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This is second time that an SM Supermall has been cited by the PRA since it launched the Shopping Center of the Year Award in 2002, SM City Baguio was earlier cited in 2005.

Envisioned as the premier destination mall in the Pacific Region, The SM Mall of Asia has raised the standards of shopping, leisure, and entertainment in the Philippines. Located in the scenic Bay City development along Roxas Boulevard in Metro Manila, it has a gross floor area of 400,000 square meters, making it the third largest mall in the world.

The complex consists of four buildings linked by elevated walk ways- the Main Mall, the North Parking Building and the South Parking Building and the Entertainment Center. With over 600 shops and 150 restaurants, it is the ultimate shopping experience.

The Main Mall includes shops and restaurants, the Food Court, and the Country’s first Olympic sized ice skating rink.

The South parking Building houses the SM Department Store, the North Parking Building includes the SM Hypermarket, two if its major anchors. The Entertainment Center Building Offers a spectacular view of Manila Bay from its trendy row of restaurants. The country’s first IMAX Theater is another attraction in the Entertainment Center, as are its 10 cinemas, including a Director’s Club for private viewing and a Centerstage for live performances.
 

Getting around the mall is easy. A tram takes customers around the perimeter of the mall, while elderly and handicapped can use of golf carts in the mall. The SM Mall of Asia has 5,000 indoor parking slots as well as outdoor parking facilities in for customer convenience. A transport terminal servicing destinations in Metro Manila and other areas in Luzon, as well as a tax bay make traveling from the very accessible.

Since it opened its doors to a record one million customers during opening day in May 2006, the mall which SM founder and Chairman Henry Sy, Sr. has called “the greatest project of my life�? created a lot of excitement in the local shopping centers scene. It has also grown to include a fully computerized Bowling Center and more recently a Science and Discovery that includes a planetarium and the world class SMX Convention Center.