Grand Bazaar Shops

When it first opened up it was empty feeling and claustrophobic. And now its worse, just a place for bums and seedy people to lurk around. Its long past time to pull the plug on this diasaster. Even the poor people working in the tiny cubicles give you a please save me from this hell look when you hurriedly walk by.

Think of the Grand Bazaar Shops as a strip mall for those that live in a trailer park. Other than the more open space that leads up to Bally’s entrance, the other narrow claustrophobic aisles of the outer shops feel more like walking down a cell block than a outdoor market. Most of the shops down these back aisles have gone out of business since our last visit, leaving just a few weary faced vendors peering out of their tiny cubicles. As we walked through there recently there was nary a single other person in sight. The future of this section of the shops is dire at best. Even our one favorite shop, The Honolulu Cookie Company, has moved on to greener pastures at The Palazzo. Somehow the old perpetually broken moving sidewalk over the outdated water feature that lead up to Ballys doesn’t seam so bad anymore.

i love all these cute little shops and restaurants!!!
I love it!!!

If you’ve ever been to the red light district in The Netherlands, this is the retail merchandise version.
Stalls that might be too small for a pony — one after another, after another.
It is not a particularly pleasant experience to stroll through and, although they were clearly going for the open air bazaar feel, it comes across as seedy and sweaty with not enough space to move through the maze of offerings.
Hold tight to your belongings, because they could easily be bumped and lifted in the jostle of this outdoor venue.

You’ll likely stumble upon this shopping center if you are walking down The Strip by Bally’s. It’s not the most exciting variety of shops, but worth a quick stroll through if you are passing by. Another major perk is that there is a clean bathroom at the back of the shopping. A definite perk if you are walking and don’t want to maze through a casino for a bathroom.
The shops are tiny, similar to the shops at Container Park. The shops include goods for purchase as well as food spots. Some notable shops are Honolulu Cookie Company, Waffle Bar, and Lush. In the middle of the shop are comfortable outdoor furniture to rest a bit.
I wouldn’t go out of my way to come here, but it’s a worth a stop if you are in the area.

A great place to stroll through and grab a bite to eat and or buy a few souvenirs! Careful though, it will be easy to leave a stone unturned if your not devoting your full attention! You don’t want to miss any nook of their unique crannies nestled down each secluded aisle. Taste test Turkish ice cream, try on Superdry apparel or even reminisce with a visit to Swatch watch…& more! That is all…

Grand Bazaar, huh?
Let me tell you a little something about the Grand Bazaar.
Now there is nothing wrong with the selection of shops and eateries here: they’ve got a ton of random little stores that 1) make for some real good window shopping and 2) actually house something you may want or need.
I’m most thankful to find a Honolulu Cookie Company so comfortably tucked away in the corner. .. cause I love me those cookies.
What I really couldn’t get over was the trek getting there. .. that was truly bizarre.
When has the Strip been littered with so many people relentlessly selling timeshares and stuff? Dude, it’s hella crazy.
Without getting into too much graphic detail, I had to make sure to averted my little ones eyes from the more adult themed stuff they were peddling on more than one occasion. It was really quite disturbing and gross and goes against the notion of Vegas as a more family oriented destination. Moreover, how effective is that kind of advertising in this day and age anyways? I mean everyone knows the best place to find adult entertainment is through Unilocal.duh. search strippers. enter. boom. and then über yourself over to one of these very fine establishments.
Truth to be told, I rarely go the Strip anymore and after this recent visit, I’m definitely restricting my outings to a couple choice casinos and the Honolulu Cookie Company.
Oh the perils I go through for those cookies.

I’m not sure what this place looks like during the day but at night it’s pretty dead and dirty.
I thought it looked pretty from afar but when I got closer I was a bit disappointed.
I hope the place has improved since my visit back in November. It needs it.

For a brand new shopping center on the Strip of Vegas, I fully expected nice. This is bad. It appears to be temporary cubicles set up in narrow straight lines. So it just looks like a storage warehouse. Then, there is nothing good here. Don’t waste your time in here.

