That being said, there’s nothing better than finding parking for CHEAP and with friendly service.
Came here on a Tuesday for a conference so I needed to find all-​day parking. I came in around 11:30AM and the all-​day flat rate was $ 10! What a freakin’ steal. Supposedly the rate varies day by day because the sign outside had even said $ 20 flat-​rate. It’s self parking or they’ll do valet for you free of charge. They’re super friendly and helpful. Seriously, this place made my day. Parking is a bitch in SF and they made the hardest part of my day feel so easy.

I come in from the South Bay, I tried a few lots and ended up with Museum Parc. It’s a little walk from SOMA to FiDi but it takes 10 minutes. It’s a covered lot with great attendants and lots of trash cans to dump my Peet’s Coffee cups and McMuffin-​guilt-​wrappers.
$ 10/​day. BUT their prices fluctuate as the lot fills up so see if you can buy enough tickets for the entire week on Monday so you can lock that price in! That’s what I do.
A friendly staff who always tries to find you a spot (or valets the car for me) combined with a lot that’s open until 11 made Museum Parc my best choice. I’m going to start parking here on the weekends, too.

Good place to park — friendly staff. We went past it the first time since the entrance looks like a tiny alley off Third. They do lock up at 11pm on weekdays and double check the hours on the weekend — Sunday was posted as 6pm.
We prepaid $ 25 for the night and zoomed out the next day.

Because Museum Parc is close to my apartment and because it has such high ratings on Unilocal,I recently decided to contact them regarding a 2 week parking space rental. I emailed them 3 days ago and never got a reply. I called twice yesterday and today and no one picked up the phone. It just rings and rings. Things are not looking too good if you can’t get a hold of a business either by phone or by email! Guess I’ll contact another garage about renting a spot.

This is my First ever and probably last review of a garage but it’s worth it. I googled five garages in walking distance of the Metreon AMC movie theatres and this one seemed to have the best reviews but the daily rates were unclear. Well I arrived on a Saturday at 9am and a very friendly guy stood inside and for all of FIVE DOLLARS I paid a flat rate until 5pm with plenty of parking to be found. No hassle, just drove away when ready to leave. Safe, good space for parking.

I never thought I would write a review about a garage but dayum these guys get customer service… and given that this is from a service where you do not EXPECT customer service, it demands a Unilocal!
Here’s why: they are always immediately available when you pull up… no waiting around in the natural lightless, asbestos-​laden garage (ambiance and basic health safety drive the 4 vs. 5 stars). And they KNOW you: only after a few times did these guys learn that I get an employee discount… that I can park my car in a temporary (premium top floor) spot if I am just there to work out for 2 hours, and well gosh, they do it all with a smile — which is pretty extraordinary given these guys get no sunlight for hours at a time.
Not sure why they use a «c» in their business name, but I’ll take French pretentiousness in title in lieu of the very American form of service they offer. Chapeaux off to Museum Parc!

OK, so you can’t really count on this place being the same price all the time. It moves like a jellyfish. Some days, it’s $ 10, some days it’s $ 15, some days, it’s $ 20. Guess you just have to research which events are happening at the Moscone Center.

$ 225/​mo for 5:30AM — 11:00PM access, $ 300/​mo for 24hr access.

Review a parking garage? Damn right.
$ 10 flat rate garage parking at 3^rd and Folsom. This garage always has lots of available spots, as long as you ignore the reserved signs painted in front of many of the spaces, which appear to be there solely for monthly parker ego-​gratification. And it’s close to the W, the Metreon, Yerba Buena, Moscone, my beloved Bong Su across the street, the MOMA and other desirable SOMA locations.
The attendants there are always friendly as can be. One time, I was short $ 3, and he just said, «pay me later.» I only park there every month or two. Its not like he knows me. Definitely recommend this garage.