Exploring Sydney
Acclaimed as one of the world’s finest cities to shop, Sydney offers its visitor the chance to embark on a distinctive, hassle-free, world class shopping experience.
Despite offering the shopping excitement of a ‘big city’, shopping in Sydney is comparatively more pleasing and relaxing mainly due to its well planned out shopping map. A majority of the city’s massive up market department stores and shopping precincts are positioned just a few blocks away from each other. Facilities are provided for consumers to shop amidst maximum convenience even during appalling weather conditions. For instance, the elaborate system of shopping malls, expertly interconnected stores and tunnels help shoppers to shop under cover even during rainy days.
Sydney is renowned to be a lively and exhilarating place to shop with its many diverse and elegant boutiques, refined shopping malls, fashionable one off stores and even vibrant neighbourhood markets. The city centre is complete with modern and chic department stores, specialty boutiques and arcades selling products of renowned local and international brands. Meanwhile, the active Oxford Street in Paddington is well known as Sydney’s ‘Style Mile’. The numerous designer stores in Darlinghurst provide the shopaholic with a sense of local street fashion. The many fascinating art galleries as well as jewellery shops of The Rocks is an ideal way to discover a bit of history.
With over 150 designer label and specialty stores, The Queen Victoria Building is an excellent choice when shopping in this phenomenal city. To own a piece of Australia's finest designer labels, the best place to head to is the trendy Strand Arcade. For shoppers interested in eating while shopping amidst a calm and relaxing ambience, the ideal place is Skygarden.
Other must visit places when shopping in Sydney include Piccadilly, Grace Bros' city department store, David Jones which is the city’s oldest department store, Centrepoint with more than 130 specialty stores, No.1 Martin Place, Sydney Central Plaza, World Square Shopping Centre and much more. If shopping is the reason for the visit, a Sydney hotel such as Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney is a perfect choice as it has a great location that provides easy access to many of the major shopping venues in the city.