Grand Bazaar Hotel

Hotel

A must place to visit if you showed up in Istanbul. Colorful, imbued with different cultures. In the centre there is an excellent restaurant Ottoman cuisine. Here you can buy absolutno all. But watch out for personal belongings. It is easy to get lost, so it is better to go with a guide or with someone who lives in Istanbul.

A place that would definitely be the choice of visitors coming to Istanbul. Ideal for you to shop for items you want from Turkey. But note also that not all Turkish stuff. Very wide area. Certainly you will be confused with the entrance and exit you have. Be careful then.

Practically a maze, you better keep yourself oriented as it is easy to get lost. It's amazing to see such a large bazaar still operational and you will love the vibe. Only issue is that it felt more touristic then authentic. Regardless it's a must visit and of you are going to buy anything you must learn how to haggle.

This is a top of the list must go to if you are visiting Istanbul. You will experience the true Turkish negotiation with the locals and try to get a good deal. All the products are fake, nothing is original but they are far less expensive and well made, as in it is very difficult to find differences between a Turkish fake and an European / American original. The Bazaar is indoor, so if it's too hot or raining outside this the perfect place to be. With a very large range of products, you can easily spend half a day wandering around.

The Grand Bazaar is a must see if you are in Istanbul.
Although the city has been modernized a lot in recent years, getting into the streets of the Grand Bazaar is like returning to the magical Istanbul centuries ago, it seems that time has stopped.
There is always a great bustle of people and you can find the best forgeries of products of first brands so identical to the originals that are impossible to differentiate.
Entering and getting lost between the streets and the people, having a tea or an ice cream is bound and who knows if you are good trader equal haggling prices between the locals.

Every istanbultour there must be like one.
One should only be careful not to be ripped off, which can happen even faster there than where else. It is important to bear in mind that most cities in Turkey are supplied from there.

A rather fast-paced, energetic, and variety. Always willing to negotiate, there is everything you can think of, in any of its formats. I got a slight point of overwhelm, but that goes in the personality of each person, so haggling will not be my thing. However, it is a must visit in Istanbul. Easy to find, easy to get to and difficult not to get lost within its many streets and interior walkways. Hinted at several layers and in order to live a real experience, you have to stay a bit beyond the typical tourist visit. Recommended and fun!

I feel two stars is an appropriate rating for the grand bazaar because it is historically significant and is worth seeing. However aside from that its one star. The prices assume you will negotiate so you don't really know what a fair price is. I have been a professional negotiator for almost 30 years so it's not that I don't know how, but knowledge is a critical component to negotiating and as a buyer if you don't really know the relative quality of what you're buying you don't have a basis to negotiate from. Also, you are solicited by sellers every 25 to 50 feet that you walk. That adds up quickly.

A place that you can not miss to visit in Istanbul!
The items are very flashy and the prices are good, still in the vicinity you can get cheaper.
The building is immense and worth raising your head to look at the details of the roof!

I give the Points only for the historical one. Everything else doesn't deserve a Star. Overpriced Clothing and stuff. When you go a few Feet out you get the Stuff for half. For sightseeing recommended but not for shopping.

The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is undoubtedly one of the oldest and most fascinating places, where you can experience oriental shopping. I was amazed at how friendly the shop owners were — of course wanting a sale but polite and not “pushy”. It covers 60 streets, houses 5, 000 shops and employs over 20, 000 people, had 22 gates, there are 2 mosques, 4 fountains, 10 wells, 2 Turkish baths! But “The Grand Bazaar cannot be compared with a shopping mall because it has historical and cultural value”

Fantastic experience. So much more than could have imagined. So many shops / stalls piled into once place. All covered so weather is not an issues and can find from rugs, to shirts, to bags and leather. Absolutely everything and anything is on offer. People are relatively friendly and not too pushy. Can easily walk around without anyone hassling you and if you stop in front of a stlal may be asked to look around. Very good experience and plenty of bargains. Definitely would recommend visiting.

A huge indoor market with lots of streets. “Museum” worth visiting to see the architecture, experience the atmosphere. :). Access is very easy. We travelled by tram from Eminonu, passing through historical places. Inside is a little stuffy. Prices are too high, leave without buying is hard. You can (and should) haggle. The place is for tourists, so that on some streets there are traffic jams.

