I'll list both pros and cons, but the cons have far outweighed the pros for me. Most are just unforgivable for something of this price (well, at any price). Pros: - The 2nd (newer) building is in good shape and generally clean, *excluding* the unlocked areas (bathrooms/entryway). All unit doors move smoothly. Temperature/humidity seems to stay consistent. Elevators generally work. Parking is sufficient. Cons: - Carts are a must, but generally only available 25% of the time (whether peak times or not). Management says "We're not allowed to buy any more -- we've asked". Constant frustration for everyone. - The bathrooms are often in terrible shape. They're frequently out of order, or completely out of paper products (even the seat covers will be empty, as they have been used as toilet paper). This is true with or without the offices being open. They're just not maintained with any regularity. The ones that I've seen inside the "secure" area have never to my knowledge been unlocked for customer use. - As others have mentioned, there is a sizeable transient population using the facility (at least the bathrooms, but potentially living in units). I'm sure this contributes to the restroom situation, as the sinks are used as full body washing stations. - The older building's units are generally in worse shape. The one I started to receive had holes through the concrete wall (it was an end unit) and sharp screws protruding 2-3" into the unit itself from the equipment attached to the outside. I cancelled that rental and went elsewhere. - There is no lighting in the units themselves. The halls are well lit, but that doesn't extend into the units, so you generally need a flashlight regardless of time of day. I keep multiple battery lamps in each unit. - All in all, this is the worst facility that I've used in the area (out of 4). If it weren't stuck there due to the sheer amount of boxes I'd have to move, I'd be out in a heartbeat. read more

Please do not lease with Public Storage. I just went in yesterday to sign my lease and ended up leaving in anger & frustration. There are a ton of hidden fees & charges that make their "deals" nothing but a waste of money. I signed up for a space online, and did a ton of research to prevent hidden costs and extra fees. I'm on a fixed budget for the summer, and just need to store my things while out of town for 2.5 months. FIRST: I was promised a 7.5' x 10' unit, which was exactly what I needed given the size of my couch and bed. The 7.5x10 unit they showed me seemed small. Thankfully I brought my measuring tape, cause it was actually 6'4"x 9', which sounds like a rounding error but is a big difference when you're maximizing space. Way to be fucking dishonest. SECOND: you must buy a lock from them, you cannot bring your own. That's an additional $20. Then, you MUST get insurance, through them, for an extra $11-18 PER MONTH. There's a $22 administrative fee for starting the lease (the only charge listed online, all others are not revealed until you get there and fill out paperwork). Then, the cherry on top of it all, they don't prorate months. They do "prorate" in the sense that when you sign the lease, you pay for the first 30 days, and then should the next billing cycle fall in the middle of the month, you'll pay a prorated fee for the rest of that month. Then your lease starts again on the 1st of the next month. If you only need a part of another month, or should you come late (say September 1 instead of August 31) to move out of your unit, you must pay for the entire extra month. They WILL NOT prorate it. So I went in assuming I'd be spending $250 plus tax to store my stuff for 2.5 months, and realized I'd end up paying $385 for the same time frame, given the extra fees and the non-prorated month. I called around and found Nickerson Street Storage, and they were straightforward on the phone, have a smaller admin fee, you can bring in your own lock, and they don't require insurance. AND THEY PRORATE. Find someplace local. Don't go with this shitty chain. read more

Watch out for the hidden fees if you book on-line. I was quoted a 'Total Cost to Move In' and it was $30 more with all the extras they don't tell you about. I needed a 5x5 storage unit for my college student that was affordable. Turns out it wasn't a deal at all. People are nice so it must be a corporate thing??? read more

This place is the best! Yes, it's expensive but look at the location. Rodney and Nicole are so helpful and nice. THANK YOU! :)

This was my second experience with renting a storage unit, and the first at a national brand. I saw a price of $62/month online and went to the website. I entered that I wanted a 5x5 unit and was quoted $62 a month with an inside elevator. I did NOT want a first-floor unit since, not knowing the area, I figured it would be easier to break in on the first floor than on higher floors. It stated there were cameras and it was climate-controlled. I reserved the space but then got an"alert" email that we would lose it (we don't live in Seattle) if we didn't come and book it in person. I had my son go and book the space, even thought it was three weeks (for which we paid) before I actually planned to use it. When my son sent me the invoice, it said $90.67, almost a 50% increase over what I had been quoted. The statement suddenly said $79/month, not $63, a $24 "administrative" (move-in) fee (of which I had not been informed), and $11/month insurance, of which I also had not been told. I neither needed or wanted insurance for our college sophomore's bedding over the summer, but I was told it was mandatory when I questioned it. When I asked why the price had gone up from $63 to $79 a month, they told me the space on the first floor was more expensive. I told them I did not ask for that and they told me that's what I got. So we lived with it for the summer and even paid the full month of September though we vacated on the 6th. (Not pro-rating the move-out is another scam.) I will never use their service again and have made it my life's mission to tell others: CAVEAT EMPTOR! read more

