Playground Pier

This was a fun place to visit with our family. We visited shops and enjoyed the games and beach, though some maintenance could be done on the planks on the boardwalk. The view and experience is likely to be a repeat vacation for us again. The food everywhere we ate was tops!

Last time I was here was 15 years ago and it was a great time. Loved the fountain show at the end of the pier. Its now just an abandoned mall. Nothing really in it. It was very sad. Dont know if COVID hit it hard or what but theres nothing to do in there now.

Nice looking mall, but barely anything to do. There are only about 3 or 4 stores open in the entire mall and the restaurants were closed too. Im not sure if more things will open up during the summer but I was here during April 2023 and it was pretty dead.Definitely do not go out of your way to come here. Its nice to stop by if youre passing though.I still gave it a very high rating because there was good music playing, the views are nice, and I managed to get myself a ring from one of the stores that was actually opened. Ive wanted a cheap, silver ring for a couple of years now but never actually got around to purchasing one so Im glad the opportunity presented itself here. The store owner was nice. Basically everything in the store was $10, but because we purchased a lot of things, he told us that we can pick out 4 rings for $10 so I ended up getting my ring for only $2.50. My sister picked out the other 3 for herself.I hope more places open up here and it becomes busy again because its honestly a really nice building and has a nice ambience.

Unfortunately a deserted well decorated area BUT a very nice view from the 2nd floor!

Its just sad here. We walked all thru the building. It was like a ghost town. Has so much potential though. I can imagine how much fun this place must have been back in the day.

This place has potential but it really doesnt matter when practically all the stores arent in business. It was nice to have the place all to ourselves. (except the security guard that practically followed us around, and probably wondering why we were there in the first place.) I say if youre filming a movie and need an empty set location that looks beautiful, this is your place. Shopping? Not so much. I DID see a poster of an old prop comic of The Legendary WID, who I use to work with in my early days of burlesque. So my trip was unexpectedly fulfilled with a personal surprise.

In Atlantic City for the day and stumbled upon this vacant mall. Only had 1 open business left, a jewelry store that appears to be closing too. The view from the seats in the 3rd floor was great. Sad to see so much of AC empty. — at Atlantic City Playground on the water. “This mall is officially Abandoned this mall is America summed up in nutshell corporate greed has led to ever store fleeing this mall, the owner have nobody to play but themselves. Truly embarrassing”.

A great and Lively vibe here with restaurants and bars on the Upper Floor near the entrance at the boardwalk. The further you go the more desolate and deserted it gets. But the view of the beach at the end is awesome and a good place to sit in air-conditioned comfort on the Upper Floor.

I would highly recommend a visit but the place is incredibly sad. You can see what was once a great looking mall, and it almost appears it still could be, but its largely empty now.Why the high rating? Its a nice spot in the AC that sits almost directly on the water. Just head to the third floor and all the way down the hall for a great view. Seeing the 70s theming is neat as well.Overall, another great location with absolutely great potential that has been left abandoned and empty. I hope someone can find a good use one day for this awesome spot.

I used to frequent Ocean One Mall when I was younger. Unfortunately, since then 90% of the shops have closed. It feels like a ghost town to be honest. Sad to see. However, the HUGE candy store is still there and is fully stocked lol

Years ago, this pier was full of people, shops, and places to eat. Now it is barely a shell of it former pass. The deck out the back was locked, and they took away the sand that used to be by the beach chairs that looked out the Southern windows. Still love to visit and sit and enjoy the view, but there are no more stores, like there used to be. Someone needs to do something with this pier and make it great again.

Kind of a monument to late-stage capitalism at this point; the majority of the mall is deserted, with only a couple businesses still open. Very surreal experience, but also quite neat. One of my favorite stops on our trip to AC, as it was one of the very, very few places that wasnt a consistent, overwhelming din of awful music at hearing loss inducing decibel ratings.

