Pat Ryan Moving and Storage

I would never recommend this mover –not even to my worst enemy. They pack and label things quite poorly. An open milk carton is put in a box marked booze so it was not opened right away. You can guess the result of that. A mattress and box spring were not even wrapped in anything — talk about laziness — and tossed in the van. I am truly sorry I did not look in the van to notice this. Disgusting! Boxes marked kitchen are put in the guest bedroom. Boxes marked living room are put in the master bedroom. Etc. Etc. They do not even open up the boxes inside your home… just leave them stacked on top of each other and good-​bye. Boxes coming from their storage center did NOT arrive at my new home. It was full of coffee table-​size art books from my father’s place. Guess it was too heavy for them to make an effort? They broke a huge glass milk carton (size of a metal milk carton on a farm), an Imari plate and lost a drawing from an Artist’s Notebook (from my late father so I had no provenance) among other things. All were worth $$ and they paid SIXTY CENTS on the dollar to pay $ 108 and added $ 500 more to be nice. Getting so little for all that was lost is a joke! I never had serious breakage or loss of any kind on any other moves. They came recommended to me – what a joke! I should have used Shamrock!

My sister moved recently with the help of these guys. I have moved many times with and without help and it has never been a day without stress. The four man crew from Pat Ryan Movers made everything as stress free as possible. It rained all morning and the access to the house and rooms inside was not easy. Many antique and breakable items. All handled with care and all made the trip in one piece.
So thank you to all, your hard work was much appreciated by us!

Pat Ryan moved my house and stored many of our belongings during a remodel. The crew was very professional, organized and careful with our possessions. I would definitely hire them again.

In anticipation of moving some furniture and boxes into storage while we are having a portion of our home remodeled, we asked a friend who’s a realtor about reliable moving and storage companies. Pat Ryan Moving and Storage was the first company on his list.
The team booked our move within a week of my call, and then called a few days beforehand to reconfirm. The actual movers arrived at our home within 5 minutes of the appointment time, which is impressive given that we live on a tall hill in a neighborhood with narrow streets. The movers were professional, friendly, and efficient. They took care with our items and with the walls in our home (so as not to scratch any paint). They were done an hour earlier than the original plan.
I couldn’t be more satisfied than with the service I received from this company.

Used Pat Ryan to unload a container we had sent here for our move from Alaska. Wonderful customer service from the first call. The gentlemen who unloaded were very effecient and also friendly. Clive stood by while a bump occurred in our deliver schedule with the Alaska freight company and even helped me troubleshoot. I would recommend this company with no hesitation.

Update 2015-​08-​29:
These guys are great! This is the 3^rd time I used them and that should already say something about what I think about the quality and professionalism of their work.
This time, I was doing a long distance move which they don’t handle. But, Clyde referred me to a long-​distance moving broker. That didn’t work out so I decided to rent a POD.
I gave Clyde a call and asked him if they could load my POD for me for my long distance move. He was able to give me a quote over the phone by asking me questions about what I needed moved.
I scheduled them and they showed up on-​time (they always do). They took a quick look around and smiled. I asked them if they were smiling because they thought that my move would be easy. They said yes and added that when everything is packed well, the move goes easily and quickly.
They started working, not much talking or resting and completed the job ahead of schedule. Everything was packed neatly and compactly, like a tetris puzzle. There were a few things that I didn’t know how to pack, so they just did it for me with supplies that they brought with them.
These guys were great! Not a scratch or nick on the floors or walls. And, all of my stuff arrived in perfect condition!

2 years ago, our family used Pat Ryan Moving to help us move a medically challenged elder loved one from her small condo to an assisted living facility. Well, more accurately, the family dealt with the challenges of moving her, while the awesome movers of Pat Ryan handled the securing and transporting of the entire contents of her bedroom to her room at her new home.
It was an extremely stressful time for our family and the staff and movers couldn’t have ben more prompt, efficient and flexible — especially considering the move was literally just 4 blocks away. I don’t recall the exact charge, but I remember thinking it was very reasonable.
Despite having to move heavy items from the 11^th floor of the old building to the basement of the new building, the entire dismantling, securing, transporting and re-​setting up took no more than 2 hours, if even that. I recall it was fast, over before I knew it.
I see so many different moving company trucks in the streets out there, but I would definitely recommend Pat Ryan for your moving needs. They are very professional and have an established history.
Lastly, a couple of interesting points:
1). WRAP PARTY? They secured our big pieces of furniture by wrapping industry-​grade saran-​wrap around them multiple times. It was fun watching them do that.
2). COLIN FERRIL? The movers that day happened to be a trio of strapping young men of Irish descent. I am a fan of hearing English spoken in different accents, so that was an unexpected treat.

