Aisha Dubaiwali

I am going to slowly add some reviews etc about what I believe are the must see malls here in Dubai.

First one is my absolute favourite Mall of the Emirates or like the residents of Dubai like to call it, MOE.

Mall of the Emirates~ Shopping is just the beginning

Here is the official description of the mall.

Mall of the Emirates, the ultimate leisure, entertainment and shopping resort opened on September 28th 2005. Strategically located in the heart of what is now deemed ‘New Dubai’, this 223,000 square meter centre offers a full range of shopping, leisure, and entertainment.

Mall of the Emirates features 466 international brands including department stores, fashion, lifestyle, sports, electronics and home furnishing outlets, the largest Carrefour in the city and over 60 stores that are unique to the centre. The compelling family leisure offer includes a Magic Planet family entertainment area, a 14-screen multiplex cinema, the world-renowned Ski Dubai, a five star Kempinski Hotel, DUCTAC, the Mall's 500-seat community theatre and accompanying arts centre, and 70 coffeeshops and restaurants.

and here is the wikipedia article which is quite accurate considering it is wikipedia after all.

Mall of the Emirates - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

and this is the official link of the mall's website

Mall of the Emirates - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The mall opening hours are:

Sunday - Wednesday: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
Thursday - Saturday: 10:00 am - 12:00 midnight
Carrefour opens 9:00 am – 12:00 midnight every day







Oh and those people that have visited Dubai and have gone to the malls I will review and give information about in this thread are more than welcome to come in and share their experience with us.

firenze

i like wafi better .. its cultured !

Aisha Dubaiwali

I was going to come to wafi after i went through with moe, ibn and dubai mall

redidentity

Aisha.. mujhe ghuma dena when i will be there..

poppies

Hi happychappies- Ok hun (pi)...my choice.. Dubai festival city- its huge, has shops to cater to all clientele, great location ( off A-D route on Business Bay).....Mercato ( well- if you can call it a MALL???) and probably the souk at Madinat Jumeirah- quaint and special and great for a lazy afternoon.....Sahara Centre in Sharjah isnt that bad ( if ur homesick !!!) - MOE - Youre guaranteed to meet someone you dont want to meet!!! oh and Ibn Batutta- great if your at that sude of SZR!!!!! Interesting thread.... havnt been to Souk Al Bahar at Downtown- have you PI??? lET ME KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

maroush

Dubai mall looks interesting.... it may be the reason why i may make a trip to the middle east this summer

lyallpur larka

dubai mall is not very good atleast IMO...i was there a few months ago and all of the stores weren't open yet....its HUGE, and starts to get tiring walking around after a while...i found it empty and desolute...but it might be better now...the food court is very nice and has lots of variety...i agree that MOE is probably the best, and Ibn-btuta (sp?) was also good... i like Bur Jaman shopping centre a lot too, probably becasue it was smaller and less crowded but it doesnt have any major attractions....

Aisha Dubaiwali

larkey, many many many more shops have opened in Dubai mall now. It is better than when it first opened.

MOE is the best lol

Gina~

I LOVE The Dubai Mall! It has everything and anything..

Aisha Dubaiwali

I know but it's hugeeeee.... I was so tired :S

FairyTale

Dubai Mall sucks.. believe me. I didnt like it at all. Or may be I am just tired of seeing so many Malls every where. Or may be I do not like those places where you CANNOT shop.

The aquarium is good though.

City Center is good .. lol... coz i get a lot of places there I can do shopping from. Wafi is good too. Oasis is another place where if it was possible, they would be charging ppl for window shopping too

MOE is nice place. I like it coz its all the time fully crowded and its somehow nice place to see. I prefer it over Ibn e Batuta.

Ibn Batuta is the very first Mall u ll see while coming from Abu Dhabi. Inside dubai to avoid traffic we usually do not dare to cross Ibn Batoota or maximum till MOE coz after these two malls there are 100% that you ll get stuck in dubai traffic. Which is the last thing anyone will wish for. Waise tou aaj kal dubai is in control. due to recession a lot of ppl have left the place. so kuch sakoon tou hai.... plan your trip quickly and take some advantage of recession period

Marceto is nice place too. Actually very nice place to visit. Very beautifully constructed. Italian n Spanish architecture is on its heights.

Gina~

I dunno I've never liked MoE or IBM.. I love the dubai mall.. I can spend an entire day there.. I can roam thru with my eyes closed! Yes it's HUGE, yes u do get tired.. but it's a great place. I can get lost in the Fashion Avenue..

Aisha Dubaiwali

gina you are right... for variety definitely dubai mall... but for the usual things etc and if u know the shop u are looking for is in moe too then definitely moe...

fairy ibn batuta is nice right? i love the china court and the cinemas area!

FairyTale

Yo IBM is nice place. I like the China court too. but the small stalls there, are too damn expensive for no reasons. I liked a shirt there and it was dhs.225 and i was like what the hell its mere cotton shirt. anyway cinemas has always been place of attraction for me

Gina~

It's pretty rare where I know what I want and can enter the shop, pick-up what I need and walk-out! Hence dubai malls offers me more windows to peep-thru!

FairyTale

I was dead tired in dubai mall

Aisha Dubaiwali

how long did u spend in dubai mall? i spent like 7 hours! :S

FairyTale

yes something like same here - I remember the tiredness only, do not remember what i saw there ... lol -

ohh I remember the aquarium.

Aisha Dubaiwali

how did u find the aquarium?

FairyTale

What do u mean by how did I find the aquarium ? Its so big, so visible , and hmmmm I guess thru sign boards. Coz the actual purpose for visiting Dubai Mall was basically the aquarium