Centre Laval looks and feels like an old shopping mall that has undergone a few renovations in attempts to modernize. It's definitely less glamourous than Carrefour Laval and less busy. I liked that it had lots of independent stores and not just chains. That being said, most of the stores were not really my style (i.e. cheaply made clothes, costume jewelry, gift items, etc.), but it was still fun to walk around a mall I had never been to before, even though I walked away empty-handed.
There was this one store called Vase Caravan and it was such an unusual little store. It had lots of Buddha statues and also lots of Jesus statues for sale! They also sold instant noodles. It was a really weird and random kind of store. I secretly like weird though, lol.
The anchor stores are The Bay, The Brick, Bureau en Gros (aka Staples), Best Buy and Ares.
The food court is pretty small, but there's a pretty fish aquarium at the centre. There's also a Chinese buffet (Buffet Fu Lam) in the mall.
This mall has free WiFi and you don't have to log on through Facebook or Twitter or give them your email address (like some places).
Definitely not a destination shopping mall, but not too bad. read more