Pat Ryan Moving and Storage is the most professional, business –like moving company I have ever used. Efficient, accurate and most of all, friendly and helpful. We moved from Russian Hill to the Marina. Several flights of stairs in both homes… everything was moved without any damage to furniture. Our team consisted of Patrick, Liam, Lliam and Vito… thank you for your excellent service!
Linda and Lenny Amato
San Francisco, CA

In short Pat Ryan ROCKS! The move was perfection realized that we can only dream about. Seamless process without any problems, glitches, mishaps, misunderstandings. And if perfection wasn’t a good enough goal of achievement, they came under estimate! How many times does that happen! NEVER! No personality issues cause my son can be a grumpy prima donna and that did not happen. Instructions followed with ease and joy. Everyone on the same page throughout. Pat Ryan is now one of my son’s heroes, and that is not an accolade easily achieved.

We’ve used Ryan Moving twice, once to move in a rental while we renovated our house in 2008 and again in 2011 when we moved into our current home in Pacific Heights. (three flights of stairs, on a hill, two massive trucks and a 700 lb table) They have great packers, estimaters, AND the best attitude and service. I have to personally commend Clive (who runs the office and the team) whom we met to assess the move and completed the little details. There was even a piece of errant furniture that had been stored and moved, and he was the most efficient, effective, and gracious person to help me manage the piece. Thank you, Pat Ryan team. I hope not to move, at least for a decade, but if we do, we will work with you again.

One time I used this company for a move from Palo Alto to San Francisco. It was one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had with a business.
After unloading all of my items, I realized that they forgot a piece of furniture. They refused to go back and get it, and I couldn’t fit it into my car.
My feisty friend demanded that they return and get it, and they finally agreed after yelling at me, and after involving their manager.
I followed them back to Palo Alto to show them the piece that was missing, and they were silent and disrespectful to me. Silent like, «thanks for your help!» and no reply.
If you want all of your items when you get to your destination, and/​or non volatile movers with an attitude, go with another company.

We’ve used Pat Ryan twice for moving — once to split our apartment into a smaller 1 br and storage, and the other to get our storage, and move all our belongings into our permanent home. That said, we highly recommend them for both moving and storage — affordable, prompt, and fast!
Since our first move with them was somewhat last-​minute, we also paid for them to pack our apartment, which has since spoiled us, as we realized how much time it saves, and how great they are! We moved a lot of our valuable on our own (vinyls, booze, important stuff!), but in both moves, not one item was broken or damaged. Clive even called me afterwards to say he found a couple of pictures that he thought were ours, and they were! Once we got unpacked, we would have been so sad to not have them!

Awesome work by a professional and courteous crew. And fast! Unreal speed on display in hiking up 4+ stories as part of every run. Arranged parking permits and are even able to squeeze in less storage then estimated saving me some bucks.

They came, they saw, the conquered! Fast, professional, well priced and broke absolutely NOTHING!!!
What more is there to say?

I began using Pat Ryan Moving and Storage on December 17, 2010, I have been using them ever since. The movers are professional, Clive is as nice and accommodating as ever and I highly recommend them. So far, I have used them three different times and I am working on a 4^th in the very near future.

I can’t say much more than what’s already been said.
They came. They saw. The moved. Alberto, Vito, Paul and Conar were fast, careful, professional yet cordial and friendly. They all seemed to be having a good time but not at the expense of the move.
I’d hire Pat Ryan to move my apartment again any time.

This past weekend I used Pat Ryan to move from San Francisco to the South Bay. I cannot say one bad thing about Pat Ryan — they were awesome! It makes a HUGE difference when you move and you have people that know what they are doing and do a great job. My move consisted of about 60 boxes of various sizes and a handful of large pieces of furniture. The crew I had was super fast, careful, respectful and did a great job.
My crew was Patrick, Jason and Liam and I would recommend them and Pat Ryan Moving to anyone in search of a moving company. I also spent a good amount of time price shopping and comparing them to the competition and their rates were in line with everyone else… but when it came time to pay they came in under their original quote!!!
These guys know how to move people and are pretty impressive… they are amazing at what they do.

This is the second time I’ve used Pat Ryan Moving and Storage! Amazing! Do yourself a favor and use them. They are professional, they will move your furniture with care for the furniture and the walls. If they don’t answer the phone right away leave them a detailed message and they will call you back. I had a miscommunication with them re: moving a couch (long story) which was not their fault and they honored the original quote anyway. I was so appreciative of the communication and follow through from them. They are wicked strong!

I have used Pat Ryan for about 3 moves in 4 years and I cannot speak high enough of them. If I still lived in SF I would exclusively use Pat Ryan. I meant to write this review a year ago, but I felt motivated to write this after a used another company in Fremont.
Pat Ryan moved my entire apartment and packed my entire kitchen then drove from Walnut Creek to Fremont in less time than another Mover moved the same stuff within my same Fremont building and did not have time to pack my kitchen.
Pat Ryan is efficient, professional and careful.

Pat Ryan movers were great. They were fast, efficient, professional, and a nice bunch of guys, especially Rowan. They have a good sense of humor and made the whole experience a lot less stressful. I overpacked a couple of large boxes and they immediately provided some free boxes to repack my books and it didn’t even slow them down. I also had some very heavy stuff which they took care of without issue. The whole thing happened in 1 hour less than quoted as well which saved me money.
I would not hesitate to use them again.