Providence Place

I love that the Providence Place Mall is still going strong. It's one of the liveliest malls I visit with any regular frequency. Very few storefronts are empty. The mall is always bustling with people. And during Christmas, they go all out with decorations. I look forward to my yearly holiday visits here when we visit family; it's truly a highlight. I also enjoy wandering around the mall and trying to place locations that correspond to those involved with the Secret Mall Apartment. That is truly a fascinating story. Parking is easy, dining is plentiful, and the spirits are always high. I hope this mall endures for many years to come.

Providence Place is a fantastic shopping destination! It's a large, modern mall with a great mix of high-end stores, popular retailers, and unique specialty shops. The layout is easy to navigate, and the atmosphere is always lively but not overwhelming. I especially enjoy the variety of food options in the food court—whether you're in the mood for a quick bite or a sit-down meal, there's something for everyone. The parking garage is spacious, and I've never had trouble finding a spot.

Nice shopping mall in a small walkable city of Providence. Experience (a little bit of) city life in the relaxing and quiet state of Rhode Island. I missed the days of spending weekends pushing stroller in the mall, enjoying some food, doing some shopping, watching movies. One time, my wife and myself were relaxing with our baby daughter sitting in the stroller. A nice old gentleman stopped by and tried to make a small talk. Before he left, he asked "Don't you know who I am?". We had no clue. He must be disappointed that we did know him being Mr. Feinstein. To be honest, I am still not sure who he was. Must be a billionaire/ rich famous person. :-)

The mall looks nice from the outside but inside looks a bit abandoned, but that was just my first perception. Nice shops and dining options.

The mall back in the days used to be a great place to hang out at and go shopping. Nowadays, about 15 to 18 years later, I see it’s still the same for kids that were my age. Stores have changed, people come and go, and the samples keep coming at the food court. Great memories at the mall. At least the parking has gotten better!

Pretty nice and chill. Not too busy. They have a good selection of stores. Not too many food choices in the food court. Plenty if parking but expect a long wait on busy days. First 2 hours for parking free. You can pay at little kiosks at the exit of each floor on the mall or you can pay at the gate when you leave.

Pretty cool mall with lots of stores. 3 levels of shopping. It was nice to go to a mall that didn’t have failing stores or look decaying. Parking garage was intense but I don’t see how they could avoid that given where the mall is. $2.00 for parking if there for less than 5 hours. I liked that it could counter and then there was stuff to do besides shopping in the area.

Mall looks a bit dated but it has all the major mall stores and the some. Great food court.

Shopping malls are still a center of gathering and shopping...yes, there's online convenience at your fingertips at home, but sometimes there's just no comparison to feeling and touching an item or trying something on. The Providence Place Mall has several EV charging stations for those needing to charge their cars (now you need to download the Shell EV app to be able to access the free charging stations). Limit 2 hours....which is also the time frame for free parking. Any other parking from 2-5 hours is only $2 for the entire parking stay. Not bad for being right in downtown Providence. Lots of big and small stores like Macy's, Boscov's, Level 99, JD Sports, Tiffany's, Brook Brothers, Abercombie, H&M, Express and many more.....

Oh boy, a very largs and complex mall. Get that map out, lol. Lkt of levels and plenty of shops. Always busy with crowds of people. I will say there are plenty of escalators to go from floor to floor and if course elevators. Food court was very large with a lot of choices. One down side is with parking. There basically is one main entrance that you have to navigate too. And when going thru the levels, if they are busy you have to wait for the cars to cycle thru to get Spot.

If you are disabled or moderately injured, don't expect there to be any automatic doors or comfortable chairs or benches around the mall, in the walkways or parking garages. This place is for young and fully able bodied people. And for the record, a ton of germy, sneezing, runny nose and ill young people. Mask up.

Modern clean mall attached to the Omi with a Macys and Boscov's store as the anchors. There is a Nordstrom's shoe store that has remained. Upstairs is a food hall with an IMAX cinema and views of the river. There were clean restrooms. What I did appreciate was small vendor set up tables inside and they're selling their hand crafts. Many were beautifully done and ethnic. We did buy a homemade banana bread from Paradise Pastries in Norwich, Connecticut.

