In a country where negotiation is a way of life, you can have some great fun haggling for purchases in the local Souk, a shopping area in downtown Riyadh, here is located a range of stalls and shops where you can buy virtually any personal or household item. Be prepared to barter it is expected….

For those shoppers looking for more recognized brands, the Al Faisaliah Residence is located adjacent to and connected via a covered walkway to the most lavish shopping mall in the Kingdom, the Al Faisaliah Mall. Here you will find brand names such as Harvey Nichols, Hugo Boss, JC Penny, Jaeger and Bally to name but a few, and within 5 minutes of the Residence are Saks, Marks & Spencer, Debenhams and Mothercare, as well as a host of other internationally recognized brand names.