Looks safe and clean. Walking distance to a lot of excellent eateries like KoStop. Easy access with…read moredecent restrooms.

Never knew you could review parking lots or parking structures which is probably the most strange…read morereview I'll ever write but anything is Yelp-able! Anywho, the Perry Lot. It's not just your ordinary parking structure it's a Berkeley parking structure. It seriously has its own culture within the parking lot. You can feel the hipster vintage vibes seeping through the cement walls, air was very hipster and vintage. It was like being in a different world but in Berkeley. Stepping out of the car I was so confused as I felt I was instantly thrown back into the 70s with all the vintage energy i was receiving from this parking structure. A burst of cold air rushed in and reminding me I was not in the 70s but in Berkeley 2021. It's cold so dress accordingly!!! I never do :( On a serious note, your typical parking structure that leads to like the main road with shops, food and clothes!! I seriously love the architecture of the parking structure. Since I lived in Los Angeles I always dread parking structures ---- they give me nightmares but this wasn't so bad probably because we found parking mega easy! We felt safe, the car was still there and walking distance to main areas. I recommend giving this parking structure a shot :) it's not just an ordinary parking structure it's a BERKELEY parking structure, according to the dude xD

It's okay as far as parking garages go. For several hours on a Sunday, it cost only $9 to park,…read morewhich is great. The location is awesome, and central to a lot of good shopping and local eateries, and close to campus. There is a bathroom in the building near the pay stations, but it was out of toilet paper, seat covers and soap, so clearly not maintained very often as it was not very late in the day, As other reviewers have mentioned, the parking spaces are tight. I have a small car, and it when the garage started filling up, it was more difficult to leave the space I parked in. Overall good experience.

This past Saturday was the third time I've used this garage in a two-week span. Ideally located and…read moreconvenient to the eateries and businesses in a busy area of Berkeley, I've definitely taken advantage of the first hour free, to avoid any fees when I visit spots like Insomnia Cookies, The Yard Milkshake Bar, and Games of Berkeley. The one-way lanes in the garage are a little confusing at first, but they do have a lot of signs and painted arrows on the ground to help lead the way. The parking spaces are narrow, but the garage is spacious otherwise so it's not cramped when trying to back out. Visitors pay for parking at the Telegraph Channing Shops, next to the elevator on ground level. Restrooms are located here, too. But there's often a long wait for the elevator, so I prefer to take the stairs up back to my car. Beware, the stairways are nasty and smelly and have limited access. You can only enter the stairwell on Channing, as Durant is exit only and the door is locked from the outside.

I park here when I visit Cal, it's expensive but whatever. Nothing has gotten stolen so far and it…read morefeels pretty safe.

This parking garage is terrible, how do u close at night when y'all r in a college town with…read moreparties and shit like that. lady on the phone was extremely rude as well. Parked here during the phoebe bridgers concert and, knowing there was an event there(had event parking signage), closed before the concert was even done. the stairwell looks dangerous as hell, reeks of piss, and is overall extremely dirty. Do NOT park your car here, especially if you want to leave by 11:00 pm at night. terrible structural build as well, if you park near a wall prepare to hit your car door on the wall, for some god awful reason there's tiny little ledges that can cause some serious damage to the car. Overall: find a better parking lot, this place is fucking dogshit

Disclaimer: Non-graduation non-concert stay…read more Dinged a star for it feeling a bit dimly lit and the spaces felt on the small side with many support columns. I only saw one payment machine by the pedestrian entrance by the north portion of the garage and had to wait a moment while the person ahead of me paid. The single machine only accepted credit cards. Don't lose your ticket or you'll have to pay the maximum daily payment regardless of time spent. You scan the ticket on the way out to get the gate arm to raise. I didn't see any suspicious people or encounter pools of urine or trash. Whoever runs this garage is doing an adequate job of keeping homeless people out of it. Overall I found it to be just fine getting in and out of the garage on my midweek all-day campus visit. Bottom line I would use this garage again if I had an all-day campus event to attend. (No AI used in this review and it shows. lol)

I used to work at UC Berkeley, and when I drove, I normally parked in the underground structure…read more(RIP?) beneath the MLK Student Center. I just recently learned that Stadium Parking, which is beneath Maxwell Family Field, is where they suggest that all general visitors park. Really? All the way up here? To visit campus? That's crazy! It's the closest parking to Memorial Stadium, but I'm sure it's ridiculously expensive to park here for football games, if it's not reserved outright for season ticket holders and/or other rich alumni. It's technically the closest parking to the Greek Theatre, which I normally just trudge up the hill from Downtown Berkeley to, but when I brought my dad to the Greek to see Elvis Costello, I knew the hill would be too much for him, so we parked here. Yes, it's expensive, but it's not a ghastly kind of expensive. If you do park here, remember that you're still in Berkeley, even if you are on campus. What I mean is that you shouldn't assume that there's any kind of added security just because it's a paid parking structure way up the hill on a college campus. Thieves be thievin', and they'd like nothing more than to break your car window just to see whether that small bag you left on the backseat contains anything of value whatsoever.