I had never even heard of this place let alone been to one before coming to the mall. It's essentially a dept store w/ all kinds of stuff & great deals. I ended up getting two pairs of sunglasses & gloves because I couldn't decide between them & since they were on sale I decided to get them all. The service/cashier was friendly & helpful too. Great place to shop.

The exterior of the mall look great. However, inside the stores are dirty, elevators dirty. Honestly was just a big mess.

For a weekday, the mall was surprisingly busy. Most stores were open, and there are a couple new one's in the works. Some of the restaurants at street level seem to no longer be open. Bright and sunny interior, carpeted floors, escalators, food court. All the expected mall accoutrements. There are several entrances, so be sure you take note of what stores are nearby when you enter. Pay for your parking at the machines before exiting. It's just quicker and easier. Remember to ask for discounts when shopping such as AAA and other organizations you may belong to. They have a wide variety of clothing, shoes, athletics, toys, sweets and household goods stores to chose from. Typical mall located just off Rt. 95 near the statehouse with a bus stop our front and a parking structure out back.

REVIEW FROM AN AMTRAK TRAVELER: This is the mall where I spent time before getting an Uber from Providence to Newport. I had taken the overnight Amtrak train to Providence from New York, and had a couple of hours to kill before I could check into my hotel in Newport. Even though the stores were closed, you could still walk around inside and also use the public bathrooms on the food court level.

This is a beautiful mall located in the heart of Providence. Not only do they have every possible store you can think of pretty much, but there's also a Dave & Buster's and a beautiful movie theater, as well as some great restaurants including The Cheesecake Factory, Uno Pizzeria, and P. F. Chang's. Parking in their garage is free for the first 2 hours. My only issue is I dislike the garage. It scares me. It's nice that they installed lights along the ceilings which blink green if there are available spots, or red if there aren't any. But I still find it confusing and speed demons who drive way too erratic piss me off. Beautiful mall,, great stores and restaurants. Scary garage lol.

12/4/23 - It's 10:30 am and stores aren't open - This mall is not worth your time. Nordstroms leaves and then Athleta, Gap, Talbots exit. Macy's is low on stock, stained carpeting, dirty. The machines to pay for parking are always broken and not working. Don't even think about going here at night. Come on Providence have a little pride!

When I visited Providence, I ended up needing some new shoes. I stopped here and was able to go DSW. This mall is absolutely huge and has everything you need! It's super conveniently located in Downtown, so you can easily walk if you're staying down here, or you can drive.

Mall now closes at 7 PM?!? WHAT THE..... Come on now this is ABSURD!!! I don't think I will be coming here anymore however my son LOVES Dave & Busters so we come here often! But now that they close at 7 pm- I might be going to Chuck E Cheese more often!

Well - this is a mall that has a large number of stores in it - 4 floors and even though it didn't look like it was open originally, we went in and worked around to see if we could scoop some stuff before we continued onto Boston. Alot of stores have went out of business - however, they have a large food court, movies, large end cap stores and a huge variety of shops from top to bottom. Fan of it - however the entrance makes it looks closed.

Stopped in here to grab a rolled sandwich but unfortunately it did not open when it said it was supposed to so I just ended up walking around the mall instead. I found street parking around the corner but there is a paid ramp you can park at within the mall. it is a large mall with multiple stories of stores. There was a good variety of stores and the mall is well maintained.

So. Many. Stores! They have pretty much everything here. I definitely recommend if you like to shop.

Nice shopping center. Very nice location. Easy to get in, easy to get out. Looks bigger than it really is. After a few hours we were done. Lots of things to explore, outside. ;) Would I go back? Sure. For the parking. ;)

DON'T LOSE YOUR PARKING TICKET OR YOU'LL HAVE TO PAY $25 TO GET OUT!!!! Other than that, I had a good experience. It's not too crowded and they have an abundance of stores.

best mall ever it has like other stores and a cafe and some bubble tea and more i love it

So when I was a teenager I would blow my weekly paycheck (not much, it was minimum wage) here every Thursday after pay day. My friends and I would take the City bus from Cranston here and just hang out at the mall day and night (yep, we were mallrats). It's a great spot for people watching and people that don't drive or aren't old enough to drink. The mall was fairly new back then and it's still decent now. The parking lot is huge and it's always packed. It's definitely an economy booster for Providence. The parking lot is convenient when you want to go to events nearby since it's walking distance and fairly affordable. There's a bridge connecting the mall to the hotel. It's also a creepy place since people like to commit suicide there. Lots of bad joojoo. As for the mall itself, it's nicely organized. There's two levels and the third level has the movie theater and Dave and Busters. In the middle of the mall on the second floor, that's where the food court is. They always have revolving restaurants but the places that stayed for a while was Johnny Rockets. The stores there are abundant and there's plenty of places to shop at. I avoid this place during the weekend like the plague because it's a madhouse. The best times to go is during the weekdays.

