Gateway Mall 4.77

The flagship mall that sparked the renaissance of the Araneta Center, Gateway Mall was hailed as Shopping Center of the Year in 2006 and 2007 by the Philippine Retailers Association. It was also a Merit Awardee at the International Council of Shopping Centers’ (ICSC) 30th Innovative Design and Development Awards, and a finalist at the 2008 Urban Land Institute Awards for Excellence.

Anchored by Rustan’s Department Store, Gateway Mall has five levels of the finest in shopping, dining,fashion, services, and entertainment shops, with three levels of basement parking. It has a total floor area of 100,000 square meters, and caters to about 220,000 shoppers every day. The mall is linked to the Coliseum by a walkway, and to the two major transit systems, the MRT-3 and LRT-2.

The Gateway Mall’s biggest crowd-drawer is the Cineplex 10 at Level 4, the country’s first Cineplex boasting of 10 luxuriously appointed cinemas with digital sound, Boral acoustic walls, and full stadium seating. Its remarkable features are the Platinum Cinema, the first Lazy-Z-Boy theater in the country; and the 500-seater Cinema 5, which has Dolby Atmos Cinema Sound, a surround sound technology that creates a three-dimensional effect.

Another highlight in Gateway Mall is The Oasis, a one-of-a-kind interior floating garden that opens up to the sky. Mall goers can have their meals there, served by accredited restaurants from the mall; or book the venue for private functions.