A very nice place that seems like it is slowly dying out. I spent a few days in AC just exploring. I came here due to the fact that on the outside looks very enticing but once you go inside, a lot of vendors have left and the second floor is a ghost town. I spoke to a few of the vendors and they all said the same thing about the owner of this place, he just doesn’t care. The top balcony in the back has some very nice views with some outdoor chairs to relax in. Walking back inside there are chairs facing the beach which you can see and you’re protected from the sun as the windows are UV protected. the place itself is nice, it seems the tourist are not going in plus from what i was told the owner just doesn’t care about having new shops open up.

First time visiting Caesars in many years, and many of the stores are simply out of business. To my surprise, the water show has also been shut down and remodeled (you can see this in the pictures I attached). Times sure have changed. My GF and I did enjoy the fact it wasnt overly crowded with people everywhere in the casinos or on the boardwalk. Walking on the street side during the evening hours, though, doesnt seem to be the safest idea

Its a nice place, well constructed and beautiful view of the beach and boardwalk. But so sad, during pandemic over 90% of the stores and restaurants are closed, some temporary and some closed for good. Hopefully they will reopen soon.

Came here a mth ago and had an amazing time in their private theatre and so now I am back . Clean, professional knowledgeable staff, so much to look at and peruse, best spot in AC for fun

Beautiful elevated views of the Atlantic City and beach in an enclosed glass pier that is safe, air conditioned, protected from the elements. The restaurants here are all excellent. Fun shopping too ranging from high to low end. This is a must visit in AC!

Due to the time of the year many stores restaurants were closed. Combine that with the fact that were in a COVID economy and there wasnt a lot of places that were really open. Its a nice location. Three levels on the third level you can only come down via elevator or escalators. You cannot walk across into Caesars The second level and first level. Second level you can walk across on the sky bridge enclosed protected from the elements. The first level you walk underneath the sky bridge and youre out with a wind can can hit you. There were some people who were walking the top level end to end cuz its pretty damn long and a good place to get your exercise. Theyre also generic non-specified seating where someone could grab their lunch, bring it with them and sit down and just chill. So it was a nice atmosphere but again very subduated and sedated because of this time of year and post COVID.

One of the best places to visit while in Atlantic City. They are like a mini mall of great stores such as a beautiful candy shop in the front. They have once of the best places upstairs to relax and get an amazing view of the boardwalk and beach! In the summer they usually have light shows in their fountain.

This place could be so cool I dont know why but 90 percent of the businesses that where here were with closed temporarily or indefinitely. There was literally only a couple places open . Most of the store fronts were empty and a hand ful of them just were not open , I guess they are only open on the weekend. I dont know how high the rent is in this place but , I suggest it be lowered so that it can actually have some business going on. The restaurants seemed nice and were open, it also had a great view of the boardwalk , water, and casinos.

My favorite type of mall: nearly abandoned with about 95% of the businesses gone. No one to annoy you. Definitely a great place to go when the zombie apocalypse happens.Bonus: superb view of the beach from the top floor.

Restaurants at the pier overlooking the beach and water. Relaxing place for a quiet or romantic night. Pretty nice atmosphere. We went during winter so a lot of the restaurants and shops were closed. But it was still a pretty place to walk around and sight see. The sunset was beautiful. The casinos are connected to the walkway so youre just few steps away.If you find this review helpful, click the like button 👍

Ghost town with a nice view. Only a few stores open in the whole place. Havent been here in years but it is honestly a sad shell of itself. Skip it and go to the outdoor stores and outlets.

We visited early, so most places were closed. Fifteen years ago, my husband and I were here for a craft beer tasting on our honeymoon.

I would not call this place a playground. It is very close to a lot of casinos. It did have a really nice mall with some good stores. The views from the back of the mall off the pier are really great. The mall is has many places to sit and talk and enjoy the view. All in all it was worth the walk down there from where we were staying. Plus it gave everyone something to do or a shop to visit.

Everything was too expensive and 75% of the stores were either closed or empty such a shame because when it was pier 1 it was packed and affordable not anymore. The seating area and Its Sugar were the best part of the WHOLE thing...

