“24/7 access” sounds simple. You assume that that is how you can walk in any time of the night it could be at midnight, it could be at the dawn or some Sunday day and arrive at your belongings without even looking at it. See our website here!

It is not necessarily that effective as in the case of a Hong Kong storage unit.

Some of these facilities may have actual round-the-clock access. Security gates, cameras which operate all night, key card entrance. You punch in, you stroll to your unit and that is it. It is kind of like going into an office building when no one is around.

However, there are others.

There is a lot of storage areas in industrial buildings and the buildings have their own regulations. The company holding the goods can guarantee you 24 hours access but the security of the building at the bottom of the building will not agree. I have been to places where in theory all day access is available, but the main gate is closed late at night unless by prior arrangement.

That is not what you consider when you become one.

I had a box once at about 10: 30 p.m. Not pressing, untimely. Reached there and the lift was turned off because of the energy saving reason. None, no circumvention, no admonition. My possessions were there, just locked up. It is at that moment that access hours started to be printed in finer print other than feature.

Even new facilities may have soft limits. You are free to come in any time, only some of the services such as staff service or loading bays operate on regular hours. Yes, you can access your unit but when you are alone at odd times, it becomes hard to carry huge things.

This is also influenced by security. Some places restrict the entry at the late hours with a slight less risk. After a specific time of the day, you may be required to have an additional check or some other gateway. It is technically 24/7, just that there are additional steps that will slow you down.

Then there’s location. Busesier facilities are more flexible since the buildings are used more often. Night makes things tight and quiets things down. It is not a strict rule and after a period of time, you start noticing patterns.

People are likely to believe that they will store in the normal working hours.That is true. until it is not.That is so. until it is not. That’s true… until it isn’t. Moves run late. Work schedules shift. All you need is something and at the wrong time and then access is no longer a check box on a web page, it is an actual problem.

It is preferable to pay a little more attention to the information in case there is need to get it at any time. Not only the promise of the headline, but the way the building works, the lifts working at night, and how one can gain entry after the hours.

Since the distinction between available anytime and available most of the time is only apparent when you are outside, with your keycard in hand, wondering why the door is not opening.