We booked via Agoda and the phone number on the confirmation was incorrect. The number on their website was correct though (+95 81) 209 481/ 482, (+95 9) 5186 668 so got our receptionist at hotel in Yangon to call about transfers. They do offer them but are quite expensive (about $35 USD from memory). I had emailed a couple of months prior to arrival asking about transfers from the airport but never heard back. I asked our hotel in Yangon to contact them and the person they spoke to was unable to help. Later, the manager called them again and was able to speak to someone there who was able to help. Taxis are 25,000 kyats to Nyuangshwe and you can get a boat or 35,000 to the hotel directly. As we were the only ones off our flight getting a cab we asked the taxi drivers for a price - they started at 50,000 kyats but came down to 35,000.

The hotel should be able to arrange transport from the bus station. In March I also took the JJ Express bus from Bagan to Inle. Pleasant trip although the road surface is rough most of the way. Nyaung Shwe (or sometimes written Nyaungshwe) is the town where JJ Express stops. I had read a guide book that incorrectly stated that the Inle Lake stop was Shwe Nyaung -- they are two different towns. Enjoy!

I cannot really comment on the Pagodas. Sadly I forget the one we sailed to. Lake sightseeing - the trip to anywhere involved about an hour or two. Much sitting in a noisy narrow boat. Good but much sitting. Suggest you ask the people who will take you to the hotel to lay a point to point trip. Silver factory or the main produce market, up weirs in a river.