My go-to storage was always Public Storage ... I live in Glen Ellyn and googled storage places near…read moreme. Lock Up Self Storage popped up so I decided to view their website for prices ... I found the perfect sized unit at a great price, the unit was very clean, carpeted and climate controlled! And to top it off the renting of the truck for 3 1/2 hours on my moving day came with the rental. I though it was too good to be true but I called them anyway and all of it was true so they definitely won me over from Public Storage. Best Decision Ever!!

The computer system was down on the day I tried to pay rent, so they couldn't take payment. They…read moresend emails "Call our office" and dont reply when you email respond What Do You Want Worst customer service ever.

Laura was awesome! Very helpful and knowledgeable. Couldn't have been more helpful! Thanksread more

Needed storage for a short period closing on our home/searching for the next. Easy booking, easy…read moreaccess, very clean, they provided the lock and kept the roadways clear of snow. I picked this place because they had an affordable rate with no indication the price would increase. Two months into rental I get notice that my rate is increasing. $90 to start, NOW ITS 179. Called to ask for some info and was told my month-to-month lease holds no pricing guarantees. So we are forced to move out on principle. Short term was great, but highway robbery is unacceptable. It also exits into a one way. Which is fine but driving a uhaul means tough u-turns or added miles to drive around the block.

We are extremely disappointed with U-Stor-It's communication practices. When we fell behind on…read morepayments, they failed to communicate consistently or clearly about how serious the situation had become. In the past, when something truly urgent came up, they would call or at least send multiple forms of communication -- phone calls, emails, and letters -- so we knew to act immediately. This time, they switched to only email without any phone calls or clear indication that an auction was imminent. We had no idea things had escalated so far until it was too late. If you value your belongings, be aware that their communication practices are unreliable when it matters most.

Move in process was super easy. Dave was really helpful at explaining everything and walking us…read morethrough!

I've been trying to get a person on the line that can help me with my storage unit . I've called…read moreother public storage store and every time I get an automatic answering machine . Why can I real person pick up the phone . I've been a customer for years. This makes me just want to take my business elsewhere else.

I stopped in last week and spoke with John. He is super friendly and very informative. He let me…read moreknow about the specials happening in store and online. He gave me the best options for size and pricing for the size of the units that I needed. He sent me emails as well to confirm my reservations and let me know the next steps. He's great! When I came back to confirm that I was good, he went above and beyond with his service. Thanks John!!!

Called about a storage unit they had advertised online with a price. Lady told me that it was 26…read moredollars more now for whatever reason. Then told me "let me ax you a question". HUH? How about I ask the questions and you give the answers. She was completely rude and I couldn't understand anything she was saying. I will find another spot

As soon as we moved to the area we wanted to looks for a storage lot for our RV. We stopped by…read moreanother Next Door location and while the staff was friendly and helpful, their lot was pretty full and of the couple of spots available for our size, the fit was a little too tight for us to feel comfortable (also I should mention I wasn't fond of the area). Enter, Next Door Storage in Plainfield. We stopped in with little notice and were able to get all set up and have an entertaining conversation about the Plainfield area being the newbs that we were. A few months later we decided to keep our RV at our house and were able to pick up and cancel our contract in a matter of minutes. There was no fee to do this since it's all month-to-month and then when we wanted to put the RV back in storage a few months after that we were able to get a new parking spot with the same ease as before. I also have to mention that the staff is awesome! Everyone I've interacted with has been so sweet and helpful and just a joy to talk to. And the pricing is actually the best we've found in the area so that alone will keep us coming back.

[Edit: The regional mgr issued a refund of the last month's rent, which is appreciated, and for…read morethat action I'll move the 1 star to a 2 star, even though we suffered far more financial loss than that one month due to staff errors.] We'd never rent here again! We have been on the road for several years and couldn't move out of this location, otherwise we would have. The staff cost us a LOT of money! We moved from a small unit to two larger units, then had relatives come by and take things out while we traveled. When they got us down to one large unit, we asked staff to make sure that we had the same gate access code. The person we talked to (Leo?) assured us that would be the case. A family member rented a truck and brought a friend out from Chicago to pick up some things. They couldn't get in, and since it was the weekend, nobody was in the office. So they wasted the cost of the truck rental and their time. Then after we got that straightened out, we were able to downsize to one smaller unit. I called Leo again, and he assured me that the gate code would be the same. Again, the relative rented another truck and got a helper - guess what, the gate code had been changed again, even though Leo promised us it wouldn't be. Asked point blank, Leo said he had no idea that gate codes changed automatically when renters moved into different units. It wasn't until AFTER this that we were told about the kiosk in the office entryway, but that might not have helped because when our relative arrived, we were out of cell range and couldn't have provided login info. Then when we finally left the facility completely, they wouldn't pro-rate the month's rent (we left on the 3rd). "Company policy!" I guess company policy overrides the money and time we wasted believing your staff when they said we could use the same gate code. And again, they had raised the rate on us. The new place we rented with a competitor cost us less than half what we were paying at Global Storage, and it has far superior carts for moving items into/out of storage. We often had to go hunting for carts because there aren't enough spread around. Also, the exterior doors have door stops on them, to prop open the doors - and most of those door stops are broken! The last day, when we moved out, a man was cleaning fishing equipment and other stuff right in the main entrance near our unit. He blocked access for about 45 minutes, so we had to go the long way around to our stuff. Staff should have noticed this on their video system and asked him to move. Currently, there are a lot of empty units at this storage facility, and now I know why.

Super friendly employees, helped us find what we were looking for. Really helped us out. Highly…read morerecommend!

Dominique was amazing and so helpful ! Made everything so easy ! The facility is clean and staff…read moreis friendly and knowledgeable

Great friendly customer service, patience and professionalism by Rene at the Streamwood location…read more It was a pleasure working with him

I contacted Carlson Brothers Movers and the written response was they would be back to me in as…read morelittle as 15 minutes but no longer than 24 hours. There was NO RESPONSE. I called and left a message and asked them to call me... again NO RESPONSE. I understand if they could not do the job, however they should have been professional and responded. I would not use them if this is how they treat potential customers.

We used Carlson Brothers Movers to move our household goods from Naperville, IL, where we had lived…read morefor 30 years, to Wheaton, IL. Everything the previous reviewers have said is spot on. They truly do treat your "treasures" as if they were their own. C.J. and his crew were on time, polite, focused, quick, but careful. The word I would use is "meticulous." And they all had good senses of humor. Unpacking in Wheaton simply reversed the excellent process. They placed our furniture where we asked. They attached our new headboard, (which I didn't expect) and reinstalled the little pesky shelves in our CD/DVD revolving tower. They made sure everything was where it should be before they left. I'm hoping not to move again for a long while, but I would hire them again in a nano second.