Friends who are traveling to Dubai, are you still hesitating about where to buy in Dubai? Today, the editor is here to share with you the dubaimall shopping guide in Dubai. In addition to shopping here, there are also some attractions that are not to be missed.
Six Features of DubaiMALL
1. The world’s largest aquarium
The three-story aquarium is certified by the Guinness Book of World Records The world's largest display window is the world's largest aquarium, with more than 85 species and a total of 33,000 marine creatures in the aquarium. Visitors can also buy tickets to walk into the 48-meter-long underwater tunnel (Aquarium Tunnel). Surrounded by a 270-degree ocean view, they can enter the aquarium tunnel to visit and feel the feeling of sharks swimming above their heads.
2 .Indoor market
There are more than 220 gold shops in the indoor market, selling gold and daily necessities. The indoor market is connected to the subway, which greatly meets the convenience of life.
3. Fashion Avenue
More than 70 luxury brand flagship stores around the world are gathered here. The latest styles of the major luxury brands will be released here. In addition, there are many Middle Eastern stores here. Special payment, and a VIP entrance.
4. Outdoor fountain
The water jets are 150 meters high, 50 stories high, and the water jets appear 1,000 times with the music background. Various changes, equipped with more than 6,000 colored lights and color projectors, with Chinese background music including "Kiss Goodbye" and "Jasmine" played every 30 minutes.
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An Olympic-sized ice rink is set up indoors, and beginner to advanced skating courses are offered to the public.
6. High-end department store
Bloomingdale's Department Store. (Bloomingdale's and Galeries Lafayette
The two high-end department stores have many product brands and are the best choices for family shopping.
Business hours
Every Sunday to Wednesday 10:00 am-12:00 am
Every Thursday to Saturday 10:00 am-1:00 am
January 24th every year The world's largest shopping event, the Dubai Shopping Festival, will be held until February 24, with discounts of 50-70% on various products, and there is even a buy two, get one free event on luxury watches. In November this year The 4th is the tenth anniversary of its opening, and a month-long tenth anniversary event has been launched.
Official APP
DubaiMall’s App--thedubaimall
Be sure to download it. This APP can help you quickly locate in the mall, find the store you want to go to, and make an appointment for shopping in advance.
Nearly all shops in Dubaimall support credit cards and UnionPay cards, with 62 UnionPay debit cards often have a discount of 5. If you bring a credit card, try to use a credit card that automatically converts currency, and choose dirham payment when paying to avoid the exchange rate difference of secondary currency exchange. Dubai is a tax-free country and does not need to pay extra. Taxes and fees.
Free Wi-Fi
Free Wi-Fi is provided in the mall. You only need to enter your mobile phone number or email to get a verification code to use it for free. The voice and video functions of WeChat, FaceTime, WhatsApp, Skype, etc. are not supported in the UAE. If you need voice communication, you can use QQ, which is a missed opportunity.
Floor introduction
The first floor of the shopping mall is divided into 4 floors, LowerGround (LG, ground floor, GroundFloor (GF, first floor, FirstFloor (L1, second floor, SecondFloor ( L2, third floor
The LG floor mainly houses large comprehensive supermarkets, home furnishing supermarkets and the ticket office for visiting the Burj Khalifa. You can purchase a large number of daily necessities on this floor, including the British supermarket chain Waitrose. Here. At the same time, you can buy tickets at the AtTheTop counter to visit the top floor of the Burj Khalifa. In addition, you can also book tickets through the official website, website address: https://tickets.atthetop.ae/atthetop/Step0_BookingInfo.aspx
The LG floor mainly contains large comprehensive supermarkets, home furnishing supermarkets and ticket offices for visiting the Burj Khalifa. You can buy a lot of daily necessities on this floor, including the British supermarket chain Waitrose. In addition to purchasing tickets at the AtTheTop counter to visit the top floor of the Burj Khalifa, you can also book tickets through the official website, website address: https://tickets.atthetop.ae/atthetop/Step0_BookingInfo.aspx
1 .Large-scale comprehensive supermarket
Large-scale comprehensive supermarket, organic food supermarket and home furnishing supermarket are located on the left and right sides of the underground floor. The British supermarket chain Waitrose is here to meet daily shopping needs. Opened a branch. The top chocolate Patchi store is also on this floor. You can see the Patchi store in the circular square of StarAtrium, but the price is better in Dubai.
2.BurjKhalifa Tower
BurjKhalifa Tower is the tallest building and artificial structure in the world, 828 meters high, with a total of 162 floors and a cost of US$1.5 billion. It has 124 floors and 125 floors. There are observation decks on the 148th and 148th floors respectively. There are 56 elevators in the building with a maximum speed of 17.4 meters per second. There are also double-decker sightseeing elevators that can carry up to 42 people at a time. In 2004, on the evening of January 4, 2010, the Ruler of Dubai, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, unveiled the curtain on the Burj Khalifa monument, known as the world's tallest building, declaring the building officially completed. , and renamed it the Burj Khalifa
There are several types of tickets for the Burj Khalifa:
General tickets for the 124th/125th floor: 10:00-15 every day. : 30, 18:30-01:00AED135
124/125th floor specific tickets: 16:00-18:00AED210 every day
The 3.148th floor is a luxury box AED530
The G floor mainly houses the flagship stores of major luxury goods, including major luxury accessories, clothing, bags, watches, shoes, makeup and other products. You can basically find all the famous luxury brands here. The aquarium, indoor gold bazaar, indoor waterfall and the famous candy store Candylicious are also on this floor.
