A very upscale and expensive department store. Back in the States it could be comparable to…read moreprobably Bloomingdales or Saks Fifth Avenue, but when I glanced at the purse selection it doesn't look like they have some of the high end European brands for sale such as Burberry, Chanel, Prada, but luckily those boutiques are a short walk away. They mostly carry European brands but have some American brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, Juicy Couture, 7 Jeans. I did see a decent handful of sales tags on every floor, but some of the items were still just too pricey. However, the Longchamp bags on sale were a deal. They also offer a food court and I picked up a ton of German chocolates to bring home in their basement confectionary department. This department has a variety of candies from some you can find at their local grocery and department store such as Kinder to Niederegger to California brand Jelly Belly. Overall I would recommend a stop by Alterhaus just to check it out. At least you can buy some chocolates if nothing else catches your eye. Alterhaus and another department store, Karstadt seem to be the one of the very few stores in the area that close at 8 instead of 7.

Alsterhaus is what Illum is in Copenhagen, but with a niceness scale that is way beyond Illum…read more A rather upscale department store that houses big famous designer brand and interesting decorations inside. It stocks everything from cosmetics (on the lower ground) to home decoration and even cafes, restaurants and food shop. I must add that I love their food shop, especially during Christmas times. Oh, I wanted to buy everything on display. Chocolates, cheese, wine, you name it. There are also areas where you could sit down and enjoy champagne *ahem* or just coffee. Customer service is friendly as far as I have encountered and they have gift-wrapping service on the home decoration floor (can't quite remember which floor was that - 4th?) and it's just located right in front of the lake, hence the name. This place was thoroughly thronged during Christmas shopping season, though - just so you know

Die Beratung war sehr gut, die Beratung in der Herrenkonfektion excellent. Es hat wirklich…read moreweitergeholfen. Freundlichkeit top, nur an der Kasse eine etwas "zurückgenomme" Mitarbeiterin. Ulrich Engelfried Hamburg

Best place for shopping in that area, you can find different types of stuff and resonable prices.read more

This was my favorite store in Hamburg! Before we left Germany, I bought so many wonderful animals…read moreand buildings, etc, for my train layout, I had to have much of it sent back to California. Unfortunately, many items were still in storage and it was broken into and so much was stolen, I am still sick about it. I was hoping to find circus items again! I miss Hamburg so much and wish I had stayed there! The people are warm and friendly and sooo helpful and polite! Hamburg will always be my favorite city, even though I was born in San Francisco, the people are horrible today and I go out as little as possible. Hugs to all of you!

Probably the ugliest building in this otherwise fairly well-designed neighbourhood. Good choice for…read morereasonable prices. Don't go here if you want top quality, but you do get what you pay for.

I love poking around in here after work or when in the area. I'm not a very active person and don't…read morecare much for sports, but I absolutely love the toys and games section on the basement floor. Collecting toys is a big hobby of mine and they've always got interesting toys on display or on sale at Karstadt Sport. They also have a respectable video game section, however the prices of the games are slightly higher than I've seen elsewhere. Highly recommended for toy collectors, those young at heart and those looking for unique gifts.

A great place to get treated like a a great big A-hole by salespeople less friendly than the…read moreBeamter at the Auslandamt. I love getting treated like I'm wasting someone's time while trying to drop several hundred euros! I'm being sarcastic! (sometimes germans can't hear it in my tone) One star for having everything in one place and because you can't give any less. Karstadt in general makes me want to open a consulting firm to remodel companies so they can turn a profit and then take on Karstadt as a client and charge them a bazillion euros and make them fire everyone who works there and then hire new people who know IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THE REAL BUCKS YOU SHOULD BE NICE TO THE CUSTOMERS!!! thank you.

From the owner: Inhabergeführte Boutiquen, innovative Concept Stores und Spitzengastronomie versprechen sinnliche…read moreErlebnisse der besonderen Art.

This is the worst example of an over expensive pseudo trendy local store with terrible service…read moretrying to overcharge you for wrapping gift paper after spending 3 times the amount for articles you can find in other better store. I will never come back there and I strongly recommend to avoid this kind of gentrified, over expensive and unfriendly place.

From the owner: Das Beste, was Hamburg an Produkten zu bieten hat. Außergewöhnliche Geschenke und Souvenirs…read more Tolles Design, leckere Spezialitäten, exklusives Kunsthandwerk - und vieles mehr. Kurzum, unterschiedliche Produkte, die alle eines gemeinsam haben: Sie stammen aus der unmittelbaren Umgebung. Ganz gleich, ob Literatur, Möbel, Kinder-Accessoires, Lebensmittel oder Geschenkideen. Alles in höchster Qualität.