As far as shopping malls go, the Greenbelt Mall in Metro Manila, Philippines, is a shining beacon of an example that has the potential to stand alongside the notorious leviathans that are in Dubai. A project that was envisioned by the mammoth land entity that is Ayala, the Greenbelt shopping mall grew immensely and rapidly to become one of the most reputed and critically acclaimed shopping centers in that region of the world. The Greenbelt Mall was the recipient for the International Design and Development award as well as the Best Shopping Center of the Year award by the Philippine’s Retailers Association and Department of Trade and Industry.
The shopping mall is located in Makati, the commercial and industrial capital of the Philippines and a glamourous city featuring famed establishments such as Berjaya Makati Hotel, a luxurious Manila Hotel in Makati.
The mall is in one word, massive, containing almost three million square feet of retail space, offering an eclectic mix of high-end retail shops, a wide spectrum of restaurants and various mediums of entertainment. All in all, the mall has a grand total of more than three hundred shops and restaurants in enclosed-environment and open-air settings. The mall itself has been divided into five sections, each specializing in their respective elements. Greenbelt 1 mainly contains appliance and supply stores whose most notable outlet is an enormous National Bookstore. Greenbelt 3 contains renowned international brands featuring the likes of Diesel, Lacoste and Calvin Klein. If you’re looking for elite high-end boutique stalls, then you must venture into Greenbelt 4 which contains notorious brands such as Bvlgari, Louis Vuitton and Hugo Boss. Greenbelt 5 is also similar, containing more local boutique stores as well as elite brands.
If you’re looking for an exotic shopping spree that is unlike no other, the Greenbelt Mall awaits you.
Pushpitha Wijesinghe is an experienced independent freelance writer. He specializes in providing a wide variety of content and articles related to the travel hospitality industry.
