Shopping Malls | Traditional Markets & Souqs
Doha offers plenty of shopping opportunities, from small computer gadgets to heavy furniture, from clothes to curtains. However their collections may not as comprehensive as in other big cities or as cheap as you may find in other countries.
Location wise, mostly these shops are clustered in a particular area in Doha. Depending on what you are looking for, for instance computer items can be found in a building attached to Grand Mercure hotel, while curtains or furniture can be found in Salwa Road or Al Asmakh Street.
Shopping Malls
Doha shopping malls are relatively modern and big. Almost all malls in Doha, except Villagio Mall, apply “family day” on Friday and Saturday, which means only visitors with family or female visitors are allowed to enter the building. Daily opening hours are normally between 10am till 10pm, except a few shopping malls that open a bit late on Friday (see the list below).
Most of the time malls are quite convenience during weekdays but can be crowded on weekends. Car parking is currently still free of charge. A few of shopping malls in Doha are listed below.
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City Centre
| Location | : | West Bay area |
| Telephone | : | +974 44839990, 44933355 |
| Additional facilities | : |
 Cinemas Ice skating rink |
| Remarks | : | on weekends after 12pm onwards finding a parking spot is not easy and mall can be crowded |
Watch YouTube video of City Centre here: www.youtube.com
Hyatt Plaza
| Location | : | Al Waab St |
| Telephone | : | +974 44999666 |
| Opening hours | : |
Daily, 10am-11pm On Friday most of the shops open at about 2pm |
| Additional facilities | : | children play area |
| Nearby attractions | : |
Aspire Park Khalifa Stadium |
| Remarks | : | on weekends after 12pm onwards finding a parking spot is not easy and mall can be crowded |
Royal Plaza Mall
| Location | : | Al Sadd St |
| Telephone | : | +974 44130000 |
| Website | : | www.royalplazadoha.com |
| Opening hours | : | on Friday most of the shops open after 2pm |
| Additional facilities | : | cinemas |
| Remarks | : | click the right picture for bigger photo of the shopping mall. |
Salam Plaza
| Location | : | West Bay area |
| Telephone | : | +974 44485555 |
| Website | : | www.salams.com |
| Opening hours | : | on Friday mall is open after 3pm |
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This is one of the shopping malls in Doha that sells mostly luxurious products It is located near the City Center shopping mall |
The Mall
| Location | : | D Ring Rd |
| Telephone | : | +974 44678888 |
| Opening hours | : | on Friday shops are open after 2pm |
| Additional facilities | : |
Cinemas Open air restaurants |
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This is one of the earlier shopping malls built in Doha On weekends after 12pm onwards finding a parking spot is not easy and mall can be crowded |
Villagio Mall
| Location | : | Al Waab St |
| Telephone | : | +974 44135222, 44149666 |
| Opening hours | : | on Friday most of the shops are open at about 2pm |
| Additional facilities | : |
Cinemas Ice skating rink |
| Nearby attractions | : |
Aspire Park Khalifa Stadium |
| Remarks | : |
On weekends after 12pm onwards finding a parking spot is not easy and mall can be crowded It has a 150 meter-long Venice-style canal inside the mall Click the picture on the right for bigger photos of the shopping mall Villagio was closed for a few months following a fire outbreak in the mall in May 2012 |
Watch YouTube video of Villagio Doha here: www.youtube.com
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