Had an event at UC Berkeley and found this gem of a parking lot. $12 for more than 8 hours is great. They have street parking but it's only two hours. It's right across the street from the Berkeley University Sports Facility. Very convenient, but gets full fast. Very old, damaged, and lots of pot holes, so be careful. read more

Douglas Parking - Trinity Lot - Parking Near Me - Berkeley, California

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Very close to Haas Pavillion. You walk a block and you at the rsf. The bad. Very hard to get out. Narrow driveway. Hit the concrete wall and scratched my car. Be sure you make a wide turn. Do not park there on Thursdays as the rate is $3 per 20 min.as opposed to per hour. I think the church uses it. read more

This was an absolute disgrace! Don't go near this place. I paid in advance through Spot Hero to make sure I had parking when going to a show at Zellerbach Hall. We arrived, and the place was packed, chaotic, cars circling, not a spot in sight. We had to go circle the jammed streets of Berkeley (exactly what I wanted to avoid by paying for parking in advance) and almost missed our show. Never again!! read more

We pre-paid for parking for a Sunday for $48, arrived and 1) the lot was full, 2) there was no attendant on duty, and 3) no one available to call. Very disappointing as it made us late for our plans while we spent time looking for parking elsewhere. read more

Ironical that this parking lot is at the united Methodist church, yet they work with Satans. My review is for the Berry brothers company that they give business to. Berry brothers have made a business to trouble others and get as much money as they can from them. They don't just tow away your car, they find a million reasons to not give it back to you and charge you for every additional hour/day they hold it back. Read the reviews of berry brothers from others and you will know what I am talking about. Shameful that United Methodist church's name is attached to it. read more

Douglas Parking - Trinity Lot - Parking Near Me - Berkeley, California

I've had some bad parking experiences, but this lot has been amazing this week for the UC Berkeley orientation. You get there, park and scan the code (there's a huge sign when you enter) and you can download the app or do it online, add your card information, and pay. I have been paying $12 and it is valid all day. 5 stars and I have recommended this parking to other students. read more

*** AVOID TRINITY LOT IN BERKELEY *** If I could give a negative rating I would. Douglas Parking practices inconsistent rules for those interested in using the Trinity Lot (aka Trinity United Methodist Church's parking lot) at 2362 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA. The church hired Douglas Parking to manage their church lot as a public parking lot. Douglas Parking's official reason as to why my car got towed on 10/1/2014 was because I parked in the spot for the director of the church. I was told by two different Douglas Parking employees that if I had parked in the other 3 spots with white signs (not designated for the "Pastor") I would not have been towed on 10/1/2014. I have used this public parking lot several times when I needed to be at work before the City's parking garage opened. I have seen others park there and I, myself, have parked in one of the "other" white-signed spots and not been towed. If I had been informed/aware of this unlisted rule, I would have parked one spot to the left that morning! What is frustrating is that the lot personnel there encourages parkers to use the "reserved" spots. I verified this with the lot attendant the next day! SKETCHY!!! DISHONEST!!!! Douglas Parking's Director of Operations responded to me by basically telling me they can do whatever they want because it was up to their personnel's discretion to tow or not or allow people to park in reserved spots or not. Hhhmmm - discriminatory treatment, anyone? Under CVC 22568, there are laws protecting consumers. The Director of Operations refused to let me speak to his boss because he said I would waste his time. He also refused to give me the name of the person I should send my small claims summons to. In a snarky voice, he told me to look it up. After some research on a CA State website, I found out that one of the company's partners, Leland Douglas, is the person to send summons to. So send your letters and summons to Leland Douglas at the Oakland headquarters since the Director of Operations doesn't know jack about customer service. Heck, don't just take my words - read the other reviews about dealing with this company and the Director of Operations under their corporate address and other parking locations. Avoid this drama - use the City of Berkeley's garage between Durant and Channing, cross-street Telegraph. You don't need to be a mind reader to use this public parking garage. There are clearly stated parking rules that are not subject to the whims of employees. Day parking is also $1 cheaper than Trinity Lot if you can get in before 9 am and out by 6 pm - it's the Early Bird rate of $9. AGAIN, watch out for the "Pastor" parking spot closest to driveway at Trinity Lot! Douglas Parking will tow you for that one spot but (from the mouths of Douglas Parking personnel) they won't for the other church-reserved spots noted with white placards. Avoid the tow fee I paid, $270 (or $365 if I picked up after hours). Use the City's parking garage. FYI - I haven't use this lot or a lot serviced by Douglas Parking since this incident. read more

I've been parking at the Trinity Lot once a week for several months now and have had a very pleasant experience thus far. They are conveniently located in Downtown Berkeley and have very reasonable rates. I'm usually parked there all day and it's only $8 max. Their main entrance is on Bancroft on the opposite side of the street from the Cal Rec Sports Facility and they have a smaller side entrance on Durant just past the Berkeley City Club private parking lot. I've met about 4 staff members so far and they've all been very friendly and accommodating. Some will make small talk and others will just smile politely. I've never had any issues parking here and would definitely recommend it if you are looking for a lot that is inexpensive, close to Downtown, and almost always has available space. read more

This lot did not honor my SpotHero parking reservation. I was taking my son to a Cal basketball game on a Wednesday night. Since I knew that parking near campus would be difficult, I looked for a lot where I could make a paid reservation. When we arrived at the lot, it was full. I politely explained to the attendant that we had reserved and paid for a parking place through SpotHero. I tried to show him my paperwork, but he would not look at it or even approach our vehicle. Instead, he yelled at me from the booth about 10 feet away - something to the effect of "Can't you see that the lot is full? What are you going to do about it?" No apology, no attempt to find a solution (maybe doublepark our car - a small sedan - if I left the keys?), no suggestion of where else I might find parking. Just yelling until we left in dismay and disbelief. We drove around for 30 minutes looking for parking. Every lot we came to was full but we finally found a spot on the street several blocks away. By the time we got to the game, it was half over. I contacted SpotHero the next day. They explained to me that they contract for a certain number of spaces at each lot they do business with, and the Trinity Lot should not have given my paid spot to someone else. I must emphasize that SpotHero went above and beyond to make amends for what had happened, even offering to purchase tickets for us to see the next Cal game. Every person I spoke to at SpotHero was not only professional and courteous, but also expressed genuine empathy for us. (I also found out that they have a hotline to call, so if something like this ever happens again, I could contact them and they would work it out in real time.) I place the fault with Douglas Parking, the company that manages the Trinity Lot. Mistakes do happen on occasion, but there is no excuse for the rude treatment of customers. Based on SpotHero's exemplary customer service, I will give them a try again in the future. It really seems that this situation was beyond their control. However, I will NOT use the Trinity Lot again, and if I can avoid it, I will not use any other lot operated by Douglas Parking either. read more

It's literally a trash place. It didn't even show any sign for rates, and when you realize that you will need to pay $15 to park, the person won't let you leave by saying "I already print the ticket." I found the whole parking lot and didn't find a sign or a guide for the price. I think the person might even make some profit for himself, well, a guessing. But absolutely, a trash place. read more

We went to park at this lot last night, headed to the Cal Women's Basketball game. As I pulled in, the attendant came to the window and asked for $20. "Twenty dollars?" I was a bit incredulous, since the Cal lot across the street was charging $15, but only had uttered those two words about the price. The attendant quickly said, "just give me $15." Because we were in a hurry to get seats, we pulled in and I paid, but I regret it. I actually have no idea what the real price was supposed to be, and I'm pretty sure the attendant was running his own little cash scam. Didn't leave a good feeling. read more