$15 charge for parking that was very far away. At least my car seemed secure for the most part…read more Worker was very rude though. No greeting simply "$15". Okay here you go I guess lol.

Convenient parking, good price considering it's the closest to the pier and ontop of that car was…read moresafe and sound. No traffic jams me and my girlfriend left after the "MadHappy" event and it was smooth. 10/10.

Excellent place to hang out and shop. Came to check out the Dodgers Clubhouse for my Japanese…read moretourists I'll be bringing them, after we check the pier.

I hate to even say it but it's not looking good for this area. I remember the good old days where…read moreit was the spot. Shopping, restaurants, bars and so on. A place where you wander the street, pop in and out of stores, stand there and watch the many street performers going on. Those days are long gone. It used to be shops after shops along the three blocks. Busy businesses one after the other. The holiday and weekend were alway packed with people. Also a major destination for holiday makers wanting to see what this place is all about. Now there's nothing but empty vacant spaces. The three blocks that once use to be bustling with people is like somewhat a ghost town. You still have a few scattered shops here and there and some restaurants, but majority is empty. Even with them trying to incorporate alcohol onto the strip to encourage people to shop and visit, it doesn't seem to work. It's still pretty quiet with loads of empty spaces. Some stores have survived but at least 60 to 70 percent have vanished. It's not the same third street promenade I remember. Don't get me wrong, people still come but it's not the same hustling crowd as it once was. They still have the farmers market which I think is still one of the better one. Amazing fresh produce to choose from. You do get loads of the chefs coming for their weekly fresh produce as well as the locals. At least that's still a positive for the area. Besides that, they'll still get holiday makers visiting and walking the blvd. But the experience, won't be the same. Hopefully it'll come through and be the nice spot if once was. One can hope.

Great place to park. Right next to the Promenade shopping area and walking distance to the beach…read more First 90 min is free. Afterwards, it's $2/hour. It's cheaper on the weekdays. You can pay at the kiosk before exiting your vehicle.

So this was the surprise of the entire trip to Santa Monica 3rd Street Promenade and Pier. Yes, a…read moreparking garage made our day. First getting into this garage is a pain, especially if they are busy. You'll often be left waiting in a line of cars on the street. Not where I really want to be left. We honestly thought someone was taking cash up front because we couldn't figure out why people were taking so long. When we finally pulled into the garage, it was grab your ticket and go! Now I really don't know what people were doing, reading the parking charges? Guess what, it's too late, you're not going to back out now. Several garages around the area were charging $10 all day, but we were going in the wrong direction for most of them so we decided to just park in this particular garage simply because of its easy proximity to Santa Monica Place, the Pier, and 3rd Street Promenade. Well, we ended up only staying there about 3 hours. When we went to pay in advance, it was only $2!! Suddenly, we were so glad we did spend $10.

Not sure why the Low rating It's easy and cheap parking…read more(first 90min free) and in Santa Monica that's hard to find and this is located close to bunch of things like the mall or pier etc etc Seemed safe and fairly cleanish not like spotless but not gross or smelly so it was good! I'd park here again but it was super busy and spots are pretty tight like need to be little wider

It was convenient and had fair pricing for parking. There was a lot of trash along the rails on the…read moreinside. The elevator was broken, so we had to carry luggage down two flights of stairs, but it was a fine parking garage.

The Bottom Line: 2.5 Stars: A reasonably priced option for parking under 3 hours in the congested…read moredowntown Santa Monica, California. Venue: 2 stars: The parking spots themselves are nicely sized but the turns are very tight. Also there are no safe crossing areas once you park and you tend to be dodging speeding cars. Elevator was unexpectedly clean and devoid of the usual biological fragrances :D Did not try the stairs which are usually worse than the elevators. Prices: 2 stars: Looks like they do not want you to park there longer than 3 hours :D At the time of my visit, the first 3 hours would cost you $3 to $4 but up to 5 hours would cost you $10 to $12 and above 5 hours would cost you $20 to $22!!! The math does not add up...Another interesting thing was that they do not take cash at the pay station but charge 3% extra for a credit card... Why not simply build all expenses into the price? That said, these are city-run facilities and the prices are still batter than using a private lot or the valet.

Worked well. Affordable liked ADA option. That was with a…read moreplacard display which my partner has.

DTSM does parking right. There are plenty of structures and honestly pretty affordable in my…read moreopinion. Easy to navigate based on where you're headed to!

do not leave your car at any circumstances there! especially if you are a tourist with a rental…read morecar. we got robbed last sunday before our flight in broad daylight immediately after we parked. we were gone for an hour. not to mention the thieves are ruthless and they come back in gangs lurking around. they are watching you from everywhere. there are no cameras, no police nothing! so as a tourist never park there! i cannot believe how bad this parking is considering it is at a top tourist spot. absolutely terrible!

