Great experience at A-1 Self Storage, 9893 Riverford Rd location. The facility is very clean, spacious, and well maintained. Lace was amazing, very kind, friendly, and helpful from the moment we walked in. She took the time to explain all the pricing and options clearly and answered all of our questions without making us feel rushed. She was very informative and made the whole process quick and easy. Great customer service all around. Definitely recommend A-1 Self Storage! read more

Super fast and professional process, easy access, extended access hours for storage units and the office is open 7 days a week. Helpful staff, great storage areas! read more

Megan did an awesome job! She set me up with all I need. Great service! She's professional and courteous.

We finally decided to sign up for a storage unit after thinking about it for several months. We are so glad we found this place right here in Lakeside. It's clean and feels very secure and safe. Lace and Megan were there to greet my husband and were very kind. Lace then walked my husband through the entire sign up process and was so wonderful to work with. We are impressed with the facilities and so revealed to finally have our things in a nice clean space! read more

Easy communication, pricing, and convenient location. Received an online quote and was able to reserve the space I needed in advance.

Lace is amazing extremely friendly and helpful . The storage area is very clean and accessible I would recommend this storage company to all my friends and family. Out of five stars this is a 5 star company here in Lakeside. read more

Very nice staff Amira. She is very knowledgeable and knows hers stuff. Place was extremely clean

I had called around looking for storage with no success. I remembered seeing A-1 Self Storage from driving by. I gave them a call and the lady on the phone was extremely helpful and friendly. She helped me decide what size storage I needed. I said I would come look at it. Then another young lady from that location called me directly. I made arrangements with her to come down and see the unit. I was very happy with the security and cleanliness of the facility. I really like the locking system they use. We got everything typed up & the systems went down. No worries we came back the next day & the young lady had everything ready including the boxes we had purchased. Then one day mom & I had been moving things into my storage. I didn't double check she had it locked correctly. The next day I get a call I need to come down & lock the unit because it's not locked. From now on I lock up the unit. I also decided to go with this storage company because they had extended hours of when I could access my unit and are open 7 days a week. For me personally that was all a deciding factor. The young lady goes above & beyond. I'm sorry I didn't save it in any of my messages. She is a delight to deal with. read more

Right off the bat, this place is hard to get in to from any direction! We didn't realize how hard it is to go through elevators for access to the lower priced units that we could afford. And if that's not enough, they have a nasty habit of razing there prices whenever the mood strikes...d;^( read more

Excellent customer service. Also listened to what I needed for storage size and location of unit. Thank you for everything.

Incredible service! Check in was easy and Amirra was so helpful! :) strongly recommend!

This place is a complete rip off. Do not store your stuff here unless you want to see your rates raised every year by about $40 each time. Before you know it, you are paying $475 a month for one non-climate controlled unit. Every year they claim "market conditions" cause them to raise their rates, but never tell you what market conditions. It is all a greedy money grab with this place. For those of you like me who already rent units there, get out now cause their rates will just continue to go up every year until you are basically paying another mortgage to them just to store your stuff. I cannot warn anyone looking for storage enough, DO NOT GO HERE! I promise you will regret it. read more

Thought they would give us a good discount since we are renting the biggest storage space 20x20 since 2019 but they only gave a $12 discount. Im paying $395 a month! We are getting rid of most of our items, donating & slowly selling, wish we can get someone who will buy most of our items from nice clothes, beddings, furniture, kitchen /dining wares . read more

Friendly people there, fair rates and they are easy to work with. Easy check in and check out. The place is well kept and very clean. I would highly recommend this place for your storage needs. The spaces fill up fast so call this company first. read more

Lies. When I get to the place the storage is a rusty container, not a unit. No mention online or on the phone. And I asked about my own lock and on the phone the answer was yes. Turns out, only on the container. And there is no deal for first month free except on container. Would be nice to be forthright Owners reply is that I should look st the unit. However, it's not a "unit" which implies part of a building, rather it's a standalone, rusty container with a vent that likely leaks water in big rain. The question is, why not show it as a container? Why have it on your site that it's like any other storage? It also has a step up of a few inches which could be important for something heavy. I even spoke to someone on the phone who made no mention of a container even though I commented on the odd size. The point is that it's another trick to get you there after you've reviewed all your choices, chosen that one. If you leave, you're starting the whole process over again so they hope you'll just take it . read more

Nothing but wonderful words of Praise for the staff at Lakeside A-1 Self Storage. I've known the storage company from Oceanside where I previously rented storage. I first would like to commend Lulu at the Lakeside office. She is the most efficient person I met in a long time. Her kindness and customer service is overwhelmingly amazing. My storage space is on the 3rd floor and twice I forgot how to open the storage door. Lulu helped me opening the door, never complaining of having to come up but always helpful and kind. Also, Amirra to whom I spoke over the phone initially before renting, was very informative, helpful and kind. I very appreciated her help and information. What I immediately noticed about the premises; it was super clean, new buildings, and a very secure gate. The elevator has air conditioning...yeahhhh...and is very quiet. Quite a few of the loading carts are light and easy move around. Though it does get warm on the third floor, there is HVAC which greatly helps in keeping storage items stored. I thank the Lakeside Manager for coming out and introducing herself. I am thankful I chose Lakeside for storing my things. Ava H. read more