Needs more carts. It is extremely frustrating to have to wait for tens of minutes to get a cart when moving heavy/bulky items. This is happening more and more often. Employees say A) "we can't order more" and B) "they get stolen." A) Sure you can. The corporate office has simply calculated that people won't leave because of the issue. It's a trivial expense relative to the revenue of the business. B) There are cameras covering every square inch of the place. If you lose a cart one day, it should be easy to review the tapes preceding that time to identify the thief. Confiscate their stuff and kick them out. Put it in the contract if necessary. read more

The storage was acceptable but they're sketchy on contracts. I signed up for a 6 month storage and upon signing the facility said that my last month would be prorated based on when I moved out. During my occupancy they changed their rule to "full-payment per month, no matter what" and didn't inform current leasers. So when I moved out on May 2nd, the building refused to uphold their original prorated deal. ... They should be required to notify you of cost changes to your unit and current contract. read more

I rented a storage space today and received excellent customer service from Dolan. He was very thorough and patient in helping me choose the correct size space for my needs and did a nice job with the paperwork. In fact, all the people working at Public Storage today were very nice and sharp. It was an all around good experience. read more

Great new facility that offers climate control and long-term secure space. The guys who work there are very accommodating and helpful. read more

Public Storage on Fairview has been so easy to work with. The grounds are clean, units are protected and safe. Access is easy through the gate with your code. Lots of parking and moving in/out of storage easy with the carts available. Colin and his staff have been great from the get go. Absolutely wonderful and always willing to answer questions and help when needed. The location is also perfect. Easy to get in and out of. I would think this public storage is hard to beat. VERY reasonable monthly fee too. Thanks Colin and staff! I know our belongings are in good hands. read more

Top Customer Service experience today, both Rodney and Dub when out of their way to make sure I was well taken care of, Rodney even put the tape in the dispenser without me asking! I have also rented storage space at this location in the past and my experience was a 5+ Keep up the great work read more

This is criminal. The advertised rate for the 1st month is $1. You are required to pay a $24 initiation fee, and you are required to buy insurance for $11-15. OK fine. $40 for the first month of storage isn't exactly $1 but it isn't bad. However, 2 days later my account incurred another charge for $19.20. When I spoke with the manager I was told that this was still a prorated charge and I was getting a discount. When I explained that I was being screwed here and that it was not what their deal was he tried to give me a customer service number which, has only 1 option to speak to a person, except that it sends you back to the SAME person, who "just works there" and has no idea how to help me. This place is needs to be reported to the better business bureau. read more

This is my first storage experience so I don't have a comparison of price, etc. but it seems clean, secure, and the people have been very friendly and professional to deal with. The $1 first month is a little deceiving since you are required to buy a lock ($17) and insurance ($8) and admin fees ($22). I figure $50 is overall a good deal for storage for a month. read more

Clean, secure, great staff and competitively priced. The staff was great and advised us on a smaller unit based on what we had. We really appreciated their help and it saved us $50 a month. read more

Welcome to the neighborhood! First I must say that I am so pleased to interact with such an exceptional customer service team: Manager Colin McBride and associates Lizzy, Dolan, Michelle and Erin have given me and my staff exceptional customer service. Their response time (phone, questions) is super-fast and I get the info I need without any BS. Everyone in the office has a well-trained positive attitude, especially Colin whom I have worked closely with many times without any issues. I will continue to recommend Public Storage Fairview to my peers, family and friends. Keep up the good work Team PS. read more

Jeremy and Stacie have been awesome all year since we have moved in. They helped accommodate several unit changes and always with a smile. Thanks for taking such great care of us. read more

This place is great. Very clean, secure, and very friendly professional staff. We switched from Urban Storage on airport way because the location was far more convenient and much cheaper. For the same price we were paying at Urban Storage, we doubled the size of our unit. read more

This was a really seamless experience Coquita was very helpful and knowledgeable.

