ORLANDO SHOPPING
BELZ FACTORY OUTLET MALL
5401 West Oakridge Road
Orlando, FL 32819; I-4, Exit 30A
Phone: (407) 352-9611
Hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday - Saturday
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday
More than 180 stores within 2 malls and four annexes and including Calvin Klein, Oshkosh, Guess, Bugle Boy, Anne Klein, Harve Bernard, Field Crest, Cannon, and Bass Shoes.
THE FLORIDA MALL
Address: 8001 South Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, Fla., 32809
Phone: (407) 851-6255
Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Central Florida's largest and most popular shopping destination. Saks Fifth Avenue, Dillards, JC Penney, Parisian, Sears, Adam's Mark Hotel, Treats Food Court, and more than 200 specialty stores.
LAKE BUENA VISTA FACTORY STORES
S.R. 535, two miles from Walt Disney World
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Phone: 407/238-9301
Gap, Liz Claiborne, Nine West, Vanity Fair, OshKosh, Adidas and more. Playground and food court. Free shuttle from major resorts and hotels. HOURS: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Mon. - Sat.; 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sun.
ORLANDO PREMIUM OUTLETS MALL
8200 Vineland Avenue
Orlando, FL 32821
Mon. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Sunday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Major credit cards accepted.
This Mediterranean style-shopping village features 110 stores offering discounts from 25% to 65%. The Spanish-styled courtyards with decorative fountains adds a touch-of-class to casual shopping. Visit such designer shops as Versace, Louis Feraud, Perry Ellis, or Ralph Lauren. There is an air-conditioned food court, parcel post shipping, wheelchairs, strollers and ATMs. The open-air atmosphere combined with the old fashioned, lamppost-lighted walkways make an evening stroll along Plaza de las Fuentes an experience you won't want to miss.
POINTE ORLANDO
Address: 9101 International Drive, Orlando, Fla., 32819
Phone: (407) 248-2838
Hours: Sunday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Nightclubs restaurants are open until 2 a.m.
International Drive visitors might want to visit FAO Schwarz, Armani Exchange, Abercrombie & Fitch, Disney Worldport and other exclusive venues at Pointe*Orlando. This 450,000-square-foot (40,500-square-meter), multilevel complex offers upscale shopping, as well as a 21-screen Muvico Cinema complete with a state-of-the-art IMAX 3-D theater. For those who want to combine shopping with dining and nighttime entertainment, the complex features restaurants such as Monty's Conch Harbor, Hooters, LuLu's Bait Shack, Johnny Rocket's and Adobe Gila's. Visitors will surely notice the upside-down WonderWorks attraction also located here.
THE MERCADO
Address: 8445 International Drive, Orlando, Fla., 32819
Phone:(407) 345-9337
Hours: Sunday through Saturday -10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
This shopping, dining and entertainment complex has 60 specialty shops, including American Cola Company, Krazy Kites, Florida Paradise, Global Sports and Kandlestix.