An interesting place to visit. The only way to leave here without buying — not to take money does. Range of products from different vendors is very similar. Go 3-5 places before buying. Bargain, it's a Bazaar! The price throw off everything. In different amounts, but if you really intend to buy — you'll lose!

I was expecting a lot more. No special Business-/products, anything like you'll find in any Turkish Touri city. Too many People. Historically, a beautiful Place. Next time, rather in the morning or in the evening, there.

Pin. Of the best rides in Istanbul, especially those very cold days. One gets lost in the hallways. A tip, not buy anything but nothing there. Sellers try to sell people but they deceive with prices. Outside you can get the same but to the fourth part. An example of this are the typical rates of Turkish tea.

A crazy place but lovely, you can easily get lost in the hundreds of hallways there. Obligatory place to visit and to haggle any object, garment or anything you want to buy. You have to go without haste because in the end you will always find something worthwhile. Traders are always friendly and in many places they speak several languages. In some food stalls you get try typical sweets.

Big, beautiful and authentic. However, If you plan to buy some Spices or Teas, then you'd better do it outside on the Streets or Shops. The Prices in The Bazaar are typical Tourist Prices. Nevertheless, you have to go in to have seen him.

Unfortunately, not the same as it used to be. Many Stores are too. Too expensive and even try to obscry them own Compatriots. Never again.

There's everything! Reason to be the first shopping center in the world… They sell you whatever you want, need or don't need. They talk to you in the language you want and take you anywhere on the globe. You have to be a little careful because it is very crowded and there are not missing friends of the other. The rarer the cheaper path. Ask for sales that there is always.

One of the most popular places in Istanbul. Market where you can buy everything. A popular place for tourists. Can write for those who do not want to overpay (I personally do not like) are not the cheapest prices, if you search well you can find other places. But overall, the market is large relative to net a good range. It's easy, or relatively easier to find and get to.

To see local color — Yes. To buy something-no. The prices are exorbitant. Probably the best place in order to fully into the rhythm of Istanbul life and get a feel for the city. The Grand Bazaar is located in the heart of Istanbul, in Sultanahmet near the Blue mosque and Hagia Sophia. But it's not just the biggest market in the world, and a city within the city. Just imagine: 61 streets, 4400 shops and shops, fountains, mosques, cafes, a school and even a bath (! )

Impossible not to spend every day with some excuse… imitations of high level, spices, leather, jewelry… a must.

Very expensive. However, one goes rather to visit the history and archaeology as well as architecture. Also gives everything there and is close to the Suleymaniye mosque.

Nice shopping area with full antique. Lots of good imitations. Tourists have to be careful about prices and try to act well. The bazaar is way too noisy due to high traffic.

It's fine as a curiosity but… The But is that it is a great scam for tourists to make purchases. You have to haggle and you will always buy at a higher price than you share outside the Grand Bazaar. Istanbul is full of real bazaars where they buy the locals. For example in the vicinity of the Spices Bazaar. In these bazaars the price is fixed, you can find the same as in the Grand Bazaar and many more things but a quarter of a price.
Haggling has been a curiosity for tourists.
We just got back from Istanbul and everything has been perfect except some bad experience with a couple of taxi drivers. Make sure they put the meter down or run out of the cab.
Taxis are very cheap and therefore it is very good option to move but some scoundrels, fortunately not all, are going to swindle tourists.
Otherwise the sense of security of the city is maximum. It can and should be strolled by it outside the tourist circuits.

It's a real past-size, but it's made for the consumer totally…
In the streets around you can buy exactly the same for less than half the price, you just have to take a walk.
It's worth it if you like essential perfumes or exclusive food products like saffron or similar things.
Anyway it is worth to arm yourself with patience and go for a ride, impressive.

Place to visit if or if in Istanbul. The good thing is that you can always haggle the price. My recommendation is that always at first tell him that you think very expensive, thank you, turn around and pretend you're leaving. There they call you (it's awesome all the languages they handle when they want to sell you something) and they make you a new offer or ask you how much you think it comes out. You can haggle in all the less businesses that say "fixed price"

Surprising. Unique for its dimensions and for the diversity of articles. Historic place, though refurbished.
To browse and recreate the view…
If the intent is to buy, it is imperative to haggle. You will get succulent discounts.

