Irish Times Moving and Storage

Martin has a great team, and they handled the move smoothly and professionally.
I’ve used them repeatedly and recommended them to my friends who all had good experiences as well.
Very good guys.

Martin and his team were consummate professionals. They were punctual, fast, friendly and made our move stress-​free. Hire Martin for your next move!

Martin and Irish Times were an absolute pleasure to work with. They were quick, careful, and were able to handle some very difficult heavy lifting, getting large items into a loft. I would definitely recommend Irish Times for your move!

Martin and his team are phenomenal. We were first recommended to use them by our HOA in San Francisco. In the past month we have worked with them for 3 moves, and will call them again for a 4^th within the next couple of months.
Martin is professional, punctual, friendly, easy to work with, knowledgable, and flexible. He and his team are so courteous and efficient during the move, and they take great care of your belongings. He has worked with so many of the HOA’s in SF which reduced much of the potential paperwork going back and forth re COI’s, moving agreements, etc.
The hourly rate was set up front, and unless you end up needing boxes during your move that you hadn’t planned on needing, there are no surprise costs showing up at the end.
I would recommend Martin and Irish Times Moving to anyone, guarantee you will not be disappointed.

I called Martin for a move last summer. I just joined Unilocal to write this review – I am still thinking about how I owe it to him for doing such an excellent job for a more-​than-​fair price. I have used other moving companies like Pat Ryan in the past. They did not even come close to matching the intelligence, expertise, humor, muscle, and general charm that Martin and his team brought to the process. With other companies, I felt a bit like I do at the auto shop – like I am getting B-​level work and cursory consideration because I’m a woman. Martin would never behave that way – he’s a thoughtful human being. More than that: he is an ace at moving. He has trained his guys to be polite and respectful amongst themselves and with everyone else involved in the move. I saw him coach them into maneuvering furniture through doorways at angles that didn’t seem possible. Plus, I had 49 stairs up to my new apartment and there were no complaints at all, and no flagging energy – they powered through. I sort of expected to be charged a little extra for that kind of usual circumstance, but the price was fairer than any other service I’ve used. I highly recommend, and will definitely call them for my next move.

this service is garbage. they leave the stuff outside with poor planning. they stole some of my furniture and did half a**sed job and left me hanging in the middle.

Everything went super smooth and they were very fast, even helping us pack our things on the morning of the move. I wish 4.5 stars were available because everything was perfect except that when the bill came at the very end I was surprised to find it was significantly higher than what I was expecting. I think they should have been more up front up with that. Otherwise it was an A+

We have used Irish Times twice and they did a great job both times. Their prices are reasonable and they work extremely quickly. They made sure to double check if things where antique so they could be handled with extra care. I will continue to use them for any future moves.

I have moved 12 times in the past 8 years, and this was by far the worst experience I’ve had with movers.
To begin, they quoted us for 3 men at $ 150/​hr, but brought and charged us for 4 men. In theory this would make the move go more quickly, but they all took their time chatting with us and messing around.
Second, it took them an abnormally long time and a ridiculous amount of expensive materials for them to move 1 bedroom. Our furniture included 1 bed, 2 small end tables and 2 dressers. Other than that, we had all smaller bags, boxes, and appliances. We had NO couches, NO dining room table, and NO other large furniture. They also used an obscene number of boxes and packing materials… for things that were already packed in boxes. The materials alone ended up costing close to $ 200.
The total bill for moving our ONE bedroom was $ 960! Martin reduced the bill to $ 850 after we balked at the fact that he «rounded up» the 3.5 hours of moving to 4 hours.
This company is a SCAM. We ended up using them because they were the only movers available at such last minute notice, but we won’t make that mistake again. Avoid this moving company!

Used Martin and Jason to move from my studio in Hayes Valley to a one-​bedroom in SOMA. They showed up on time, did a fantastic job and were very competitive in pricing. The next time I move they will be my first and only call!

Our building had 3 movers they recommend working with. Now I understand why Irish Times was one of them: Martin, the owner, is professional and clear about expectations. They showed up on-​time and ready to work. I only had to worry about packing everything — that helps the move go along smoothly. I hope I don’t have to use them for quite some time (not crazy about moving) but when I do, I plan on using them again.

Martin and his team did a great job moving my things. Will def use again.

