International Village Mall

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The Guide

This mall has been around for a long time. The mall has had their ups and downs. At the time of writing not all the stores are filled. There is 2 hours free parking which requires registering your vehicle using a QR Code located at the pay station machine. This is a Downtown Eastside location so there are those factors to consider.

VT

The place feels a bit tired and empty. A lot of the shops are either closed or not super inviting. It’s quiet, but not in a relaxing way more like it’s missing the energy you'd expect from a mall. The food court has a few options, but nothing that really stands out. Feels more like a spot you pass through than a place you’d go out of your way to visit.

Gabriel Dalton

This mall has been here for a long time and it’s been through a lot. It has an interesting vibe as many of the stores are vacant. There is a Starbucks on the first floor and then another food core on the second floor, and then Cineplex completely occupies the third floor (top floor). Their management uses Gmail, which doesn’t seem as professional as possible.

Kerri Spack

Every time I come here (which is not often, typically only for screenings of movies in the Vancouver International Film Festival), I wonder how this mall has remained open for so long. So many store spaces are vacant and it is over run with drug addicts, particularly camped out in the washroom stalls (moreso on the ground floor than the 2nd floor). I think the food court, Rexall and the Cineplex theaters are the only things keeping this place open. My other curiosity is, why are there so many cell phone kiosk vendors? Is there really this much of a need? This mall is just not the same place it was 25 years ago.