The best-positioned property at Xijiang: villas on the ridge above the west gate with terraces facing the whole valley of stilt houses. Check-in includes the village ticket, and a shuttle drops you at the viewpoint before the day crowds.
Guizhou is what Yunnan looked like twenty years ago: waterfalls without barriers, karst rivers that run green over stone, and Miao villages where the silver is still made by hand. Six days does the three highlights without a wasted transfer.