You have the beach view on the third floor, a pretty cool candy shop on the first floor, a couple other stores, and the Casino. Unless you like unintentionally surreal spaces, thats about it.

That is the place to be if you want some me time or quiet time, I love it the view from the playground is amazing

So sad that Covid caused all the restaurants to shut down in the mall. The high end stores like Versace moved to the outlet not too far away. And a few restaurants that use to be there have other locations but in other states; like the owner of The continental has a main location in MD. The mall is basically deserted. Very surreal experience walking through remembering how it use to be the last time i was there a few years ago. Complete opposite now. Very heartbreaking that Covid really changed the world in so many ways.

I used to like coming to this mall to do a little shopping and check out the restaurants. It is sad to see how abandoned this place is.

Because many shops in COVID-19 are closed, there are few people, and the prices of goods on the beach are high. I dont think there is any need to go anywhere except the Ferris wheel because it will waste your time

Very clean but sad only like 2-3 buisnesses open. Surprisingly clean

Long board walk but fun to walk are ride a 🚲 also good for a morning exercise.

A shopping mall with a bunch of different stores like clothing stores, candy store, sneaker store, and some REALLY good restaurants upstairs on the third floor. Buddakan, The Continental, Phillips Seafood, and Souzai. Buddakan is my favorite for their happy hour $5 drinks and apps which are worth $10-$15.

When I came here years ago this place was awesome. Every store front was occupied, there was a light and water show various times throughout the day. There also used to be places on the top floor to sit inside with your feet in the sand and look out over the beach. The sitting spots are still there with great views, but they took the sand away. On the outside deck we did see some sting rays in the ocean which was pretty cool to see. Now there are alot of vacant stores and no more light/water shows. Would like to see more stores open up and for them to bring the lights/water show back.

Horrendous, what a joke this place was.Every business was closed and left the property.Its a shame because the place has nice views but what a ghost town.Do not waste your time going here, it was like a seen from the walking dead.Property management should be fired.When you are running such a low occupancy, offer a couple of free months to prospective tenants so you could fill up quickYou are losing money as it is anyway.

This is the pier extension from the ceasars palace casino. They have a number of restaurants as well as seating to enjoy the beach/boardwalk view.

The food and the view from the bar is the best 👌. I took the family there and they that they wanted to come back again. Alot of fun top floor to the bottom floor. In short this place is awesome.

Shopping and sightseeing pier, great for some photos, well worth a visit to take pictures. I did not do any shopping there.

Nice place to shop and eat. A good amount of the stores are very high end. There are some stand alone restaurants, plus a small food court if you dont want a formal sit down meal.

Nice mall on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City. Alot of high end fashion shops. Plus my favorite candy store Its Sugar , Also has nice upper deck eating area with a great view.

A lot of good places to eat its nice its clean but its also getting very empty, business that were there last year are not there anymore The pictures are from the and of the top part of the pier where you can come outside and have a nice view and take pictures

We visited in the morning, midweek. Beautiful!!

This place used to be the best place to shop in Atlantic city. And had the coolest game room so kids that cane with parents can be entertained. Now its just empty. Only has 3 stores. What a shame

Hardly any stores here, its a shame. Such a huge space-like a ghost town. Top floor has many great restaurants. Great place to relax and view the ocean.

I work here one of the four buildings in the city that we Patrol I love it 🦊💛

Best for food and view of the ocean, city and boardwalk. Upscale shopping is a plus amd decent happy hour specials. Love the Continental.

Basically all of the stores are closed. Or were closed inside the mall. There was a Chainsmokers concert getting setup next door and it was busy! Just disappointed that they had no shops open. Like nice stores! Super relaxing to me though.

Very quiet mall with high end shopping. Clean inside. The best store in there for me was the Sugar candy store.

Nice views on the observation deck, but mall is super dead

Really cool candy store there, but not many other stores. I understand that there used to be a ton of upscale stores but there really isnt much in there any longer. I think maybe they moved to the outlet stores down town?

Simpsons restaurant, best place on the boardwalk

We just sat and enjoyed the view from the 3rd floor seating area. Sublime.

