Hotel valet is the line item to price first, from $55 at the Hyatt Centric Fisherman’s Wharf to $107 at the Ritz-Carlton, both plus tax — and every hotel we priced was valet only or valet first.
At the pier there’s nothing to price: the Port says it has no temporary or overnight parking at the cruise terminals and no luggage storage.
The closest it comes is a pointer to Metropolis lots at 55 and 80 Francisco Street — reservation required, and no rate published.
The police and the city’s Park Smart campaign say the same thing in different words: thieves need only seconds, so phones, luggage and passports don’t stay in a parked car, and the trunk gets emptied too.
The only count we found, an average of 85 break-ins a day, dates from 2017 — and we couldn’t find a current official one.
Per SFMTA, a tow runs $317, plus a $335 first-time administrative fee, and storage begins after four free hours. A boot alone is $495 — and the impound yard at 450 7th Street never closes.
A few curb rules catch visitors: a car can sit up to 72 hours in one spot only if no other rule applies, it has to move for street sweeping, and the wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb — turned into it on a 3% grade or more.
Enterprise sells Personal Effects Coverage at about $5.99 to $15.67 a day — but its page doesn’t say whether that pays for things taken from a locked car, so ask at the counter before you count on it.
