Fifth & Mission Parking Garage

Parked here with Nevada plates, to save $ 20 over Intercontinental hotel parking, Out $ 1000 when it was broken into, bag stolen, etc.
One star to San Francisco in general for car break-​ins; where we used to live (SOMA/​Embarcadero) there was a block with broken glass every.single.morning for years on end. Nobody cares, not their problem. Plenty of reports of car break-​ins at 5^th and Mission, time for some hi-​res night video cameras already.
Four stars for the 5^th and Mission post break-​in service. Security came by on their own initiative and helped us to file a report. Not good enough to bump up from one star though, $ 1K is too much for overnight parking.
Do not park here with out of state plates, or anything else to suggest valuables. A simple car with clear windows that is completely and visibly empty, maybe. If you want a city garage, we had better luck with the Chinatown garage. Personally I plan to go with the $ 60/​night hotel garages next time, hopefully there will not be random people wandering by the car, hence more secure.

Not being a native to SF I wasn’t really a pro looking for street parking. But seeing as I was only in town for a few drinks and to hangout with a friend, the parking garage was fine.
The spaces are on the more narrow side, but space is limited in the city and well, screw huge cars that people don’t need anyway ;) The payment kiosks work without a hitch, there are different ones for cash only and cards. Prices for a few hours at peak Saturday hours came to under $ 5. Not bad.

If I decide not to be a public commuter into the city from the east bay, I typically drive on in and park at the 5^th & Mission parking garage.
Always a spot to park, though it may take a while to find one you fit in if you have a larger vehicle. Pricing is reasonable and the location is great considering the amount of places to eat and sights to see around the area.
Not to mention I feel that this is one of the safest lots to park in within the city.
The trick is to enter on Minna ST so you avoid the traffic and pedestrians on the Mission side.

$ 34 for overnight parking! Car didn’t get jacked/​raided so I’m a happy camper and WILL be back!

Sitting in an epic traffic jam to get out of this place. I estimate 90 minutes to get down from the 7^th floor. Nobody works here either, could use someone directing traffic.

Pricing is ok. And it’s not in the heart of Union Square. If you are going to Metreon or Bloomingdales then it’s perfect. Otherwise I’d park at the Sutter Stockton Garage.
Pro-​tip: park in the basement so you just need to walk up/​down 1 flight of stairs (assuming it’s not full).

This place is steaming garbage. The spots are incredibly tight, the attendants are rude, and policies/​stipulations aren’t made clear. Drove around for 10m and couldn’t find a spot so we decided to leave (had an appointment to make). The gate wouldn’t let us out and we called the attendant, who told us to pay first – for what? Driving around your parking lot? Then we were told to talk to the cashier, which took another 5m of waiting in line. She then proceeded to just add that time to our ticket! After FINALLY being able to talk to a manager, he refused to let us out because we haven’t paid, and the garage «still had spots». Are you serious? Is this how anyone would want their experience? To be charged for nothing? At least make it clear to patrons what they’re getting into before driving up to a garage, expecting to find parking, instead of holding them hostage.

To anyone that has been to the city you know that finding parking is the second nightmare besides crossing the bridge and the traffic.
Finding this place was a blessing. I was already late to a meeting and ended up missing the meeting all together. Now whats worse than that is that I had been holding it the whole time I was driving around.
So did a few turns and ended up here. To be honest I was in such a hurry to park and get out of the car that I didnt bother to look at the rate for parking. Just got my ticket and parked. It wasnt super packed which I appreciated even more.
So long story short I walked down the street ended up finding the mall and walked around in there walk back and was pleasantly surprise to find out that it was only $ 1.5 to park. Probably the least amount of money I have ever spent in the city. Any ways Good place to park

Conveniently located to Century theatres. Reasonable prices after 6 p.m.

I used to do monthly parking here.
First Strike: My car was broken into.
Second Strike: I canceled my monthly plan back in April 2015, returned the card key, and I am STILL getting charges. Every month I have had to take to disputing the charges with my bank because «there is nothing we can do».
Do not park here. Location may be great but it is a shady business.

They double charged my credit card for a single entry.
When I called them, someone gave me a «scenario» and accused me that I paid for my friend, so they did not refund the wrong charge of $ 7. We talked over the phone for 20 mins, and he called me back again, saying his boss is off for the weekend. How can I get out of my car (in downtown’s heavy traffic), and pay for my «friend». I mean, I don’t care about $ 7, but DO NOT pay with your cards.
The other day, nobody could get out of the parking for 20 minutes, because their computers were not working, and they charged everybody for the delay!

5 stars for being right across the street from Bloomingdales and Westfield mall.
4 stares for being a large parking structure and you will always find a parking spot.
3 stars for possible car breaking and people parking terribly.
2 stars for terrible customer service from the cashiers and others by the gates and overpriced parking (but then again it’s the city).
1 star for the place being dirty and the hallways, staircases and elevators smelling like pee and look like people get high in them.
This review averages to a 3 star review. Like I stated this place is great because it is right across the mall which makes for easy access to the mail and overpriced parking rates — but it’s the city. You will always find a parking spot since it is large and has a total of several floors which makes for finding an easy parking spot. 2 major downgrades are the cashiers are very nice and the hallways smell awful and you feel like you are walking through a biohazard. To give or take, not a bad place just gotta put up with the cons.