I would AVOID these movers. Moving is stressful enough; Feeling scammed after a long hard day of moving is even worse. I would take a long hard look at the previous reviews because I frankly don’t believe them to be legit. And they also have tons of «filtered» reviews. I would guess that they had a bunch of friends write good reviews because there simply can’t be such a great discrepancy between the good reviews and the bad reviews.
Some background: I have moved 10+ times over the span of the last 15 years. Locations span from Massachusetts to Texas to NYC to California so I have a fairly good idea of what a move entails and what moves can cost. This was not a normal experience. I was moving from one building in SOMA to another building (3 blocks/​5 minutes away). Both are elevator buildings with doorman/​freight elevators and padding. I had packed all personal items (clothing/​electronics/​kitchen items) and transferred them ahead of time so all that was left was furniture and 2 TVs. We even gave our away our dining room set to make the move easier. To be exact, what Irish times had to move was:
1 King bed, 1 twin bed, 1 crib, 1 sofa, 2 TVs, 2 tv stands, 2 dressers, 1 coffee table, 2 tiny side tables, 1 armoire, 1 liquor cabinet, 4 lamps. No clothes, no other personal items, nada.
We were quoted approximately 5 hours of work with a crew of 3 people at $ 150 per hour. Or put in simpler terms, $ 50 per man hour at 15 man hours so an estimate of approximately $ 750. We got 3 other quotes all around $ 600-​$ 800. We decided to go with Irish Times even though they were on the high end because they were the ones available the soonest (by far and boy, was there a reason why). Also, in the back of my head, I assumed it would cost a bit less anyways because we ended up moving all our personal items ahead of time to cut down on the post-​move organizing). Here is a recap:
11am: Movers arrive. Instead of 3 people as promised, there were only 2. My husband is at the old place and I am sitting around waiting for them at the new place. I call my husband at 1pm to see if they are about to leave our old place yet. Turns out that they are not nearly done. My husband is disassembling the bed for them and running around to help them in order to hurry them up. After complaining that there were not enough movers, he calls me to tell me at 1:30 that 2 more people had just arrived. They don’t even get our stuff loaded and ready to move to the next location until about 3:30 — when they should have been finishing up the entire move. By the time they finished unloading, it was 5:30pm and Martin finally came in to give us the bill. The entire amount was $ 1250 not including tip. Here are the problems I have with the bill:
Turns out that we were charged $ 150 for materials (for the approximate 6 boxes that they used and some tape). Should have been closer to $ 30 – 50. Not even close to reality. I didn’t even want to get into nitpicking about how many boxes we were charged for.
They charged us for 2 workers for 2 hrs (11−1pm) even though the other two didn’t show up till 1:30 (time stamped by my phone logs) and 4 workers for 4.5 hours for a total of 22 man hrs. And we didn’t even need to travel more than 3 blocks. When I mentioned to Martin that I only saw 3 workers even come into our new home, I found out that he himself was the fourth worker. First of all, he didn’t even come into our new home so he was clearly not moving furniture but every time I was outside, he was talking on the phone or hanging out outside. When I asked why it came in 50% above his estimate when it should have come in below, he said that it took a lot of time to disassemble the beds. Then when we told him that my husband ended up disassembling the beds because everything else took so long, he immediately asked us what we were willing to pay i.
Clearly, the inflated bill was just a negotiating tactic. I’m sure this guy knows that at the end of a moving day, people are completely too tired and too agitated to negotiate anything. I told him I would pay him $ 1000 which was still 25% above our highest quote and then I took another $ 150 and snook it to his movers because they probably get screwed too. They seemed nice.
Look, at the end of the day, getting scammed sucks but getting scammed while they draw out a painful experience is just unnecessary. That and the fact that I found tons of wall dents and scrapes from the move-​out. Now we have to pay another $ 400 to get a painter to fill in the deep scratches and paint over the damage. I guess I could go after Martin for that but frankly with people like that, I’d rather just move on. NOT RECOMMENDED!
P. S. As a point of reference, just checked in with a friend who had movers PACK and MOVE their 3-​Bedroom house (walk-​up) and move to Burlingame who got charged 7 hours (3 workers) total incl transportation time. They didn’t pack a thing.

I just used Martin’s team for a 3^rd time in as many years. I’ve had them pack and move me all 3 times.
Exceptional service. Very professional. Always on time. Nice, trustworthy guys. I own a lot of fragile items and everything has always arrived in perfect condition. Would recommend to anybody.

We have used this moving company twice and have been impressed both times. We had 5 guys all very nice and worked harder than any other movers we have seen. We will never use another moving company again. We heard no complaints even though we had 3 levels of stairs to move out of and two levels of stairs to move in. Should definitely use them if you need a reliable company with great workers.

Martin and his team helped me move to my new apartment San Francisco last summer. He was very professional and helpful. I couldn’t have done it without him!

I work at a small business that was looking to move. I was in contact with Martin who guided me through the process. When it was clear that Martin wasn’t able to provide the services that we need (moving after 7pm), he quickly referred us to another moving company that was really good and that we ended up using. I definitely appreciated the amount of care and attention that Martin gave me.

I’ve been meaning to write this review for a while now and finally getting around to it — I feel I MUST tell people about my fantastic experience!
The last time I moved I finally decided to use a moving company instead of doing it myself and what a relief! I will NEVER move myself ever again! I even had them pack boxes for me … given, that’s a little extra but SO worth it. I was lucky enough to get some eye candy too … hopefully the tall Irish lad will be working the day you hire them.
Extremely professional and efficient — all of my stuff made it to the next location without a hitch or without any damage. My new place had a few stairs too … none of which were a problem for these guys. If you’re looking for movers, these are surely the guys you should call. Get in early though because word is getting around and they book up fast.

Moving is always a pain, but Martin and his crew made our lives a lot easier when we had to do it. We had 3 movers help us move from a 2 bedroom across SF last summer. They were efficient and finished moving from door to door within 4 hours. Everyone was genuinely nice and treated our things with great care. The price was also reasonable. I highly recommend these guys!

Great company. Did a small project for me. Martin O’Neal was curtious and fair. He took great care in his work…