I've been in a few old and creepy storage facilities in my life....spider webs, a funky smell, dark…read morehallways....you know, the kind straight out of a CSI episode where you feel like someone's lurking behind you. But this place is GREAT! Very clean, fairly new, temperature-controlled, safe & secure, two large entrances & several large & well-lit walkways making it easy to access each unit (there's even a place to drive your car inside, which is a nice feature in bad or cold weather), dry & weather-proof (no worrying about the floors getting wet from slush or snow, even with the drive-up area), reasonably priced, very nice staff. Kevin is very helpful. Also, I'm a MAJOR bug-aphobe, and finding a storage place that didn't have creepy crawlies was important to me (especially when we were planning to store a couch and several boxes of clothes that didn't have the best lids). In the 3 months we've used Scott Co Mini Storage, we've only seen one dead bug, and I can't even be sure we didn't bring it with us on the U-haul. Highly recommend this place for your storage needs!

While the equipment and the standard rental rate etc is like any other U-Haul, be aware they charge…read morefees. My recent rental they charged me $20 cleaning fee, this is bad practice of this particular dealer. The other one on eagle creek did not do that.

We were planning a move and needed some place to store some additional items while showing our…read morehome. Simply Self Storage had great pricing online and was giving a 'first month free' discount. We ended up renting a 10x10 space for about 5 months and were very pleased. Access was easy, but secure. No, there isn't 24x7 gate access, but I didn't have a reason ever to be there between 10p and 6a. I never felt that I or my belongings were unsafe. It is busier here on weekends, but if you come earlier or later in the day, there usually isn't much congestion. They do have some carts onsite, so you don't necessarily have to bring your own. If you need service, you can always stop by during the office hours and someone was available to help. If I have a need to rent storage in the east metro in the future, I would certainly rent here again!

This is the best storage place anyone can find! They offer a Uhaul that you can use for free M-Th…read moreor else it's $30 on the weekends. They have a temperature controlled indoor storage and some outdoor storage. It is new and very clean! They even have dolley push carts for you to use. We had a bad experience with public storage where our stuff got water damage this past winter due to the snow. The unfortunate thing is the water damage did not come from the roof but from the street because of all the snow that piled up. It leaked into our storage and our furniture was destroyed. So we decided to find a new storage and we're so thankful we found simply storage. This place offers insurance and the staff is friendly and helpful. Don't go anywhere else!

I have been here since 2007 and have spent WELL over $150,000…read more In May my rent went from $950 to $1400. The outstanding location mngr and his two layers of outstanding bosses all quit two years ago around the same time. Everything has changed. It was a 5 star for YEARS!!!!

I've been renting there and have had issue after issue after issue. Even when my storage is paid…read morefor I can't access it because my code don't work. I've call 4x a day for 5 days straight leaving voicemails and haven't gotten a return call. Then one day I got in with someone and couldn't get out because the code was working again and the person staying there was very rude. Like they live on the property and I understand after business hours their off but if someone is stuck on my property im going to help them

Manager Dan is an absolute gem, going out of his way to offer a great deal of assistance and advice…read moreto get you on your way even if he doesn't have availability for you in his storage space.

my son recommended I rent a space from Carefree Storage at Blaine. I am so glad I did! The…read moremanager, Dan, is very friendly and helpful. He made me feel at home. The location has a variety of spaces, and reasonably priced. I highly recommend this local business.

The Employees at Blaine are The Best !!! They have Really helped me at Times I needed Help …read more Misplaced my Key to my Unit & Jess Opened my Unit & Installed New Lock so I did Not have to Stress about My Lost Key & Resolved any Anxiety I Had . Truly a LifeSaver Jess Has been for Me in the 3+ years I have Had my Safe & Secured Unit on Her Watch . Trust Her 100%

Stay away from this place. They just informed me today, 6/11/2025, that they took over from Metro…read moreSelf Storage. They are giving barely two weeks notice that the pay date is moved up from the 10th to the 1st of the month. The insurance rate is going up by about 200% and I am still waiting to see what the monthly price increase will be. Not very friendly.

We needed only two weeks of storage and it was a last minute request. It was easy to reserve and…read morerent online; the onsite manager was super helpful and friendly, and the space was clean. I would highly recommend!

