The Shops at Georgetown Park

This place gets super busy on the weekends, especially on a beautiful weekend like we experienced last Saturday.
The shops at Georgetown and the surrounding plaza offer a variety of middle to higher-​end shopping options.

Like other reviews who pointed out that this place use to be great, but with the dwindling selection of shops, I’m sad. This was a really cool place, just off the main drag in Georgetown. Nicely designed and clean. It was always nice to walk in here. I hope when the economy improves, so will this place.

I’m not sure if I visited the same place as all the other reviewers. I was at an outdoor strip mall but I saw pictures of what looks like the inside of a mall so maybe I missed the inside part. I kind of wish I hadn’t since it was miserably hot outside when I visited. In any case, the building architecture is cute, I wouldn’t say come here to shop though as much as I would just to have the experience. There were a lot of people from all over when I was there, during the summer. The couple shops I went in and looked around the staff seemed mostly disinterested in the fact that I was there and/​or were just kind of rude and lacking people skills. I imagine with all the foreigners running around and shouting in their various languages that they must have started just tuning people out in general which is kind of sad. Finding a bathroom was more of a challenge than I originally expected so if you go, make sure you find out where the restrooms are first before you have held it for an hour or two because you might not be close to one when you need it. Two stars mostly for the Old Stone House and the fact that I like architecture.

I think most tourists are surprised and filled with a sense of awe when they find the secret entrances at the back of the street-​entry stores that lead them to an empty yet beautiful structure with the saddest food court on earth.

I was a little upset after busting our humps getting to this mall. TWO separate web sites said not to miss this place if your shopping in Georgetown. And even walking up to the entrance we were excited to see the list STILL UP with all the shops they had in side. Boy were we shocked to only find basically three shops left open in this ghost town. Its such a shame because it still looks absolutely gorgeous in side and after dodging and diving on the over crowded Georgetown sidewalks in the Virginia heat a nice indoor mall would have been nice.

I don’t know how to rate The Shops at Georgetown Park. There are simply no shops open that do not have street access. The entire mall is three stories of emptiness. On the first floor, there is one stall open in the food court, and there were about five people eating there. I don’t understand why they don’t close the mall and redevelop it. It has so much potential, but it just died one day. My family used to live in DC from 1987 – 1999, and we can remember this place being a bustling, active mall. My parents even remember President Clinton (and entourage) Christmas shopping there in the 1990’s. It really was a shame seeing this mall completely empty. On another note, urban explorers should visit this place. It’s abandoned, but open to the public!

I’m torn about writing this review.
I should of wrote one the first time I came here which was in 2010.
I recently came here again and it was really heart breaking.
The first time I came, I was a fan of this place.
It was indoors, not many people and I had fun in the fun shops that it had.
When I recently came, it was a desert!
The place was empty and almost all the stores I saw last time were gone.
I feel like this place is going to close down but it can’t because it is the home to some major shops like H&M, Antropologie, JCrew, etc.

(I’d give this one star for its remaining status as an actual mall, but for the state that it’s in – still pretty and mostly clean — and for its potential if recovered, I’m at least throwing in a second star.)
This type of mall brings tears to my eyes — a dead mall that should be /​could be /​was so much better. The building’s still in great shape though; if new stores and customers could be enticed in it seems like it could thrive. (Bringing in customers might be an issue, but I’ll get back to that…) Georgetown Park’s a small mall, but has three floors of (now-​closed) stores; several spacious open areas with benches, tables, and (now turned off) water features where customers can rest, interact, and enjoy special events; and numerous places to eat. .. well, previously «numerous» places to eat, but now only one or two. There’re large skylights, showing the sky between small office buildings (or condos?). Polished bronze fixtures shine amid dark brown woods and dark green paint. Several stairwells and escalators, and at least one elevator, give access to the various floors. There’s also interesting and fun art spread around the mall, including an excellent J. Seward Johnson, Jr. sculpture of a man eating lunch, which you can rest beside on a bench.
This mall’s always been somewhat hidden from many people behind its beautiful and subtle brick façade, which probably didn’t help draw continued crowds. And it really can’t help that the parking garage costs $ 16 for 3 hours, that parking otherwise in the area is at expensive meters or hard-​sought two-​hour (for the most part) spaces in residential areas, and that there’s no Metro nearby (although the walks from Rosslyn and Foggy Bottom are only about 30 minutes. .. which might not be fun depending on how many shopping bags you’re carrying). The bus is convenient, but unless you live downtown you still have to sort out parking on one end.
Unlike many malls in this stage of ‘life’ (such as it is), Georgetown Park remains in excellent shape and cleanliness despite the near-​dearth of remaining stores. (I say cleanliness, but I admit that I didn’t visit the bathrooms that so many others have described as horrible.) I’m not sure what will happen next here, but I hope something good comes of the space.

I came here last Saturday and haven’t been here since I first moved to the DMV almost four years ago. Wow, this place seems to be going down hill. Not only was it pretty empty, but the restrooms were gross and didn’t seem to be cleaned on a regular basis. I guess they are remodeling, so only select stores are currently open.
Not sure why someone would come here, especially when there are tons of better options on M street.

This is a very nice mall but many of the stores are closed down and the shopping selection seems like its consistently going down hill… I wouldn’t say its a must see shopping center since the selection is limited and there are dozens of amazing shops just outside on M street.