Since the Pandemic the mall is desolate anymore. There were very few existing shops. This was my first time discovering it. The third level view is phenomenal but the promenade was closed. It was like having a close up panoramic view; without actually being on the beach. There are beach chairs set up to steal away from the Boardwalk with accents of sand .

Not near as much fun in off season, but still worth the trip.

Meh! Most of the shops are closed because of Covid I guess.

I perform at ACX1studios had a blast..

Beautiful views and love exploring the shops. Go upstairs for a breathtaking view of the ocean and beach. Plus they have good restaurants and food opinions here.

Stopped here for a drink at Wet Willies. Super clean mall.

Its a nice property prime location. The building needs total restoration and makeover to make an excellent shopping mall as it was once several years ago. Very sad and disappointing how it was just abandoned. There are maybe three businesses perhaps for within the building but you really wouldnt know it unless you went in. This building is no longer inviting to the public

Newest water park playground for kids...

This place needs some TLC or just knock it down. Its completely abandoned beyond a few bad stores. The only reason to keep it up is for people to get out of the weather. If you want to go shopping try oceans, the hard rock, or Tropicana

The restaurants are always a blast upstairs.. its a beautiful layout, where as Im a bit afraid of heights, but overcoming the vertigo is easy with the many activities to do inside from comedy show and shopping alike.

Cool place. Definently visit again. They have cool restaurants

So much fun, loved the seating by the ocean, great views and relaxing!!!

If the city would get rid of all the crack heads it would be a lot more enjoyable.

A few good restaurants and right on the boardwalk convenience.

A reflection of where brick and mortar stores are headed. half the mall is literally empty.

Place is pretty empty. We were excited to stroll but only had a handful of stores. Very sad!

A lovely venue, but most of the stores are vacant. Nice views and worth a walk through, but reminiscent of Day of the Dead or Dawn of the dead (the mall one).I hope they can get it together and make better use of the space one day, even if it its to house refugees or something.

Build a nail, hair, lash salon, plus a massage area along with a library and space for art music and cooking classes will bring people here. Beautiful building with a great view of the ocean

This place has fell off, This place has soooooOOO much potential..The people in charge of this place should be ashamed of them selves. All they have to do is add regular stores e.g., Footlocker,Snipes, American Eagle, Apple store etc. Along with a Sports Bar and a Trampoline jumping place for the kids this place will be back to its Glory days!!!

This place is pretty much deserted. It is a beautiful place but mostly everything inside is close. Nice view of AC on the 3rd floor. While sitting there enjoying the view one of our kids was doing a cart wheel in the hallway and the Older lady security guard abruptly and rudely told the child to stop it, came up to us and told us “if she does it again, she has to leave the building “. Then there was an older couple taking a selfie picture by the windows to capture the view ocean and the boardwalk the same security guard started telling the couple in abrasive tone that they couldn’t take pictures of the building inside ( yet they were taking a selfie). No where in the building is it posted you CAN NOT take picture inside. Should have more pleasant people working in a place like this. Especially when is practically empty.

Its empty but it will get better

It was our first time there in years & we got there early. Not much was open, but the shops we were able to go into had fun items and souvenirs. We also found a nice hot dog/ souvenir shop. It was nice to walk out to the beach.

The place is mostly empty stores. But there is a great ocean view from the third floor.

Very pleasant shopping and dining experience - one of the few locations one can shelter from rain with a wonderful view, as well as seating!Quite a few retail locations are permanently closed - ~50-75% are not opened (but cleaned out and presentable). Some very interesting locations still remain and the food court is upscale and enjoyable!

Beautiful place to go ☺️

This mall looks like it used to be thriving. I walked around the first, second and third floor. I didn’t see a single person. 2 stores were open. It’s such a beautiful mall. The third floor has great views. I don’t think Atlantic City will ever be what it once was but this mall is a cool experience if you want to see an empty mall.

Very clean, Spacious, and beautiful, but its sad how this place used to have so many stores only for them to close a short time later. Theres only a handful of stores left that still exist in the mall itself but hey, you get some nice exotic views from the top.

