Do not call or schedule these movers! My mother scheduled them for a move and they did not show up or call. She had confirmed everything and had all the appropriate paperwork. No one answered the phone, no one wrote back or called back. 3 hours after they were scheduled, we ended up having to call our friends and family on a Sunday morning to help. This company is a sham. read more

DO not use this moving company for FULL-Service moves. The sales person was very informative and sounded great. I scheduled my move and received the confirmation which had to be amended twice.. they screwed up my zipcode. 94109 to 94109 YES only a 5 block move (I live in a STUDIO) 1. 8am arrival was pushed back to 10am due to traffic 2. The paperwork said I was on the ground floors for both apartments. Sorry.. 3-4 flights of stairs. 3. I took AP Spanish in high school; I understood everything and it wasn't pretty. 4. I requested 3 movers not 2. 5. One of the movers was a trainee who did not understand English. = When you pay by the hour this isn't professional. 6. Pro's don't ask what to pack. That's the WHOLE point of a full service move. 7. I told them to stop at $500; no notification or heads up. 8. I provided my own boxes and moving materials; when something is clearly labeled GARBAGE; you don't pack it. 9. I asked not to pack anything that's empty i.e. empty pop bottle. really? 10. Finally got to my new place; we sat in the van for a good 45 mins. so I could place an order for pizza. (hint). 11. They decided to quit and left me with a bed and two boxes. Yes, they actually left without saying anything. Basically implying they were coming back. One of the movers told me that he asked his son to come and help. I wrote them a $500 check and thought they were going to move the rest of my stuff. They left the doors open, the gate and never came back! WHO DOES THAT? I was too tired to deal, where did they go? Why did I pay them for a job unfinished? I stopped payment on the check and they held my stuff. After several phone calls to many people, one saying another thing vs. another. I got them to show up with my stuff 2 days later: "We're not going to move your items up to the apt (3rd floor). You have to pay an additional $250!?" ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Ironically the contract states that the move includes stairs, walkways etc at no cost. I was sold on a FULL service move. This was one of the worst days of my entire life. Make sure you tell them you only have $xyz and no more. They didn't tell me about going over my limit until AFTER THE FACT. Shady. read more

I used them in December last year to move apartments. Was very satisfied with the service. The movers came sharp at 8:00 AM (in fact a little before that). It was raining that day but they took care of covering the furniture and all other stuff. They were very prompt and efficient and I didnt have to do much. They even packed some of the boxes which I hadnt packed properly so that was nice. In general the folks were polite and well behaved. They also dis-assembled and reassembled my furniture. read more

Didn't even call to cancel, just didn't show up. Made my life very hard during a period of a lot of transition. Unprofessional.

Moving services were great. They packed up the van and moved my things to my new place. They were also an hour and a half late. The estimate for the move was ~$240, but then the total came out to be $350.... I wasn't too thrilled about that, but I couldn't have moved by myself. Thanks for the help, Bay Area Movers! read more

Moved a day ago. I would say they are OK. there are lot of better movers available. To start with, they did not tour my place before moving. So the quote they gave me is for 3 hours minimum with 115$ per hour for 3people. Though they came on time to start, they dragged the move for a long time. They charged for 7 hours (around 850 dollars) for my move a 15 miles distance. The only reason i went with them is they gave a last minute appointment. So + ve there. If you are planning to use them, please make sure you talk to them in advance, ask them to tour the home and then give a quote. As i said earlier, there are better options available. read more

The movers were 6.5 hours later than my scheduled time because of an office mixup. That said, the people who came and helped me were friendly and extremely efficient. The whole move with 45 minutes of driving took under 3 hours and made my move less stressful (once the movers showed.) While I am disappointed in the service and attitude the office gave me, I would actually consider using these movers again because of how good the actual movers were. read more

We just moved from Southern California to Northern California using one company to help us load up our uHaul and realized that day that we had way too much stuff to just have our friends and us unload it on the other side. The Bay Area Movers were really great for working with us on a last minute move later at night (8PM). I had called about 5 other moving companies in the area and they all told me they couldn't help me that late. This would have been a 5 star review but unfortunately they had a three hour minimum so we ended up paying for an extra hour of service that we didn't use. They were great though and our situation was not one that most people would have. I would definitely use them again. read more

This business is a scam. Stay away at any cost. They operate under several sames - all pro, champions, bay area, etc. I had my move scheduled with "all pro" movers for today between 8 - 9 am; Champion Movers showed up 8:20 am - on time; I signed necessary paper work but the driver refused to give me my copies. He also made me sign that I have to pay before unloading. He refused to give me copy of the "maximum payment" agreement. I started asking question and he said I cannot move you, you are asking too many questions and complaining!!! Really? I am asking for copies of documents you made me sign? He left without moving. Net Net their goal was to jack up prices after they have loaded .. I would have no recourse since he never given me a copy. I am glad I caught the scam before it happened. read more

This is an update to a prior review -- my earlier review was only three stars. After posting my review, I received a call from this company, wanting to make sure that they solved my complaints. I explained that I wasn't really complaining, and that I didn't expect anything from them, but he insisted on refunding me the difference on what I paid for the overtime hours on the move! Sweet! After this refund, this is certainly the least expensive of the quotes I got from other companies, and they did a good solid job getting my stuff moved! I would definitely use these guys again! read more

The guys who moved us were absolutely delightful. It ended up being more expensive than I had budgeted for, but they did a really good job. read more

I was very pleased with my moving experience. I was ready to stop using my friends as free labor and wanted to try a moving company to get me situated in a storage unit for the month. The movers arrived promptly, wrapped all my furniture, and got everything out of my 3rd story unit, all with a slightly broken elevator. We made it under the 3 hour limit thanks to the movers' hustle. I looked around and found this company to be quite cheap. read more

