Pavilion Garage

I had my licence illegally confiscated at this garage. I went in tonight 1÷25÷2016 and parked for a few hours to go to paintnite across the street. I was told my parking was validated went to give the man (tony is the only name he would give me he refused to give me his last name but yet took a picture of my licence so he now knows all of my personal information) my validation ticket and he told me six dollars. I told him i was unaware i owed any money as I was told my ticket was validated. He barked at me that it was only two hours and i owed him 6 dollars. I told him I didnt have cash i only had card but i offered to get some nearby. He told me he needed my licence which is totally fine if he needs to take my licence number down or name. He then told me he would not give me my licence until i brought back money. Bullshit. I asked him his name and he continued to yell at me Tony! I asked him his last name and he refused to give me any information. I (illegally without a licence) then drove to get him cash. When i came back i told him that taking someones licence is illegal regardless of the situation you cannot order someone to drive without a licence. He told me those are «his rules» when i told him his rules do not apply in the rest of the world his mocking response of oh well was enough for me to snap a photo. Tony then let me know he already took a photo of my licence! Awsome! He now has my address full name licence number and photo! Wonderful!!! I was then told I would not be allowed back in the garage. Like I would ever come back anyway.
Never again. Thanks TONY!

If I could give this place one star, I completely would. I chose to park here today because I was going ice skating and to Christmas in the Park. The flat fee was 6 dollars which I thought was great since most parking garages can charge by the hour or more. I got there at about 6 PM and came back to leave the garage at about 10 PM. I could not find my ticket (I had put it in my purse but at the moment I couldn’t find it). My friends and I decided it wouldn’t matter since there was a flat fee of 6 dollars. I would be more worried since if it were by the hour since the ticket would show when we got in. I get to the window to pay and I tell this man named Gazu that I could not find my ticket and he says ok. I give him my 6 dollars for the flat fee and he says no ticket? I said no. He points to where it says for a lost ticket I would have to pay 18 dollars. I found it to be ridiculous since it was a flat fee day. I was angry and told him I didn’t want to pay that amount but he was like no no no. I gave him the 18 dollars and left. Literally 30 seconds later my friend finds it in my purse. I get excited because as a college student I don’t want to be spending my hard earned money on something I didn’t even have to pay for in the first place. I go right back to the parking spot and I tell him I found the ticket. He told me no no no you lost your ticket I cannot give you back your money. I told him that was unfair because I was literally just there. He said he didn’t have the key to open the drawer (I believe he could of totally opened if he was just being very mean about the situation) and he later pointed at the camera and said see? That is my boss. I was aggravated because of the way he was handling the situation. He gave me his boss’s number named Maria. He said to call later because she was sleeping. He obviously didn’t care about me. I told Gazu I wasn’t leaving until he gave me the money. I find it pointless to go back to get those 12 dollars when he could of given them to me there. He threatened to call the cops. I saw that there he didn’t care about his garage’s customers. All they care about is money. Leaving the garage I call the number he gave me. I speak to who I think is Maria explaining the situation. It turned out to be Gazu saying that the number he gave me was her office number and that I need to call from Monday-​Friday. At this point I never want to come back to this garage. The way he treated me was not right. He was mean to me and obviously as I have mentioned before did not care to hear my situation. Reading a previous review, another costumer got charged 5 dollars for losing their ticket but for having a validation. I do not see this as fair because as I said TODAY WAS A FLAT FEE OF 6 DOLLARS. I will absolutely avoid this garage at all costs. I hope to speak to Maria Monday. This isn’t necessarily about money anymore, it’s more about being treated right. I felt as if Gazu could of taken this situation more nicely and hadn’t been so hostile.

convenient place to park in downtown sj as it is very central and close to all restaurants and local businesses. it is an underground garage, which makes it an ideal place to park in the summertime or on a hot day when you don’t want to return to your car and feel like you’re sitting in a sauna. the parking spaces had a reasonably adequate width, not super narrow like some other parking garages/​lots.
my friends and i were here on a saturday, where the cost was a flat $ 6 for all day parking… not bad for a parking structure. normally, it is $ 2 per hour on the weekdays, but i didn’t catch what the maximum rate was. since safeway is directly upstairs, you can have your parking ticket validated upon purchase and park for free. many nearby restaurants will also validate your ticket, up to 2 hours, i’m told.
although we had dined at a nearby restaurant, we were unfortunately given an expired validation ticket and therefore ended up paying the $ 6 for parking. i kinda wish we were able to pay just the $ 2 per hour weekday rate b/​c it would have only been $ 4 for the 1 ½ hours we parked (rounded up to 2 hours for a total of $ 4). oh well… not our day.

COUNT YOUR CASH!!!
I never write reviews but I wouldn’t want anyone else to go through this. Just parked here to grab some milk tea and of course worst experience ever. My parking cost two dollars. Gave the guy with glasses 20 bucks and he straight up gave me 14 dollars back all folded up. Made my bf stop the car to literally walk back and get my cash. Took me three times to explain to him and he acted like nothing… count your cash people this guy is trying to keep cash for himself.

