We received a free upgrade to a small suite which ...

We received a free upgrade to a small suite which was fabulous since there was 3 of us.
However, from the beginning, we originally reached out to the hotel asking the ways to get to their location from the airport. There are several options:
You could take a shuttle bus which is 24 CNY each way + 13-18 CNY for a taxi. The nearest shuttle bus station stops at west gate of Beijing International Hotel.

Subway station about 30 CNY each way
Take subway from T3 to Dong Zhi Men Subway Station. Transfer to subway Line 2 to Jian Guo Men Station and Transfer to Line 1 Wang Fu Jing Station

Or
Airport express line (high speed sunway) which is 20 minutes to Dong Zhi Men Station in Central Beijing. The hotel is 15 minutes by taxi. Cost 25 CNY each way

All options, seemed about the same time and I thought the airport express option seemed the best. I will say as this was our first trip to China, it was hard for us to distinguish what were "actual taxis." Unfortunately, there was no idea of cost for the taxi either. We headed to the first taxi who told us "metered" as they all said the same. When we got into the taxi cab, they stated 400 CNY....it seemed awfully high to us for being only 15 minutes away. They eventually brought it down to 50 CNY but at the same time, I had no clue what the appropriate price was. We were clueless of what direction to head to as there were many "Taxis" but we could not find a metered one. As we were tired and it was around 11pm at night we decided to just stay in one of the taxis since we clearly were not finding the correct ones. They all had taxi signs above their vehicles but I never saw a meter. We ended up paying 80 CNY. Many other "taxis" advised 150-200 CNY. We realized the 50 CNY was the better deal, but that driver already left.

So, all in all we found out to look at the license plate which should say Beijing ( ) B means they can drive people and is a taxi. They should have a meter for you. However, if they see tourists - they may prefer to try to barter. If we would travel again, we would probably do the subway station option as we the hotel is very close to the subway station. However, if this is at night it might be harder to find. It's maybe a 5 min walk from the hotel to the subway. Our hotel has a large fountain in front of it.

The room was beautiful and clean. They were missing our rollaway cot but quickly brought it up. Whenever we called housekeeping, items would be delivery very quickly! The bed was comfortable and the shower was nice. They had one of the nicest indoor pools I have seen as far as decor and a very large gym! Everything at this hotel was very clean and nice! The only thing we did not like was that they don't have an actual lobby area. They have a lobby that you can sit down at, but if you have a coffee or something from an outside vendor you are not allowed to sit there. Therefore, waiting for our tour company, we could only stand with our coffees in hand instead of waiting somewhere. There was no other waiting area for us. There is no where to sit outside either.

This hotel is nearby a Starbucks, other coffee or breakfast shops and close by to the shopping district. All of this is walking distance. There are plenty of restaurants you can walk to and shop at. They also have a local street food near by across from the KFC in the shopping area called Wangfujing St - you can get an assortment local food for very cheap along with little scorpions.

Overall, this was a very nice hotel to stay at which is nearby the subway, Tiananmen Square and many shops and restaurants! I do wish they provided a little more detail in regards to the options to arrive at their hotel and how to identify a legitimate taxi as it was not fun bartering with the taxis. However, I do not know if our situation would have changed much as I think once they see tourists - they will try to overcharge of course.