When I first looked for a storage unit, this one was highly rated. In fact, there were some 10+ reviews, all of them 4 or more stars, with the majority being 5 stars and all praising the customer service and, in particular, the rep KayKay. It was one of the main reasons I chose this unit, in fact. But now, coming back two weeks later it looks like Yelp must have caught wind of their ways and deleted all of those reviews. I suppose they were propaganda. At least I can enlighten you to the true ways of this place. All in all, it's served my purpose just fine which is why I'd give it 3 stars. But will it serve yours fine as well?
Here's my beginning experience:
I set up for a unit online, and they called me. I asked them when they closed. They said 6. I said I could get off work a little early, around 5:15pm and be there by 6 to see the unit. The person on the other line assured me that she would "actually wait for you until you get there." I was stuck in traffic for 55 minutes, which is no easy feat since this unit was 5 miles from my job. I called a little past 6, and no one answered. I left a message. I got there about 10 minutes after 6, and no one was there. I waited in traffic for almost an hour on the assurances of a rep that couldn't even bother to call me to say she wouldn't actually wait for me. I was pretty pissed off, because that meant I had to go back into traffic for another 30 plus minutes. A phone call could have solved that. That's all. Just call me back, and I could try to come the next day.
So the next day, I did go back. On my lunch break. I met KayKay, who was very helpful and enthusiastic about everything. Signed the paperwork, and got my unit information for that day. It took a little over an hour to do everything.
Pros:
- The unit is perfect for what I need to store. It's the smallest available, and fits my boxes and bins of clothes just fine.
- They seem to have really good specials. The one I got allowed my unit to be like 20$ for the first month, and 50$ for the second month. But since I only need it one month, I don't think I'll be renewing.
- It's a month-to-month lease, which is great.
- KayKay was very polite and enthusiastic, and seems to know her stuff for the most part. I can't speak for the other representatives, as the only other one I interacted with was not a good experience.
- There isn't any graffiti. Which is great.
- One entrance in, one entrance out. You can't even really walk into the unit unless you have the gate code.
Cons:
- The building my unit is in has a broken door. KayKay said it was usually closed, and required a door key to get it. I'm sure she knew that it didn't work, because she does work there... I've since come to find out that some sort of spring isn't locking properly. The door will be completely shut, and then you can simply grab the handle and pull the door until the lock slips out.
- The building my unit is in is probably not air conditioned. In comparison, I checked out 5 other buildings and all of them had a noticeable temperature difference. Mine felt as warm inside as it did outside. They're all supposed to be temperature controlled, for the record.
- The same key code that opens the door into my building opens every single door. Or at least the 5 that I tried. This is a little worrisome, as this indicates that security is pretty easy to manipulate, especially if you happen to have a unit here and decide you want to steal from another building's unit.
- They said there were a few carts/dollies to help you move your things into the unit, and they weren't lying. There are 2 in the ENTIRE compound. I went to move things around yesterday, and started at my unit, and walked counterclockwise into every building (using the same key code), until the one nearest to the offices had the only 2 carts that I saw in the entire compound. This is ridiculous! I don't know how expensive it would be to have AT LEAST a cart in every building, 5-6 total, but I guess the cost is just too much. I am 115 pounds, and I can't physically lift the majority of the boxes I stored in there, so I needed a cart.
- I'm not sure if the security is the best here. In my building, there's only one camera outside that I could see. There weren't any inside, and there wasn't one in the elevator. I think that in itself would deter thieves. The other building seemed a bit better security wise, so maybe mine is just the lax one. I don't think I'd trust anything of value to be stored here.
- Everything is old and worn down. It seems like they've never updated anything, and there are cracks and breaks all over the place. There's a bug problem, which is probably a given, but it's clear they don't have any kind of pest management system in place. For comparison, I had my things in there for 8 days, and when I went there yesterday I saw several bugs crawling over my things. There's only a packet of rat poison. read more