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

do not leave your car at any circumstances there! especially if you are a tourist with a rental car. 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! read more

I enjoy all of the City of Santa Monica Parking Structures whether it's #2, #3, or even #4 or #5 or any other # The rates are fair, in that the 1st 90 minutes are FREE, so it's great to come down to the 3rd Street Promenade area and Santa Monica Pier as well as Ocean Park and be able to hang out and support the local merchants. The street parking in Santa Monica is often so confusing with multiple signs with limitations and rules for residents with permits and those without along with varied timeframes and time limits. It's very easy to get a $50+ parking ticket by misinterpreting a parking sign or accidentally returning to your car too late by a few costly minutes. The parking structure alleviates the risk of parking too long since you won't get a ticket, and at worst, if you're longer than 90 mins, you pay about $2 for the next hour and about $2 for each add'l 30 minutes with a maximum of $17.50 for the day. The parking is covered, so that feels safe from the elements (rain or heat), just remember to take a photo of the structure you park in (so you don't get confused by the various parking lots) as well as the space you park in, the elevator or stairs you take down, and be observant of, when you leave the lot, what entry you come out of so you have that context and reference point when you return, noting any streets or retail store landmarks to remember, as it's so easy to get lost and confused. read more

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Parking here was only $10 end it was just a short walk to the third street promenade into the Santa Monica pier. Totally worth it compared to the other parking lots around the area. It also felt very safe secure but I still wouldn't leave any valuables just in case. read more

Parking was not the cleaning or etc but it is LA and also the signs are up and posted what I would say is that people will intentionally get your vehicle so they won't pay the fine or fee of the parking so don't let them but over all I liked it and was a fair price read more

We had no trouble paying and parking. Once we were on the sidewalk we could smell urine from homeless chaps 1 block away. As we walked the smell got stronger and my adult children started coughing and then my spouse said " let's just drive to Redondo Beach and rent bikes from our regular bike rental". We turned on a dime and got out of Santa Smellonica"! We also experienced a weird vibe! read more

Convenient, and pretty secure. The first 90 minutes are free, which makes it much more affordable to come to the area to eat and then leave in a timely manner. Overnight parking is also great, I spent a weekend in the area and for three nights it came out to about $80. read more

My car got broken into and items were stolen.. would not recommend unless you have a spotless car with absolutely NOTHING inside of it bc someone stole my dirty gym clothes and dry shampoo. read more

Car broken into tonight and worker in the parking lot happened to "arrive" just as they left to ask if they caught a glimpse of individuals, as they sped away. Definitely think the parking attendants are in on the theft in the parking lot. read more

Santa Monica Parking Structure 1 - Parking Near Me - Santa Monica, California

We parked here last Sunday (09/30/2018) on the 5th floor and came back finding my rear passenger window completely busted into. Shards of glass were all over my passenger seats, but that wasn't all--our belongings were all stolen! ~$8K worth of things all gone! Our laptops that we use to do our work and has all of our files completely gone within the hour we left our car up there. We're independent workers and have nothing but our laptops to help us earn our paychecks. We're not rich, we're just trying to get by and this is what these thieves decide to do to us! The Santa Monica Police Department said that there were multiple break-ins that night around the area and 2 of them were in the same parking structure. I was surprised to find out that the building didn't have any other cameras other than the ones pointing towards the entrance and exit. No personnel either! I've parked in this same structure multiple times in the past and never had anything happen to my vehicle--there were cameras and personnel on-site that I noticed as well. The SMPD said that ever since the building became privately-owned, they've been getting more of these types of calls about this building because there's no security. This definitely makes me more cautious about the area--especially this specific parking structure. If you're looking for a safe place to park your car, this parking structure isn't it. read more

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Easy parking with 90 minutes free. There was plenty of space when I went during lunch time on MLK day. Came here after structure 6 was completely full. Sadly there are no EV charging stations here. read more

I did not face any issue and parking was easy and fee was very normal. Can't complain. Avoid parking to private lots just opposite to pier entry as they charge too much and rude. read more

