Market & San Pedro Square Parking Garage

Been parking here for several years and found my car vandalized. Beware parking over night.

If I could give 0 stars I would… I work on this street and have for 5 years. It’s almost every other day that you can’t get out because the machines are broken, or you have to pay $ 20 because they don’t offer any discounts to employees of the street. I wish there was someplace to park long term… Unfortunately there is not

I like it. $ 5 flat rate parking on weekend AND free with validation. Score! Came a few hours before a San Jose Sharks game. Thank goodness, since we managed to snag the $ 5 rate before they increased it to $ 7 (still not a bad rate).
For those who are technologically challenged, when paying for the ticket, enter the entry ticket first and then the validation ticket. So in the end, we ended up parking for free on a Saturday evening. Sounds good to me.

This is my first time to come to this farmers market at San Pedro. It is okay. I felt this place is smaller than other market.
But it is nice to have near by our office so I could come here for lunch time.

Great parking garage, free with validation.
EVSEs are through the Blink Network (not free) and located on the first floor. Just watch out for those nasty Volt drivers!

Don’t lose your ticket or they charge $ 20 — even if you just ate lunch at San Pedro Square. The worker is completely incompetent.

nice place to park on the weekend for san pedro sqr

Good parking for DTSJ. Rates are sort of steep but at night they have a flat rate and many of the nearby businesses validate. The actual facility is in rather poor condition and could definitely use some work.

$ 5.00 isn’t terrible, but it’s a bit annoying when you just want to grab a bite to eat and there happens to be an event in downtown San Jose. The line moves REALLY slowly getting in and out again, for some reason, much slower than other places that have comparable lines. I can’t for the life of me figure out why.
Wouldn’t say I’m a fan… but… if it weren’t here, there’s be NO place to park… so what are you gonna do?

This tends to be the lot we park whenever we plan to walk around Guadalupe.
Positives include several different pay stations and every column in the space is easily numbered, which cuts down on losing your car… if that’s an issue with you ;)
How to get out is incredibly confusing, as there is a door that looks like it’s supposed to be for security, but seems to be the actual exit.
It’s a fairly cheap, easy place to park, I just wish it were a bit easier to navigate.

For parking garages, this place has it down. $ 5 but almost all businesses validate.
Unfortunately on Sharks nights, and late Friday and Saturday parking is $ 7 pre pay… even for employees of local businesses. This takes effect about two hours before the game and 8-​ish on standard weekend nights.
But, they have this place organized! Entry is super easy with street entrances on both side and two entries per side. And exit is every level… no waiting in line for five stories of cards to feed their tickets into a machine.
Just don’t lose your ticket! I don’t know what to tell these people writing bad reviews because they lost their ticket. That’s the first rule of parking garages (the second being don’t talk about parking garages.)

Be careful when you park here. Make sure you get a ticket even though the bar is open. It can be the system is broken or they are trying to scam you.
We went on a Sunday morning getting some lunch from the Market. The bar was open when we went in so we thought it was free for the day. But obviously no, when we came out, they required us to show a ticket. We explained what happened and asked them to give us the ticket so that we can get free validation, they refused with no reason. There was a security camera that recorded everything, but he refused to go back and watch it so to check if we are telling the truth.
The Mexican looking worker was playing game on his phone all the time. We paid him cash eventually. Pathetic.

I was scammed.
Big sign that said «free parking with validation.» The ticket machine was not working and the gate was open. I drove in assuming it’s free.
When I was exiting, the gate was closed so I asked the worker what the deal was. The guy behind the counter playing Megaman on his smartphone said I need to pay $ 5 to get out. I said the sign clearly says with validation, I can park for free so I kindly asked for a ticket to get validated where I ate. The guy refused and said I need to pay $ 5 since he can’t tell whether I’m lying about the broken gate. I told him to look at his security footage and he mumbled. I asked him to call his boss. After some unpersuasive talking on his phone, he told me his manager would not approve and that I need to pay $ 5.
I gave up on the scam and I sarcastically asked «Do I pay the machine or pay you?» he said «ME» and I said «of course» He took the $ 5 cash and gave me a ticket to get out.
I entered with a Black Acura Sedan on ¹¹⁄₂₄ around 1pm and exited at 2pm. Take a look at the footage. The gates were open and I did not get a ticket.
YOU GUYS CAN NOT HAVE A SIGN THAT SAYS «Free Parking with Validation» but not let the customer go validate their ticket and demand $ 5 saying we have no choice and taking our car hostage.

