First-They could actually comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), by having a…read moreworking elevator. Their elevator has not worked in over a month. So you if you want to take anything from the 4 story building, you literally have to carry it down the steep stairs, 18 steps per flight.

Didn't like it. It wasn't clean and they forced you to have insurance. Don't recommend it.read more

Used to be pretty great and now it's meh/good and very expensive. I'm going to break down the good…read moreand the bad and everything in between by categories. PRICING First got a unit here right towards the beginning of pandemic. Prices were very reasonable. I think we paid around $120-130 a month for our particular unit size. Having emptied our unit and closed our account last month, our bill for the same unit had gone up to around $330 a month. Absolutely ridiculous. No justification was ever given for the repeated price hikes but at this point the pricing is outrageous. If you threaten to leave you might get a temporary price break but honestly, the amount by which the price has more than doubled in four years is extreme. SERVICE When we first got our unit there if you had an issue and called their number you'd reach someone at the office and with their call ID system they immediately knew it was you calling. It was great. Now it's the phone tree from hell and nobody ever picks up the phone live. Leave enough messages and maybe someone will call you back eventually. Also, the hours posted online correspond to the facility, not the office, and the office doesn't really follow reliable hours. Went there in the middle of a Sunday, when it always used to be open, and there was nobody there. FACILITY I appreciate they seem to have taken measures to make it more secure. At one point during our tenure there they seem to have had a troubling situation with one employee, and some locks that were un-secured, but now it's pretty straight forward and you take your lock with you when you're done. I also like that it's moved from a simple code - which anyone could get - to a bluetooth via app based system that only works if you're logged into your account via the app. It might be a little slower to open gates but at least in theory it's harder for people without an account to gain access to the facility. There are plenty of carts to use for hauling stuff and the elevators and hallways are easy enough to navigate, though it may take you a visit or two to get your full bearings depending on where your unit is. Sometimes the parking situation inside gets iffy, but I was never not able to get done what I needed to. They also seem to be taking their climate control more seriously. When we first started there if you went in the summer you'd have a hard time understanding what exactly was climate controlled about the place because it was so hot and humid. Now the temperature seems very well regulated. I did find a very small amount of rodent droppings in my unit, but I assume that's standard in most storage places, and none of my items appeared damaged. OVERALL What holds me back from recommending this facility are the pricing and the seemingly inaccessible customer service. I can't justify the massive price increases and pairing that with an impossible to reach main office. If they were to address these things, the facility is otherwise fine for its purposes.

Public Storage on Long Bridge Road was frustrating and shady from the beginning to the end of my…read morerental. The office was almost never staffed and it was nearly impossible to reach the staff when a situation required interacting with them. Even worse is the shady business practice of repeatedly jacking up the rent to more than double (almost triple) the originally monthly rental over a brief period of under six months. It is one thing for the rent to go up after an first month discount, but repeatedly raising the rate to an astronomical amount is outright immoral business practices. Our consumer protection laws ought to protect us from this kind of shadiness.

Have been using CubeSmart for two years with no issues. The staff are great. The prices are not so…read moregreat (they keep increasing each year) but they are inline with competitor prices.

***READ THE REVIEWS FOR THIS LOCATION*** INFESTED WITH RODENTS**I rented with CubeSmart at the…read moreShirlington Rd location for approximately 2 hours. That was the time it took for me to sign the lease, find that my lock wouldn't fit, leave to get another one and drive back. When I returned with all of my boxes to put in storage, I realized that I hadn't inspected the storage unit. Since I was more concerned with the size of the unit, as soon as Zach (a manager) showed me a few options, I quickly signed up. When I returned and started to move in I noticed piles of mouse droppings all around the perimeter of the unit walls! I had to turn on my flashlight to see because the lighting in the unit isn't great. I immediately removed my things and left. I called the after hours number and cancelled my lease. I wish I'd read the reviews and not wasted my time. Since this place clearly has a pest issue it's interesting that one of the other workers (Aiden) bragged that others have moved to THIS location due to rats at OTHER storage facilities. So that was either a BLATANT LIE or he is negligently unaware that the place where he works is just as dirty. SMH. I'm actually glad the office was closed when I got back because I might have been convinced to move to other unit. However, this level of infestation is definitely throughout the building. I have no idea why this place has 5-star reviews. The true reviews are scattered but they're RECENT. Do your homework and AVOID THIS PLACE.

I moved this past weekend and hired Bookstore Movers for the job. I can honestly say I was blown…read moreaway by the professionalism, efficiency, and expertise of the moving crew. I worked with a different moving company 2 years ago that left me scarred for life with how rude and unprofessional they were. I ended up having to finish the job myself (moving my giant couch up four flights of stairs), so when I knew I was moving again, I did my due diligence and sought out a few quotes. Another company quoted me almost $800 and required a 3 hour minimum for the job!! $800 seemed steep and I knew the job wouldn't take that long... Along came Bookstore Movers who quoted me a reasonable $470 minimum for two hours of work and a maximum of $680 for 3.5 hours of work (price breakdown: $140 per hour with 2 hour min. plus a $190 truck fee). I received a quote within a few hours of requesting it. There was no deposit required and the date was booked. I received detailed emails leading up to the move about FAQs, tips for a seamless move, and the names of my crew including contact info for the crew lead. Abdul (crew lead), Niiwayo "Y.O", and Milly were SO fast and friendly. They wrapped every single item with care in drop cloths and got to moving immediately. Despite the 90 degree heat and a total of five flights of stairs, the job was finished in 2 hours. I was SO impressed. I was so traumatized by my last move that I literally had to walk away while they moved the couch in but before I knew it, I got a text from my boyfriend telling me they had fit it through the door and our living room was all set up. I was so relieved and happy to work with them. If and when we move again, (hopefully not anytime soon, lol), I will 100% be contacting Bookstore Movers... and you should too!