Great. The flair and the Bazaratmosphäre are simply indescribable. Acting and haggling is just fun, if you like it. There are so many small traders. Most of them are very friendly. You get a lot of things. Very wide and deep assortments. The bazaar is one of my favourite places in Istanbul. You can be offered tea or water almost everywhere and you are not penetrative. Unlike earlier times. The dealers have learned. So thumbs up.

You get everything a color splendor that must have seen man.

Big and clean bazaar. No matter if you want to buy something or not. It is offered gold, jewelry, clothing and much more. Small tip: For annoying or intrusive sellers, just ignore them and go on.

During our Holland America Cruise Kim and I have been visiting the biggest bazaar in the world the grand bazaar in Istanbul. We have been spending a great time here, bought wonderful artefacts, and had to rush back to our ship. Exploring the World.

Should have seen is very beautiful & huge. Man finds so many things there, for tourists it is a must go through, otherwise you miss really much man should not buy everything immediately, because due to the high rents that the sellers have there, the prices of the goods are also very very expensive. Therefore a point deduction.

One of the largest and oldest markets in the world.  You can shop for handicrafts, jewellery and clothing.
It has 64 streets and more than 3000 shops organized by trades, making it very easy to get lost.
There are 4 access doors with security arches controlled by police.
If you are willing to buy it is mandatory to haggle. As you stop to observe any of the products, you avasallan offering everything they sell. If you're not going to buy anything, it's better to let them know.
The prices are better in the shops of the surrounding streets. You get real bargains.

Here you can find almost everything. The Kingdom of spices and some sellers also speak Italian well.

Many replicas on branded stamps on leather products, bags, things for every taste and purse. It is necessary to bargain bravely. During the conversation you will understand the edge of the seller. Start with minus 70-80% of the seller's first announced price. Separately I want to mention the sale of drag. Metals and stones. Gold and silver, under Antiques a HUGE NUMBER OF departments and offers. Aside from the main passages can be found piece works of masters and very good decisions (especially on silver) on Brilikam not interested so-I do not know.

A market full of surprises… It sells products of all kinds… herbal remedies spices food gifts decoration and many fake brands so beware of scams as customs control tourists returning from Istanbul. A must see if you are around.

I'm not a big fan of flea markets and crowding, and bazaars (though the indoor, though Egyptian) in Istanbul — just the living embodiment of that farcical rakatan in its worst manifestation. This is some hectare jam-Packed with Chinese junk that vparivayut tourists, the same Turkish delights in boxes, irresponsible rags that immediately after the purchase will be neglected in the far corner, as soon as the first impression of the trip, tons of blue glazik-amulets, of which it is imperative to bring all his friends (and then maybe someone in Turkey was not! )
In short, maybe a hundred years ago, Grand Bazaar was the place to haggle and take home unprecedented beauty and rarity of the things, as they say in the guidebooks. Today it is a branch of stuff from Aliexpress on horse prices to gullible tourists, who do not care what to buy. Go, feel the spirit of a huge flea market and go.

The biggest shopping spit in Istanbul. Here you'll gonna find everything. Sweets, clothing, shoes, handcrafted things, fur, souvenirs, and a lot of tea. Bargaining — is a must. In most of the places you can reduce price, in some of the shops up to 3 times less. Negotiate with sellers. Turkish delights and tes is a must to buy.

Impressive in size and scale. Has It All. The local population warmly. Prices are too high, need to bargain. Inferior willingly.

Vintage huge indoor market. I recommend to visit it as a Museum. Almost the entire range of products, including Souvenirs, hookahs, spices, musical instruments and textiles, you can buy much cheaper on the surrounding market, a huge street market — it occupies almost all the blocks around, down to the Golden Horn. The sellers in bargaining is almost always lower prices in two-three-four times.

