I actually appreciate this garage. It's convenient and is covered and for the most part, clean. I…read moream angry that their pricing is not correctly reflected in their signage. The sign says $2/30 min. When I paid, it was more like $3.60/30 min. UPDATE YOUR SIGNAGE!

Tight spaces, confusing entrances, a mysterious dead end, coin operated, broken EV charges and dark…read moreand gloomy is this underground garage. The parking spaces are very tight. Even if you drive a compact car you will have to have the body of an acrobat to get in and out of your car. I'm not sure who designed these spaces but it was likely a bean counter with a healthy salary. Confusing entrances. Apparently there are two. I was very confused when one was shut down for the day. I guess it doesn't take much to confuse me - but in my defense it was my first time to this fine establishment. A mysterious dead end plagues this garage. Drive down it and you will be stuck and bewildered as to your next move. A road that goes to nowhere. Now you've been warned to follow the signs in the garage. Coin operated parking garage. I've never seen that in my life. Usually you get a ticket and it gets printed out with the date and time you entered. I have no idea how that information gets assigned to your coin. 8th wonder of the world. Broken EV chargers. If you drive an EV you might count on this working here. Range anxiety is still a thing with EV drivers. Likely it has no blame on the garage itself and is probably more an issue with the provider of the chargers. The garage is underground. Its dark and gloomy and there is no sunlight anywhere. Somehow very disorienting. Furthermore when you go to the elevators a door shuts behind you and as your waiting for the elevators your in this area of very stuffy thick air. Once you get out of the elevators your in the main plaza right where you likely want to be - which is the big plus of parking here.

Confusing, crowded, and chaotic. It's been awhile since…read morewe've visited Bay Street in Emeryville. They have made changes to this parking facility since, and none for the better. They've instituted an absurd pay-in-advance system, where you pay for a set number of hours, instead of ticketing in and out and paying afterward for the exact time you used. How am I supposed to know ahead of time how long it will take me to shop and/or dine? Failing to pay in advance, or overstaying your prepaid hours results in being charged a $30 all-day fee. Without a ticketing system, I have no idea how they track any of this, but ok. You can pay at a kiosk, or by QR code. Of course they've eliminated the option to pay in cash, SMH. They should be incentivizing visitors to spend more time at Bay Street, but this weird parking system only makes people want to get their shopping/dining done as quickly as possible and bounce. This is hurting the businesses at Bay Street, and the merchants need to band together and insist on a better system. The garage is extremely crowded, and the spaces way too narrow. It doesn't exactly feel very safe either. Be very alert walking to and from your car here, and don't leave anything of value in your vehicle. P.S. If you get one of their 'tickets', just ignore it, they are not legally enforceable, as they are not issued by the city nor any government agency.

I am not sure why there hasn't been a full scale revolt by the business at Bay St over the…read moreridiculous parking situation. It drives me a little nuts when there is a system in place that has worked for years not only here, but in every parking garage I've ever been to is scraped for something that no one wants, makes no sense and drives customers away. Why do these businesses put up with this? Old system take a ticket and pay at a kiosk on the way out. New system pay ahead of time for a set time frame when you have no idea how long you will be there. Dumb, Dumb, Dumb. If you park past your time frame it's a $30 ticket. I understand it may be not enforceble and can just ignore it. May want to check that if one ends up on your windshield. Also, with this new paradigm of parking it appears the stalls are narrower. Overall, I hate parking garages. Cars packed in like sardines, banged up doors, and randos roaming around with nefarious intentions. A 1 STAR review is way too generous but yelp doesn't have negative stars.

Mobile check in to the garage allows you to open the entrances yourself. Was greeted by security…read moreentering and leaving the garage. Saw a show at the Fox Theatre and our parking was only $19 for the duration. would park here again

We took advantage of the city's promotion and parked here for $5. It was super convenient to the…read moreuptown restaurant and show we were attending. Upon pulling into the entrance, a woman handed the driver a piece of paper to indicate what zone the lot was set for. She scanned the parking app QR code on the pay box and told us to pay on the app once we parked. We found parking on the second level and easily walking out to Franklin street to sobre mesa restaurant.