We had a great experience with Bookstore Movers. Responsive and friendly staff. They took GREAT…read morecare of our stuff. Arrived at our new place on time. A great experience over all!

I think her name was Larren sorry i tried to remember . But she was the best i have ever worked…read morewith . I get storage units for my medical reps all the time for the last 15 years . By far she was the most helpful , generous , kind person i have ever worked with . Highly recommend !!!

The storage unit seemed fine and clean when I moved my stuff in. However, when I went to pick my…read morestuff up a little over a month later, I found termites in the unit. They also just more than doubled the rate three months after getting the unit.

The area/location is super convenient and the staff manager Drea is THE BEST! She's friendly,…read morepatient, and exceeds the standard customer service you'd expect and want. Moving can be daunting and stressful but Drea has been a literal god send in making my move so much easier!

Monique is a gem. Very professiona, always has a big smile, and thanks you for being a customer. If…read moreyou're looking for storage options in the DMV area, check out this location and sign up, Monique will take care of you!

Kent and Joe are very special people who works so well together and both have an awesome…read morepersonality and superb customer service skills. I am a returning customer and always have positive experiences. Thank you so much.

I am a returning customer. 1.) Professional aling with high…read morequality customer service. 2.) Affordable rates; while going through the economy inflation. 3.) The units and grounds of the storage always clean. Thank you for your service.

I can't fully express in words how sincerely I discourage anyone from doing business with this…read morecompany. I have never been so disrespected and just generally slimed as a paying customer to a service provider. I had a great experience in the first half of my process with CityStash when my things were collected for storage. They weren't the most professional team, they bumbled around and were rushing, apologizing for knocking things into walls but never stopped rushing. That said, they were good, kind people and I was happy to look past a little damage-free klutziness. When it came time to have my things delivered, the situation went south quickly. At the very end, I think possibly even after my delivery window, I got a call saying they were running late and hadn't even picked up my things from the warehouse to be delivered. I had been calling the main line for updates but didn't get a call back for hours, long after they would have known they wouldn't make it within the delivery window. Again, while it was annoying and could have been handled better, these things happen and I was willing to look past it. The delivery was finally made about 7pm and the movers again arrived flustered and rushed through the process, again banging into things and dinging walls. I assured them it was no big deal and not to worry, I understood sometimes life goes wrong. Once they had finished putting everything in the house, they let me know they had misplaced the specific hardware to reassemble a major piece of bedroom furniture - dresser with attachable mirror. I was told they would collect new screws from Home Depot and see me "first thing in the morning," calling me about an hour before they arrived. The next day I waited until 11 before I began calling, again waiting hours for a callback. This is when I began to get frustrated. When the owner finally called me back around 4pm, he said to me: "I don't know who told you that or why, but that was never going to happen." After exercising a healthy dose of patience and understanding through this, I had now taken not one but two unnecessary days off of work and a snarky remark from he business owner was the last thing I wanted to hear. Two full days later, the job was complete beginning on Tuesday and ending on Friday. The owner will likely be surprised by this review, though I'm not sure why. I clearly communicated my frustrations and he took little to no responsibility for the issues, blaming everything largely on the team he had sent in. When he wasn't blaming his team, he was all but shrugging his shoulders at me. While they certainly were part of the problem, my real grievance rests with him, who handled the situation with the grace and professionalism of a kindergartner in a boardroom. I was refunded $35 for the over half of a week of inconvenience, which perhaps was more insulting than no acknowledgement at all.

I only had about 8 items and they damaged one and completely destroyed the other one. When I…read morereached out to them about this they told me it was basically expected that my bookshelf was going to break during the move even though it was in totally fine condition when they picked it up. They also said they would come try to fix the dresser that they damaged, but they never committed to a time to come and eventually started ignoring my emails. The concept is great but if they are going to carelessly break things then that is worse than them not moving anything at all.

Rent elsewhere. Extra Space Storage is overpriced. If you do happen to find a reasonable rate, you…read morecan be guaranteed that it will increase after 4 months. Not a minimal increase either. Don't say you weren't warned. Scroll down and look at the other reviews. In some cases, you can expect an increase of 75-100%.Yes, after your 4th month. They have onsite parking, which is great. The manager told me that if I was ever in the area that I could park there and run my errands. Great perk, right? Not so much when you get back to your car and they called and had it towed. $135 to get it back. The tow company confirmed that it was indeed an employee of Extra Space Storage who called and had the car towed. Thanks! There are a lot of other storage options in the area. Do yourself a favor and explore them and rent any of them.

This place is a circus…read more I waited in a dirty, empty reception area for 20 minutes before "Store Manager" Selam Giday walked through the front door carrying a plate of take out food, wearing yoga pants, no uniform or name tag, and angrily began to 'assist' me from behind the desk. Perhaps I interrupted her break? She seemed really irritated by the one question I asked in response to her asking me if I had any questions, rolling her eyes and mumbling under her breath openly throughout our entire interaction. In the middle of the process of me renting a storage space, she literally ran out of the store to yell at someone that she thought was about to park nearby. I thought about ducking out right then but honestly I was afraid she'd chase me down yelling too. Predictably, when the charges hit my card 2 days later it was a different price than I was quoted by Selam. I returned to the store with my contract and the paperwork printed and signed in that very location showing the discrepancy, only to be told by a large bearded kid behind the desk that he "was only a part-time employee" and that he "couldn't help me." Wild!