Ellis O’Farrell Garage

Clean, safe, and saved us a good chunk of change when hotel rates for parking were too steep. Max of $ 34/​night and we had no problems or concerns over the course of a week. Like anywhere else, use your head and don’t leave personal belongings visible. A public garage is always a gamble.

Competent workers. This was one of the better garages in the area. Clear instructions and the price was pretty good!

i don’t like it at all. valet parking is kinda enforced here although self parking is available on top levels but space is scarce. also, very crowded most of the time.

Be careful guys, if you lost your ticket, just pay the $ 34,don’t waste your time to explain, no matter if is someone stollen your card or whatever, they still charged you $ 34 for lost that stupid ticket and being so rude. This place is very suck I won’t park in there anymore. I was parked in there half hour, just $ 1 per hour at midnight, but no matter how I explained, they still charged me $ 34 for an hour parking, no mercy. The worst place I ever had.

I’ve had spark plugs stolen from my motorcycle twice in the last 3 months at this garage. Why? The broken ceramic from a spark plug can be used for breaking into cars. Google it.
There is a security guard here ²⁴⁄₇ according to the manager, but he/​she failed to prevent this act of vandalism on two separate occasions.
Speaking of the manager, he wasn’t particularly helpful. He kept on going on about «reading the contract» since «we’re not responsible for anything.» Really? I know what I signed. The best you’ll be able to do is fill out a LAZ Parking «Incident Report» which may come in handy for insurance reasons or when you file your police report.
If you ride and park here, I would suggest using a locked cover to act as a deterrent since their security is in practice, non-​existent.

Cheapest parking I’ve ever seen in SF! Used it to go shopping at Uniqlo for a bit, and parking was so cheap we left the car there while we Über’ed to dinner and back. Total bill for a few hours of parking was like $ 5! Killer!

Best garage in downtown SF. Affordable, good location, and great valets. Even during the holidays, this garage came through. But don’t bookmark this place because I want to keep it my little secret.

Centrally located in the heart of Union Square. It’s a convenient place to park when shopping around the area. The rates are very reasonable for the city, especially around the area. After 6pm, it’s only $ 1 an hour and if you enter after 6:30pm you get another $ 2 off!
Usually you’ll have to valet your car which is complementary (minus the tip to the valet). If you plan on staying late, the valet might be gone so you’ll have to ask for your key from the ticket booth.
I’ve been parking here for years and never had any problems.

Always great valet service and helpful staff. Make sure you pay your ticket before exiting… not like you can miss the million signs they have posted. Lol

This is a good parking structure conveniently located in the middle of Union Square. That would explain the pricey hourly rates. We parked here on a Saturday afternoon for about 2 – 3 hours and it was $ 8.50. They have valet with no charge, so take advantage of that because the structure is awkwardly narrow. The valet guys are friendly, and they are quick to park your car when you arrive. They also return it to you pretty quickly when you arrive after a few hours of exploring. It’s a pretty efficient system, in my opinion.
I docked two stars for the price, and the narrowness of the parking structure, more so for the latter :)

I’ve been parking here for as long as I can remember. When I used to come up to San Francisco from the Central Valley and knew that I wanted to go to Union Square, I used to MapQuest (ZOMG…remember that?!) Ellis O’Farrell Garage to figure where Union Square was and where to park.
Rates vary depending on the hour, free valet parking, there are eight levels of parking, and it’s super convenient. You can’t go wrong!

Don’t worry about feeding a parking meter and park in this garage. This is my favorite garage to park in whenever I head to SF.
You should park in this garage if you want to visit Union Square or Chinatown. This garage is right across the street from Macy*s. Pricing isn’t too bad and they have 8 levels of parking.

Great parking garage if you need to get anything or spend some time in the Union Square area.
Free valet parking and if you get there after 6 pm parking is only $ 1 an hour.
With construction going on getting on the freeway takes some extra time and gets worse during commute time.

RIP-​OFF GARAGE
I parked on the 2^nd floor and used their valet service, was there for no more than 1 hour as I did some quick shopping downtown. I somehow lost my ticket, I was trying on clothes and am guessing it fell out of my pocket at some point. I get back to my car, tell the same attendant who I spoke to no more than an hour ago that I misplaced my ticket, thinking that it shouldn’t be a big deal because this is the year 2015 and this guy literally just parked my car for me an hour ago. Plus there was another ticket placed on my car window, and they must have footage of me entering the garage right? He says «oh, they’re going to charge you the full daily rate.» I say, but you just parked my car and remember me from an hour ago can’t you tell them I was here for an hour? «No, I can’t do that.» Well thanks a lot you bastard.
And then they make me go down to the cashier, fill out some crap paperwork that takes forever all because I lost my stupid ticket stub. Are we in the 21^st century or not? They charge me the full max daily rate even after asking for mercy, they’re like soulless robots I guess.
BE CAREFUL with this place, they’re the kind of people that would rip you off and STEAL something from your car and then deny it. Will never park here again, very rude, sketchy and greedy.

Super cheap parking if you are planning to be in the Union Square area! There is even a $ 2 discount for entry before 8:30 on weeknights. Elevators on each floor make this very convenient.

Parked here each time I’m going to the city!
3.50 $/​hour during the day
Less during the night

Parked here the day after Christmas. Price varies based on time of day. A little under three hours was ten dollars the day after Christmas.
Conveniently located next to Union Square and Westfield Shopping Plaza.

valet guys on the bottom floor are the best! when i pull up i am always greeted with a HUGE smile! and somehow they know when i return to the garage… by the time i’ve paid, they pull my car up as i’m walking down. talk about service.
would be 5 stars, if that floor didn’t get full and blocked off… same service is not provided on the higher floors AND during xmas prime time, it takes 2 – 3 elevator opps before you can fit. and if you’re on a lower floor, take the stairs, otherwise you’ll be waiting FOREVER for an elevator w/​room (fills up from the top)

If you’re looking to spend your day (or night) in downtown SF, this is the best garage you’re going to find. Ellis-O’Farrell is the CHEAPEST and most convenient garage in the area, and it’s walking distance to so many things around downtown SF (especially Union Square and Westfield Mall). It’s secure, and it beats circling around for street parking that you’ll never get. There are 8 stories (good thing there’s an elevator!) to this garage and you’ll probably have to drive all the way to the top to find a spot.
If there are no self-​parking spots anywhere, valet parking is free — but make sure to tip a couple bucks! Unfortunately, there’s also a line for the valet parking on each floor.
Don’t lose your ticket (the cheap rate means nothing when you have to pay the maximum parking rate because of a lost ticket… ugh), and remember to pay for it on the bottom floor before you make the trek back to your car!

Ellis-O’Farrell Garage saved our theatre-​going rear ends! It was a holiday weekend & I am not kidding… EVERY parking lot & garage was full to the brim. Not to mention they were charging upwards of $ 50 for event parking. Thanks for the holiday gouge!
But not Ellis-O’Farrell. Not only did they still have a few spaces available, but it was so late when we arrived that we got their cheapest hourly rate of $ 1 per hour!
Score…not to mention we *just* made curtain call! Double score!
As far as walking distance to theatre row, it’s about as far away as Sutter-​Stockton Garage, which means it’s totally walkable & a very nice option to consider
Now that I know about you, Ellis-O’Farrell, I will seek you out — so sorry to have taken you for granted in the past & always assumed you were full, given your prime Union Square location!