Rachel L.
Yelp
5 stars! Shop till you drop at this beautiful outdoor shopping mall!
Although you can drive from section to section, the shopping center is massive (featuring over 140 stores), so you still might want to think about leaving the heels at home and wearing your walking shoes as you pound the shopping pavement.
They also have a parking lot shuttle available as well, which is helpful if you want to just park once and shop. You just need to check the shuttle hours as they are available at limited times.
You have every store you could possibly want or need here! From your big retailers, such as Bed Bath & Beyond, Target, Dillards, Barnes & Nobles, and TJ Maax, to your specialty retail stores of American Eagle, Banana Republic, Victoria's Secret, and Sephora just to name a few.
There are also a ton of restaurants to choose from as well as a large movie theater! The restaurants range from quick eats, to casual grills/pubs, to the slightly more formal sit down locales. My move is usually Panera for a fast, fresh, inexpensive, and satisfying bite, since I'm usually on a full shopping mission when I am there.
The shopping setting is quite pretty as you have beautiful lakes with fountains, benches and other sidewalk seating, and great landscaping spanning the mall area. Everything is incredibly clean and bright, from the stores to the streets, making for a truly comfortable shopping experience. It is all outdoors though, so make sure to bring an umbrella on those questionable days.
There is a ton of parking available throughout! The one area you might have some trouble finding a spot is in the smaller specialty retail store section of the mall. It can also be a bit congested with traffic in that particular area due to larger pedestrian sidewalks in that section of the mall.
It is an absolutely wonderful shopping experience and totally worth the drive from Fort Myers! Happy Shopping!