Our room had a view of Mount Fuji so that was a huge bonus. The rooftop is amazing and a real treat to do morning stretching and yoga there with that view. You are an easy walk from the lake, the boats and the rope way. If you want to do a short hike of under 1 hour, there is a steep driveway on the right of the ropeway. Climb that to the hotel and follow the road to the right. You will see signs for a flower park which in fact is at the top of a trail. There is a fantastic view up there and it’s quiet so you can enjoy Fuji in a much more tranquil environment. We still did the ropeway afterwards but the lines were very long and it took us an hour to reach the ropeway car. Get up early so you can do the boat first, then ropeway then hike. We found people tended to wake up later and then the crowds were unpleasant. If you take the 2 day pass which is ropeway, boat and tour bus, make sure you take the green line. At stop 48 there is a fantastic old village with straw rooves and glorious gardens. Someone told us about this and we would have been so sad to have missed this. I had thought 2 full days here may have been too much but I was so happy to have made some discoveries not well publicized. We didn’t bike though I love biking. The roads are narrow and although you can get off them from time to time it’s too dangerous in my opinion. If you could rent for early morning like 6, it would have been tempting because it’s about 20 k around the lake. From 8, travelers are on moving