The Grand Bazaar of Istanbul (in Turkish: Kapalı çarşı, literally "covered market") is one of the largest bazaars in the world, spread over 200 000 m2, owning 4 000 shops, located along 58 inner streets which are accessed by 18 doors. It is right in the Centre of the city between the Nuruosmaniye and Bayezid II mosques.
The oldest part dates from 1455 and was constructed of wood by order of Mehmed II, at the site of an old market. In the sixteenth century under Suleiman the magnificent, it was considerably enlarged. It was restored and partially rebuilt, following an earthquake in 1894. It was ravaged several times by fires, the last of which occurred in 1954, destroying half of the building.
Like all bazaars, it is organized by neighborhoods grouping together a certain type of Crafts: jewellery, carpets, textiles, mosaics, silverware, …
In the Centre is a large vaulted Hall, the Bedesten, a flea market where countless old-fashioned antique weapons, jewellery, ornaments, crockery, silverware, coins, etc. Are piled up.

Great place to buy tourist souvenirs or some traditional Turkish Delight or Baklava or spices and tea. You can buy lamps, carpet or traditional Backgammon set with mother of pearl inlay like I did. Many speak English and other languages like Chinese and many take credit cards but they prefer cash of course but be firm. What ever price they ask go 1/3 and start negotiating from there. Ie asking 150 start with 50 and slowly go up.

Generally not worth it. Earlier this market has played an important role, it was possible to find unique products brought from different corners of the world. Now there's awful the tourist consumer goods. The largest indoor market in the world contains ten unique titles, repeated every 5 meters. Seen one wing seen it all.

One does not know which to buy, and we almost lose, how big it is.

Nice place. Very colorful and clean. A lot of people. A lot of products. And from all of this common man from a quiet town. At first, even a little lost. In addition, I want to emphasize a pricing policy of dealers — ALWAYS BARGAIN!

Great place to walk around and see. The shops are very cute with the lights and the knick knacks. DO NOT buy any of the leather and fur stuff for the price they tell it is all fake. They will come down drastically and buy it if you think it's reasonable, but know that they r not real fur or leather like they claim. At least the ones I saw didn't seem real.

Nice experience. We arrived there early in the morning to avoid the crowds, that way it's more relaxing and you don't have to worry about pick-pocketers. You can easily get lost in there so if you see something you like it's better to just buy than to spend an hour trying to find the store again.

It Is A very big place, labyrinthine, absolutely incredible, very crowded, where you can buy everything. It Has thousands of shops of all kinds (much of the same), is specially prepared for tourism and is the cradle of haggling. Careful what you buy, not everything is original, the Turks are specialists in the manufacture of imitation items. Still, it is a must see in Istanbul because besides all of the above it is very picturesque. The employees of the bazaars speak/Chapurrean all languages, including Catalan and Valencian. I really loved it.

This is most famous and big bazaar in Istanbul, prices are little bit higher due to huge crowd of tourist but you can find cheap one also just has to put little efforts plus prices are not fixed so you can do bargaining as well. Security is very nice and you can find water inside in bazaar, just keep empty bottle with you. Even if you are not looking for buying something walking inside is also fun.

One of the sights that must be visited in Istanbul, the inside of the glass market is simply beautiful, a variety of Turkish local characteristics of goods dazzling.

One of the historic attractions of the city of Istanbul. It Is Approximately 1400, it is immense, and has areas in which are specifically sold various things, carpet area, jewellery area, area of spices and essential oils, another clothing and fabrics. It Is very interesting to traverse its inner streets, just walking you can, it is a highly tourist place, therefore expensive, the vendors speak several languages, (MAL) you can haggle, but in general it is expensive. The Same is a place to go in Istanbul, is very picturesque, you can walk from the European side, by Ferry, subway or trolley.

Huge bazaar there is everything you need but very expensive. If you want to buy something you should buy outside in the alleys as it is up to 300% cheaper. You must have seen it once, though. To walk great place.

The historical bazaar commissioned by the sultan centuries ago is still buzzing with traders, scents and sights. The place is massive so if you are going to shop make sure to shop around and bargain. A lot of the stalls are geared towards tourists so it is good for cheap tourist souvenirs but if you are looking for some more authentic or hand crafted goods you might want to do your research. Tip: if you have an istanbul card for public transport, you can swipe it to access the WC too! You need 1 lira coins to use the bathrooms otherwise.

