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Waterside Shops
is a great place to shop for gifts and clothing. It is an
outdoor/undercover Mediterranean style concept with water
falls and features in the center. It has recently been re
modeled and expanded and the portfolio of exclusive shops
has been expanded. Gucci, Tiffany and Prada have joined
Saks 5th Avenue, Chico’s, Williams and Sonoma, Barns
and Noble, Pottery Barn, Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, Ralph
Lauren, The Sharper Image and many more. There are also
some very nice restaurants. Aqua is particularly good for
a special lunch or dinner. The Silver Spoon is good for
afternoon snacks, lunches and dinners. To get there you
drive south on US41 on the right hand side of the junction
for Pine Ridge Road and Seagate Drive.
The Promenade
is very similar to Waterside, not as big, similar shops and
restaurants. It is about 1 mile north of Bonita Beach Road
on US41 on the left hand side. Target is opposite.
Downtown Olde Naples
has fabulous boutiques, home decoration stores, restaurants
and galleries around 3rd Street and Fifth Avenue. It is all
outside and can get very hot in the summer. Finish off with
a cocktail at Tommy Bahamas, a very popular bar and restaurant.
Miramar Outlet Mall
has great bargains from top designers, Coach, DKNY, Saks 5th
Avenue, Brooks Bros, Ralph Lauren, Nike and Tommy Hilfiger
to name but a few. There is a Starbucks and 3 or 4 restaurants.
Take Bonita Beach Road east to I75, go north about 6miles
and it is on the right hand side. The turn is also for Germain
Arena. Or north on US 41 to Corkscrew Road East, cross over
I75 and it’s on your left hand side.
The Coastland Mall
in Naples is the largest of the malls so far’ and all
indoor. This is a more traditional town mall with Macy’s,
Dillard’s, Sears and JC Penney’s as the anchor
stores, and then the usual Gaps, Victoria’s Secret and
more linking them all together. There is a large food court
and the very popular New York Cheesecake restaurant has opened
outside of Macy’s.
The Bell Tower
at Fort Myers is a very pleasant shopping experience in an
outdoor setting with similar shops to the Coastland Mall and
more. I’m told there are shops there teenagers like
too!
Marshall’s
a discount retailer selling various brands past season and
over makes. The closest store is at the Grande Shoppes on
the corner of US41 and Immokalee Road.
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