Although several anchor stores have departed, I still enjoy walking through Providence Place. My must stop stores are the Apple Store and a huge Bed, Bath and Beyond. The food court also has a nice variety of eateries and the mall abuts several full service restaurants. One money saving tip, on a hot day buy a Dels frozen lemonade across the street from Tony at his pushcart - refreshing and much cheaper than beverages sold at the mall stores. Finally don't fall for the high pressure sales pitches from a few of the more aggressive pushcart vendors!

So, this was the second stop on our loop. I have to give this place credit because I FOUND THE SWEATSHIRT I HAD BEEN WANTING FOREVER. IT WAS THE LAST ONE AND IT WAS SLASHED TO 25 DOLLARS. Lucky duck. The escalators scare me because if youre tall, youre top heavy and could fall off if youre not careful...

I go to malls when I travel and this is my first foray after 15 months of being stuck at home in California. It is "ok" (no Lululemon which was a disappointment) but shopped my heart away at the Madewell store - best part is they offer military discounts!

Huge mall with wide selection of stores! The only downside to me would be that food-wise, it's rather limited. Other than that, would definitely recommend coming here to get anything you're looking for.

This mall is in the heart of Providence and has every store one could imagine. The first floor holds high end stores and the mall also has several non-shopper activities. However, I am beyond disappointed with the mall losing Nordstrom! I am now prone to go to Warwick Mall for its convenience. P.s. parking is free under 2 hours!

This was my happy place when I was a child! Growing up in Middletown, Providence Place is the mall of choice for my family and I whenever we needed to do shopping. There are three main levels for stores as well as individual stores (DSW, Bed Bath & Beyond) on the parking levels and the food court on the top floor. For anchor stores, you have Macy's and Nordstrom which runs along all three levels on either end. There has been changes to the store line ups over the years but staples that has stayed with the times includes Apple, Banana Republic, Victoria Secret, American Eagle, and more. The parking garage has also been recently updated to include counters at the entrance to tell customers where there is most spaces available. They also have the green/red light indicators over the spaces to indicate whether they are vacant or not. Pricing has also been updated so that the first two hours of parking are free. After all these years, I still come back every now and then when I am in Rhode Island. Great place to stroll around shops when you're bored!

Nice mall, decent line of up of store options. We stayed in Providence for the weekend and visited the mall a few times to pass time. It was fairly empty, I think coming out of the pandemic people are still keeping distant and safe.

This downtown mall is much larger than I realized and is connected to the Omni Providence Hotel. I didn't browse to see what all shops were available, but it appeared to be a good mixture and a decent number of offerings. I only visited Macy's and found what I was looking for, but passed many staple mall stores. The mall has an attached parking garage that appears to be very large.

I forgot to review this place or maybe I was just trying to subconsciously block out the actual experience of being here, but for whatever reason it never got reviewed. So I will throw my two cents in about this place. The word that comes to mind when attempting to describe it is "run". Not away from or towards. Just run in general. You have to run or at least walk very quickly or just walk alot because this place is like a maze. It is gigantic and the only reason we even stopped here was because we'd read about a restaurant we wanted to try in the mall. In our minds we pictured a quaint little mall with a few yummy places to eat. The reality was pretty different. It was a battle just cutting through traffic to GET here and parking was not much easier. Then there was the walk. This was an endless walk because we could not find any signs pointing us toward the place we were looking for. We asked a few people but they did not know. So around and around we went. Up, down, steps, walkways, endless stores, down more steps etc..you get the picture. A Word of caution: if you, like myself, are not a mall person and particularly dislike big impersonal type of malls, do yourself a favor and avoid this place at least during rush hour. And if you do decide to brave it, understand it is quite a large mall with few signs, tough parking and an impersonal all around feeling. And though it is seemingly right of the highway, "right off the highway" in this case meant wall to wall traffic and a much longer drive time than we had anticipated. We did eventually find our restaurant of choice..after about a half hour of walking. Coming here is a great way to work off some Carbs but not so good if you are in a hurry to get somewhere else as we were. I doubt I'll have the pleasure of being a visitor here again. I'm more of a "less is more" type person when it comes to malls. While the restaurant was great, the experience of getting to it was draining.

