You can't get closer to the Mount! It's right at the foot of the Mount and opposite the hot pools. Brilliant how you can walk everywhere and it's flat as a pancake lol. We hardly used the car. Make sure you walk around the Mount, the track around the bottom is suitable for all fitness levels and is lovely. It's not hard at all. I am recovering from a broken ankle and managed it. Anyway, the apartment is perfect and seriously good value for money given its location and including a jetted bath plus a washer/dryer. Would love to come back again.