If you're not careful, you can get lost. They Are streets really making up this immense bazaar. The smell of spices, oil lamps, rugs, everything reminds you of a thousand and One Nights.

Fantastic. Alive. Exciting.

Specific, colorful. But honestly, I expect a lot more. The abundance of silver steel and yellow gold, merchants offering somewhere to go and it almost will give the gift of skin-fur. As a place where to buy Souvenirs, not very cheap, maybe and probably not. As an architecture monument, and to see the old walls and ceiling paintings, very much so.

You can’t explore this place only in an hour. This is really good place you can find many staff, including the street food outside the market. This is local market but it doesn’t guarantee that all stuff are cheap, you must be good in bargaining because they will give you high price first. It’s better if you compare one shop to another. If you’re Indonesian/Malaysian, don’t be surprised if you easily find the shop owners who can speak your language. Despite the fact that many Indonesian/Malaysian students study in Turkey, it’s also the trick of the shop to draw your attention.

Here you can find what you are looking for! Attention to buy the tarot of the great signatures, ce nor of all the qualities, of course the prices vary a lot. Turn a lot and get yourself an idea before you start spending!

Not as ancient as it used to be. The goods are not really good in quality but you can haggle and buy all kinds.

The historic Place has given way to a poor Quality market. Completely overcrowded, the Traders have long since Ceased to be Old-style. Haggling Is a Must with every Purchase here.

Thousands of shops between labyrinths.
Multicolored Arab Handicraft.
Aromas of Oriental spices.
Lamp of Arab designs that made me imagine myself in the Arabian Nights.
I loved It.

A very picturesque place that is worth a visit, the Turks are excellent negotiators by nature so it is preferable by very nice to seem not to buy anything on site if you go with little money because it is designed for tourists. In this place they charge up to 10 times more of the real value of the article, salts of the great bazaar and even in the surroundings you realize that the same product and of the same quality you get it with a cheaper price, for example I bought a blanket for my bed in €620 desp Ués of so much to ask for a sale and I thought I made the super buy because it was handmade partly, and when leaving the same blanket I got in €40 bone that the difference was €580

Worth seeing, but not a shopping value. :)
The shops along the bazaar (outside) usually have the same stuff for better prices. But you must have run through. :)

The place is to be seen but lives in the service of the tide of tourists who visit it, there are dozens of shops with exactly the same things for sale.

The Bazaar par excellence. For young people looking for clothes, just take the first street on the left before the Bazaar entrance. Otherwise the Bazaar is picturesque, always crowded. There is the gold market if you want to buy gold bracelets or necklaces. You can make the change also at a better rate.

Hammer! All covered! This is THE bazaar. No comparison to other Arab cities. Except for Dubai, perhaps.

World-famous bazaar with lots of shops. Find anything. Mandatory to bargain. Beware of fakes. To see absolutely if you are around Istanbul. Colorful and very crowded. Combine the visit to the Spice Bazaar that is nearby.

Grand bazaar is an amazingly unique place and great experience. You can find jewellery and giftware and some other goods. The only problem is you can easily become disoriented and get lost.

Would highly recommend a visit to this place, for its historical aspect, being the largest indoor market in the world. However a word of caution, most items are way over priced, I guess because it's a major tourist attraction and secondly the rents must be super high. If your looking to buy, would recommend the smaller shops outside closer to your hotel. Most of the time there is a big difference in price.

Nice place, good variety, staff is good, not too much annoying. But I think, if they create some paper map of bazaar — would be great. We came Thursday morning, it wasn't crowded.

Like in the movies. People running around, scurrying around. All want you bought from them. The first time I tried to haggle and bargain with 60тл to 28тл for a good scarf. Gave to feel like a winner) ) 3 points only from the fact that one of the sellers is bargaining, sent us in rough shape, but otherwise all good.

Very colorful place. A lot of different products. The price is too high but you can have a good bargain.

Occasionally overwhelming but always amazing. Take the time here to explore the smaller corners and the back streets to find some smaller antique show stores. There are many side buildings with second floor stores that will be less crowded and less traveled. Be sure to check out both the Bedestans for a glimpse of the amazing brickwork that makes up the ceilings of the Grand Bazaar. They're also several small mosques that are worth a look.

