I don't know anything about oriental carpets. Went to the Oriental Ispahan and learned a lot about different types of carpets available. Originally I only knew of the most famous ones like Isfahan and Sarouk. These are expensive, but there are many less well known estate carpets that are beautiful and very affordable. Originally I didn't think I'd like "tribal" styles and was overly concerned about numbers of knots per square inch and all that. I was tempted by many fine carpets that they showed me :) It is worth the trip.