I used to rent up the hill at Smart Self Storage, but switched over to Public because the rent at Smart was twice as much. So far, so good. The facility is definitely older, but it also feels a little more secure and the access hours are longer, which is nice. Juana was very friendly and helpful. read more

Great facilities. Juana was incredibly professional helpful. I am confident in this company.

Camille is a great property manager, she's very helpful. I came in to find storage where I was shown a variety of spaces and all the information needed to make my decision. I will be deploying in a month and i'm looking at different storage companies. This is definitely the company I'll be using due to the cleanliness of the area along with the the effort and warmth received even though I wasn't looking for immediate storage. Great manager very knowledgable, professional and genuinely care about my moving needs. read more

Best Public Storage I've encountered. Been looking from storage to storage to find the suitable one for me and it looks like I have found it... Customer service wasn't only helpful but friendly. Vida was extremely helpful, she didn't only answer my every question but she did it with a smile on her face. And not once did she make me feel out of place (like other places do)... I will definitely be recommending my friends here!!! read more

The service was excellent Eric and Desiree they were very helpful pleasant and patient with my frustration and fatigue. Perfect location. Thank you so much your the best read more

Juana was very helpful and very nice to us. I recommend her.

This place was very nice and office staff was very friendly. I had a problem with gate key but Josh helped me to open the gate. I would recommend this location!!! read more

I have rented five or six times over the last seven years at Stevens Ave. Public Storage. I have found this facility to be excellent. The facility is clean, well maintained, secure, and easy to navigate with no surprises. The staff has always been, professional, helpful, and friendly. Juana the manager has been there for several years and has always been very enjoyable to work with. Based on my consistently good experiences at the Stevens Avenue location, I would not hesitate to check with Public Storage first if I would ever need to rent at another location. Customers should know that Public Storage does require renters insurance with the storage facility address listed as an insured location. You can either buy insurance there, or arrange for it with your homeowners insurance. Last time I priced rental coverage with my homeowners insurance, it saved me $5.00 dollars over the insurance sold at Public Storage for a short-term rental. I just bought the public storage insurance, because I did not want to spend a 1/2 hour more on the phone with my insurance agency answering policy questions. For longer term rentals, you may be able to save more money by adding the rental location to your home owners policy. You will also need a Public Storage approved lock. One of their approved locks is a round shielded shackle padlock. They sell them for $15 on Amazon. I bought mine at Public Storage years ago, and don't remember what I paid for it. I think it was within a couple dollars of the Amazon price though. [Update] Actually, I just look on the PS website and saw that their locks are a couple bucks cheaper than Amazon! It is also very easy to reserve units online. I have done this almost every time I have rented with them. They have a variety of incentives on various sizes of storage lockers. Do the math and you can find which incentive works best for your anticipated rental term. While I have not rented with any other company, over the years I have occasionally shopped the competition, and also have gone with friends to their storage rental facilities. I have never come across another company that offers more value than Public Storage. I do not hesitate to recommend Public Storage. For my needs their combination of location, facilities, and price is unbeatable. read more

Great customer service! Juanita was very nice on the phone and Jason helped me. They were both really nice. I felt very comfortable. It's very easy to get into my storage unit and love that there's parking next to the units. Love the hours as well. I found a great deal online and it's exactly what I reserved. Good prices and I'm very happy. read more

Juana was great to work with. She even stayed past closing hours to get all paperwork complete on our unit. She was professional and moved quickly to get us moving! The unit is great and all gates, locks, etc work without a hitch. We will use them again. Thank you Juana!! read more

I just wanna thank public storage If you know you need a storage I recommend going here. Customer service was remarkable I want to Especially thank one of the employees I believe her name was Ninis I called this morning with a few concerns regarding getting a storage unit She answered the phone with such a happy comfortable tone She had an answer for every question I had And was very confident she had alot of patients with me and helped me as best as she could read more

Purchased some boxes from Eric, who was very nice and told me that I could return anything that was unused. My house didn't sell as fast as I had hoped, and 45 days later I finally started packing. I went to the store during business hours, only to find that the office was closed and wouldn't be opened for two hours. Later I called, and nobody picked up. I visited again, only to find the door locked. When I was finally able to get in I was told that I couldn't exchange a still-strapped-together, unused set of 10 large boxes for 10 small boxes because they have a 30-day return policy (but nothing stated about exchanges). I left phone messages for Andrew, the district manager, whose vm message says that he will return calls within 24-hrs. I made three calls in 48 hours and he never called me back. Instead, he had Eric call to tell me he was too busy. After hearing my complaint, I was told I could exchange the boxes - I wouldn't get any money back, even though the 10 large boxes were certainly more expensive than 10 small ones. I wouldn't recommend buying from here unless you absolutely know exactly what you need and are positive you won't need to make a return after 39 days. read more

I called a location near Carlsbad, CA and they looked up the "best deal" in area and sent me to this location. Juana was VERY helpful! We were able to rent her last auto space to store my son's car, showed us where it was and helped us all through the process. read more