$5 to park over 90 minutes?.....me thinks I'll vote with my taxes and not shop SaMo. Plus, this particular garage is a ticket trap. People routinely turn left into the garage crossing the double yellow. Then, on the weekends, the lazy SaMo Po sit on their motorcycles ticketing people who came to spend money. Hmm.....wonder if the stores realize what's going on. If I were a merchant, I'd go to the City Council meetings and complain. As a consumer, I can drive to lots of surrounding cities, have free parking (or at least some reasonable period) and vote with my dollars. This is a poor leadership/lack of vision problem. read more

In a busy and popular area of Santa Monica, I was impressed with the first 90 minutes being free and the general pricing. When you're a tourist, easy parking is so essential! So, we are glad for Vivian S.' review and for finding this garage! When we got out of the parking garage and walked around, we were greeted with Santa Monica's Weekly Famer's Market! Further down, as my husband says, the area is like an outdoor mall! We saw Victoria's Secret, J Crew, and other "shopping mall" types of stores. read more

Santa Monica Parking Structure 1 - Parking rates - Parking Near Me - Santa Monica, California

On Sept 30th, 2018, my partner's car was BROKEN INTO! We parked on the 5th floor and when we came back 2 hours later, we saw the rear passenger side door glass SMASHED IN! They took everything...including my luggage (I just came back from a business trip a few hours prior), backpack, laptop, iPad, chargers, clothes, everything! Please AVOID and park on the street instead! read more

Car broken into at 5th floor of this structure. No security cameras and these garages in Santa Monica are a usual hangout for thieves. Your car is safer on the street because it won't get broken into with so much foot traffic and people walking by. $5000 lesson I hope you don't have to learn the hard way... read more

When I was in college, I used to delight in being able to drive from Westchester to Santa Monica and park near the Third Street Promenade without paying for parking. How did I do it? Well, it used to be pretty easy to find non-metered street parking if you knew where to look, and I knew where to look. Ten years later, a friend and I were going to spend part of the day in Santa Monica. I drove up to the part of town where I used to be able to park for free . . . and saw parking meters everywhere. I got really sad. I now live in San Francisco, hate driving, and basically love the idea that people who insist on parking their cars in the city pay through the nose for metered spots. But I was on vacation, in a place where my San Francisco values didn't used to apply, and I wanted to be able to find free parking, dammit. Reluctantly, I ended up parking in one of the city-run lots near the Promenade. We got our ticket, I parked the car, and we were off to the beach. The entire time, I felt inadequate because I had been beaten. Sure, the parking structure was cleaner than I remembered it and its sister structures being, and sure, its stairwell didn't smell like piss the way that all Santa Monica parking-structure stairwells used to, but I would have to pay for parking. Pay! When we were exiting the parking structure more than two hours later, I was absolutely shocked that the charge was $1. I almost floored it out of there, assuming the attendant had made a mistake. But he hadn't. The first two hours of parking are free (!). I'm completely serious. And it's only $1 per half hour after that, up to $7 maximum. That's ridiculous. read more

Free parking at a tourist spot!? No way!!! Well, the first 90 minutes are free, and the next hour after that is $1. So, $1 for 2.5 hours--sounds good to me! There are 9 structures total, all conveniently located close to Third Street Promenade and the beach. My suggestion would be to start with one, stay 1.5 or 2.5 hours, go to the next structure, repeat. All of the parking lots display the number of available spaces near the entrance, which is even more convenient. Why can't San Francisco have this :/ read more

GREAT location! You can walk to the beach or the promenade easily. The first 90 minutes are free and prices are super affordable after that. Take your ticket with you and pay before you get back to your car. In short: Safe, good location, great prices. read more

First things first, the first 90 minutes are FREE!! Great perk especially with the parking structure being in a populous touristy area (lots of shopping around, AMC, the beach and the pier!) $1.25 for the next hour, $1.85 each additional 30 minutes. Lots of spaces available and spots are spacious! For 2.5 hours, this is very worth it! That should definitely be enough time to explore around. I spent over 3 hours in this area and only paid $4.95. read more

