{"id":18011,"date":"2014-02-16T09:20:31","date_gmt":"2014-02-16T16:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/?p=18011"},"modified":"2019-07-16T14:39:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T21:39:26","slug":"storage-in-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/16\/storage-in-philadelphia\/","title":{"rendered":"Storage in Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Storage-in-Philadelphia.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18073\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Storage-in-Philadelphia-1024x809.jpg\" alt=\"Storage in Philadelphia\" width=\"614\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Storage-in-Philadelphia-1024x809.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Storage-in-Philadelphia-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re moving to Philadelphia or just need more space, <a title=\"Storage in Philadelphia\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Locations\/Pennsylvania\/Philadelphia\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=storage&amp;utm_content=20140216-storageinphiladelphia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">finding storage in Philadelphia<\/a> is relatively easy with a little planning. &nbsp;Philly is a densely populated city with several colleges and universities right in the center of town.&nbsp; Students tend to need storage during the summer and winter months, so reserving your storage unit ahead of time will help ensure you get the right size storage room at a nearby location.<\/p>\n<h3>Choosing a storage room:<\/h3>\n<h3>Access: <a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/StorageAccess.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-18079\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/StorageAccess-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"StorageAccess\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/StorageAccess-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/StorageAccess-1024x802.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Many locations offer 24 hour, or extended hours to access your unit at a slightly increased monthly rate. Consider whether this would be beneficial to you, or if you think you can manage your access to your storage unit within their business hours. &nbsp;Some self-storage locations&nbsp;even accept deliveries for you, so don\u2019t be afraid to ask, what other \u201cperks\u201d are included in or can be added to your rental, you may be surprised!<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em\">Security:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Make sure you choose a location with adequate security measures, such as secured entrance and exit points, lighted hallways, individually alarmed rooms, and active security cameras.<a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Securitycameras.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-18080\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Securitycameras-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"Storage Security cameras\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Securitycameras-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Securitycameras-1024x671.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Location:<\/h3>\n<p>Consider the frequency in which you plan to access your unit. For example, will you leave your goods in storage for 6 months? Or, is the storage room going to hold the overflow of your household goods? &nbsp;If you don&#8217;t&#8217; need frequent access, you may want to consider renting a storage room just outside the city. This will increase the number of locations to choose from, so you may find a lower rate and more availability. &nbsp;If you do need frequent access, make sure the location of the storage facility is convenient and in route from your daily activities.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_4267.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18082 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_4267-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Cargo Van Rental in Philadelphia\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_4267-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_4267-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Getting to the self-storage location:<\/h3>\n<p>If you typically rely on public transportation, you may need to <a title=\"Cargo Van Rental\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Truck-Rentals\/Cargo-Van\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=trucks&amp;utm_content=20140216-storageinphiladelphia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rent a cargo van<\/a> to transport your goods to your storage unit. Look for a location near you or <a title=\"Septa Public Transportation website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.septa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">public transportation,<\/a> so you can drop the vehicle off then get on the bus, subway, or walk. &nbsp;If you have a vehicle but need more space, contact the nearest truck rental location and ask if there is parking nearby, otherwise, you will need to take public transit&nbsp;or have someone drop you off.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&nbsp;Have you found a great self-storage facility in Philadelphia?&nbsp; Share with us in the comments below!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you&#8217;re moving to Philadelphia or just need more space, finding storage in Philadelphia is relatively easy with a little planning. &nbsp;Philly is a densely populated city with several colleges and universities right in the center of town.&nbsp; Students tend to need storage during the summer and winter months, so reserving your storage unit ahead [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":198,"featured_media":18073,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[747,758,212,214],"tags":[779,778,2169,381,165],"class_list":["post-18011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-moving-to-pennsylvania","category-moving-in-philadelphia","category-storage-2","category-storage-units","tag-moving-to-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia","tag-planning","tag-self-storage","tag-storage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/198"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18011"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50846,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18011\/revisions\/50846"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}