Hearst Parking Center

Parking in the City can be expensive especially in Downtown, FiDi and areas by the ballparks. With two back to back events at Chase and Oracle, I was looking for parking on Spot Hero and decided to try out the Hearst Parking Center, which I booked for $15 from 5pm to Midnight.

It's located on 3rd St right off Market, but the entrance to the garage is on Stevenson St and it's located right across from the Marriott. After parking, you exit via the elevator to the 3rd St. The cashier is at the lobby before you exit.

Return before midnight, got to my car and I was on my way. I was happy with my experience that I booked a spot again for the next day from 4pm to 10pm for $15.

Good parking location at the 3rd and Market area and at a very reasonable price with Spot Hero.

As you can imagine, parking in any major city can be extremely costly and San Francisco is no exception!

Unwilling to fork over $80/day for parking at my hotel, I searched for alternative options online. I ended up choosing Hearst Parking Center because of its close distance to my hotel and that it offers lower cost ($15/night!) relative to other garages in the vicinity.

This garage appears to be unmanned at 8:30pm (when I parked) and also at 2pm (when I picked up the car). Fortunately, I didn't encounter any issue requiring assistance.

There were several signs warning not to leave valuables in the car, but it's pretty common sense to not do that anywhere you go. With that in mind, I took extra caution to remove anything inside the car that may look valuable.

Who says you can't take a car into the city?? Its too much traffic. There is no parking. Its too expensive. Nonsense - here for the rescue is the Hearst Parking center. This is pure parking bliss.

When hotels are too expensive to park (the Omni has some of the best overnight rates btw as far as hotels are concerned) and when other garages are full you can count on this place to have a spot and at a reasonable rate.

Plus, this is the best amusement park ride in the city. There is a corkscrew ramp that goes all the way to the top. Weeeeee!!! Go all the way to the top. Why not? Doesn't cost any extra and the views allow you to set your mental GPS in your brain. The one on your phone might not work so well with all the concrete here. Wow, you might actually have to rely on your brain.

That corkscrew really is so efficient. I've been to so many garages that are awkward and are an accident ready to happen with inefficient ways to climb up where parking is typically free (think Flamingo Las Vegas). Its a well planned garage like Bills/Cromwell in Las Vegas.

As you enter you will see a car wash service on your left as you grab your ticket. On the way out you pay before you leave. Its a small price to pay so that you don't have to use public transportation.

Please park at your own discretion here- my car was broken into in broad daylight. There is zero security and no number to receive any help so I was on my own with this. While I know this is part of the city life and especially a rampant problem in SF, this lot attracts a lot of criminal activity.
You are better off paying a little more for a garage with security.

I'm not sure what hotel your staying at but my brain was on vacation mode. I checked into the hotel, threw the valet the keys and said thanks my good man. While I'm in the room, my wife said, is there a daily parking fee for the car? Hmm.. Lemme call and ask.

Front desk: Yes sir. $59 per day. You want to strangle me sir for not mentioning that fee?

Folks, that is insane. I work hard for my money, I'm not going to give it away. Mamma didn't raise no dummy!

I went on Yelp (love Yelp) and found Hearst Parking Center.

I pull in and the front desk said, sir you have a convertible. Do not leave, not even a piece of paper in your car. There are homeless looking for coins. Wowza. I made sure that car was bare bones empty when I parked it!

Great daily rates, I was impressed with everything.

Thanks Hearst Parking Center!

$4/hr parking fees and validation from Palace Hotel. We parked for 4 hours and with validation did not have to pay anything. Location is great, right off market street and only 10min walk to Union Square and shopping centers

This garage closed around 8 PM and locked our car inside. Now we have to go back into the city and get it today- a waste of time. We called every number we could think of and no one answered. Hope they don't think we are paying for the full 24 hours.

Might as well just break the arms off when you leave because good luck finding an attendant that's actually there.

Really good place to park for overnight parking, especially if you are staying at a nearby hotel where parking can be $65+ for the same (such as The Palace Hotel, The Park Central Hotel, Four Seasons, and W hotel).

Had a fun, family day in the city that was quickly ruined when we were met by terrible service and terrible treatment from the security personnel at this parking garage.
On the way out we stopped at the cashiers desk to ask a question about our prepaid parking. The woman at the cashier's desk, who was very nice and respectful, gave us the answer we needed and we went on our way. Upon leaving, we encountered trouble at the ticket scanner. We parked to the side and walked back to the cashier's desk. The young woman came out to help us out, no problem Again, she was so nice. This poor review has nothing to do with her. She was accompanied by her coworker/security (50s-60s asian man). While we were trying to maneuver our way out, the man screamed at our driver "STUPID WOMAN! CAN'T DRIVE!" This was very upsetting. We started to tell him that you cannot speak to someone like that and if he had just waited we would have gotten out no problem. He continued to yell at our entire party and storm off. This behavior is incredibly unacceptable. This kind of misogynistic behavior should NOT be tolerated in the City of San Francisco. For a security guard did not make us feel safe as his job is supposed to.
If you plan on going to this area of the city LITERALLY PARK ANYWHERE ELSE. And if the person in charge of staffing is reading this... Get rid of that man. DESPICABLE.