I have been parking at the pavilion garage since a few months now whenever I go to the fitness center that is in the same building. The fitness center provides me free parking validation and since this garage is right below it, it is a convenient location to park my car. And it is right in a location where it is hard to find other parking.
There is a distinct smell of car exhaust fumes down in the garage one level below. This smell is strong and bothersome enough that you cannot ignore it and although you won’t immediately start coughing or anything, I don’t think it is good for you to breathe in those fumes. Why does this happen? Because they do not run the air circulation system that is built into the underground garages. I complained to the parking attendant and he said that the security guard forgets to start the system. Forgets to start the system every day for the past few months? I don’t think so. I think they are either incompetent in their operations or just trying to save on electricity costs. Either way that is not good for people who park in the garage to breathe gases from car exhausts. I suggest they get their act together start the air circulation system every couple of hours and have a proper schedule for operating it regularly.

i had a terrible experience here. I have been along time user of this garage when I go out to dinner in downtown, which is often. I often use the garage for work as well.
Today, I used a mccormick and schmick’s validation, which is accepted here, and I was told that it wasn’t accepted for the after 6pm rate. So I had to pay the $ 5 flat rate although I had validation. The man taking the fees told me I could only use it for their hourly rate. I had been there 3 hrs and had a 2 hr validation, so I still had to pay $ 5. I explained this was ridiculous since it is a flat $ 5 after 6… nope, he still made me pay. I am alerting mccormick and schmick to this issue as well. DO NOT USE THIS GARAGE AFTER 6pm if you intend to validate!!! Use ANY other garage in downtown.

Having recently parked at this garage a couple times I’ve surprisingly found it to be fairly nice.
Each time we easily found a spot and both trips were validated at a shop in the vicinity so it cost us nothing beyond walking up and down the stairs.
I’m fairly sensitive to that sort of thing and I didn’t notice any lighting or smell issues. The stairs are always partially outside, so if anything, the fresh air is a nice change from creepy dark and smelly boxes I usually see in parking garages.
I like this garage a lot better than the one near the convention center. It’s easier to navigate and overall, less walking to extract yourself from it.
All in all, I’ll continue enjoying parking here in the future.

Maximum charge is $ 15 if you’re staying downtown for most of the day. Sheer surprise when pulling to the booth today to pay and the attendant gives me the $ 20 back and say «free today. Holiday. Martin Luther King today». Wow! Topped off a good ½ day in San Jose.

Dark. Dark. Very dark indeed.
+ 2 stars because they are near almost everything. –3 stars because i dont think it’s ever been cleaned. the lighting is atrocious. the elevator smells like pee. the stairs smell like #1 & #2 mixed with vomit.

Clean cheap safe, a bit hard to find so most of the time there is space
Its also the lot for the Safeway above it, you can get validated if you pickup some groceries on your way out… otherwise it’s only $ 5 flat rate after 6pm

This place used to be free on weekends. Now they charge $ 5. The sign says «$ 5 or Free with Retail Validation». Don’t believe the «free with retail validation» part, because you won’t be able to find any retail that validates.

I like this parking garage, but it is not designed well. There are a couple of places that can get backed up when it is busy, and the only way to move is in reverse. However, the design also allows for some efficient parking spaces along the walls and we have always found parking, even during Xmas in the Park. It is well-​lit lot which is nice since there are times when I am walking by myself at night. The best thing about this lot is that is a San Jose City lot so parking can be free if you have validation from many of the participating restaurants/​theaters/​stores in the area.

Scored with parking on Saturday, even though my double feature at Camera 12 let out after 6pm, and arrived at 2pm, they gave me a validation tix for the parking so I didn’t have to pay. Parking was packed at 1:30pm on Sat. I think many from the gym use it. Had to drive around a bit. Only one level of parking.

I can’t believe I’m saying this but when it comes to parking garages, this place is clutch. Not THAT many people know about it, so it’s never usually full. But then again, there was that one time…
Anyway, the one thing I hate about this place is when it’s around 2am (say if you’re walking back from the clubs or something), they lock the doors leading down to the garage. So there’s no other way in except through the main car entrance. LAME.
But there are other garages I prefer parking at in the name of convenience. Parking here makes it easier get to certain places downtown.

Its a bitch to park here! But its cheap for the night and only 2 bucks!

This is my go-​to parking garage in downtown SJ. I always find a spot, even if I have to drive around in circles for a few minutes. People are always coming and going, so turnaround is fast.

Had to utilize this parking lot since I had an event to go to at the Tech Museum. Clean, well lit, and easy access to the street. The stairs took me up to street level next to Johnny Rockets and from there, I was able to walk past the Fairmont and then to museum.
The rates are very reasonable, compared to SF, and the clerk was very nice. When I did not have enough smaller bills for my $ 6 fare (only had a $ 50) he smiled and said it was okay and gave me $ 44 dollars (with $ 3 in quarters) despite a sign posted on the booth stating no bills larger than $ 20.
Hours 6 a.m. — 11:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
Rates $ ¹⁄₂₀ min., $ 15 max. 6 am-​6 pm wkdy;
Free 6 am-​6 pm wkdy&hol; $ 2 after 6 pm
Discounts/​Validations good anytime. 3−½-hour cinema validations accepted after 11:30 am.

A garage that actually has a spot — what a concept! They almost always seems to have a spot available, unless it is a evening where there is a festival, concert and theater simultaneously occurring. The attendant leaves around 10PM due to security issues so be cautious later in the evening.

This still is the garage for AboveNet (now called Datapipe — apparenty the winning entry in the ‘worst possible name for a colo’ contest) but they also allow public parking.
Unfortunately, parking is now hard to find and many spaces are blocked by folks being unable to park within a single space.
Datapipe still has the nifty private elevator to the colo — but good luck finding a space near it…

This used to be the garage for AboveNet co-​location but now that they’re no longer there it’s a great little underground lot that almost always has space even though it’s not that big. It’s also underground so it’s out of the eye of most people driving downtown.