I have been to the Santa Monica Beach area on a couple ocassions for special events within the last…read morefew months. Lot 1 was where I parked. For my first event, parking was free as it was covered by the CHLA 5K walk fundraising event. However, for my second event (beach cleanup), I had to pay for parking. It was $15 all day which wasn't too bad since I was here pretty much all day. Entrance to this parking area is very easy to find. It has quite a bit of parking spots, but I would recommend you come early to grab yourself a spot as it can get really busy especially when the Santa Monica Pier is right near Lot 1. Staff who helped in collecting the money was pleasant and nice. Parking lot was somewhat clean for the most part. You may encounter various vendors here selling foods and stuff. I didn't interact with anyone else after entry to the parking lot. You'll have to display the parking voucher on your dashboard the entire time you're here. Upon exit, you don't have to show the voucher to anyone or have it recollected.

Not sure what these other reviewers have been smoking, but $10/winter (Nov-Mar) or $12/summer…read more(Apr-Oct) to park all day at the beach is a steal. Y'all some spoiled-ass whiny ß¡+¢#e$ if you think that $10 is a "thievery." Must be nice where that kind of scratch is considered exorbitant. Do me a favor and never go to SF where you're lucky to only pay $10/hr.

If this is for Spartan Parkme.... They are shit!!!!! They steal your car after you've already…read moreregistered your car on their website, even though you've done everything you should have.... Then you get raped with $317 for one day of storage.... THey do not communicate, so if there is an issue with the registration you could fix it... Again they steal from you, your children (money wise), and rape you with a fee!!! All TENANTS BE WARE!!!!

I'm just going to call it what it is, extortion, and I don't take that accusation lightly. Let me…read moreexplain, at 12:00noon almost on the dot I pulled up to the garage. There are no rates posted, but as luck would have it an attendant almost came up immediately to my window. Nice girl, accent, European maybe, possibly Russian even, hard to tell, but very friendly and when I asked her what the rate was she confirmed it was $14 for the day. I explained I was just going around the corner to the Flor Store on Broadway for less than an hour, and she said, "Not a problem. She wrote 12:02 on my ticket, and then said, "pay the $14 now, and if you come back within the hour, I'll give you the difference back". And I thought, "wow, thats awesome, sure". So she gave me my change, and i parked and walked out of the garage with a coworker. We were back well within the hour, maybe 30 mins tops, and as we walked back into the garage the same girl was talking to a guy in one of those small white utility trucks. It maybe took us another 2 mins to descend down the rusted flight of stairs to P-3, and drive back up to the gate. Wouldn't you know, she was gone. Her post was completely abandoned and she was nowhere to be found. So I wait a few mins, and then I think well I'm going to back up and repark until she materializes again, and as I started to back up, a black Porsche pulled up behind me, so I had no choice but to leave the garage. It's too coincidental that she was just there only two mins before when we returned, so I'm calling it what it is, extortion. I've still got my ticket, #255778 stamped by "SafetyPark" and I'm going to keep it as a reminder to never park in their lots ever again, and I will be sharing this amongst my large network of friends and coworkers who live and shop in the Santa Monica area. But by all means, keep the change.

A solid place to park when visiting Downtown Santa Monica for a long period of time. Let's face it,…read morefinding street parking is like finding a white buffalo. I never knew about this parking structure until I started working in the area. I typically parked on 4th Street or the surrounding parking lots where the shopping is located; however, that can rack up if you're staying longer than 90 minutes. In this parking structure, you simply get a ticket when you enter and pay $5 as you leave. It's simple as that. There are monthly and pre-paid cards that are cheaper than $5/day. You have to go to the Blue Transit Office on 4th street (about a 5-10 minute walk heading toward the Promenade, right across the street from Benihana). Far as I know, monthly passes are completely sold out and there's a waiting list. The pre-paid card is only $10 to purchase and you can reload in increments of $30, $60, $90. When you use your pre-paid card, it's only $3/day! It's also minutes away from the pier and beach! I think it's only worth parking here if you're gonna be in the area over 6-8hrs or work in the area! The other structures aren't so bad as long as you're mindful of your time. I knocked a star because the elevator is janky AF! My heart races a little every time I get on. Also it can smell funky sometimes too.

I just had jury duty today and they told us to park here in this lot and it would be validated! I…read moregot the validation, BUT also a 64$ ticket from the police saying I stayed over the 3 hour time limit! WHAAAT? I saw no signs and of course im over 3 hours as Im in jury duty! Absolute ridiculous!!!!!

A clean lot, with a total number of spaces available at the front (useful). Free for the first two…read morehours, it's only $1/20 min after that, and up to a max of $8 or 9, I think. The lowest level has a bit of a smell, though, due to some form of pee or something like that in the basement.