British-inspired driving…read more SAFETY (3 stars): Brightly lit garage, but super dark outside on the street-side entrance as well as the alley-way entrance. SPACES (3 stars): Average size, but a little on the small side. NAVIGATION (2 stars): Someone please tell me, WHY must we drive on The Left? It's bizarre and rather dangerous, as I've seen drunk people not quite sure how to handle those turns. Even sober it can be daunting. It's not a big deal as long as no one is going in the opposite direction. But as soon as you add someone else to the mix, everyone tenses up. You can see the fear in their eyes. PRICE / HOURS (4 stars): Free, but a 2-hour time limit and NO parking from 2:00-6:00 am, unless you are a permit holder. VERDICT: 1. I really don't like playing with death in this British-inspired parking lot. I've adapted to driving on The Left for this parking lot, but what about newbies who unknowingly park here? Scary. 2. Who designed this place?! Perhaps Sunnyvale's parking lot designers somehow got their paws on this project. That would explain a lot.

Above the CVS drugstore. It doesn't look like there is parking there, from the street, since looks…read morelike a regular building. As parking lots go, in Mountain View, this one is public and the best. Closest to mid-Castro.

Location is very clean. I tried to get here to catch the 4:36 express, but the parking lot was…read morepacked! People finally got to their cars and spots opened. Had to wait 20 minutes for the next limited train.

I love riding the train and even more so since they converted to electric trains. The new trains…read moreare quieter and offer a pretty smooth ride. One of the best things about the train is seeing all of the little towns along the tracks. One of my favorites is Mountain View. The train station is on the edge of a busy downtown street lined with shops, restaurants and interesting people. Step off the train and you're right in the heart of the action. There's plenty of parking and getting to either side of the tracks to access the north or southbound trains is super easy. The next time you're on the train, consider making a pit stop in Mountain View.

Such a convenient place to park! It looks brand new, clean, feels safe and secure, and has a…read morewell-thought-out structure. You easily pay for parking at the machine right outside and then you're set. It is close to the train station so you can park for the day while you have an adventure. Note: Parking fee on weekdays only and then free in the evenings and on weekends. I think the end time was 6pm on weekdays.

Well, if I knew we can review parking garages, I would of taken more photos…read more Yes, this is a legit consumer review! I actually parked for free on the lower level on New Year's Day! It was strangely quiet in the California Ave area, and I cruised around trying to get closer to where I wanted to be. I saw the garage at 350 Sherman, went in, and the spacious garage was barely 10% full. Free parking and hardly anyone here, what a deal! The place looks brand new, has charging stations, and is right behind California Ave, which is closed to traffic. Maybe next time I should check out the view on the upper level.

Would not accept the scan for validation from the movie theater, and no response via the call…read morebutton. Forced to pay full rate to get out of the garage.

i've parked here a few times when catching a movie at the rwc century cinemas since it's just a…read morestone's throw from the theatre. given how difficult it's been to find parking in recent months/years, this is a welcome addition to downtown rwc. thank you box for moving to rwc! even though this parking structure is right across the street from theatre row, with the century cinemas, restaurants and shops, it doesn't really get that crowded (surprisingly!) so i prefer parking here vs jefferson parking garage or marshall parking garage. as with the other parking structures, parking fees are assessed based on the day of the week and time of day: monday-friday: 0500-1800, $0.25/hour, 1800-2300, $2.50/hour, 2300-0200, $0.25/hour saturday & sunday: $2.50/hour (all day) overnight (any day): $20 the first 1.5 hours are always free, and if you have validation from the movie theatre, the first 4 hours are free...enough for a 2 hour show and a meal!

This worked out well. Charged my car and parked it while I had business nearby. Parking in this…read morearea is painful so thankful for this spot.

Decided to park here because of its convenient location in downtown Palo Alto. It's right next to a…read morebunch of poppin' restaurants and stores, making it a great parking option. I went on a Friday at 12:30 pm and there was plenty of parking on the third floor. Not sure how busy it gets on weekends though. Parkings spots feel kinda a tight but it wasn't a problem for me and my sedan.

