Finish Bakery, Sacred Pig bbq, East Bay Eats, Buffalo Bills, BMO Bank…read more East Bay Eats must be a cloud kitchen probably take out only. Many different restaurants. Cars left for many hours have junk mail advertisements stuffed in their window. I don't like that. Entrances off A st and B st. Italian cypress trees among many other varieties Lot is clean. Homeless in neighboring old closed CVs Lot not here.

Two murals on the outside of the parking structure and good looking landscaping around it…read more Palm trees, Italian Cypress and bottlebrush make the surrounding area look very nice. I especially like the placement of the Cypress trees between the "windows" of the garage. They add evergreen and are as tall as the building. Very convenient and best place for theater and sushi parking. Clean and also ok to park for the brewery across the street.

This is a three hour FREE parking garage. I never had a problem finding a spot right away. They…read morehave Permit Parking on the Basement and from 3rd to 5th and public parking on all floors. I never tried going on their rooftop because I am too lazy to walk up and down those flights of stairs. Hellooooo? I'm usually wearing heels. Make sure to move your car after the three hour is up because those people who works for the City of Palo Alto will give you a ticket and that's a good $41 bucks! You can prolly leave your car for additional 30minutes more after the 3hrs but I will not risk it if I were you. If you think you will stay here for more than 8 hours and don't want to move your car from one garage to another, you can pay the $15 whole day permit. Be careful not to occupy 2 slots because they will give you a tix for that as well. Entrance and Exit on both Webster St and Cowper St. OK? Thanks! Bye! :)

This was my secret parking in downtown for a long time until downtown PA started getting super…read morebusy. Now they've recently fucked up the Webster side entrance and made the lower level permit only Mon-Fri. Hopefully they get that construction done soon. But generally if the area is crowded you'll always find parking up in the higher levels and the roof actually has a great view of the area.

This worked out well. Charged my car and parked it while I had business nearby. Parking in this…read morearea is painful so thankful for this spot.

Decided to park here because of its convenient location in downtown Palo Alto. It's right next to a…read morebunch of poppin' restaurants and stores, making it a great parking option. I went on a Friday at 12:30 pm and there was plenty of parking on the third floor. Not sure how busy it gets on weekends though. Parkings spots feel kinda a tight but it wasn't a problem for me and my sedan.

I selected this parking since it's close of one of the cafes I'm going to. Basically, parking is…read more75¢/hr except Sundays making it one of the cheapest parking places to visit in Downtown San Mateo. There is a 3hr max parking in ground floor and 10hr max parking in 2nd floor and above. I think from other parking garages and street parkings, they're as cheap as the one I went to. If that's the case, then this makes this downtown one of the cheap downtowns to visit. There's a lot of parking spaces from second floor and beyond. I guess that Sunday isn't really that busy right now but I do see groups of people from certain areas of downtown. Maybe it will get packed on Fridays and Saturdays. We'll see if I decided to visit on either days.

Surprised that I'm the first person to Yelp this garage, as this public parking facility has been…read morearound San Mateo for as long as I can remember (and most likely far beyond that). This is an unassuming garage on the corner of DT San Mateo. Unlike Central Garage, or Main Street Garage, this garage is surrounded by offices and a day school, and thus, tends to be utilized by the nearby working professionals. While a bit sketchy looking, especially around the staircases and the alleyway out back, it's relatively clean as to be expected in San Mateo, and I've always found it pretty safe. Parking itself is limited to 3hrs on the first floor, and 10hrs on the 2nd floor and up. While parking here is incredibly cheap ($0.75/hr), the pay machines are only located on the first floor and only take coins and dollah dollah bills ya'all. Make sure to note the parking spot # you park in so that you are paying for the correct spot. I typically have pretty good luck finding parking at this garage as it is a bit farther away from all the "action" of downtown. If you happen to find yourself in DT San Mateo for dinner on a weekend when it gets crazy busy, I suggest trying the 2nd & El Camino Garage first.

REVIEWER # 2 I am…read moretotally shocked it has taken me this long to write this review! Not that it will be helpful to anyone now but hey, you never know! Living in Castro Valley for a couple years now and it amazes me that I still find hidden gems that I have yet to discover. I must admit, Castro Valley is NOT a big community however it does have some hidden spots and this is one of them. Castro Valley Park and Ride used to be peoples favorite place to park during morning commute. Rumor has it that a couple of years ago the 580 Grove Way exit freeway ramp was really close to this park and ride and easy access to commuters to park and ride the bus. However, that is not the case now. The freeway was totally restructured and revamped so the 580 Grove Way exit is not as close to the park and ride and the parking lot doesn't get much attention anymore. Many people do still commute to work and there are commuter buses that still pick up and drop off at the park and ride but the parking lot does fill up to the point that it gets crowded. This parking lot is great for workers who commute to work and want to carpool. Very safe area! Police and ambulance usually come and take their break here. Too bad this park and ride is not as close to the Castro Valley Bart station as I would like for it to be because then commuters could just park for free and walk to the Bart but the walk is a 20 min distance (not sure if everyone is up to that early in the morning). Definitely recommend to park here if you are a commuter and save money rather than parking at Bart (it adds up and becomes very expensive).

Castro Valley's Center Street Park and Ride is a convenient and dependable transit center. There…read moreare plenty of parking spaces, making it easy to find one. The buses arrive on time and provide a comfortable ride to numerous places. The station is well-kept and has useful amenities. Center Street Park and Ride is a dependable option whether you're a daily traveler or searching for a convenient method to travel.

Commercial building in downtown Alameda. Parking lot is behind. You probably walked past this many…read moretimes if you frequent Park St. The review is for the historic building. Probably very dangerous in an earthquake - but at least this is on the half of Alameda that isn't landfill - the part built in the 70s I'd expect to get heavily damaged in a major earthquake. The neighborhood is generally good and clean but I've seen some crazies yellling as of recent. This sort of thing you just don't get in better neighborhoods a few more miles away from the bay area. Park Street is crowded and hard to navigate - come during off hours. Enjoy the unique stores - not many chains - which I like. Try Scolaries Good eats if you are in the area - I like their blueberry blue cheese bacon burger.

Redwood Square is a commercial building in downtown Alameda before they had a downtown. (not…read morejoking.) there's a few tenants therein that's has parking privileges in the parking lot in park. the ones not listed unknown. eats: services -valley & wine post office counseling UCSF physicians needlepoint not listed pediatrian -yellowtail attorney

It does not matter if I review this garage or the other big one downtown: Central Parking Garage…read more(by the movies).... they both ROCK. $.25 PER HOUR!!!!!!!!!!! That's $1 for FOUR HOURS!!!!!!!!!!!!! In SF that is about 15 minutes (soon to be $6 per hour http://lovetomorrowtoday.com/2010/08/06/sfs-parking-meter-that-charges-based-on-supply-demand/) Suck it SF. PS: Pay at the central Station by inputting your spot number - no need for receipt posted in the car :) nice and easy.

One of those funky parking garages where you note the spot and pay for it at a central meter…read more Usually pretty empty since everyone goes to the Central Garage is the heart of downtown.