Originally Posted by spike74
I'm going to be driving back to S.F. from Carmel on a Wednesday evening after the rental car location closes for the evening so I have to hold on to the car overnight and return it in the morning. We are staying at the Palace in the downtown area. What would our cheapest parking option be for the night?
The Palace is right next to a BART Station so I would park near a bart station somewhere if that would lead to cheaper parking but I'm not going across the Bay to do this. It would have to be somewhere in the city or along the way south of the city.
Any thoughts?
If you coming in evening(weekday) and will be out of there by morning(say 9am) to return the car, park for free.
Go down to market street anywhere between gough and castro (around the big Safeway and look for street parking). Wednesday nights, there is always something around there opening up. Park on market street or off a block(make sure you not violating street cleaner rules for that side of street) and then take the light rail back to the palace.(runs along market)
I guess parking will cost you the $1 fare up/down market or $2 if you take Mrs Spike with you on the light rail instead of picking her up at the palace.