Small and not bad of a walkable downtown area. You can get free parking in the lots around or…read morethrough street parking. I'm assuming it's usually not super bad, but we went on Valentine's Day, so that made things a tad more difficult. There's a wide variety of eateries (just know that some of them close for a lunch break) and boba places and sweets places which is nice, as well as a local mom and pop owned market, a book store, gift shops, and the pop up for local independent artists. It's pretty lively on weekends with lots of people walking around, students busking, families hanging out, there's a ping pong table, and it's nice that they close down part of the middle roadway so pedestrians can walk easier and much more willy nilly, as well as opportunities for al fresca dining. Food options that I saw were Japanese, Thai, Korean, Chinese (from many regions), Indian, Mexican, American, Mediterranean, and much more. They got a sizeable Ume Tea here as well and if it weren't so busy, I'd stop by either of the 2 patisseries they had. Also, random, but I liked how they used that one storefront just to highlight what looks like a child's research project on penguins. Super cute!

So mixed feelings about this town. So outside of the obvious, located in the south end of the…read morepeninsula adjacent to PALO ALTO a little to our north AND LOS ALTOS a little to our sw, it is starting to edge out of what is good. It is starting to be over the top. 20 minutes to get from one side of town to the other, let alone these annoying driverless cars merging into traffic and weaving in and out..that is scary, hello! CITY OF MT VIEW YOU ARE BUILDING WAY TO MUCH. I am capitilizing this in case you cannot read or see. We do not have the infastructure..way too many people, not enough land. You need to follow the suit of towns like Los Altos and Menlo Park and S Bay like Los Gatos. You are making this over the top. You really need to listen up. Are you building so much to pay the exorbitant city salaries of your employees? There is not enough infastructure here to support what you are trying to do, wake up call.

Decent small local shopping center. I mostly use Bed Bath and Beyond or L and L Hawaiian BBQ…read more Other stores include REI and Pet Smart, also Best Buy is there as well! Close to home I'll be back again and again!

A small big box shopping center with a good mix of stores and plenty of free parking located near…read morethe Mountain View Costco. Charleston Plaza includes an REI, Best Buy, a Bed, Bath & Beyond, and a Petsmart store. It also has a Starbucks, Chipotle, an Erik's DeliCafé and an L&L Hawaiian BBQ for food options among other smaller stores and shops.

tons of spaces here and centrally located to all downtown los altos shops. the parking area spans…read moreseveral blocks and if you get a space here, you'll literally be at the rear entrance to all of the shops and restaurants along main street. note the 3 hr parking limit which is enforced monday thru saturday from 8am-6pm. if you need more than 3 hrs, just stop into one of the many retailers who offer coupons for all day parking. unless there's a street fair, parade, or seasonal festival going on, you can generally find a space here without a problem.

I am at Palo Alto today for appointment…read more Took the opportunity to visit the shopping center near by . It has this " Discover our garden walk " poster and many beautiful flowers to explore. I have enclosed the photos of different. They are beautiful and lovely . There are huge parking lots around the shops , free Wi Fi and public restrooms. In the morning it is quiet , many coffee shops and breakfast places are open . The sky is blue and the sun is not too much at 9 am . We got some nice breeze and 65 F outside . It is perfect . Enjoy the garden walk and the plants and landscape are lovely.

If the Stanford shopping centers vision was lifeless store fronts and no one actually shopping then…read morethey achieved it. Owners please take a look around, no one is shopping. An entire year here and I literally see no one buying anything in any of the stores, regardless of the season. It feels very pretentious. Each store, each window has the same exact thing - no color, no life. Each store equally more expensive than the next. I have come to learn that the building owners sought a "vision" and pushed out previous stores here to have what it does now. Each store front pushes mute colors, I walk into a store $600 for the most boring top I have ever seen, and this carries on through each and every store here. Not to mention, a lot of the stores push concerning stereotypes and visions of women's bodies. There's a select few stores I love here, Outerknown (you are awesome) and Aesop, are what keeps me coming back - other than that, it's a sad shopping experience and I actually really enjoy shopping at a lot of malls. Sad, uninspiring. This mall is now pushing sad and concerning shopping and fashion culture. This is unrealistic, false expectation setting. It is deplorable.