Well, had a very bad experience the other day. It was an odd exchange because I have been parking in the various SM structures for years and have never had a problem (well, aside from getting lost and wandering aimlessly throughout the structure). Anyway, I was leaving and had my $7 in hand. When the woman working announced my total-$7, I began to hand over my money.....a five, a one and a dollar in change. She refused to take my money. She said my money wasn't accepted here. I was speechless. I told her I had the exact amount and she said she would not take the coins. I told her I'd been paying with coins for 7+ years. She said I could not leave unless I give her bills. I told her that it is against the law to refuse my coins (I could understand her refusing a $100 bill, but 4 quarters?). I told her to show me where it was posted that coins were not accepted as legal tender. Riiight, just as I thought, there isn't one! She told me I could either pay in all bills or back up. F'n bitch. I didn't have time to call her supervisor, which I would have happily sat waiting for, so I scrounged around and found a $1 bill crammed at the bottom of a folder in the back seat. I was bailed from prison. Discrimination anyone? read more

So I had volunteered to pick up Schoolteacher at the end of her long run of the Los Angeles Marathon. I felt that the best plan would be to stick my car somewhere in the morning and just walk around the area. Due to the Marathon crowd, I knew I had to get there early, but decided to check how early just to be sure. I emailed my multiple questions to the 'contact us' email on the official website for the Santa Monica Parking structures. Within minutes, I had a reply with all the answers to all the questions I had posed. The times I should arrive, the fixed marathon day price, as well as the address just in case I needed it. Right there I was already excited to write a review about the place. On Marathon Day, I arrived super early at the time suggsted by the helpful employee, parked my car in the structure, and began to meander around Santa Monica and Venice Beach for the day. When I met up with a very tired Schoolteacher several hours later down on the Santa Monica Pier, we very slowly walked back to the parking structure to retrieve my car. After a whole day, my car was A-OK. Just as I had left it. Paying on the way out was very easy, and I was on my way back home with Schoolteacher napping in the car. Good job guys. You've got one heck of a parking structure and some great people manning it. Thanks for making my Marathon day picker-upper parking experience just a tad bit easier. read more

I had my debit card number stolen in this garage when I paid for my parking on Friday, March 17, 2017. Otherwise, all was good but I have to give it one star because of this. read more

All the systems were down and parking structure employees refuse to allow people to pay with cash and would only accept a credit card to get out. The system was down and instead of opening the gate and letting people exit for free. They Inconvenienced everyone making them go to the other side of the parking structure and pay with a credit card. read more

DIRTY: for 2 months there has been a pile of human feces on the landing of the interior north staircase (not to be confused with the old pile in the corner). UNSAFE: just this week 2 cars were vandalized and windows shattered (not to forget a canvas roof slashing and theft before); lighting at outside staircase with bulb out more often than not. ENTRAPMENT WATCH OUT: large clear signage font in general except the Santa Monica ordinance printed in black on grey concrete in small font FRONT END PARK ONLY...POLICE TROLL often AND TICKET ALL CARS PARKED REAR END IN! and NO ACCOUNTABILITY: this garage NEEDS to be monitored by cameras!!! It costs a lot for daily/ monthly park passes. read more

Had our car broken into on the 4th floor in the middle of the day (see review by Chase D from 8/10/17, this happens every day here). There are 4 car break ins per day in Santa Monica and neither the police or the garage owners care at all. We lost around $6000 work of property. No functioning cameras in the garage and the police can't afford fingerprinting. Basically, if you go to Santa Monica and park in this garage, there is a significantly higher chance of your valuables being stolen than most places in the country. So I suggest staying far away from this garage. Park on the street. If you do have to park here, you better not have anything of value in your car or it easily can be stolen and you won't get it back since the police don't care/ this happens all the time. It's so common that the police found 2 of the 3 stolen backpacks within 30 minutes! That only is possible because this type of thing happens ALL THE TIME and they know exactly where these scumbags leave bags after they take all the valuables out. read more