What a delightful mall! It is 3 stories in places, with shops on 2 levels and an eating area on the third. Plaza de Americas is beautifully decorated with hanging sculptures and fountains. The fountains feature sea animals with moving parts.
Macy's and Sears are the two anchor stores. The Macy's is as large as the one in Houston, and Sears is spread over the mall with departments such as hardware in their own separate store. Numerous smaller shops feature European brands, home decor items, candy, etc. One little candy shop sold Puerto Rican coffee, stuffed animals, souvenirs, and the most beautiful desserts I have seen. We were so sorry that we were flying out the next morning--although one of the girls volunteered to carry a chocolate dessert on her lap all the way home! My daughter also found a store that had a large selection of Quiksilver and other boarding brands of clothing.
Eating establishments ranged from fast food to full service restaurants. Most of the full service restaurants were on the third level. The girls didn't want to waste any of our time at the mall eating so we grabbed food at Kentucky Fried on our way out near closing time.
Upon our arrival about 6PM on a Friday night, the parking lot was almost full. This obviously was the place to be. On the flight from St. Maarten to San Juan I spoke with a lady who was going to San Juan to shop. She said Plaza las Americas is THE mall for the whole Caribbean.