Getting storage in San Diego is such a grind, it was difficult for us to find storage for our 1800 sq ft house but we gave A1 our storage requirements and we got notified whenever there was a unit coming available within our time frame. Fermin at this location was awesome. We realized we needed more storage than the website suggested (will get to that later)and we were able to get one right next to it for a better deal than the first unit. Overall I was very pleased with A1. Ok back to the website. The only suggestion I would have would be to update the size information on the site. We have a 3bdrm 2.5 bath home we were putting in storage and the site said we need a 10x20. This was not the case we needed an additional 100sq ft of storage. Not all 3bdrm 2.5 bath homes are equal. I suggest also including sq feet, garage size as well not just the amount of rooms. A 1800 sq ft 3 bdrm 2.5 bath home has different storage reqs than at 1400 sq ft house. read more

Can't believe the warm welcome and friendly atmosphere here. Found out that a portion of the monies spent here will go to charity. Even better huh?!?! Fermin was very pleasant and gets an A+ for customer service. Had candies on the counter. Loved that!! Would definitely use this facility again. read more

Fran was amazing and quick. The storage unit was clean and located in a great location. Thank you for making our process easy. read more

A-1 Self Storage - Self Storage Near Me - Lakeside, California

These are the best prices here in east county. Super nice people that work there and very clean and modern facilities! 10/10 recommend!

Great customer service and very clean! Lots of different options for sizes and easy to access them.

Fast service and great deal. Helped me with all of my questions. From LA and needed a place fast to store family furniture. Go with these guys. read more

Great customer service. Very friendly. Was able to get me a storage garage at the last minute and save me a lot of money. Recommend highly.

Best possible service one could ask for in a storage place. We are happy to keep the stuff our kids want that we don't have space for here!

Reserved unit online for best rates. Easy check in, Fran is very helpful, great prices too.

Fran was very nice and helped us get a great deal! Thank you so much! We ended up upgrading for a larger storage space at a lower price!

Fermin was very informative and professional with getting my storage unit. They explained any questions that I had and a clear understanding of my storage agreement. Also Amanda was pretty rad! ;) read more

I have been at a-1 self storage for a couple of years now the have always. Been very friendly and polite I would recommend the Lakeside A-1 Self Storage Amirra is. Very helpful very nice lady and Lulu is great very pleasant and great customer service not to mention the rates are descent the facilities clean I've never had a problem read more

Patrick has been nothing but nice and super helpful. He went through all of the paperwork and fine print. He always had a smile and laughing throughout the rental process! read more

The staff at A-1 was really helpful and knowledgeable about all aspects of the storage facilities available. They were super friendly and made renting a storage a very pleasant, easy experience. Would definetly reccomend them to anyone intersted in renting a storage! read more

Best storage ever!!!!! Fermin and Patrick are Rock Stars in our book! Friendly, helpful and very knowledgeable! Great prices, secure, and wow, AWESOME EXPERIENCE!!! From my wife and myself, thanks for making our stay at your storage easy and just a GREAT JOB all around!!!! A+++++ read more

Fermin was very helpful and friendly. Explained everythingvery well. Facility is clean and well maintained. Highly recommend for your storage needs. read more

This is one of the better storage places I've used because not only is it enclosed, the floors are sturdy and the overall building is well kept. I didn't see any critter nor traces of them anywhere in the building. The elevators worked extremely well with all the heavy oak furniture we put in them. The u.s. no air conditioning but it seems nice and dry inside. They have a great security system and the entire time they're open, someone is there to assist you with any needs you may have. I have stored with A-1 before but this site is much better than the others. read more

This place is VERY clean, staff is VERY for friendly. The entire process was quick and easy and we are VERY pleased with our storage! It was the cheapest I found and got discounts on top of it. Also a free lock! I would recommend this place! And I am very positive my things will be well taken care for while away! read more

So far this place is great. The only complaint I have is that I am on the second floor and the weather has been very hot lately... There is no windows,no air flow, and no air conditioning. This makes it almost unbearable when you're moving a load in or out of your unit. read more

Best place to keep your things safe until you have room for them again. Gary and Lori are always friendly and helpful, taking payments over the phone or anything you need. read more

Amanda was very helpful with the rental process. Made it quick and easy. Thanks for the great service! I'd reccomend

I had a unit there for a little over 3 months and didn't know when I was moving out so I paid the monthly bill the. Moved out with 20 days left and "NO" refund for the remaining days paid. Just and FYI to all the storage renters out there, really terrible business practices A1 storage!!!!! That was orignal review then he called the district manager and it was refunded, thank you very much a1!!!!! read more

Lelu and Ahmira( I hope I spelled that right) are always the most pleasurable service attendants I've ever had the pleasure of working with. And as a professional mover I've dealt with alot. super friendly and helpful. The property is always clean the service is always fast when they reach me with news or information on the phone they're always cheerful. In fact I've never seen either one without a smile on their face at least me with a feeling of security and confidence that my personal belongings are at the right place thank you lelu thank you Amira. Keep up the great work ladies read more

I had an "emergency move" and this place was right around the corner - great customer service, very clean, well maintained and secure. I would recommend this facility. read more