It’s expensive, but what else can you find in the area?
There are always spots open and I’ve never had any problems parking here!
Great for shopping at Westfield, or anything else in the area.

Great off street parking. Good price for a city (I’ve parked in NYC & believe me it’s a good price for peace of mind). Must pay before you leave. Bonus!!! Your ticket gets you into a decent clean bathroom located near where you pay! I’d give this 5 stars because of the bathrooms but after all it is off of Mission St and there are some sketchy people walking around.

Zero stars! They wouldn’t let me out!!!
Is this even legal? I couldn’t find any parking spaces, so I decided to leave. They said I can’t leave until I pay. I refused because I never found a space!
The guy didn’t look at the time stamp or anything. He just told me I had to go to the office. I was pissed. I went to speak to the guy at the office. I asked him why am I not allowed to leave? He told me that the longer I speak, the longer it will take him to process me before I can leave. I asked him what are you processing. He said the longer you talk, the longer it will take you to leave. I said I can’t find any spaces and I’m tired of driving around to find a space. I told him I went to at least four levels, and now I’m tired and want to leave. He told me that there are free spaces. I told him any free spaces I saw were taken taken up by people taking two spaces. He didn’t care at all.
I refused to pay and he gave me a ticket that would let me out. I had to walk back to my car. Then drive out. No one was polite. They were all very rude. I felt like a captive. I have been in many parking garages, and I have never been in one that wouldn’t let you out if you cant find a space. I was searching for 10 minutes and decided to leave. In this place they decided you have to pay just for the opportunity to look. Beware!

Parking in SF, as we all know, sucks…
The positives about my visit: The late night rates are good. My car did not get broken into or hit. Actually saw security walking around the garage.
The negatives:
–Lots of dimly lit areas, nearly completely dark in some areas. Shady feel.
–Lots and lots of tiny spots! Felt like most spots are literally the width of your car plus 6 inches. Not much room for forgiveness when some idiot tries to squeeze in.
–Saw a few cars with smashed windows.
–Saw a few cars parked so close together the owner might have to climb in through their trunk.
–Don’t know where the additional pay machines are located, but only 2 of 3 were functioning in the main lobby area, and someone was having an issue with one of the functioning machines. Line took a while to move.

What I’ve learned is that in SF, you really have to make the most of every square foot available. With that, parking structures can be used for many purposes; a gym, star gazing site, Disney’s tower of terror, clock tower observation center, dance floor… the list goes on. The parking structure on Fifth and Mission fulfills every task, but most importantly, it makes the nightmare of parking in SF a little less of a nightmare.
My friends and I needed a place to park near our hotel and found this structure conveniently located at the heart of Union Square. Paying is super easy with the multiple available machines. The 5^th and Mission parking structure is pretty big with 7 floors, 7 being roof parking. Yes, you’ll get a lot of poorly parked cars, but what structure doesn’t have that? The elevators do its job… they take us up and down. If I needed to park my car in Union Square again, I’d frequent this structure.
OVERNIGHT Parking is $ 34.

My favorite parking garage in San Francisco, next to the Mason O’Farrell parking garage across Ruby Skye.
This parking garage is super convenient. It’s across the street from Bloomingdales which shoots you out to the other side, facing Forever 21. Great spot for girls, right? Also, this one is near Mel’s Diner if you’re hungry.

Candice’s review below says it all! Notice the closing comments about affordability.
I think next to the Chinatown parking garage on Kearney, this garage is the second most or least expensive garage actually made for parking in the city! Yes, it smells and yes most of the parking is for Fiats but it feels safe and is highly exposed thus your car and you are most probably going to be safe! Suggesting… the view is cool bit don’t park on the roof top level!

I guess I can only speak for level 3J, but this parking garage definitely smells like a fine blend of weed and pee… and as far as SF smells go, that’s nowhere near the bottom rung on the nose-breather’s ladder.
In fact, that’s actually a rather luxurious meritage of sniffs here… especially considering it’s a parking garage. I should also mention that the elevators, surprisingly enough, smelled pretty pristine.
All around, the parking spaces here are so small that it actually took me until the 3^rd floor before I realized they weren’t just for motorcycle parking.
To be fair, a lot of the spaces appear to be meant for compact cars. I know this because the parking garage actually went to the trouble of painting the word ‘compact’ on each of these spaces, though it seems that 0% of the SUV-​driving population took that to heart since they all decided that it was an opportunity to take up 2 spaces.
The signage in here for finding the exits and elevators isn’t so grand. As I walked around I noticed that quite a few of the signs are actually displayed backwards, at least on the 3^rd floor, but it’s hard to argue with any of the negs here because there really aren’t all that many affordable parking options in the area. In fact this was actually the 3^rd parking structure I’d tried to go to, since the first 2 that were closer to my destination were completely full and no longer accepting new cars.
When I went to pay I was expecting something at least a tad outrageous, but it was actually well within my budget– surprisingly so. I’m sure the daytime prices are up there, but the evening hours are pretty great all things considered.