Decided to to my annual summer trek to this mall on Friday. 100% tourist but it has all the stores you need/want to peruse through. Although I still classify it as elitist kinda mall since each level is a step up from the next. The 3rd level has mostly high end stores and of course has less people walking around, the 2nd floor has the mid end stores and generally the most people milling about and of course the first floor is generally where you find the low end, teeny bopper stores..and well where most of the teens are.
It's huge, pretty much every store you've heard of and them some you haven't are located here. They recently renovated all the food courts in here, making it more like the Yorkdale food court (thank god cuz both those food courts looked really bad). It's more high end and in my opinion suitable to tourists as it provides better options than the fast food picks before.
Easy to get to by subway or driving (paid parking lot) or justby walking depending on where you live.
The Sears that was there is no longer there, boarded off. Sad really, but I hear Nordstrom's will be taking it's place so I'm sure that will generate some new interest.
I do like going at Christmas as well to check out their decorations, they do them well with the huge tree in the centre of the mall, and what would be the Eaton Centre without those iconic birds?
You definitely cannot beat this place for people watching...just choose your level!