Fifth & Mission Parking Garage

I guess I can only speak for level 3J, but this parking garage definitely smells like a fine blend of weed and pee... and as far as SF smells go, that's nowhere near the bottom rung on the nose-breather's ladder.

In fact, that's actually a rather luxurious meritage of sniffs here... especially considering it's a parking garage. I should also mention that the elevators, surprisingly enough, smelled pretty pristine.

All around, the parking spaces here are so small that it actually took me until the 3rd floor before I realized they weren't just for motorcycle parking.

To be fair, a lot of the spaces appear to be meant for compact cars. I know this because the parking garage actually went to the trouble of painting the word 'compact' on each of these spaces, though it seems that 0% of the SUV-driving population took that to heart since they all decided that it was an opportunity to take up 2 spaces.

The signage in here for finding the exits and elevators isn't so grand. As I walked around I noticed that quite a few of the signs are actually displayed backwards, at least on the 3rd floor, but it's hard to argue with any of the negs here because there really aren't all that many affordable parking options in the area. In fact this was actually the 3rd parking structure I'd tried to go to, since the first 2 that were closer to my destination were completely full and no longer accepting new cars.

When I went to pay I was expecting something at least a tad outrageous, but it was actually well within my budget- surprisingly so. I'm sure the daytime prices are up there, but the evening hours are pretty great all things considered.

Came by the other day and it was a decent experience. Fifth and Mission is a SFMTA garage that takes transit cards. The entire garage is fully automated.

Parking is available both above the ground as well as below ground at ~$4-5/hour.

Market street and the Powell transit station is merely walking distance away.

Parking spaces are rather small so it's better to bring subcompact cars!

My go-to spot to park for the sf downtown area. Easy in and out, lots of parking in underground level. Garage is well maintained.

Been here several times and very dependable.

Again, it's been a long time since I've parked here as my office is only three blocks from my office.

A Yelp event loooong blocks in the other direction brought me here on a Thursday late afternoon. Knowing the event would last several hours, it made sense to park here. Knowing the layout, I made a point to find a space towards the east side on the 2nd floor to reduce the distance to my destination. I found a convenient set of stairs and was on the street in minutes.

The floor was a little more than half full, definitely not normal during the holiday season. I guess the decline of the Westfield Mall across the street is a big reason for this; in my childhood days, this place would be packed with Christmas shoppers going to the Emporium or variety of department stores and shops including Woolworths on Market Street.

Remember to bring your parking ticket as this is one of many lots that have self-pay stations along the various ground floor entrances and lobbies. I paid at the east lobby ()https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=GO5zrm4YZL24Vlz48AzaTA&userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q and walked the stairs to my car. The rates are in line with the City these days at $21'for 3+;hours.

Easy peasy with the minor questioning of where I parked my car due to the size of the lot. Will be back if going to businesses in the neighborhood especially at night.

I've been parking at this garage a lot more often recently. It's got a lot more room, and very close to where I need to be.

However, I need to park at O'farrell Garage now, because that's where I ran into Charles Barkley 1 year ago!

Hopefully I can run into Shaq next time!

Got dirtier thru the years and more break ins as time go by. It is convenient to the westfield center and all - but with all business going out of business in sf, does it make sense to charge $5-6/hour? It's just going to chase more people away...sigh. Will use when i absolutely need to but price wise, i mind as well valet at a hotel when validated.

Lots of parking spaces, convenient location, safe enough for the most part and reasonably priced.

Very likely your car will be broken into. The garage is covered with disclaimers, but here there's a really good chance you'll have to deal with one of those we're not responsible messages.

It's a little sketchy, but parking was a good price and we were able to easily find a spot. We parked here for a concert at The Warfield which ended at about midnight and our car was safe and sound.

Three stars for a place that has five star prices downtown. This garage always has plenty of space, and because it's run by the city, the prices are probably the cheapest you're going to find outside of spothero.

But in some ways it is a rip off because they round up your time if you try to leave 15min before your next hour forcing you to pay an additional 4 to $6 for a full hour you didn't use. So if you show up 45 minutes into your final hour, be ready to pay for the full additional hour. There's no prorating.

Average parking garage. It can get a little confusing since there is only one entrance and a few exits. The computer payment system is good. The location is very good near the mascone center. Inside some of the parking spaces are very small or not clearly outlined so people crowd or block spaces. Prices are reasonable.