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  • Top 4 Affordable Chain-Hotels in Istanbul Turkey

    Top 4 Affordable Chain-Hotels in Istanbul Turkey

    Chain-hotels are hotels that are part of a group of other hotels which are being operated by the same company/owner. Turkey has a lot of these chain hotels because, Turkey is home to a lot of textiles and building materials as well as interior decoration materials thus, attracting business people every year to Turkey especially Istanbul In order to accommodate visitors/tourists, Istanbul has built and still building amazing hotels, especially affordable chain-hotels.

    Affordable Chain-Hotels

    Elite World Business Affordable Chain-Hotels

    Location: Gültepe, Şht. Zafer Kızıltaş Sk. No:1, 34295 Küçükçekmece, Istanbul

    The Elite World Business hotel is very close to the major road which is a great advantage because, guests can move around using the city metro-bus, taxi or the hotel service bus. The hotel price per night ranges from 50 euros to 80 Euros and customers can select from a wide range of room options (Twin-bed room, Double-bed room, Deluxe room, Suite and King Suite room) depending on their budget.

    Facilities at the hotel includes free WiFi, Gym & Spa, dining hall, restaurant, Meetings and event hall (for organizing business meetings and other social events).

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    the Elite World Hotel is a chain-hotel meaning that, the hotel has other branches, a total number of 7 (Elite World Sapanca, Elite World Van, Elite World Marmaris, Elite world Prestige, Elite World Asia, Elite World Europe and Elite World Business) in Istanbul in which the prices might differs.

    The Double-tree by Hilton Istanbul Avcilar

    Location: Cihangir, D-100 Güney Yan Yolu No:289, 34310 Avcılar, Istanbul

    The Double-tree by Hilton is an amazing hotel with unique architecture. Locate between the international exhibition centers Tüyap Ataturk Airport, the hotel has about 231 rooms with 150 standard, 59 deluxe, 15 premium, 7 suites with lake, sea and city views. Facilities at the hotel includes, free WiFi, Car park, Gym and Spa Center, meeting and other even hall and a dining room.

    The Double-tree by Hilton has other of its hotel branches scattered in different locations in Istanbul and they are; Doubletree by Hilton Istanbul Topkapi, Double-tree by Hilton Istanbul Moda, Doubletree by Hilton Istanbul Piyalepasa, Doubletree by Hilton Istanbul Avcilar, Double-tree by Hilton Istanbul Sirkeci, Double-tree by Hilton Istanbul Esentepe, and Double-tree by Hilton Istanbul Tuzla. The price per room may differ but it ranges from 45 Euro – 90 Euros.

    The Radisson Blue Hotel Ottomare

    Location: Kazlıçeşme, Abay Cd. No: 223, 34020 Zeytinburnu, Istanbul.

    If you like the sea view or you are among those that like to wake up to the amazing glitter of the sea on sun-set then the Radisson Blue Hotel Ottomare is the best hotel for you. the hotel facility includes, free WiFi, Car park, Gym and Spa Center, meeting and other even hall and a dining room. The hotel has both indoor and outdoor swimming pool for swimming and relaxation at all times.

    Like the Elite World and the Double-tree by Hilton, the Radisson Blue hotel is also a chain-hotel scattered in Istanbul. These ranges from the Radisson Blue hotel located in Sisli, to Radisson Blue hotel Pera, Radisson Blue Bosphorus hotel, Radisson Blue hotel Tuzla, Radisson Blue hotel Vadistanbul, Radisson Blue hotel Istanbul Asia, and Radisson Blue hotel Batisehir.

  • Cheap Shopping Destinations in Istanbul

    Cheap Shopping Destinations in Istanbul

    Shopping Destinations in Istanbul: Istanbul, Turkey’s most populous and revenue-generating city, is one of the busiest cities in Turkey due to its geographical location, as it stands between two continents (Europe and Asia). The city has served as the transit point for many international flights and, as such, has attracted much attention to Turkey’s textiles. Every year, a lot of people plan their trip to Turkey for wholesale or personal shopping of clothes and accessories, partly because clothes and accessories are quite cheap in Turkey, but that depends on the particular shopping location.

    Shopping Destinations in Istanbul

    Grand BazaarShopping Destination

    Location: Beyazıt, Kalpakcılar Cd. No: 22, 34126 Fatih, Istanbul.

    The Grand Bazaar is the world’s largest Bazaar (66 streets and about 22 entrances), a title that makes it very famous and very popular in Turkey. Everyone (both foreigners and citizens) living in Istanbul knows and have been to bazaar so be rest assured that if you are visiting this bazaar for shopping, you can easily locate the bazaar by taking taxi, metro or train to the center of Beyazit and then take a 1 minute walk to the gate of the Bazaar.

    The Bazaar sell everything except cars of course. Things to find at the Bazaar includes but not limited to Clothes (all types of clothes both modern and traditional wears especially the Turkish traditional wears, Arabian Traditional wears and others), shoes, bags (purse, wallets, handbags, travelling bags), golds, diamonds, jewelries (all kinds of accessories), tea, herbal products, food items, spices, and kitchen items, etc. all these things are very cheap at the Bazaar especially when you are buying in bulk (wholesale buying are extremely cheap).

    The Bazaar is very big and can take a lot of time to go by everything so it is advisable to dedicate a whole day for shopping at the Bazaar especially if you can start early in the morning. Don’t forget that the Bazaar closes at 6 pm.

    The Mall of Istanbul

    Location: Ziya Gökalp, Süleyman Demirel No:7, Istanbul.

    The mall of Istanbul which was opened 6 years ago (2014), is one of the biggest malls in Istanbul. The mall holds about 350 stores, a playground for children and a cinema section that has over 30,000 seats in its 16 halls. Therefore, if you are one of those people that like to get their shopping done in one place, then the Mall of Istanbul is the best shopping mall for you because, you will find everything that you are looking for (from expensive designer clothing and accessories to local one).

    The Kanyon Shopping Center

    Location: Levent, Büyükdere Cd. No:185, 34394 Şişli, İstanbul

    The Kanyon Shopping Center is another wonderful Mall in Istanbul that serves the purpose of all shopping both wholesale and retail. The Mall is a multi-purpose complex established in 2006 with 160 stores, 30 floor office towers, a 22-floor residential block with 179 residential apartments within the complex of the Kanyon.

    Here you have part of the building where people live and especially tourists can rent holiday apartment as well as, there are offices for different business transaction and then the main Mall which has 160 shops to guarantee you a nice shopping experience and many restaurants for relaxing and eating after shopping or while taking a break from shopping.

    Nişantaşı

    Apart from the Bazaar and the numerous malls in Istanbul, there are also a lot of shopping streets. Most of the streets in Istanbul are full of boutiques selling clothes and accessories. Nişantaşı is one of those location in Istanbul that has a lot of shopping streets. Here, you will find most of the major designer stores on this street. As far as designer clothes are known, money has to be spent, so if you are equipped with the necessary finance for designer clothes for personal use or to sell, you can visit this side of Istanbul, where you can be guaranteed that the product is original, directly from the various designers.  

    Zeytinburnu Street Shops: Shopping Destinations in Istanbul

    Here, you will find a lot of cheap designer clothes that are not completely original but replica. There are also a lot of Turkish made local designs that are original and of high quality here too. Basically, everything is made cheap, affordable and accessible for everybody.

    They are extremely cheap and all in fresh packs. So, if you don’t like the prices of some of the things at the shopping mall, you might want to consider buying from the street shops which are sometimes cheaper but of course you can first go around some of the shops and compare the prices before buying.