Extremely deceptive business practices - with all the time in the world these crooks could be…read moreeasily litigated. Called in to dispute how in the world a $22 max daily could become a larger number. Individual went through mental gymnastics to insist it was $44. Then, when I said it was $66, changed his logic to ex post facto justify the larger number. Just leave your car on the street and let it get broken into to save money- would rather a hobo get my golf clubs than these crooks get my money

Sunday 1pm, looking for a parking place in downtown Berkeley for eating at Angeline's Louisiana…read moreBistro. Right turn from University Ave onto Shattuck Ave. First couple of blocks, with the usual on street parking blocked off by construction. Would go down 3 blocks on Shattuck, looking in vain for on street diagonal parking, separated by traffic islands. On street parking is $3.50 an hour, 2 hours max, 9am to 6pm Monday-Saturday, credit cards accepted. Today is Sunday, so anyone with half a brain is going to take any vacant spot on the street. Make a U turn on Shattuck, and come around the other way. Blocks of filled parking. Turn into Kittredge Street, site of a movie theater, and there is Oxford Garage, rates $2 per hour, and flat $5 rate after 6pm. Go down the ramp to the gate, where I pull out the ticket, which raises the gate bar. In I go, past an empty spot right at the entrance -that's why it is empty, as you would have to maneuver the car around a concrete column, and between another car. Could do it with my 2017 Honda Fit, but not the larger 2017 Honda Civic. Now if there was no parking available, no ticket would appear, and you would be SOL, having somehow to back up your car, with a string of cars behind you, going up to street level! Underground parking garage, shielded from the elements, well lit, but with little cubby holes for parking left and right. We drive around in a circle, finding it about 95% full. Most of the open spots crowded by concrete columns, or crossovers over the parking line. Half way through we find an empty spot next to the elevator, and just do squeeze my compact 2017 Honda Civic into the spot. Small and tight parking spaces, in eco friendly Berkeley, not designed for SUVs nor full size pickups. Take the elevator up to Oxford street, and smell a whiff of urine. Homeless people behind every column right across the street from the University of California campus. Ticket reads 1:09 pm, but by the time we find a parking spot, and walk to Angeline's it's 1:30pm, with a 20 minute wait. 2:45pm finish lunch, and head back to the garage entrance on Kittredge. We try the door to the elevator, but they are locked, and have no choice but to ignore the sign saying "Do not Walk on Ramps", hugging the sides so we don't become road kill for cars coming down the ramps. We plug the ticket into the payment machine, and pay $4 with my credit card for two hours, receiving an exit ticket, which when inserted into the exit booth, raises the exit gate. Drive up the ramp to street level, where a small buzzer rings, notifying pedestrians that a car is coming up the ramp. If you come back after midnight, you are SOL, with the entire parking structure behind closed doors and your car locked up for the night! Parking lots in downtown San Jose open 24/7, but this is Berkeley, with a severe shortage of housing. This is apparently to discourage the homeless from using the garage as overnight sleeping quarters. It is what it is.

Center Street Parking Garage is close to many businesses and UC Berkeley, which is why parking…read morerates are higher compared to other parking garages from Downtown Berkeley. Basically, it's $3/hr until your 4th hour, which is $25. These parking garage levels are quite complex because their names start with a number and then letter (e.g. 4E), which is why I had a hard time looking for my car since I only relied on just the parking level rather than its name. Be careful not to park overnight and then the next day. Some reviewers said that they can't go to their cars since they arrived outside of hours of operation and ended up paying way more most likely because their cars are parked the next day and that parking rates are enforced. I highly advise you to read the signs carefully and leave the garage before this garage closes. Overall, this is a convenient parking garage to go to if you plan to stay for more than 4 hours.

I have to give an update. After a long night at the Greek Theater, I came back to Center Street…read moreParking Garage to find that the elevator bank - both elevators were out of order. I was with a friend who had trouble climbing stairs so this presented a huge problem. My first review was pretty direct. I called out the City of Berkeley for ADA issues since the elevators were out of service and there was no signage on the elevators. Later, I did reach out to Kevin Phan, Project Manager, City of Berkeley but to be honest his response was a cut and paste job that he had probably sent to hundreds of other concerned Berkeley residents. I was not impressed. Later, Noah Budnick, Senior Management Analyst, City of Berkeley emailed me with a personal apology and a response that was well written and genuine. Noah gets my vote for employee of the month award for his sincere note. Center Street Parking Garage is one of the best garage's I've used in the Bay Area. . (I used to work in the City and know most of the public Garages in Downtown.) It's safe, well lit and reasonably priced if you arrive after 5:00pm. Matt says If you are in Berkeley attending the Freight and Salvage or the Greek Theater this garage is a great option.

If you're cheap like me, you'll love the great early-bird price: in-by-9 out-by-6 for only $8…read more Perfect for BART commuters, it's just a two-block walk. Look for it on the same street as the library. Save a few bucks and spend 'em at the restaurants you've been bookmarking on Yelp!

The parking spaces are pretty small, the price is super expensive but makes sense because it's…read moreBerkley ($17/5 hours), and they charged you a fee if you're here longer than 2 hours on the day I parked here. Really awkward layout on the inside as well. Benefits is that you'll be very close to the stadium and UC Berkley as well as cute, local eateries. Recommendation: park on the street if you can.

Stopped by this weekend! I picked out some great $1 DVDs for our almost 2 and 9 year old to watch…read morein our minivan on roadtrips! Our youngest had a blast playing with the toys at their kids table! This non-profit low-cost bookstore donates all of its proceeds to Berkeley Public Library programs! They sell a large variety of used books, CDs and DVDs! Would definitely return, great service! SYOY! :-)

I love this place so much. I love getting to find good books at a really good price. The value is…read morejust so good. Not only that but I also found some great DVDs here too! Things here come from the library or are things that the library doesn't take in. Which is great because bargain seekers like me can take advantage. The people that work there are so helpful. My experience with them has always been lovely. 5/5