Probably one of the best places to park in the general area but still - I think its best to leave…read moreyour car at home and not use parking anywhere in Oakland if at all possible. Maybe your going to Plank to booze it up. Or Scotts for a good steak. Or Fat Lady for both of the above at the same time. Fun to go to Fat Lady anyway in October because of their efforts in Halloween decorations. Bart in. Bus in. Uber in. Car break ins are common. Maybe your a tourist and my review prevents some headache and insurance claims... I hope so. Still, if you must drive in - I think this is one of the best bets. Much better than parking in downtown. For your rental car try to avoid SUVs or Teslas - where they attract trouble. Get some plain car with a normal back trunk - not a Pruis - so things are at least out of view. I recently rented a car for a couple days while my car was in the shop. They gave me this 'free upgrade' to a small SUV. While at the moment that sounded great - there was this short moment after check out but before I left the hotel where all our luggage was in the back. Thats the big issue...

This place is a fucking scam. I misplaced my ticket so when I had to exit, I had to pay full price,…read moreeven if I had proof that I was on the ferry because the ferry validates parking. Fast-forward me arriving back home I find my ticket. The policy that they have here is that if you don't have your ticket, you have to pay for a "lost" ticket which is $20 However after I paid the ridiculous amount, I found my ticket in my pocket of my other jacket. So I call and say I have my ticket if you look at the records, you can see that it's been validated on the ferry. And they just said no we can't do refunds. REGARDLESS, THAT YOU HAVE PROOF THAT YOU WERE ON THE FERRY AND THAT YOU VALIDATED IT, DOES NOT MATTER. IF YOU EXIT THAT GARAGE GOOD LUCK GETTING ANY KIND OF COMPETENT HELP.

I had planned a day trip to Oakland and everyone was saying parking was horrible so I figured why…read morenot pay the extra few bucks and save myself the hassle of finding parking. I pulled in and there was a "wait for attendant" sign, no attendant in sight. After about 30 seconds of waiting, he finally shows up and tells me its two dollars an hour (super cheap). I opted to pay 10 dollars for 5 hours, to which he told me to pay when I leave. I ended up staying for only 4 hours and when I left he charged me 8 dollars. Parking spaces itself are a little tight but you have the option to park in 2 spaces and no one is allowed to block you in so it was no issue whatsoever. Next time I am back in Oakland, I will pick this same parking garage. Location is great (right in the middle of chinatown), and super budget friendly.

With early bird parking prices going up in the area, I noticed the $8 early bird pricing at…read moreFranklin 88. It's a small two level parking garage under the condo complex on the corner of 9th and Franklin. The garage is also open to hourly parking as well. As you enter the garage, you pull up to stop sign and an attendant will stamp and give you a ticket. Then you proceed to find a spot in the garage in the lower level as the upper level with the two tiered stacked parking appears to be reserved. On the lower level, if you find a single slot space, which are at most ten slots, you can lock and keep your keys and not worry about the stacked parking system. That means if you park in back slot of the two vehicle slot, you can keep your keys, otherwise you need to give your keys to the attendant if you're in front slot. At the end of the day, you pay the attendant at the booth by the entrance and if you're parked in the back slot, you will need the attendant to move the car in front. It's a little inconvenient, but the attendant works hard to move the cars so people can get out of the garage. For all day parking at the early bird price of $8 is very reasonable, if you can deal with a little inconvenience in getting your car out of the garage.

Car will get broken into. Not secured at all very dangerous. It's glad all over the grounds from…read moreall the cars being broken into while security sits in the car sleep or on the phone.

This review is only for the Tesla Superchargers…read more Lots of spaces are typically available. However you do have to pay to exit the garage as if you were paying to park. The hourly rate is only $2. But if you only come here to charge it makes it questionable that those charging have to pay a parking fee. Because the garage is covered you don't have to worry about getting rained on or excessive heat. But this garage is always dirty. There was even pee at one the charger stalls.