For the vino Vera facial shop, dragging potential customers inside and demanding they buy your crap is a horrible business practice for one. Secondly, raising your voice asking «why did you come in here then» and proceeding to shout obscenities at them down the corridor as they leave is also totally inappropriate, and borderline harassment. Surely with all that desperate thirsty begging you are doing you must understand why nobody wants to give you 500 $. Get this shop out of here

Time: 12:32pm/88°F sunny
Purpose: Don’t recall these portable like shops being there last time in town. Got curious doing a walk around.
Set-​up: Located in front of Bally’s corner of Flamingo Rd/​Las Vegas Blvd, eight complex with 120+ shops, random ATM kiosk, security, GBS map kiosk, mobile cooling fan units, multiple entrance/​exit, wheelchair accessible, escalator/​elevator, public garage/​restroom.
Staff: Security personnel in white polo shirt seen with in-​ear two-​way radio some walking and some on segway. Janitorial crew walks perimeter checking for loose trash. Guy dress in red like concierge guides people to their rightful ways.
Cleanliness: Grade A, shops link up with one another all look clean and minimal debris seen. Trash cans are not overflowing or emits foul odor. Restroom needs to be look at every hour or so, messy and wet floor.
Main Features: Swarovski «Sparkle Exchange» only boutique in the world were you can barter for select Swarovski pieces. Swarovski Midnight Celebration, a 14 feet in diameter and 70 feet high tower with 924 custom-​cut Swarovski crystals, and more than 1,800 points of light. Free bazaar coupon booklet pack with 40 discounts/​offers.
Featuring: Dining, apparel, health & beauty, accessories, home & art, specialty stores.
Notable shops: Superdry, Lush, Mixx, Swarovski, World Crawl Las Vegas, Marash Turkish Ice Cream.
Punch Lines: Heart of strip, new, clean, girlie goods, special bargain, lively atmosphere, nothing out of the ordinary, shoe box size places, interesting takes, a little bit of this and that, ²⁴⁄₇ Starbucks, Fuel Bar, roof top changes color during day time.
Tradeoffs: Dining here is equivalent to eating from a food truck like setting. No seating and you’re paying as much as a restaurant. Best to eat before coming as most places are dessert or novelty shops. No gourmet.
Final Thoughts: Like I said before didn’t see these shops flourish on my last visit. At least they put space into good use. Hopefully, they can fill up the rest of open spaces. It’s irritating to walk past each shop then see next one empty. Walk a couple more and same thing happen. Very off putting makes you feel like a tease more than full shopping experience. No wonder these shops don’t paint the walls because they do 3 – 6 month leases. When one folds another pops up the following day with minimal effort. It’s cool for what it’s meant for, but don’t have high hopes thinking you’ll score a bargain here. It’s a flea market. After 8pm walkway area in between complexes are empty not a soul near by and shops closes early even though it’s listed latest 10−11pm respectively.

I like the idea of more lower budget mall shops on the strip but so far this place fails to have enough to make you want to come back. Hopefully that changes soon as better shops come up. I also cant help but think what a waste of prime real estate this place is. They couldnt think of something more note worthy to develop on a lot thats right in the middle of the strip?

Checked out the new shopping area this past weekend while some friends were visiting. Cool concept but kinda had a swapmeet market feel just nicer. Very small shops all crammed into an area. The variety of this shops seems vast but half the shops weren’t open yet. It still confuses me that a lot of places open new «shopping» areas with half of it not actually open. I guess we will see when its all finally open.

Similar to the Container Park– lots of small shops compactly arranged in a mall-​type area. Lots of variety, but currently about a third of the storefronts are still listed as «coming soon” — among them a gelato shop, a new location of Bronze Café, and a Ramen-​ya.
Available businesses include Hawaii Cookie Co, a waffle shop, and Turkish Ice Cream, along with several boutique-​type stores (Swarovski, Alex & Ani, Lush, a kids luggage store?) and even one that sells photos of fake Vegas marriages to fool your friends, family, and social media following.
TIP: It’s a bit confusing to get to these shops because there’s no signage from Bally’s– from that casino, if you just head toward the valet area and walk across the street.