Pros: Juana the manager is extremely friendly and helpful. Actually, all the people who work there are helpful. The facility is decent..nothing fancy, nothing too negative. Cons: Public Storage is an evil corporation. They will punish you for being a loyal customer. The whole business model is built upon bait and switch. It doesn't matter what rate you pay for a unit, in a year it will go up 10%, and the next year, another 10%, and so on. Even if you can rent a unit as a new customer for less. I've been a customer for 5 yrs, and I know...you either have to keep switching units, using somebody else's ID (cuz they won't rent the same size unit to you for a new customer price), or suck it up...or move facilities. There is a terrific business opportunity for other storage units to offer a "move you from Public Storage to us" optional $$ fee, because it's worth the one time pain and cost of moving in order to not have to pay for 12+ months of upgraded costs. Public Storage is great for less than 12 months of storage. If you need long term storage, look elsewhere...you've been warned. read more

Came in and this place was packed! Josh and Camille were awesome and made sure everyone in the office was taken care of. Their district manager, I think his name was Andrew, was helping out too! They were a great team and I left with more than I came in for but it was everything I needed. Recommend to anyone and everyone. read more

A friend of mine has a space there and we've been trying to get in but the city is doing construction near the driveway. Over the last two days the staff have been very helpful communicating with us to make sure we could still get in. Thank you! read more

I have had my storage unit for a number of years. I have nothing but good things to say about Juana, but there is a real problem with corporate which will not lift a finger to remedy issues that need to be addressed. For years birds have been getting into my building where my unit is. There is bird crap on the floor and I had it in my unit recently. There is a birds nest in an upper corner inside my building. I have complained about this and nothing is ever done to prevent the birds coming into the building. Corporate will not address the issue. There is mold growing on the skylights in my building. I have now complained about this. I left a voice mail with the regional vice president, Bryan Paganetti, but of course haven't heard back from him. I now get to pay $255.00 a month for bird shit and mold. I have ENTRUSTED Public Storage to protect and safeguard my belongings and I pay a lot of money for the service, yet I can get nowhere with corporate to do the right thing. read more

Office staff were really friendly and helpful. When I had to change locker sizes not once but twice, they didn't give me any problems about it nor charge extra. The facility is clean and organized and easy to access. My only real complaint is that they require purchasing some surprisingly expensive yet low-value insurance on the contents of the storage unit unless you can show that you have other insurance -- the price and the fact that it's mandatory makes this look less like a valuable service and more like a scam to charge extra. Also, opening a locker requires a HUGE amount of paperwork, which should be streamlined dramatically. Still, overall a good experience. read more

Juana was excellent and I would highly recommend public storage to my friends and family!

The service by Juana was excellent , she was very knowledgeable and give me tips for move in day, gracias!

Desiree was great and helped out a lot today with moving boxes , y'all should give her a raise and a pat on the back on how wonderful she is also very nice and a pleasant to be around .. read more

Great service. Very nice staff and helpful staff ready to meet your needs. Place is well nice and calm and well secured. If you need anything, talk to Juana, she'll take great care of you! read more

Camille is very friendly and helpful every time I come into the office. I would recommend her and public storage in Solana Beach. Thanks!

Great, speedy experience when reserving unit. Eric was super helpful and friendly. Unit was clean and ready to go!

Eric was very helpful in getting us set-up and explained it all with a smile. Rocky also was a fine introduction to the company. Five-star stuff! read more

Attended by juana; very nice staff/good service. very nice area, very calm place, I would recommend this public storage.

This was the perfect place to store my stuff for the summer. Everyone was helpful and easy to communicate with. Wish it were more climate controlled, but it was exactly what I needed. read more

Go somewhere else!!! Incompetent staff who use classic bait and switch techniques to lock in customers. Broken key pads, doors, dirty units, you name it, are par for the course. The on-site staff are nice, but seem to lack any ability to handle non-routine situations. Complaints to corporate went unacknowledged-Andrew the corporate customer service representative was the worst representative I have dealt with across any industry. Go next door where prices are cheaper, they have staff who know their jobs, and value their customers. read more

Vida and Eric are very professional, helpful and provide excellent customer service during the rental process.

Came in to ask about a 5 x 5 space since I already have a unit with them and looks like I might be needing a little bit of extra room I walked in the office to be greeted by a wonderful young lady named Nini came in to ask about a 5 x 5 space since I already have a unit with them and looks like I might be needing a little bit of extra room I walked in the office to be greeted by a wonderful young lady named Nini I explained to her my situation and Nini immediately grabbed her clipboard and started asking me questions she was very hands-on showed me what a 5 x 5 would look like and then asked if I would maybe want to move up in size so I would have to units she gave me a lot of great options and I'm really looking forward to coming back to get a bigger unit once I speak with my wife my love coming here and the facility is cleaning and about maintained and she just made my experience you at the stretcher city that much that much better read more