Parking options at the Palace Hotel:
Valet parking is $48 per vehicle.
There is a self-parking garage located directly behind the hotel for a Flat rate of $20 per vehicle open from 6pm to midnight, address is:
45 3rd Street, San Francisco (415) 989-4000
Reservations should be made in advance when registering for the Gala so that there are enough spaces reserved.
Upon entering the garage, a machine dispenses a ticket that guests hold onto. Guests pay prior to exiting. A parking attendant accepts cash or credit debit cards.
Driving Directions to the Hearst Parking Center
From San Francisco International Airport and 101 North:
Follow the signs for the Oakland Bay Bridge on Hwy. 80. Take the 4th Street exit, (last SF exit). Go straight on Bryant Street, (1 Block) until you get to 3rd Street. Turn left on 3rd Street and go straight, (4 blocks) past Mission Street, making your next right onto Stevenson Street where you will find the main entrance to the Hearst Parking Center.
From Oakland Bay Bridge:
Take the Fremont Street exit, (first SF exit). Go straight on Fremont Street for 1 block until you reach Mission Street. Turn left onto Mission Street and go (4 blocks) until you get to 3rd Street. Turn right on 3rd Street and then your next right onto Stevenson Street where you will find the main entrance to the Hearst Parking Center.
From Golden Gate Bridge:
Take 101 South to Lombard Street exit. Take Lombard Street to Van Ness Ave. Turn right on to Van Ness and go straight for 14 blocks until you reach Bush Street. Turn left on Bush Street and go straight for 12 blocks until you reach Montgomery Street. Turn right onto Montgomery Street. Montgomery Street turns into New Montgomery Street after 2 blocks. Turn right after passing The Palace Hotel onto Mission Street. Take Mission Street one block to 3rd Street and make another right. Make the next right onto Stevenson Street where you will find the main entrance to the Hearst Parking Center.
Walking Directions from the Hearst Parking Center to the Palace Hotel
Please exit the Hearst Parking Center onto 3rd Street. Walk ½ block North to Market Street.
Make a right onto Market Street and walk one block to the corner of Market and New Montgomery Sts. Entrances to the Palace Hotel are located on Market Street and on New Montgomery (main lobby entrance).