Interesting and colorful place. Historical Bazaar is crowded and noisy but that does not stop. Take a stroll there. About the price, they're overpriced. But is no problem in this because thing. The artwork is all friendly and smiling.

They have absolutely everything here! I really did love this place that's not only you could buy anything you want but you are immersed with a culture and the history of hundreds of years! For a foreigner I would recommend going with a friend at some parts can be sketchy if you stand out as a tourist. Although it was old and crowded it was still very beautiful. If you want and immersive experience that is Istanbul offers, check out this place!

This place is interesting just for its atmosphere. Like, to see, to feel. The prices are too high, in shops, in cafes. Got lemonade at the exit of the Bazaar, paid 24 Lira for the two. In 3-4 times cheaper.

It is an incredible place and it is a must if you are in Istanbul. Before buying something it is better to try to get a proxi of a possible price. Offer a vendor 2/3 of the asked price and finally after some negotiations just leave without buying. They will try to persuade you and the final price they shout when you are leaving is the best info you can obtain. Buy the item in other shop with this information and good luck!

The Bazaar has lost some relevance. It is much cheaper to buy in other places. For example is an obvious fake Diesel watch for $70 which actually easy to buy in the subway for $10. Sweets are out of the market literally on the same street a lot cheaper. Summary: as the market — 1, attraction — 5.

This is one fantastic place to visit if you're touring the area! Why? because they have it is just so beautiful! It's historic and its always lively and crowded in there! You will see merchants trying to persuade tourist and other shoppers to look at their merchandise! You will feel like you've travel back in time because of how the structure looks! It's just great! Also a fun spot to get key chains and magnets to take back to your friends back home!

Colorful and very lively. Prices at the end of the bazaar are much better than at the beginning. People there are very kind and gentle. I loved it all.

The Hotel is centrally located in a side street and only a few metres from the Grand Bazaar. The rooms were clean and the Breakfast very extensive and good.

Obviously if you go to Istanbul Grand Bazaar is a must, very impressive and full of everything you are looking for is also easy to get lost in the maze of this wonderful market. Be careful not let you cheat.

It's a big souk so you should be aware where are you going so you don't get lost. All the streets and gates are same. Shops there are expensive. You can find same items outside the Grand Bazar in less price. If you wanna buy leather go to Elmaz Leder.

All services are the comfortable rooms at the top. A fun pool. A health club is perfect. The perfect breakfast. His only weakness is food for lunch and dinner. It's not fresh and it has a taste as if his was frozen.

The place is amazing for tourists though might be a but stuffy and pretty hot inside on a sunny day. I enjoyed waking around it and just watching the shops from outside. The sellers can be a bit pushy and try to get you inside their shop however they can just ignore them and walk by if you're not interested. The place mostly have jewlery places that we weren't interested in. But there are a lot of hand made stuff and glass marbles and other cool stuff.

Interesting but not much more than a tourist attraction at this point. Actual shopping is better in other areas (such as Kadikoy). The nearby Book Bazaar is pretty interesting, though.

Prepare for your senses to be overloaded! Enter this remarkable retail palace and bombard your sense of smell, sight and hearing with an eclectic mix of colous, smells and sounds. You will be lucky to get out without buying a rug, a lamp, some tea or perhaps one or more of the other million items of food, drink, hardware and art. If you don't like over-familiar salesmen who will not take no for an answer then avoid! If you want a taste of what made Istanbul one of the World's most important trading posts, immerse yourself and go with the flow. This place is remarkable in so many ways.

Kind of a dissapointment. Looks good, but it is basically 5 ddifferent shops repeated several times. At least the sellers don't harass you constantly like outside, where you can buy the same stuff probably cheaper.

Deserves its reputation and rating, some beautiful stuff in here, great for photos, looking and buying honestly. Large place so will take time to get around it all, though a lot it quite samey. Building itself is very nice too, and within walking distance of numerous other sites incl the Blue Mosque and Roman Aquifer and lads of nice little streets etc.