I was moving these weekends. I was very satisfied with services provided to me by Bay Are Movers. And I want to share my experience. Some moving companies provided services only during the working days. But this company works on weekends. This was a big plus for me. Price was very reasonable! I was paying only for services that were provided. Price calculation is clear and transparent. When I discussed price for my move with other companies I was lost in details. And price calculations they sent me included a lot of points that I did not want to include but it were standard price details for them with no option for customer to avoid them. All items arrived to the destination point in the same condition as they were at the beginning of the trip. I appreciate very much help that this Company provided me during my move! read more

1. I called two weeks in advance to schedule my move for august 27 (my moving date). I even have the confirmation from the lady who helped me, christy. They were supposed to be at my apartment at 8:00 a.m. 2. I waited until about 10:15 a.m. and became worried, so I called bay area movers to talk to christy to see where the movers were. She checked on it, then returned to tell me that they had scheduled my move for september 27, not august 27. I was livid. Here I was with an apartment full of boxes and furniture, and had to be out that day, with NO movers in sight! christy said that they would get someone to me asap and they would be there before 2:00 p.m. 3. Frustrated from being on a time crunch, I still waited patiently. Two came around...and no one. Three men finally showed up at 3:30 p.m. I paid for a 4 hour move, from one apartment building to the one right beside it. 4. Only one of them spoke decent English, and he told me I only got two men, and I would have to PAY for the third to work. I was like, "So he's just going to sit around??" I refused to pay them for that man to work. This was getting ridiculous. I guess he finally felt like helping a little because he grabbed small stuff and helped. 5. It took them 4.0 hours for them to move a ONE BEDROOM apartment, and they didn't even get everything. My boyfriend had to move my stuff over for two days after that because they did such a poor job. They were lazy, slow, and very unfriendly. 6. The man went over my 4 hour mark without saying anything to me, or asking me if I wanted them to stop, THEN proceeded to tell me I owed overages for them working past the 4 hours, and they did such a crappy job!! I was so angry. read more

I originally was going to have a friend help me move the rest of my stuff into my new apartment but got the call that morning that my friend had been called into his army base and wouldn't be able to help me out. In a state of panic about how I would get my stuff from 2 separate locations to my new apartment I looked up bay area local moving companies on yelp. This one came up with great reviews and a great PRICE to boot. I called them in the morning of the day I needed their services hoping that because it was a weekday they would be able to fit me in. THEY DID! They had an open spot later in the afternoon which gave me time to get everything ready for them. They said it was no problem to pick up my stuff from separate locations. I was also unsure if my sofa would fit into the elevator at my complex and warned them it may be a long trip up 5 flights of stairs with my giant sofa. As it turned out, the sofa absolutely didn't fit in the elevator. The guys were more than happy to haul it all the way to the 5th floor up a tight twisting/turning stairwell. They worked extremely quickly and kept their time under the 3 hour minimum. I was so happy that I didn't have to pay any more than I had to. The whole experience was AWESOME! I would absolutely recommend this company to everyone who has a tough move to do. These guys saved me a huge headache. THANKS!!!!!! read more

Great service. Excellent communication from the office. I was quite happy with the movers. Only complaint was that I asked them to bring their bigger truck, but they didn't and I had to pay for a second (local) trip to get the last remaining items. Overall, I was happy with the company. read more

Thanks to the pro local movers! They made our move hassle free! The movers were very professional, efficient and courteous. This is the best price for the good service! Will definitely recommend them to our friends! read more

They did a great job - we had all our stuff packed and they had our place emptied out in a little over an hour. Took a little longer getting stuff into our new place due to some tough stairs but they got everything in! I would call them again if I need movers. read more

I was pleased with Bay Area Movers. It's been close to 10 years since I moved. When I called to make my appointment, the staff was very helpful, and offered me a lot of great advice. They were also very friendly when I called in to ask further questions. The movers themselves showed up within the timeframe they confirmed with me - they weren't late. They did a great job wrapping my furniture and treating everything as if it were worth a million dollars! read more

These movers arrived on time, took extra care in wrapping large items and moved our two bedroom apartment without a scratch or ding on our items. If you want a quality move, I highly recommend Bay Area Movers. read more

Movers came in and advised it would be $1000 to have everything loaded and I would be charged 2 hour drive time and 2 hours to unload. Not what I asked for I explained what I asked for and they said if I cancel I would still need to pay the minimum 3 hours no matter what. I asked for as much to be taken to be within a set amount. The workers did what they could a lot of items I ended up moving myself. Now I also asked if I were to move the items out of their facility would I have to pay any fees. I was imformed no just give them 48 hour notice. So when my new place was ready got the same sales agent. Informed him he's original quote and everything I requested was not what I ended up getting. I paid almost double the amount. So he then advised I should of not been charge for the unloading once the movers reached back to their location only drive time. Rep said he calle back I advised I'm using another company to move me never got a call back called back same rep he routed me to the owner. Was told it would be $250-&300 for items to be taken out by the movers. So in the end said he would charge me a flat rate. Well when I did the math the amount he quoted was $100 over still. Well come moving day everything was rushed since I was at a flat rate. Where before there was not such a by the book charge since its on owners dime. The workers were nice but items broken and they make notes that you requested no additional packaging and have you go on .60 a pound per item. So in the end you don't get any real insurance. My move I over paid. No one would pay for movers to move items to storage and then from storage to their new home within a few weeks apart. My move should of been no more then $800 based on minimum work time and for the service Inrequested. And in the end I paid $1200. So unless you want up get ripped off and purchase the extra insurance becaus accidents do happen. Then your better going with another company. The owner and staff are pleasant when you speak with them. read more