Where did everybody go? We visited on a busy Saturday. Busy on M Street, but not inside this mall. Filthy bathrooms with no air conditioning and only 1 faucet working.
I do give credit to the salesman at Comfort One Shoes. He was extremely helpful, patient, and informative.

While on vacation, my friend needed to pick up some cheap tops, so my GPS navigated us to the H&M in this mall. I was surprised to see how desolate it was. There were only a few stores open, but at least they were popular brands like Express and Victoria’s Secret. It was a bit odd to see an indoor mall in Georgetown. I was expecting the GPS to navigate us to a shop along M Street.
My friend found what she needed at both H&M and Victoria’s Secret, although the customer service was dismal at best. Both stores did not acknowledge our presence until we were at the cash register, even after looking for an associate for help. At least the stores had what we needed.

Ah, these guys (i.e., the mall) are about to go out of business. Few business are left in the mall and I’m wondering how long they can keep that mall open in the absence of profits.

The stores in here worth going to are mall-​type stores… Victoria’s Secret, H&M, Express… It looks sort of like an abandoned mall but with a little class. Hey this is Georgetown after all. I get a little bored in here if I don’t need something from above said stores.

This place has been neglected for years and pretty much falling apart. Aside from the decent store fronts on M street, the rest of it is in a depressing state. The only decent thing I can say about this place is the WSC gym on the top level, which is excellent and the DMV on the lower level. Otherwise, eeek!
Of course, this mess is the result of two big DC developers playing «piss contest» and trying to take control of this property, but now that a new investment firm has purchased this place in auction, one can only hope that better days are yet to come!

I don’t really understand this place… it’s a mall but its dark and half empty. I do love that they have Anthropologie, Express, Victoria’s Secret, and J Crew. And I will probably shop there a lot since it has the closest H&M. I’m just saying, keep your expectations low.

Cute mall in Georgetown area even though it seems it’s pretty dead. The shops I went into were small boutiques and very expensive but some are chains and generic. Didn’t really love the place

This place is creepy and severly needs an update. Every other retail space is empty, the fake plants hanging from everywhere, no shoppers, bathrooms are beyond gross… someone please come in here and give it an over-​haul! The good retail shops are on the steet (anthropologie, jcrew, banana)…but again, these are shops you can get at a lot of malls or shopping areas… and why go here and pay for parking and deal with tourists?

When signing on to Gilt Groupe at 12:05, it feels like the economy is in full swing again: designer clothes flying off the e-​shelves, ladies hungrily waiting for the items in your cart to expire, and «SOLD OUT» signs popping up next to everything remotely attractive. Who said anything about a recession?
But then you go to The Shops at Georgetown Park and realize something is –in fact– very VERY wrong. I know DC is full of transplants, but I used to come to this mall over 10 years ago when my sister went to Georgetown and it most certainly looked different. The hugest discrepancy is that it used to have stores. Now it seems almost everything has gone out of business.
Georgetown Park is the mall equivalent of a ghost town. Retail carcasses line the floors. Few stores without sidewalk entrances are occupied. Shop windows are being turned into advertisements for other stores. I half expect Tumbleweeds to fly lazily across the third floor. No matter how much I dislike malls, it’s depressing to see the metamorphosis.
The Shops have retained one major advantage (though it doesn’t seem to have kept them alive): AC in the summer. Seriously… who likes to prowl the streets in the summer in Georgetown? One puff of cool air from Anthropologie and I’m a hippie convert for at least 30 minutes.
It’s too bad that Intermix is the only good thing going for Georgetown Park anymore.

I worked in Georgetown for nearly 3 years and I used to go to the food court at the mall a lot because it was the close to work and the food came out fast. The only sit-​down «fancy» restaurants are Clyde’s and Benihana’s. As for the rest:
Café Europe: This is not directly in the food court, but is located past the elevators to the parking garage. Really friendly people here. I like the bubble tea and iced tea. I haven’t tried their coffee or smoothies. While the bubble tea is not the best I’ve had, it is better than Snap, which is your other alternative in Gtown for bubble tea.
Fresh Choice: This is the eatery that’s located near the entrance with the escalators and ATM. I ate at this place the most, because it seemed they offered the healthiest options. You can choose an entrée and two sides for under $ 8. Oftentimes they will have salmon or chicken curry. The guy would always give me the biggest piece of chicken for some reason. They have basmati rice, mixed salad, pasta salad, and other side dishes.
Georgetown Deli: Located on the other side of the lower level, this place offers decent sandwiches and hot dogs. This would be my second option in this mall. They take cash only, though. Also, if you are particular about what goes in your sandwich, they will put mustard, mayo, tomatoes, etc in everything unless you tell them beforehand.
Hunan Express: Has the best deal on combos but the food’s not that great. There is better Chinese food in Gtown. They have a daily special that is under $ 5, so that’s good for people on a budget. When they are slammed it can take a while to get your food.
Seven Brothers Subs: I only ate here once. I remembered it just being unmemorable.
Arby’s: I have fond memories of Arby’s because there was this teenaged employee with a snaggle tooth that used to give me extra curly fries and stuff. This would be my third choice to eat in this mall.
For some reason this food court always gets slammed with tourists and the best word I can use to describe it is «dank». It looks pretty with the fountain, but it’s just dark and gloomy. If you want more lighting, I would recommend eating in the area by Georgetown Deli.