A lot of people I know dislike this mall because they don't like the parking or because it's often crowded, but I personally like this mall. This is my favorite mall in the area (when compared to Warwick Mall and Emerald Square Mall). What's not to like about it ? It has Sephora, Dave & Busters, Pinkberry, P.F Chang's, a movie theatre, and an IMAX theatre! I rarely go to the movies, but when I do, I prefer watching them at the IMAX. I also like how they changed the parking rate where it's free if you are there for less than 2 hours. This is great for me because I often just want to go into a few stores which always takes me less than 2 hours. The only time I'm ever there more than 2 hours is if I'm watching a movie. Yes, this mall does get busy especially on the weekends and Friday nights which is why I usually only go there on weekdays.

Lots of shops spread across 3 floors in the city leads to plenty of congestion as others have pointed out. The location is convenient if you want to explore the downtown area too. We actually parked here ate at one of the restaurants in the mall then walked around the town. Thankfully for Waterfire we wised up and found a street parking spot before all of the traffic. As others have expressed, the ticketed parking garage is set up on a very confusing layout. You should take your ticket with you since there are pay kiosks in some of the exits before you leave. We paid $10 for maybe half a day on Saturday, so it's definitely not bad by Boston/Cambridge standards. If you must shop, it's better to try and go during the down time and it's probably cheaper for only a couple hours. If you're in the city on foot, I'd recommend just walking to here if you are nearby. The number of shops impressed me. They have all of your usual chains you'd expect. However, if I really needed a variety of shops I'd rather go to Natick and deal with their spread out parking lots. Even Patriot Place in Foxborough on non-game days is better with their outdoor mall.

Pretty nice mall. Tons of stores and always lively. A lot of malls have been slowly becoming ghost towns with stores closing but this mall has no shortage of businesses. I love going to Dave n busters whenever I'm there as well. Only real negative is the parking and the cost of it. I mean if you're in the mall spending money the parking should be free they should validate

So run down. Stores closing. It's depressing. I used to love visiting the mall and taking my son to Dave and Busters, who by the way, got snippy with my review claiming that they are sorry they didnt deliver on "FUN" (since when is it fun if food has HAIR, is grossly delayed, super noisy AND greasy? its hard to have fun when the deep fried hair takes away your appetite. Teens had "fun", the adults didn't...) but I digress. The Godiva Store (next on my review) has less than fresh chocolate, their cases were empty... it's sad. For all the hardworking and nice people it just seems the place is falling victim of online shopping and starting to decay. Traffic to get in is confusing and the parking is a disaster if you aren't familiar with it. Just stressful. Sad.

There's a lot of options here - I frequently come for Dave & Busters, Apple, and Zagg as well as downtown events. The parking has been improved with the light and color systems. The price can't be beat (free for 2 hours, $2 for up to 5 hours). I love that it is also connected to the Convention Center & Dunkin' Donuts Center. The view is nice as well.

This is a very large mall that does not appear to be going under anytime soon. I've been to many miles recently and this one still seems to be thriving with many stores and locations to find food in the food court. I think this is a great mall overall and you'll find a great variety of stores here as they have over 150 still that remain.

This mall has improved significantly over the past couple of years. While Nordstrom is no longer there is a Boscovs and other high end retailers like Brooks Brothers, Abercrombie and Free People. Great restaurants like the Cheesecake Factory mall adjacent make this city mall a regional destination. Parking is now free for the first 2 hours. Make a day of it and visit this wonderful mall!!

