It's okay as far as parking garages go. For several hours on a Sunday, it cost only $9 to park,…read morewhich is great. The location is awesome, and central to a lot of good shopping and local eateries, and close to campus. There is a bathroom in the building near the pay stations, but it was out of toilet paper, seat covers and soap, so clearly not maintained very often as it was not very late in the day, As other reviewers have mentioned, the parking spaces are tight. I have a small car, and it when the garage started filling up, it was more difficult to leave the space I parked in. Overall good experience.

This past Saturday was the third time I've used this garage in a two-week span. Ideally located and…read moreconvenient to the eateries and businesses in a busy area of Berkeley, I've definitely taken advantage of the first hour free, to avoid any fees when I visit spots like Insomnia Cookies, The Yard Milkshake Bar, and Games of Berkeley. The one-way lanes in the garage are a little confusing at first, but they do have a lot of signs and painted arrows on the ground to help lead the way. The parking spaces are narrow, but the garage is spacious otherwise so it's not cramped when trying to back out. Visitors pay for parking at the Telegraph Channing Shops, next to the elevator on ground level. Restrooms are located here, too. But there's often a long wait for the elevator, so I prefer to take the stairs up back to my car. Beware, the stairways are nasty and smelly and have limited access. You can only enter the stairwell on Channing, as Durant is exit only and the door is locked from the outside.

Disclaimer: Non-graduation non-concert stay…read more Dinged a star for it feeling a bit dimly lit and the spaces felt on the small side with many support columns. I only saw one payment machine by the pedestrian entrance by the north portion of the garage and had to wait a moment while the person ahead of me paid. The single machine only accepted credit cards. Don't lose your ticket or you'll have to pay the maximum daily payment regardless of time spent. You scan the ticket on the way out to get the gate arm to raise. I didn't see any suspicious people or encounter pools of urine or trash. Whoever runs this garage is doing an adequate job of keeping homeless people out of it. Overall I found it to be just fine getting in and out of the garage on my midweek all-day campus visit. Bottom line I would use this garage again if I had an all-day campus event to attend. (No AI used in this review and it shows. lol)

I used to work at UC Berkeley, and when I drove, I normally parked in the underground structure…read more(RIP?) beneath the MLK Student Center. I just recently learned that Stadium Parking, which is beneath Maxwell Family Field, is where they suggest that all general visitors park. Really? All the way up here? To visit campus? That's crazy! It's the closest parking to Memorial Stadium, but I'm sure it's ridiculously expensive to park here for football games, if it's not reserved outright for season ticket holders and/or other rich alumni. It's technically the closest parking to the Greek Theatre, which I normally just trudge up the hill from Downtown Berkeley to, but when I brought my dad to the Greek to see Elvis Costello, I knew the hill would be too much for him, so we parked here. Yes, it's expensive, but it's not a ghastly kind of expensive. If you do park here, remember that you're still in Berkeley, even if you are on campus. What I mean is that you shouldn't assume that there's any kind of added security just because it's a paid parking structure way up the hill on a college campus. Thieves be thievin', and they'd like nothing more than to break your car window just to see whether that small bag you left on the backseat contains anything of value whatsoever.

Had an event at UC Berkeley and found this gem of a parking lot. $12 for more than 8 hours is…read moregreat. 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.

Very close to Haas Pavillion. You walk a block and you at the rsf. The bad. Very hard to get out…read more 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.

I park here every day for work at the project across the street. So far complaints, automated,…read moreclean, and safe.

This place is a scam. More on that later, but if you're TL;DRing, just know it's a scam…read more Downtown Berkeley has its share of awful parking garages. This isn't the worst one, but it's pretty bad. Its design is atrocious. Instead of just building a squarish parking structure in an empty lot, they built this one into an existing building, so there are all these random walls everywhere. The only way I can think of to describe the interior configuration is that it's a long diamond. Now try to fit parking spots into those curved edges. There are also random single slots between walls and columns. Its design is just horribly inefficient. Once you've finally found parking, if you were able to, you probably won't know how to get out, because the signs are confusing, and the elevator and the exit seem to be in completely different places. The painted walking/wheelchair paths on the ground make absolutely no sense, either. My main gripe with this place is that its posted prices are lower than what the machine charges you. That's right; they charge more than they say they will, which is a violation of California law. I hope someone sues the bejesus out of whoever owns this poor excuse for a parking garage. This being the City of Berkeley, it's probably owned by the city but managed by some two-bit contractor. Beware, visitors, beware! You're generally better off getting more fairly and honestly ripped off at the newish structure on Addison Street.

Center Street Parking Garage is close to many businesses and UC Berkeley, which is why parking…read morerates are higher compared to other parking garages from Downtown Berkeley. Basically, it's $3/hr until your 4th hour, which is $25. These parking garage levels are quite complex because their names start with a number and then letter (e.g. 4E), which is why I had a hard time looking for my car since I only relied on just the parking level rather than its name. Be careful not to park overnight and then the next day. Some reviewers said that they can't go to their cars since they arrived outside of hours of operation and ended up paying way more most likely because their cars are parked the next day and that parking rates are enforced. I highly advise you to read the signs carefully and leave the garage before this garage closes. Overall, this is a convenient parking garage to go to if you plan to stay for more than 4 hours.

I have to give an update. After a long night at the Greek Theater, I came back to Center Street…read moreParking Garage to find that the elevator bank - both elevators were out of order. I was with a friend who had trouble climbing stairs so this presented a huge problem. My first review was pretty direct. I called out the City of Berkeley for ADA issues since the elevators were out of service and there was no signage on the elevators. Later, I did reach out to Kevin Phan, Project Manager, City of Berkeley but to be honest his response was a cut and paste job that he had probably sent to hundreds of other concerned Berkeley residents. I was not impressed. Later, Noah Budnick, Senior Management Analyst, City of Berkeley emailed me with a personal apology and a response that was well written and genuine. Noah gets my vote for employee of the month award for his sincere note. Center Street Parking Garage is one of the best garage's I've used in the Bay Area. . (I used to work in the City and know most of the public Garages in Downtown.) It's safe, well lit and reasonably priced if you arrive after 5:00pm. Matt says If you are in Berkeley attending the Freight and Salvage or the Greek Theater this garage is a great option.

The parking spaces are pretty small, the price is super expensive but makes sense because it's…read moreBerkley ($17/5 hours), and they charged you a fee if you're here longer than 2 hours on the day I parked here. Really awkward layout on the inside as well. Benefits is that you'll be very close to the stadium and UC Berkley as well as cute, local eateries. Recommendation: park on the street if you can.

If you're cheap like me, you'll love the great early-bird price: in-by-9 out-by-6 for only $8…read more Perfect for BART commuters, it's just a two-block walk. Look for it on the same street as the library. Save a few bucks and spend 'em at the restaurants you've been bookmarking on Yelp!