1 Star -- Loyalty Apparently Comes With a Penalty…read more I am absolutely disgusted by the way Safeguard Self Storage treats long-term customers. I started renting my unit in September 2020 for $110 per month. Nearly six years later, after NEVER missing or being late on a payment, I received a letter casually informing me that my monthly charge is increasing to $657. Let that sink in. $657 a month for the SAME unit, on the SAME floor, with ZERO improvements, ZERO upgrades, and absolutely nothing different to justify this outrageous increase. Then comes the real slap in the face. This letter talks about how rent increases are only made "when absolutely necessary" and after "serious consideration" of customers facing economic hardship. Yet when I went online to price the EXACT SAME UNIT, I was quoted an introductory rate of $150 and a standard rate of only $319 after the promotion. So new customers pay $319... while loyal customers with perfect payment history are expected to pay $657? That's a $388 difference for literally the same space. This isn't "customer appreciation." It isn't "serious consideration." It feels like exploiting loyal renters because you assume moving out is too inconvenient. And the cherry on top? The letter warns about late fees and thanks me for my "continued patronage" -- as if I should feel grateful for being charged more than DOUBLE the advertised standard rate after years of on-time payments. Businesses love to talk about loyalty until it affects their profits. If you rent here, watch your rates closely. Apparently staying loyal just makes you a target for endless increases.

They are renting units online, but no one is here to grant you access. My car is loaded and I can't…read moreget access. sign says temporarily closed. What is going on here?

Nate was fantastic and made our first visit the most welcoming! Facility is very nice! Highly…read morerecommended.

Very easy to set up; easy to access the unit when we needed to. Best of all, when we no longer…read moreneeded the storage, the cancellation process was extremely easy. We used our storage unit for 5 months and I would do it again.

I am new to renting a storage space. Went to Hobson and Ricki was amazing. She is very…read moreknowledgeable and answered all my questions. Made renting a storage space a breeze. She's the best. Thx Ricki

I was really excited to use this place, Rikki was amazing and answered all of my questions. When I…read morearrived however, it was a nightmare. They are so unorganized, the employee took 20 mins to enter my info and then had to call his manager 6 times to ask how to do things on the computer. It is very dingy and everything is made of wood. Also the lift for the uper units was broken when I arrived with no estimated repair time. They told me I could use it indefinitely on the phone. Great prices but you get what you pay for.

great service very helpful…read more Timm made the experience excellent the unit is clean facility close and pricing very favorable

We rented our spaces 5 months ago June 28th, our rents for the spaces have currently gone up 31%…read morefor one space and 36% for the second space. According to Public storage the rents can go up every 5 to 6 months. In the city of Chicago, the rent for a $3000.00 apartment doesn't even go up by $150.00 so why is the rent for a 10x30 space being increased by 35%. Where are our state regulators on these storage facilities? Don't rent from any large storage chains or you will find yourself paying as much to store your items as you are for paying rent for an apartment.

IF you're looking for a storage place to store stuff. DO YOUR RESEARCH and know what you're going…read moreto get. I have been a customer at Safeguard Self Storage in Lyons, IL for around 7 years so I have seen it all. I've seen managers come and go. I've seen doors get hit and take a month to get repaired. I've seen doors just break and take months to get repaired. I've seen managers park their car in the drive in bay. I've also heard from an old manager that the employees at the locations have no control over temperatures in the facility as a company in Florida took it over. I've pretty much seen it all, but there is more to it. When covid, rents were frozen in residential places since working was hard for most people. At Safeguard they continued to increase rent throughout covid. My units alone saw 2 increases during it of at least 10%. This past year they renovated some areas of their building including the main office and changing out the fire extinguisher. When it came to installing the new fire extinguisher boxes there was no notification from them about cutting into customers units. In one go, I had two units cut into with boxes and paper on the other side of the metal. Sparks from the grinder could've started my stuff on fire. For a month after, I could not close one of my units properly. It took them multiple complaints to fix the issue. Shortly after this happened I got a letter of increase on two of my units. I spoke to the manager, at the time, about this and due to my units getting cut. Over the phone, she told me one of my units would see the increase and the other would not. This was back in June and we are now almost in October. Even after multiple inquiries about this they have not corrected the issue nor have they acknowledged this. One of the biggest issues I've had besides this was the temperatures. Their units are supposed to be climate controlled and is publicly stated on their website to be "Heated and air conditioned units." The temperatures this past summer have been the absolute worst they have ever been in 7 years. Even on days that it was 64 degrees out, in the morning, the units were 75 degrees with a humidity of 50%. This means that they have their units programmed to stay around 75 degree and it rarely goes below that, especially during the day. I have even spoke to the Regional Vice President about this. In one email (attached as photo), He claims that this has how it's always been throughout my stay at their facility, but in prior years the temperature next went above 70-72 degrees during the summer and in the winter never went below 58 (which in reality is super cold). In his email he also states "These spaces do not provide consistent internal temperature or humidity control." If they do not provide consistent temperatures then how come they are moreso consistently at 75 degrees with the off chance that it changes +/- 2 degrees? This is caused by the temperature being set at a certain temperature. With the temperatures being set to not really go below 75 degrees shows that they are not really climate controlled or even heated/cooled. I have even been told via a phone call with Kevin that their units are "heated/cooled" for the items being stored and not for the people coming into their facility whether it's a potentially new client or one thats been here for years. While also being told "Also, we have had no other customers that have complained about the temperature settings." How are customers supposed to know the exact temperature of the units since the company doesn't publicly display it on each floor? They won't unless they buy a device like I did. Being in there for 2 minutes would cause you to sweat instantly. They literally do not care about their customers or the items you have stored in your units. All they care about is increasing your rent and earning more money, even during the covid pandemic. Even their employees hate going up to units as they know how humid it is in there and they stay in the offices 99% of the time where it's actually air conditioned. They even agree that it's ridiculous how the temps are up there, but they aren't able to do anything about it. So they just sit there without saying anything and taking home checks.

was a great experience & very smooth, Kelly at safeguard was super helpful & made the whole…read moresituation a smooth one, highly recommended if you need storage in the area

Tony and "The Adorable Brunette" (can't remember his name) were very helpful and accomodating to my…read moreneeds. TLUSS team are nice guys to do business with, and I love how clean and cozy the Woodridge location is, especially the ladies room.

This is the cleanest, nicest storage facility I have ever been in. Tim was an excellent manager and…read morevery friendly. Highly recommend this place!

I have a storage unit at the Public Storage Willowbrook location. When I first rented the unit in…read moreApril 2025, my monthly rate was $124. Since I know that many storage companies attract customers with low introductory rates and then frequently raise the rent by unreasonable amounts, I specifically asked the manager to make sure this would not happen to me. He told me that rate increases typically occur every 5-6 months and that each increase should not be more than 5%. Unfortunately, I received my first rate increase in September 2025, and my rent went up by approximately 35%. I then received another rate increase notice starting in September 2026, this time for another approximately 30%. Based on what I was originally told--that increases would be around 5% every 5-6 months--I have instead experienced a total increase of approximately 75% over just 17 months. I recently called and spoke with one of the managers, Dee. She was very helpful, patient, and willing to revisit my situation. I truly appreciate her positive attitude and willingness to listen. I hope she will be able to handle my case professionally and fairly.

Clean, safe, great customer service and affordable. Would highly recommend over the Public…read moreStorage!!

Staff was great and easy to deal with. Respectfully answered all of my many questions. Gave an easy…read moreto follow tour as well. Highly recommend.