Great location, spaces and staff. Everyone is very helpful and personable, especially Lauren, who guided me and took extra time to explain every single detail! read more

I work for great northwest soup company and we are growing very rapidly. We decided we needed more storage than we had. The attendant that helped us did a wonderful job! She was able to answer questions and explain procedures in an easily understandable way. She went out of her way to make sure that we knew what we were getting and that we were comfortable with it. The unit was extremely clean and well maintained and I have no fear of access issues! Thank you public storage! read more

Met with George and he was a true gem! Facility met all my needs and were super helpful. Highly recommend.

I went here a few weeks ago to inquire about getting some temporary storage space while I was waiting for my apartment to become available. Colin was so terrific! He and his other associates were so kind and had answers to every question I had. The whole process went so smoothly and the price!!!!!! the promotions they have are amazing you should look into this place because it made my whole stressful moving situation much more peaceful and easy. The customer service here is top notch!! DO IT!!! read more

Had to use a storage in Seattle to accommodate some immediate business. Even living in Los Angeles, they were able to let me rent the unit through a friend. When I had to go up there to send things back to LA, they were really helpful, especially Dolan. The guy even opened a new box of screw drivers just so I could borrow one. Thank you so much guys! read more

We've been using them for about a year now. Great facilities. Plenty of space. Great service. Very convenient for us.

Excellent professional service. Chiquita, April, Lauren and Deora all helped me with moving my things in and were very helpful. They appreciate military. read more

They have reduced access hours to your unit to until 6pm on weekdays, and 5pm on weekends because of "security reasons". Apparently Public Storage doesn't have enough income to hire a security guard (if its THAT bad) with all of their saved money on wages from leaving early, and jacked up rents (~10% increase every other month). If you are like the rest of 99% of working Americans, and work 8am-5pm, then this facility is not for you. Your belongings will be held hostage while you pay them to restrict your access to a time when you must take off work (either using PTO or forfeiting your own wages) just to type a key code in to access your unit. Absolutely asinine, I honestly thought it was a typo when I read it. Oh, and it was a notice that I received on November 10th that took effect December 1st. Can't wait to cancel my lease.. If I can battle through the Mercer Mess during rush hour and try to make it there on time. read more

We needed a place to store a few pieces of furniture over the summer until my daughter moves into a new place with her new job. Went online and found very helpful information including a diagram showing an example of what would fit in each size unit. Reserved the size I needed and immediately received not only email confirmation but a phone call to schedule meeting/getting me into my unit. Colin was wonderful. The office had just opened and they were very busy organizing the day's appointments but his knowledge and organization kept everything moving smoothly. He assigned a temp pass code so my movers could get busy unloading, then took me to complete my paperwork. Access is easy, units are so clean, area is well lit and security is at a level sufficient to make you feel safe without being difficult to deal with. Cherry on top was a great promotional rate. These guys have it figured out!! read more

I was driving up from Oregon on a Sunday and was questioning whether or not i would make it in time before Public Storage closed. I spoke with Andrea who told me to call her every couple hours to check in and she would try to stay after they closed to let me in. Andrea stayed over 45 minutes past closing and was such a sweetheart. She took her time and made sure we were taken care of. I would 100% recommend the facility as it's brand new, and the customer service was amazing. Thank you so much Andrea!!! Best employee ever. -Taylor H read more

Since my first experience, everything has improved here. Units are easy to access, security is good, and pricing is pretty straight forward. If you cancel your month-to-month before the 6th day of the month, they'll prorate your bill and refund the difference, which is nice. The offices and storage buildings are super clean and the staff is helpful. Not sure what happened with the phantom delivery that one time, but management assured me that it was a staff error and they've changed policy to ensure it won't happen again. The regional manager, Allison, was also very personable, helpful and quick to return calls and emails After all is said and done, I will likely use this location again next time I need to move for a short time assignment outside of Seattle. read more

George was great. Made the process super easy. He's a pro!

