I think this answer is very good, Chanan International Hotel is really a good choice for you, and the Bell tower hotel could be your 2nd choice, these 2 hotel are very near, taxi could be easyly called outside each hotel…and I would like to suggest that if you have only 2-3 days, 1 day is enough for you to visit Terra Cotta Warriors, it is located in the east of Xi’an (outside the city), if you take a taxi, it would take you about 2 hours to get there from hotel, you may spend about 300 RMB ( within this number I think ) in a round trip for a taxi.

I lived in Xi’an for about 9 yrs, I love this city

Wish you a good trip!

BTW, I’m in Singapore now, you can contact with me by MSN: ninjas_cj@msn.com , if you need help during your trip in Xi’an city… I’ll try my best to help you. :)