Sky Gate Hotel sits on the 12th floor of a building with a Uniqlo and a movie theater in the middle of Ximending. Happy Tang bubble tea, Ay Chung Flour Rice Noodle, and Pop Mart are right in front, and a Starbucks is across the street. The hotel runs a 24-hour front desk and free vending machines for coffee, drinks, and snacks, with cup noodles set out at 9 p.m. Room soundproofing is weak, so talking and showers from the next room and noise from the movie theater come through loudly.