Metropolitan Moving & Storage Corp

Its a storage facility like every other… but the Building is a Happening itself. You feel like traveling back in time. Maybe i am the only one who gets excited by a storage place… but this one is really great: o) the Staff is very flhelpfull and friendly, thanks a lot.

I really enjoyed our experience with this storage facility. The staff is really nice and courteous… never met an unpleasant person.
The rates arent too bad… not super cheap but they aren’t crazy prices… the place stays cool and is very easy to maneuver. There were lots of units.
The hours werent ideal but never really bothered me too much. I wouldve liked them being open on weekends but I wasn’t there long enough for this to affect me. I would recommend them.

It’s a castle-​like building with oddly shaped storage units which, for me, was a weird little plus.
I had a whole slew of record albums and books and valuable comic books that I had to make sure would not get moldy or otherwise damaged. I was not ready to sell them off (or give away), and I really had no space for them after I kept having to move. After 2 ½ years there everything was in the same shape as when I’d originally moved them there, a miracle if you ask me. I had a friend who also had to store his albums and books and he did it at the UHaul place in Somerville and guess what? Water damage. And they did not reimburse him for the stuff that he had to throw away.
Metropolitan Storage was a few blocks away from my office so for me it was the perfect location. It’s not in some out of the way underpass. It’s not 20 miles from noweheresville.
I understand that others complained about the hours but Metropolitan has *always* had these hours. So it should have been no surprise when they first rented their spaces. And yes — having paper money to pay for it was a little bit of a hassle. But if I ever have to store my stuff again, I will definitely use them again.

I rented a storage unit with three close friends for the summer of ’09. The staff was friendly and the move-​in process was quick. My friends and I were all living out-​of-​state for the summer.
When we came back, we discovered that there were several small, valuable items missing from our storage unit. We asked to see the security records and were told that there were none. We asked to see the videotapes — same.
The warehouse owner went so far as to claim that one of us must have taken the items — inconceivable, as we all live together! When we pointed this out, all we received was a shrug.
Metropolitan’s security is practically nonexistent. They forbid the use of your own locks, instead providing easy-​to-​pick locks of their own. Their loading dock doors stand open all day, providing access to the storage units that you could quite literally drive a truck through. Anyone could easily wander in off the street, pick a lock, and walk off with your belongings.
Only store things here if you don’t mind them disappearing, and bear in mind that if they do, you will receive no help from the staff. Stay away.

I was very disappointed when I used this storage company. I left a box of books in the unit by accident and rather than calling me to inform me, they charged me for an extra month including a late fee! Their hours are not suitable for anyone working normal business hours as they close at 4:00 PM. You can’t even go on your lunch break since they close from 12:00 until 1:00 PM. I recommend that you go elsewhere and save yourself the hassle.

I just moved into a 400 sq. ft. apartment with my boyfriend in the Back Bay Thus, things have to be very consolidated. I was looking for a storage unit that is very close to my location so I can easily go there to get clothing or luggage. I also needed a place that I could go in and out of easily.
This place is not only in a very neat building, but it also was really easy to rent a place here. I got a good sized place for what I needed for only $ 70 a month. The place is climate controlled and even fire proof!
Within 5min I had rented a place and was already moving my stuff in. The only down side to all of this is that they don’t have an auto pay system. Instead you can do direct pay, check or cash. They send a paper bill to your place which seems a little old fashioned but that’s alright. Overall I’ve been very pleased with this storage place.