Lost its appeal for me. I dont know why. It just doesnt have that same excitement that it used to. The employees seem stressed out and the management seem a bit out of touch. Not my kind of fun. Thanks ☹️

Alot of candy and humongous jaw breaks...omg

Pretty cool place! Just disappointed most of the stores were vacant. Great view nonetheless though 👍🏾

I didn’t hate the place. It was just empty stores mostly and very dark inside. Plus stairs that went in a circular pattern that had gaps between them. Very scary and so I left.

Was nice, too bad not kept up. It would be an asset to the boardwalk.

A lot of the stores are no longer open, but Ive heard they are trying to bring more back. Great view from the top floor.

Very high end stores with very little traffic. Nice views and good restaurants on 3. Check out Budakan and Continental. Avoid Phillips in my opinion.7/22 Update: Pretty much dead as a mall now. The restaurants are gone, Sugar is the only stop worth it. Sad to see.

A shell of its former self. The property is just about abandoned with most stores closed. Its a shame as they seemed to have put a lot of money into the design of the mall but unfortunately with practically no stores left it is now just a nice place to cool off.

Sad empty shell of its former self. There are many different types of people that frequent this area and they all need to be accommodated. Ultra high end stores was the first mistake. Whatever is done here must be safe, clean and inclusive

While the facility itself is nice, it seems to be mostly empty. It appears most businesses have moved out and only a handful remain. There are some windows and benches on the third floor that make for a nice beach or people-watching location. Its quiet but you wont find much variety in the shops that are still there.

Totally empty! Only 1.5 business left there. Sad, such a waste of great real estate. I hope some one with a vision buys the place and revives the place!

In the last week of May 2021, exactly as other patrons said, There are 3 or 4 places left. Its like a scene out of post apocalypse movie. Unless you want a candy store, cellular accessories, nothing is left here. A worker told me, a new owner took over recently but there is not set date to reopen the stores at the Playground. So.... grab a snack and something to drink and sit in one of many open beach themed chairs on the indoor cross way and sit and watch the beach in the cool air conditioning.

We walked through around 9:30 pm and I was surprised at how many stores were already closed on a Saturday night. Despite that, it was nice shopping area and the bathrooms were surprising clean! Would definitely come back and enjoy shopping & restaurants here again.

I loved the gorgeous views of the beach from the top floor sitting on the beach chairs and the end of the enclosed pier. They just need to reopen the many stores it used to have and it would be spectacular. The best place to see beach views in Atlantic City.

This would be an awesome location if all the stores were open, right now not even half of the places are actually in business t. This is becoming another desolate place.Now, Im not one that doesnt like the desolate places but if youre looking for a lot of places to go to I would recommend going to the outlet stores outside the boardwalk.The restaurants upstairs are still open the sushi bar upstairs is still open through the comedy club thats open only certain nights and theres a Victorias secret that is open as well as a few other stores selling more expensive items. However many of these are actually empty and if you want to avoid crowds while youre in Atlantic City this would definitely be the location to go to.Theres also an outside patio from which you can look at the ocean and the beach.there used to be a great water show with a dancing fountain in the back but thats closed up now. Things like that really bother me. The fact that this place was built and hasnt been maintained or kept filled with businesses. It makes me wonder how high they raised the rents to chase away all the businesses!We do visit this location every time were Atlantic City however, hoping that it will come back to life someday.#Playground. #ThePiershopsatCaesars #atlanticcity #theboardwalk

OK place. A lot of stores are gone.you can still have dinner there the restaurants that are still there are pretty good. candy store Sugar is really cool. It use to have a beautiful water fountain show but it is closed now. It has great views of the water and Atlantic city.

Awesome views. I just wish the over ocean pier was open for drinks when I visited. This must be a great place go to peak season when everything is open. Plenty of food choices inside surrounded by a couple small stores for browsing. No parking to be had but if youre staying at one of the many casinos on the boardwalk area it shouldnt be too far of a walk for you and it is worth it!

