The staff was friendly and the outdoor area is beautiful, but the hotel has a black mold problem that it struggles to keep under control in Guilin's humid climate. The location is perfect, but the neighbors are the biggest problem with this hotel. There is a boxing studio next door. They play loud Western music, Chinese opera, scream as they fight, and there are loud thumping sounds. There should be peace and quiet from about 10:00 pm at night to 8:00 am in the morning, but there was a crazy man who was having a loud argument with himself in the middle of the night. I did not hear a second voice so he may have been on the phone. I visit Guilin three to four times a year. Two hotels I stayed at closed and the new one I like was booked. Not coming back to this hotel.