Here I tell you my calvary that I live for three days with my boyfriend… This was a year and a half our n had no vacancy. We decide to go to Istanbul 5 days to visit and shopping. The first day we visit ana Sofia everything is well spent we were happy he was doing good. The grand Bazaar is a ten minute walk d ana Sofia we decide to go. I will regret it for a long time… We are back in a leather bags shop. Not a customer but 15 sellers for a store! They m have steal my wallet from my bag because just before we had pay an orange juice before coming here so the door leaf has been flying very pro. I have Peter a cable I was very arrogant police who don't even listen to you not! I have call a friend for what he lends us money he we to send his by western union and or posts and or banks does not give me my money because for them my Belgian electronic identity card is unknown and they think it's a fake card! I was telling them that I was able to come back with my map in Turkey? It's been two days that we are in our room d hotel to eat cookies I had bring back from Belgium. Tomorrow we go to the Belgian consul hoping as they will help us to unlock our western money. I am out of power… Never make the mistake of coming in to countries where human beings are considered dogs! In good Dutch.

Large indoor market interesting and beautiful just SUPER! hope has come back.

Great Bazaar, the famous, history and size, but just want to come out. Too many people and a bit of a mess, the vendors are mostly the one or two sentence text, the price is pretty expensive, goods is also not what good, also not as in General the side of the road store.

I live in istanbul and here is the comment ; you can find almost everthing inside and make a good bargain. You will decrease the price more than %50 and keep trying it to decrease :) ). If not, just keep walking. They will call you back and give it to a low price. And dont use taxies :D you get a bus card and use your navigation to where you go.

Loved walking thru this place and even though there are repetitive shops, it was great to be able to haggle over prices. Purchased beautiful silk bags. Purchased a beautiful chessboard with silver pieces. Brought the price down by 60%. Had a panini in one of the small café with pomegranate and rum hot drink. Bliss. Must see.

A small town inside a much larger city. The best jewellers can be found here. For the most part, all the jewellers of the city buy their goods from here, so you are guaranteed to get the best price. If you are not afraid to haggle, you can also get a pretty good discount on any price that is originally stated.

The most visited place in the world. About 90 million people a year visit the Grand Bazaar steadily. Unique indoor market has existed since the 15th century, took 52 Street and is so vast that generates the feeling that this is a separate city within a city. Generally better with all the bargain. Virtually no product is not genuine, high-quality and not very fake.

This is a very interesting place. There you can just be like and nothing to buy. The main thing is just sneak this Eastern spirit! Goods there mostly fake! Nothing of this almost impossible. You will constantly ask to go buy. Each buy jeans buy jackets! Leather goat! It is awful. But tolerable. Just don't get fooled and nothing out there do not buy even if price is humiliated to half or quarter. At the mall will always find cheaper and present. There you can buy for example cymbals or flashlights. But there are still cheaper and near Blue Mosque.

Wonderful even if there are more tourist shops there than before, you can still find authentic craftsmen. Don't worry about getting lost — it's much easier to navigate than Marrakesh souk. The nicest way in is from the east side, having past Nurosmaniye mosque. Don't forget also to visit the Booksellers' bazaar which is actually in an outside courtyard against the west side. You have to come out of the main bazaar to get there but it's seconds away and well worth it.

An unusual place! Town in town! Were on a weekday, very comfortable, little people. November. But prices vary very strongly and inflated in comparison with other parts of Istanbul. Any value you should haggle and divide it in half, then more or less honestly!

Big Bazaar is large, South, East, West, North a few directions. Walking up, a little dizzy, the sale of all Turkish small-goods, prices moderate. Note that at time of purchase. Have to cut prices, called price than the actual price higher at least by one third.

Great hotel, friendly staff and service, very comfortable and cozy. There is a terrace overlooking the Bosphorus. Located 10 min from Blue mosque, 5 min to Grand Bazar. Thank you for a lovely stay.

I love it that I could get my coffee at star bucks where ever we went this was my comfort zone, But this one at the Grand Bazaar had a different atmosphere. The workers were very rude if you did not speck their language they did not care to serve you, The grand Bazaar is where all the tourist are as far as I could tell not that many people spoke Turkish, At all Starbucks the Wifi, was free, except on this one, it was free if you had Turkish phone number or Simcard, I was very surprised, also I ordered Earl Gary tea for my Mom, They did not have the regular tea bags, She put a bag in the cup and put some tea from a jar in there, I could not believe my eyes, the Starbucks standard did not exist. They did not have any milk or cream on the table, I asked for cream, they were not very happy about it. Omg.