This was an extremely hard place to rate, because if I had to rate customer service overall it would be a 2, but for variety of good stores and food it would be a 4.5. Cleanliness would be anywhere between a 3 and 4.5 depending on where you were. Between the food court upstairs and the places to eat on the bottom levels this mall has something for just about everyone. What I will say is that the food court upstairs has some dirty looking places to eat such as Popeyes, while others look cleaner. The sitting area is as clean as it could be I guess considering all the people constantly in there. I still felt it was a little sketchy to eat here. I only visited the bathroom in Nordstrom, which was pretty neat and clean. I can not speak for the bathrooms throughout the mall however. Walking through the mall it does seem well taken care of, so I would consider this one of the nicer malls. There are more shops than you know what to do with here, which is great because they have everything from kids stores to game shops to clothes and makeup. This is a one stop shop, so if you're looking to get all your shopping done in one place this is it. This mall is a bit on the pricey side, though they do have a few stores that are considered "cheap". What I did notice is that in most stores that females would be interested in (M.A.C, Nordstrom, Macy's, etc.) have really bad customer service. What I mean by that is the female employees have attitudes and are "snooty", very gossipy and come off as rude. There was only one decent employee who worked in the M.A.C section of Nordstrom who made sure I was finding everything and complimented my makeup. The rest seemed superficial in their attempt to ask if I needed help. On a special note I went into Macy's makeup section and was taking pictures and video to review the store and the female employees kept staring at me, following me and talking about me. Finally one of them came up to me and rudely told me that I can't take pictures without asking her manager first. When I asked her jokingly how people are supposed to rate the store she just repeated that I needed to talk to her manager. I did not mind turning off the camera, I did mind the attitude and mean girl actions from the employees. Needless to say we left soon after that. I will never return to this store. One other thing that bothered me is the people who work little cubes throughout the mall and some in the food court are very pushy trying to get you to test their food/products. It makes you feel really nervous walking by them and, for those with social anxiety, can make you not want to shop at this mall. In a nutshell, I did not enjoy shopping here. I was in a rush to leave every place I looked in because of the employees. This mall really needs to work on their customer service. The only place that was an exception was the store Rainbow. This is a really nice place with a variety of shops, but the employees killed it for me.

The mall is filled with your run of the mill average type stores that you can find just about everywhere except for a few premium shops on the first floor. There are many negatives about this shopping center: The entrances are not handicapped or stroller friendly, and I'm surprised that this hasn't been addressed by now. The mall offers NO RECYCLING options in the food court - not even for cans and bottles - which means a shameful amount of waste is being sent directly to the landfill. Having to navigate up and down through the multi levels can be confusing, some of the elevators only go to certain floors and you have to walk a short distance to access the elevators that take you to the lower levels which is super inconvenient. Half of the food court is filled with crappy Chinese food type places - where's the variety you'd expect from this metropolitan city? The two positives in my experience are the cleaning staff which does an excellent job of maintaining the common areas and the security team which is available and helpful for questions and support.

Great place to visit if from out of town. Has everything you need. Good court is lacking but shopping is essential.

I love this mall because it's very large and it has a great selection of stores. Plus, compared to the crappy Connecticut Post Mall near me, it's a shopper's absolute dream come true. I wish New Haven had a mall like this. Instead we got a wonderful IKEA on Long Wharf ::rolls eyes:: However there is one noticeable flaw with this mall. That one flaw is its parking lot. It's chaotic, disorganized, and can be an absolute nightmare at times. Who designed this parking lot? It's a nightmare whenever there are lot of cars trying to exit at the same time. For example, on the night of a Water Fire. I parked inside it one night during a Water Fire night and let me just say I won't be doing that again. It took me about an hour to exit the parking lot with my car. Luckily I had enough gas to keep my car idling for that length of time. Oh and the parking lot has 1/2 floors. WTF is a 1/2 floor? It just adds to the overall confusion. Which reminds me, the elevators don't go down to the street level where the PF Chang's and Starbucks are located. Instead, you must take a combination of both elevators and the escalators to reach the street level. I feel like a rat in a cage whenever I visit. But if you can get past the ugliness of the parking lot it is a very nice mall.