I met with Lizzie, and she was absolutely wonderful! If I was only reviewing her, she would get 5 stars. She was patient, clearly explained everything I needed to sign, walked me through the whole facility, and was overall very pleasant. I was a little disappointed by the fact that I had to pay insurance and buy a lock, neither of which I was told about when making my reservation. I know it's not the fault of the location, but it's a pretty shitty business tactic, IMO. I had to use this location because it was a business account and this is closer to my work, but I probably won't use them for any personal business. read more

First, let me say that the staff is really great: knowledgeable, friendly, bend-over-backwards helpful. Lauren was a pleasure to work with -- and had a great sense of humor, too. Second, however, is that this facility seems to have problems with security. This was my second storage space rental at this location. I witnessed a number of people getting in and out of the facility by waiting for others to punch in their code. One guy was violent toward me when I would not let him in after my car. I and my mover also wondered about one of the renters who seemed to either live there or use the place to change clothes. Security is an issue and needs to be addressed one way or another. read more

Tiffany made an easy transfer of ownership of our company's storage unit from one account holder to another. I appreciate her help! Great location for storage, as well. read more

Horrible customer service!!!! I got a fee for $75 for 1 day late because my card was hacked and didn't realize it. Management refused to talk to me. read more

This is an amazing location. Perfect access to I-5 but because of that same reason it is frustrating that their hours of operation are so limited. This is an industrial/ business area with few homes or apartment buildings nearby, and as such one would assume since noise complaints shouldn't really be an issue that their storage unit may be available past 9pm. The hours of operation are limited and generally speaking they are the same hours that many of their customers are working during the week. One might think then they they would provide extended hours of operation over the weekend but quite contrary, they have reduced hours of availability on Saturday and Sunday. Despite the difficult limited access due to the hours of operation, I chose this convenient location anyway for my temporary storage needs because of the proximity between my home, I-5, and my work. I will say though that their staff is great. Very friendly and efficient. I appreciated that Nicole stayed a little past the 6pm close time when I came to initially rent my unit, as I rushed to get there after work. She gave me a fast paced tour of the facility, quick instructions on how to use the gate, doors and my security code. She was specific and precise with the details in my paperwork but she even managed to work in a few upsale techniques She was friendly and never once made me feel like an imposition that she was staying late to accommodate me. She definitely deserves recognition as going above and beyond with her customer service, which seems to be lacking everywhere​ you go these days. She made me feel comfortable and satisfied with my rental regardless of the hassle of the limited hours of availability. read more

Lauren and Erin are always so friendly and helpful when I come in to make payments, even though my unit is at another property they make me feel so welcome. I was in a couple weeks ago and Erin was training a new girl and she was already doing great! Hopefully they all get raises they deserve it! read more

Great staff and a very easy experience. De'Jahnaye made everything very easy and was very knowledgeable.

I used this facility for about 5 months, but moved out of town after 3 months. Since I was out of state I forgot to pay my January rent and was charged a lien fee of $54 for a unit that only costs $69 per month. I paid the rent and fee exactly one day after the fee was added to my account. I asked for a refund of this exorbitant amount considering that I came back to move out of the unit on Feb 8th, and was told I'd have to speak to the district manager. Kevin refused to make any concessions on this even after I'd paid for the full month of February but was completely out of the unit by Feb 8th. Seems to me they're definitely taking advantage of me in this situation considering there were no issues until this one month, right before I moved out and left them with an empty unit and 20 days to fill it. In addition to this after I was completely out and leaving the office they began questioning me about "if I'd left a mattress by the dumpster". I certainly didn't appreciate the accusation after already dealing with the payment issue. read more

Just rented at the Fairview Ave N. location and was assisted by Pamela who showed my unit and how everything will work on move in day. She gave me excellent customer service and it was a pleasure to work with her. I highly recommend this location! read more

Why do we have to give any rating for this horrid no access junk yard? In addition to their extreme false advertising to get you in there only to harass and jack up their prices on a near monthly basis, while offering literally zero access, they have arrogantz that walk around like some total harass monger, 'Dub' who has nothing better to do than assess your possessions and scream at you through the intercom and then after his brutal harassment, goes around saying you were late getting out of their extreme limited hours and ever changing access schedule. This 'Dub' arrogance, even has the audacity to threaten that they are going to limit 'your' hours even more, when how can they limit any more when they are already at zero, zero access? They repeatedly violate their own contract which is simply to give you access to their facility. If you would like to join me in a class action suit about their false advertising and then absolute zero access please contact here. They boast cameras, motion detectors, high security gate access and that if you are in there one second past their zero access times, the police will show up in seconds, but then they are constantly complaining that they need to restrict access even more for security purposes?? Dont get it and of course they are too cheap to hire a security guard, but they will 'gotcha' over and over again to get you to move in, only to harass you to death and offer nothing in return. Dont rent here and dont get harassed by Dub arrogant, who is looking for reasons to inspect your personal property and harass you in anyway he can. This company is not interested in you and would love to take your money and then make it so that you will never see your storage possessions again!! Please contact me for further details. Thanks. read more