The manager, ?Steve, was friendly and accomodating! Their system is fair and the entire building is…read moreessentially dust free. We had belongings in storage at 345 Industrial Ave Minneapolis for 11 months and there was no need to dust off surfaces before moving the items out. Bring your own garbage pail - they don't provide that.

I recently vacated my storage unit and reunited all my "treasures." North Star served me well for…read morefour years. There is great security here and I never felt like my possessions were in danger of being damaged by weather or being taken by thieves. Not only do you need a code (that you set yourself) to get in the gate, you also need a different one to get in the building itself where I had my things stored. The customer service here is outstanding and very professional. I never had any issues with trying to get in touch with someone on the rare occasion that I needed to. The storage areas are clean and very well lit and maintained, and it's one of the more reasonably priced facilities that I was able to find. Would highly recommend these folks if you are in need!

What a fantastic storage facility! I had a large unit there for about two and a half years. During…read morethat whole time, they never raised my rent! Due to the top-notch security system, I never had any problems getting access to my unit. No one ever broke into it either. The system is set up where you have to input a unique personal code to even enter the property. Nice little protective measure, right there at the street. Then you drive to your unit, which can be either indoors or outdoors. Mine was inside, because I wanted a warmer, drive-up space for all my stuff. Having the car parked inside--right next to the unit--is very convenient. There are other features that keep everything secure. For example, the doors to the building housing the indoor units will not open unless a valid personal code has been input at the entrance gate. Also, the unique personal codes are linked to specific storage units. So you have to unlock and enter your unit, or else the system will alert an on-site employee. Translation: anyone who is not authorized to enter the property will be unable to gain access to any storage units. Even the people who have legitimate units can only enter their own particular storage spaces. Speaking of security, there are surveillance cameras around the property and inside the buildings. A little redundancy there, but additional layers of security and protection are always reassuring. And you can use your own lock, whatever you prefer. One unusual feature is that the buildings are tucked into a carved-out area of a hillside. That shields everything from the prevailing weather patterns coming out of the north, northwest and west. This makes for warmer conditions. Even during winter visits to my storage units, the 'icebergs' in the wheel wells of my car would start melting and fall off. This facility is situated right on the edge of a large commercial area that contains just about every type of store or restaurant you might need to visit. Closeness to Costco (~ 1 mile away) was helpful to me, because I was able to purchase some inexpensive shelving that helped me get my unit better organized. There's also a Salvation Army Thrift Store nearby. They accepted all my donations of furniture and other salable items when the time came to let go of certain possessions (yes it happens!) and get myself moved out of state on short notice. Finally, the people who work for North Star are very professional, honest and downright helpful. My thanks to you two--Alec and Albert--for the positive difference that you made in my life!

I personally think this store and services are great. They've had every tool that I've wanted to…read morerent on time been flexible about return times the customer service is friendly they're happy to describe what the tools do and what the best case scenario with them would be. All around can't be mad at that and appreciate the business.

I don't rent very often and when I do it is usually a truck for moving. I was in between…read moreapartments and had to rent a truck twice, once to move from apartment to storage and another time to move from storage to apartment...You get the idea. My first experience here was really easy, the truck was $39.99 + Tax and suited all my needs. There was some confusion over my method of payment, they authorize a card for $250 for deposit then you get charged after the rental is returned for whatever the cost is plus mileage, gas, etc. The $250 then gets put back on your card, well in my case they accidentally charged my card, luckily they were able to refund it and there was really no harm done. My second experience was just as easy, I asked for the same thing I had a month ago and there was no questions asked. Once I payed I notice the rate is suddenly $49.99 + Tax. There is no price listing I can find on the web site and when I asked about the change I was told they just moved their rates on the 1st of the month. Seemed a little fishy to me especially since it was May 1st and I was specific in asking for the same thing I just had less than 30 days ago. I would think at the time i was filling out paper work before actually renting the truck someone would have mentioned, "Hey, by the way our rates changed starting this month and it is different from your last rental". I didn't really feel valued as a customer who came back twice in a month to rent equipment and was a little upset I wasn't informed about the change in price. I guess I will stick to my normal process for renting when I need to...Cheapest Option Wins.