$ 5 for all day Saturday and Sunday parking — can’t get any better than that. It is $ 7 on game day/​night regardless if you are there for the game or not.
On game days/​nights, they charge you upfront and usually they are present exactly 2 hours prior to the start of the game. If you want to pay just $ 5 then you should get there earlier than the 2 hour window.
I have always paid it w/​my debit card but one night the machines would not take it. Can you imagine? It was close to midnight, I have the kids, and my card wasn’t working. My credit card did not go through either — either I got hacked or their machine is simply not taking payments via cards which happened to be the case. I logged onto my account a few times just to make sure all the transactions were actually mine. That was one stressful night. The attendant did not speak English fluently and the only thing I cared about were my kids. During my wait, a few calls came through w/​identical issues: invalid payment. After what seemed like eternity, the attendant opened the gate from her post.
If you do not want to experience what I went through, carry cash.
Always safe, the elevator towards St. John is out of order most of the time but I use the one towards E. Santa Clara, and the line to get out after the game is mayhem but never an issue because everyone is civil and take proper turns.
I just started checking in. I think I would be up to my 5,000^th check in otherwise.

I used to avoid coming downtown because of how difficult it was to find convenient parking (dude, they charge like $ 10/​hr in some lots!). Not anymore! This garage is both cheap and conveniently close to San Pedro Square — WIN.
Rates:
— $ 1 every 20 min ($ 20 max)
— $ 5 weeknights (after 6pm), weekends and holidays
+ TIP: You can get your parking validated for at the San Pedro Square Market Bar (2 hrs weekdays; all day weekends) which is awesome for taking lunch breaks or hanging out downtown with friends on weekends!
Several other restaurants also validate parking as well — here’s a link to a list:
Not the cleanest, safest or nicest looking garage, so make sure not to leave any valuables in the car. Better safe than sorry! Oh and remember to pay AFTER you come back (not before you leave) to avoid paying twice. The staff here aren’t all that friendly about fixing that problem for you.

The party animal’s paradise.
SAFETY (4 stars): Very brightly lit, just be careful crossing the street.
SPACES (3 stars): Some are average size, but others are incredibly tiny.
NAVIGATION (3 stars): Wide enough areas for cars to cross paths comfortably. However, be wary of drunk drivers, especially the ones rambling down the spiral driveways and speeding toward the exits. They seem to want to beat everyone else to the exits, at any cost.
PRICE /​HOURS (4 stars): $ 1 every 20 minutes on weekdays, but flat rate of $ 5 on evenings and weekends.
VERDICT: This is the place to play if it’s late in the day or time to party. Just watch out for the drivers partying hard around you!

#84. This garage is on the better end of the parking spectrum. It’s right next to San Pedro Square, so you don’t have to walk that far to grab a bite. You can get your ticket validated if you park here: two hours of parking on the weekdays, and all day on the weekends. Even if you don’t validate on the weekends, it’s only $ 5 all day.
Parking spot sizes vary. The garage will obviously be more crowded on Friday and Saturday evenings since San Pedro Square is Restaurant and Bar Central.

$ 5 flat rate on weekends. Perfect if you’re going to San Pedro square to drink/​eat.
My friend got a little too drunk so she decided to leave her car not knowing how much it would be the following morning, but to our surprise, it was only $ 10!
Highly recommend :)

i like the cheap parking ($ 5 flat rate for a weeknight evening) but I didn’t enjoy paying twice.
I thought I was being clever by paying at the machine as soon as I parked (to beat the rush). After all, it was a flat rate for the whole night. Sure enough, after seeing a show at HP Pavilion, the pay machine downstairs was very, very long. I patted myself on the back all the way to the car.
But then I tried to exit. And I got stopped at the crossbar when the machine said I hadn’t payed. So I payed another $ 5 before the growing line of cars behind me started to get testy.
I guess the system here isn’t smart enough to deal with flat rate paying *at any time within that period*. What year is it again?

I had a monthly a pass to that garage because of its roofed parking option.
I am now using a different lot, which cost me more, and I will pay what ever just not to use this place any longer.
If you arrive to work between 9am-​10am there’s no change to find a decent parking spot. As a result big cars are stuffed less than a feet from each other in the few spots left, and people always bang the neighbored car doors.
I prefer to pay more, and park somewhere else. The damage to my cars’ doors cost more than the parking cost difference.
Also, the workers never there when needed, and when you find one, he’s rude and slow to help. People always wait helplessly by the pay machines or exit gates.