It was dead-looked like an abandoned mall from a zombie movie

This used to be such a nice place but even pre-COVID they were losing a lot of stores. Now post-quarantine there are only 8-12 stores open in the entire 3 story complex. On the plus side there is a nice sitting area upstairs that overlooks the ocean.

It was a pleasant experience to see this place.. Love the indoor bar and the outside deck/patio.. the inside field for the kids and dogs to play in as well as the indoor stores and cafés.

Very clean with an amazing view. I did visit at New Years and noticed they must be closed for the winter as theres only six stores located inside of the mall.

They need some more good stores but good resteraunts & views!

For the most part this was a ghost town but up on the third floor is a little gem of a grouping of eateries where the happy hour drinks are delicious and the food specials even better. I had some of the best peanut sauce on chicken Ive ever had and with it the absolute best margarita. It was a nice escape from the well drinks of the casinos.

This is a good place to cool off indoors and to relax and watch the water or beach. Unfortunately, the places to eat or shop are very limited and seem to be getting more limited with time. Theres a lot of opportunity with a scenic spot like this on the boardwalk thats being missed I think. At that, get something to eat or drink on the boardwalk then head here to relax and cool off for a bit. There are free, accessible restrooms as well.

This is basically just an abandoned building thats being cared for. It is clean, it is tastefully decorated inside, but it is silent, cavernous and just dead. I think there is maybe one store open in this entire place and that is the candy store that is adjacent to the boardwalk. There is an observation deck on the back to look out over the ocean, and they have the doors locked with a sign saying its closed. This place is just a waste. And security will constantly give you menacing stairs letting you know that they dont want you in there, although it is part of Caesars hotel and casino and open to the public. Such a shame.

This is a hidden gem at Atlantic City. Did not even know you could go into the building, from the outside it is deteriorating and looks abandoned once inside it is gorgeous! Hardwood floors many many stores are closed but there were a few open. The views from the chairs sitting on the sides were spectacular!! Unfortunately many of the floors were closed off. If only Atlantic City would invest some money into this building they would easily bring it back to life!!! Its a shame Atlantic City is not the shining star it once was.They certainly take enough money from the casinos that they could invest it back into making this place very nice.

Its a shame that there are only 2 stores open in this entire mall. 2 stores! What a waste of an amazing space right on the beach. The top floor has some restaurants that looked like they have some upscale options as well as plenty of peaceful seating overlooking the ocean. Bring this place back to life.

This place used to be so cool with nice stores and some great restaurants on the third floor that overlooked the beach. As of August 2022 when I just visited, its a ghost mall (its not that a lot of stores are closed, literally only a couple stores are left open at the front of the entire mall).

Very nice respite from the heat as their AC is always on very HIGH! decent eatery upstairs, nice view from the top floor of the beach and boardwalk. recommend for elderly - pretty wheelchair friendly, except for the candy store which has only steps leading down into it. not ADA compliant... weird.

Disappointed on the lack support from visitors and regulars not coming out and physically shopping at some of the stores at this pier. Maybe when the weather breaks, shoppers came out spend money..The inside design is nice, But it needs much more brighter light fixtures! I will venture back to this wonderful pier in the spring summer.

It has a lot of potential. I cant tell if they are in the process of trying to build it up or not but as of June 2019, that isnt a whole lot of shops there. There are some restaurants on the second floor and a nice bar and comedy club on the main floor. There are also some really nice views of the ocean at the end of the pier on all floors. I think if they add some shops and more bars and restaurants, then this could be a nice spot on the boardwalk, but for now, its just ok.

Not bad. The shops seem to be mostly shut down. There was one case store that the retailer seemed helpful but kinda forceful too. The candy store was fun and seems to be definitely the highlight of the Playground Pier.

Why even keep this opened. All the restaurants and closed. Maybe 1 or 2 shops open. Just go to the 3rd floor for a nice view of the beach.

After a excellent meal at Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill (reservations a must) we went to walk off the meal. Unfortunately, most of the shops are closed for the season. Well definitely have to make a trip back, just to update this review.