It is in Victoria on the corner of Shelbourne and Hillside. There’s only one main floor of shops and a tiny upper level. The upper level has fewer shops, but it’s easy to forget about it since the main floor do all your day-to-day errands. You’ll find people walking the ground floor, trying to locate a shop that’s actualy upstairs.
The map lets you figure out the level first, and then where to go in the building. At the top left is a search box that when you enter a name brings up the plan for the unit. It will also change levels if required. Open one category but keep the rest closed if all you have is the kind of service. There are categories for food, fashion, electronics, beauty, sport and services. That way you don’t get a salon in the clothes list and a stop at the grocery store in the restaurant list.
Sidebar names and yellow shapes points to the same place. Scroll with your finger while it’s over the map or zoom in/out from the bottom right. Full screen is handy when using it on a phone in the parking lot because it help you see which side of the drawing you are on.
Hillside Centre Directory Map
Shoppers Drug Mart operate as a large anchor on the main floor, similar to Walmart and Canadian Tire. Atmosphere and Marshalls are in the Clothing/Homeware section upstairs, meaning you don’t have to trudge through the Walmart section of the main floor if you’re just looking for some clothes or homeware. Just search for the store name and it’ll open the level where they is. From there, the closest big shape should of be right next to your little stop, so it shouldn’t take to long to get there. No need to do another loop around the building.
In Victoria, food is typically a counter stop in-between errands, not why one drives there. Coffee stops include Tim Hortons. If you’re seeing somebody, read the restaurant note. A place might have a name but not allow you to dine in. Hours today aren’t known by the directory.
Shops on the main floor are also an easy mix-up. Cases, plans, and repair sits side-by-side, but don’t do the same job. Before joining a line, the description separate them.
Shelbourne; Where you enter is part of your errand, since there’s so much hillside traffic. The lot wraps a wide plate and the entrance nearest Walmart is not the entrance nearest a service on the far side. And it’s not even the best way up to Marshalls upstairs. See the plan, while you still have time to switch rows. Starting at the opposite end doesn’t make for a quick trip through the main floor.
Going upstairs is a vertical trek; better to make that decision before you’re already inside at ground level. Don’t just automatically take the door out of habit when doing a weekend browse or a quick pharmacy run during the week. Marshalls is one level down from the main retail anchors and has a spacious main floor. Taking the wrong entrance to Walmart can lead to a bad beginning upstairs.
While you still have time to get back in the car, decide which level first, and then the side. Are two people going in separate directions? Name the store and also the level. “At Hillside” isn’t specific enough; it encompasses both sides of the lot and both levels. The same goes for food and services.
Why go there? People go there for the pharmacy, the repair shop, or the clinic. It’s not a stop on the way; it’s a place to park. And the category list prevent those jobs from being lumped into an unsorted column of names. Hours and tenant mix can change more quickest than the plan. This is particularly true on cruise-ship and holiday days, when roads in Victoria are already slow.
The yellow shape indicates it’s still listed as having a unit there. Drive for one name. It is the one on the directory. The categories, pins and level button is there to match the walk to the errand, including the few that aren’t even on the main floor at all.
