Franklin 88 Garage

It was pretty straight forward, self parking this week. Very reasonable rate,  for about 5 hours I paid ten dollars.
Aug 24th, 2020

Nice place to park
Jan 15th, 2020

Oct 28th, 2019

I have been a monthly parker here for quite some time. not only is the staff standoffish and rude, but often times the lot is so over crowded there are no spots available. most of the spots for monthly parkers are on lifts which are nearly impossible to park on without scraping your car. additionally, the lot is often overcrowded, making difficult to navigate the small lot, leading me to scrape the entire side of my car multiple times on poles to avoid hitting other cars. it is $185 a month, however most months they will shut down the lot for days at a time and still expect you to pay full price. overall, I plan on taking my business elsewhere and would NOT recommend parking here. that being said, my car was never broken in to as it would have been on the street. yet is it cheaper to replace all these new dents and scrapes I have received parking here or a window break in I wouldve received parking on the street?
Dec 14th, 2022

I had planned a day trip to Oakland and everyone was saying parking was horrible so I figured why not pay the extra few bucks and save myself the hassle of finding parking. I pulled in and there was a "wait for attendant" sign, no attendant in sight. After about 30 seconds of waiting, he finally shows up and tells me its two dollars an hour (super cheap). I opted to pay 10 dollars for 5 hours, to which he told me to pay when I leave. I ended up staying for only 4 hours and when I left he charged me 8 dollars. Parking spaces itself are a little tight but you have the option to park in 2 spaces and no one is allowed to block you in so it was no issue whatsoever.Next time I am back in Oakland, I will pick this same parking garage. Location is great (right in the middle of chinatown), and super budget friendly.
Oct 31st, 2022