Well … Before you go read the reviews. Many write expensive etc. Guys all this nonsense. Seller says price 100 lire boldly call that pick for 50 lire. The seller will say that the factory he took over 45 lire. All this nonsense. As a result, over 55-60lir really take. For example shirts over 35-40 lire we bought 20 lire. But where the fix price is no longer potorgueš′sâ. Although fresh orange juice which on 2 lire we drank 1.5 lira. But the Turks when they besât′sâ PvP price. They are from the Russian did not expect. In General, the Grand Bazaar and lalili are great places for shopping from morning till morning. Especially Sunday on lalili you can take good things from 10 to 25 lire. I wish you successful purchases!

Great place to be. It reveals all the Turkish items along with the craft. Really good place to shop if you have a good skill in bargain. Can bargain even on items with fixed rate if you are purchasing in bulk.

You can't really explain in words how amazingly stunning this place really is. It is another world in there. You get lost in there wondering the streets. Absolute must see. And the shopping is so cheap.

The bazaar is big, and very entertaining, you'll need to bargain A LOT, and you can get your merchandise less than half price. Salesmen there lie and lie and lie some more. Can be extremely crowded so be careful and remember your way out.

Busy traditional indoor market bursting with tourists and traders trying to rip you off. Dozens of alleys and similar shops make this more of a maze, as long as you're not in a rush it can be quite enjoyable to get lost. Traders are mostly friendly and most items carry the same starting price. We created a system of asking one trader for the price then offering half to other traders till someone accepted. Fun way to spend an hour but don't expect a bargain.

Excellent services, perfect staff helpful and friendly, very clean hotel, new furbish, in the heart of the market, but the room very very small and narrow.

Great architecture, also a an amazing puzzle-like place to visit.

Love how the shops are and the essence of the Bazaar and the fact your able to bargain for anything. The architecture is absolutely gorgeous. I will say the workers from all the shops can get pretty annoying trying to get you into every shop as you walk by.

The most important thing is when you enter the Bazzar is to know what gate number are u using so u don't get loss trying to leave. If u want to buy some thing, offer the seller half the price and then work you way up. Never pay the asking price. It's been this way since the Bazzar was open. Great place to visit.

I didnt like that place. If you wish to feel history, you might be upset. But If you want to buy something about Turkey, it will be good choice. Just be carefull to loose your way, its really "grand" bazaar.

There is a nice atmosphere, but the prices are high. You can get all the stuff in the small streets around much more cheaper.

Not a good place to visit if I was visiting Istanbul. Things are very expensive. They ask what country you are from not because they are friendly but they wanna charge you very high. They charge Tourist very high. If I were you I wont go there.

Not a very traditional bazar! More like a mall! Still very interesting to walk around as it's just huge and has a lot to offer! You can definitely do some shopping here :).

Luv walking around here, yes-the stallholders can be persistent (it is their wages after all), but just say no and carry on walking, and they'll leave you be. People on here moaning about the hustle and bustle, but people, with over 3000 stalls and a third of a MILLION people there daily, what do you expect? If you want calm and serenity, find a nice seat in the park-half the fun here is haggling, and for the person who says it's expensive, either you've never heard the word haggle, or you come from some backward east European place, coz there is NOWHERE cheaper than the Grand Bazaar-they're all copies for god's sake, so of you've paid top dollar for a copy, more fool you. They have copy jeans, trainers (at roughly £6/pair), jackets, suits, headfones, latest mobiles and tablets, EVERYTHING here is a copy. But sum bloody good copies.

Well worth a visit! A busy place with hundreds of stalls selling Turkish Delight, Leather goods, Mosaic lights, Spices, Tea, 'Designer' clothes and much more. Prepare to haggle it's well worth it and stall holders are great sports.

Trés beau Bazzar, une belle attraction d'Istambul.

It is a nice historical place to visit. But not to buy. The prices are triple price out side the bazaar. Even with bargaining you wont get a good offer comparing to what outside the bazaar.