It's a fun mall to visit if you're coming from out-of-town and want to experience the vastness of the place itself. For others, it's nice to have a mall nearby that is going to have pretty much any store you may be looking for. However, trying to do any serious shopping is an anxiety attack waiting to happen. It seems like the number of floors are endless, there are always too many people around...and do not get me started on the parking. Okay, I get the garage parking. It's a city. Gotta build up to save space. But paying the $2 gets old especially when you're sitting in a huge line waiting to pay that $2. After a trip to this mall, I just want to throw $2 out the window and get the heck out of there. All in all, it's a fine mall to visit. Cannot complain about a lack of store selection or food options. Everything you may want or need is potentially at this mall. So give it a shot but be sure to go on a day that you have a low-level of stress because you need a level head for getting through the annoying parts.

Providence Place is one of my favorite malls to come to! It's a HUGE Urban shopping mall located in downtown Providence with an abundance of top notch stores! You will find Macy's, Nordstrom, Sephora. Torrid, Apple, bare minerals, Bath & Body Works, Create & Barrel, Bed Bath & Beyond, Brooks Brother's, Forever 21, Coach, Michael Kors, TIFFANY & Co., Lush, Godiva Chocolatier, Things Remembered, Swarovski, Yankee Candle, Victoria's Secret, The North Face and Many more!!! There are quite a few options for full service restaurants, including The Cheesecake Factory, PF Chang's, UNO, Dave & Busters, The Melting Pot & many quick service restaurants like Johnny Rockets, Panera, Popeyes, Taco Bell, Pinkberry and so many more!! The parking garage is massive so there is never an issue grabbing a spot & it's very affordable. You can't go wrong here!!! ;)

This is my favorite mall. I met the love of my life here and habitually been going here for 10 years. Here's 3 reasons why it's so great: 1. It's 50 yards away from MBTA, Amtrak, and local Rhode Island buses. 2. This mall is excellent for a date because there is a Showcase Cinemas AND a Dave and Busters WITHIN the food court. That's pretty dope. 3. There are full service restaurants here as well, most notably PF Chang's. 4. The parking here, like most malls, is extremely cheap. It's like $2.00 if you stay for only two hours. After two hours it gets expensive.

Big mall that could do much better with the layout of the mall and the stores. This mall is really good it's large and has a lot of stores and also a decent food area. One thing I really don't like about this mall is the parking. When it is busy and the mall is crowded I just hate looking for parking here. So I learned to come here on specific low-volume days and enjoy it.

this mall is super ratchet imo. it's fun to check out at least once tho for sure. i think i watched a yt video of ppl living in it lol. ambiance is lively vibes.

This mall never dis-appoints. It is a fairly big mall in the New England area and has got far better stores than any given mall. Some of the highlights are the IMAX, Zara, Lush, Crate & Barrel, Dave & Busters, Fire & Ice, P.F. Chang's and many more. It gets crowded during the weekend given that the IMAX, Dave and Busters are under a single roof however it is worth the time spent here. The most expensive stores are on the 1st floor and the cheapest are on 3rd. This mall is at a great strategic location in downtown with the state capitol to the north and City Hall and the financial district to the south. This place has got great views of the Providence river and waterplace park (especially the upper levels) and the water fire days brings in much more crowd and makes this place totally worth-while. The mall is also connected via sky bridge to the convention center and the Dunkin Donuts arena. The only draw-back with this mall is the paid parking to get into the mall. Most of the malls offer free parking lots to the public and this one should be no exception. Except for the parking this mall is great and has got something to offer for all age groups.

Good place for weekend in cold winter. The cinema is on the top floor over the food court.

This is a huge mall that has a theater inside of it. It has all the standard stores you'd expect for a mall as well as an awesome foodcourt with an array of different types of food you may crave. The parking garage is multilevel and the guided lights above let's you know there is a spot available by showing a green light. There are elevators, escalators, and security posted throughout the area. There are also an assortment of restaurants located in close proximity of the mall itself. I highly recommend that if you're in town, take the time to visit.

Providence Place is RI's nicest mall in my opinion. The biggest issue is that since Nordstrom closed last January many stores has closed including Papyrus one of my favorites here. The parking is free for two hours which is good because it wouldn't get as many customers. Supposedly Forever 21 is temporarily closed for construction which is odd because there ids no Forever 21 drywall. I read on Reddit that they are temporarily closing and plan to make a two level F21. I hope this mall survives in this whole Amazon thing.

Large selection of shops in this mall. Food court's decent, mostly come here for the Apple store and the movie theater..