I stayed there a few times. I should write a proper review but basically:

- the property is very remote If you’re coming without a car, you’ll be at the mercy of the bus that goes to Shuzenji station. There are certainly no “walkable” places nearby besides the Laforet property (the entire hotel used to be Laforet but now they split it into two - so the smaller property is a Marriott and the larger one nearby is Laforet).
- the property is very new, which is nice. The rooms are very modern, though the materials can be a little bit on the cheap side occasionally, but it’s OK, not too obvious (except the floor flexes sometimes). If you’re Platinum, try to get room 767 - this is the executive suite with a straight-on view of Mt. Fuji. added bonus is that it has a hot spring in the room, which is a cool feature.
- the staff is decent - the manager is quite international, but the staff is a little bit untrained sometimes, so you may have to politely point stuff out to them.
- breakfast/dinner is decent. the fresh squeezed juices are absolutely wonderful. the other stuff is okay.

- all in all, although it’s a decent property from the “new” Marriotts (ex-Laforet), this one is by far and away not my favourite. Although there’s nothing _wrong_ with it, there isn’t much of a wow factor besides the Mt Fuji view - and outside of winter, you’re never really guaranteed it anyway because of prevailing warm air currents that hide it in clouds. If you have other things to do in the Izu area then by all means stay there. If you’re just touristing around, though, I would strongly recommend the (somewhat nearby) Yamanaka-ko property, which, for me, is my favourite Marriott in Japan.