Retail Therapy: Hotels Across The World With The Best Malls

Let’s face it, there’s nothing better than indulging in retail therapy. The feeling of slipping in to a new pair of jeans or a shiny pair of shoes…cutting off those price tags and peeling off those labels…it’s such a feel good moment! If like me, you live to shop, then there’s absolutely no way you can miss not staying at these top 5 hotels across the world with the best malls. Read on and start making your shopping list!

The Westin Grande Sukhumvit Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

Centrally located on Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok, The Westin Grande Sukhumvit Bangkok is literally a hop, skip and jump from the city’s prime shopping malls. Guests have the choice to stay at any of the 362 rooms and suites. Dining options at the hotel include Seasonal Tastes, a contemporary all day dining restaurant and Kisso Japanese Restaurant. Adjacent to The Westin Grande Sukhumvit Bangkok is the Terminal 21 shopping mall where country-themed floors make the experience even more fun. Here, you can go from London’s Carnaby Street to Istanbul’s souks to the Champs-Élysées in Paris all under one roof! In addition to brand name and boutique stores, Terminal 21 has a food court, gourmet market and movie theatre. Other shopping malls in the vicinity of The Westin Grande Sukhumvit Bangkok are Central World Plaza, Siam Paragon and MBK.

Conrad Manila, Manila, Philippines

With 347 rooms and suites and a host of premium amenities on offer, Conrad Manila is ideally located for diehard shopaholics! Below the hotel is the high-end retail complex, S Maison, which has 69 outlets of both domestic and international brands. Being Conrad Manila is strategically situated in the SM Mall of Asia complex. With the tag line ‘no other mall comes close’, it’s easy to believe that as you walk through this sprawling retail space with more than 600 shops and 217 food establishments. Other attractions in the mall include an IMAX Theatre, hypermarket, food court and an Olympic-size ice skating rink. You best put on your most comfortable walking shoes because you’re going to need them!

Radisson Blu Mall of America, Bloomington, Minnesota, USA
The Mall of America located 15 minutes from downtown Minneapolis is a shopper’s dream. With no sales tax levied on apparel, there are 520 stores, 50 restaurants and several attractions like Nickelodeon Universe, which features rides and entertainment across seven acres, the Sea Life Minnesota Aquarium where you can swim with sharks and Moose Mountain Adventure Golf, an 18-hole miniature golf course. Yes, all this is inside Mall of America! To make your shopping experience very convenient is the fact that the Radisson Blu Mall of America hotel is connected to the mall via skyway. With 500 rooms and suites, recreational facilities like a fitness centre and swimming pool and amenities that include free internet, after a long day of shopping, relax with a massage at the Solimar Spa at Radisson Blu Mall of America.

The Address Dubai Mall, Dubai, UAE

Dubai is a shopper’s paradise with the famous Dubai Shopping Festival drawing crowds from near and far. The Address Dubai Mall hotel is located in the heart of downtown Dubai and is connected to the Dubai Mall. Offering traditional hospitality in a cosmopolitan environment, the hotel boasts of 244 rooms and suites along with three restaurants and lounges, a spa and a host of star-class amenities and facilities. The adjoining Dubai Mall is grand in every way and has a directory of 1,200 retail stores and 250 food outlets. For the convenience of shoppers, Dubai Mall has a concierge service where you can simply drop off your shopping bags and collect them once you’re ready to go back to the hotel. Within the mall is also the Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo, a movie megaplex, a gold souk, supermarket and the Olympic-sized Dubai Ice Rink. If this isn’t enough to get you making your shopping list, I don’t know what is!

Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa has 11 room categories for guests to choose from including suites and villas. Amenities at this 5 star hotel are world-class and include a spa and Olympic-sized swimming pool. The hotel enjoys easy access to Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall, which has a whopping four million square feet of retail space across areas named Fashion Central, Oasis Boulevard, Asian Avenue and Marrakesh. With an Egyptian-inspired pyramid and the Orange Atrium and Blue Atrium, the Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall is also an architectural marvel.