Hotel is in the heart of downtown, so depend on personal preference this could either be a plus or minus. I didn't notice too much noise from within my hotel room but outside is a lot of hustle and bustle. Taxis are difficult to flag down, they always seem to be occupied, and then once you are out in the city, many taxi drivers seem to turn down short trips unless you agree to a higher fare ahead of time. On the plus side of the location, it is walking distance to lots of food courts, and close to the famous snack streets (e.g.三七小吃街). Amazing amazing street food in Guiyang! The hotel itself is very nice, comfortable and large room. ATM right next door. Hotel staff were friendly and helpful, did help us hire a car for an outing, but did not seem entirely knowledgeable about local areas. I do speak Chinese so can't rate their English. I can see how the place may be slightly difficult to find if the taxi driver doesn't know the name of the hotel (it is phonetically translated so it's basically gibberish in Chinese). The street address is not helpful because it's a very long street and numbers are not displayed. Our first taxi driver didn't know the hotel but was able to drive by and asked me to check the name on the building. A second taxi driver did know the hotel even with the awkward name.