4. Fashion Avenue Luxury Zone
Fashion Avenue Luxury Zone is mainly located in the outer ring of the shopping mall. Walk along the middle ring of the shopping mall and walk to Sephora in the direction of Michael Kors. When you look at When you go to LV, it means you are in the luxury jewelry area. There are more than 70 of the world's top luxury brands here, including LV, Chanel, Gucci, Dior, Prada, DG, Moschino, etc., including clothes, bags, shoes, accessories and more. The display windows display the latest styles of the season. There are even some special contributions to the Middle East. Each luxury store provides VIP access, and you can have VIP qualifications if your annual shopping amount exceeds a certain amount.
5. Luxury watch area
Between Bloomingdale's and Galeries Lafayette is the luxury watch area, where basically all the luxury watch brands in the world are gathered. Here you can buy Patek Philippe Audemars Pigeut Piaget Vacheron Constantin Cartier
Rolex IWC IRARD-PERREGAUX Omega OMEGA, etc. Dubai is the cheapest place to buy watches in the world. Especially if you come across the Dubai Shopping Festival, there are often buy-two-get-one-free deals on watches, among which Rolex and Longines are the most popular choices among Chinese people. Usually major watch stores are equipped with Chinese shopping guides, and there is no problem in communicating. If you encounter a discount, you can get a 50% discount by using your UnionPay card. The unit price of this item is high, and the discount is considerable
6 .Aquarium
DubaiMall Aquarium opened in November 2008, breaking the record of Churaumi Aquarium in Okinawa, Japan, and becoming the largest aquarium in the world. The aquarium sightseeing gallery is 51 meters long and 20 meters wide. It is 11 meters high, has a water storage capacity of about 11,220 liters, and houses about 33,000 species of aquatic life, including sharks and stingrays. In addition, the aquarium claims to have the largest acrylic sightseeing partition in the world.
7. Indoor Gold Market
GoldSouk, this market with 220 jewelry stores is the largest indoor gold market in the world with a unique design and full of Arabic style. It is located on the right side of the luxury watch area, at the entrance. The huge dinosaur skeleton fossils and indoor floral arrangements are particularly eye-catching. All kinds of fancy gold jewelry, whether they are spliced, engraved, diamond-encrusted, etc., are very exquisite and full of Middle Eastern style. The gold in Dubai Gold Market is mainly divided into four categories: 18K. , 21K, 22 and 24K, most of the gold is 18K or 22K gold, and the unit price is naturally cheaper than in China. In addition, the prices here are often sold in kilograms.
8. Bloomingdale’s Galeries Lafayette. Department Stores
The two major department store giants, Bloomingdale's and Galeries Lafayette, have also opened branches in Dubaimall. Bloomingdale's has chosen this place to become its first store outside the United States. The branch is located. You can find most brands in the department store, and some of them will have department store discounts, so it is suitable for shopping.
9. The light luxury area is located opposite the Fashion Avenue. The direction is also the famous waterfall area in the mall. There are many stores of light luxury brands, such as Sandro, Maje, Tommy Hilfiger, Katespade, MichealKors, etc., and you will get good discounts when there are discounts.
L1. The first floor mainly contains various high-street fashion brands with relatively affordable prices, such as TopShop, ninewest, NewLook, HM, Zara, etc. Young people can find almost all their favorite brands here. Victoriasecreat is often on sale here.
The L2 floor mainly contains children's clothing, sportswear, electronic products, children's educational service institutions, children's amusement parks, cinemas, and catering service areas. This floor is mainly an activity center, with an Olympic-standard indoor ice skating rink, a Rell cinema with 22 movie screens, SEGA Republic and KidZania, a children's workplace experience city. This floor also has There is a dedicated child care service. Parents can leave their children in the paradise here and then go downstairs to go shopping empty-handed.
Among them, the famous toy store Hamleys is also here.
Bloomingdale's and Galeries Lafayette, two high-end department stores, run through Dubaimall, with three floors (G floor-L2) You can find very obvious signs on each floor.
Shopping
What can you buy in Dubaimall, especially those that are more cost-effective than those in China? Items with Middle Eastern characteristics. I won’t say much about luxury goods. If you see a style you like, try to buy it. After all, you can’t come across limited editions at any time.
1. Saffron
Iranian. The price of buying top-quality saffron in Dubai is very good. The various effects of saffron are very good for women. It is a good product for beauty, beauty and anti-aging. Regarding the authenticity of saffron, you can buy it in the spice market in Dubai. You can check the Internet, it is very easy to buy inferior saffron, after all, it is expensive.
2. Patchi chocolate
This chocolate produced in Lebanon is known as the Hermès among chocolates. One of the largest chocolates, it has a very rich flavor and a good taste. You can try it for free in the store. The chocolates in gift boxes are perfect as souvenirs. The price is not too expensive, and there are often discounts on gift boxes.
3. Date palm
The Middle East is the main producing area of ??date palm. Date palm is very nutritious, rich in various vitamins, minerals and antioxidants but contains no fat. It also has the functions of replenishing qi, strengthening the spleen and digestion, moistening the lungs, relieving coughs, and laxatives. The dates here are not just dates, they are often processed into various fillings, nuts, candies, and even candies. There are mint.
4. Gold
The gold in Dubai Gold Market is mainly divided into four categories: 18K, 21K, 22 and 24K. Most gold is 18K or 22K gold. The unit price is naturally cheaper than in China. You can buy some good-looking belts, which are not pure gold, but the best is the style and price. There is no gold jewelry that they can't do.
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candylicious has countless choices of candies, which are the best choice for children. They are available in gift boxes and in bulk, and the prices are reasonable.
Overall, shopping in Dubai is very affordable. (Watches, bags, clothing > cosmetics > electronic products, you can buy watches and diamond rings during the Dubai Shopping Festival. The prices of Longines watches and Cartier diamond rings at that time were basically the lowest in the world.