If you enter any carpet store in the Old City section of Istanbul, be prepare to spend a minimum of 90 minutes. You will sip apple tea until you float. But they are all very proud of their carpets and fragiles. The quality in all of them, not just Elegance, is quite high, not like gift shop dreck. I felt... More

Bought a quite expensive ring in this store, with guarantee certificate. When I kept on loosing diamonds from the ring I suggested they took it back and refunded my money. The first time they sent some diamonds to replace. The second time they offered to make a new ring and when this one was not ok either they never answered... More

By chance thru an acquaintance I met at one of millions of café/bars in Istanbul, I ended up at Elegance. I was quite impressed at the time they first took to talk about Turkish rugs including,differences in Persian rugs, Indian and Pakistan rugs including those of Chinese fabrication, hand and machine made, wool, cotton and silk. I made several purchases... More

weather is cool, just right to visit the spice bazaar and sample the tea, lots to do the visit indoors, especially the grand and spice bazaar, it takes day to view these huge market places More

A little scared at first after reading one review, I was recommended to visit this store for my purchase. When asked about this Mehmed, I was told the guy was fired after 3 weeks. The patient way and to my understanding professional knowledge that the carpet sales man Ozkan provided was unbelievable. I ended up buying two nice rugs that... More

The sales man I encountered here was a con man. The low level the sales man Mehmet Ricardo stooped to was disgusting. More

I found the entire experience of shopping for kilims and a saddlebag as informative and pleasant as I continue to find my purchases beautiful. Judith Neaman, New York City More