Columbus Hotel is housed in Palazzo della Rovere, a splendid 15th century building, inside which the very latest comforts have been installed in an harmonious manner. The building was frescoed by Pinturicchio and was so sumptuous and beautiful that in June 1495 Charles VII of France preferred to lodge there rather than at the Vatican. The magnificent halls, fireplaces and frescoes on the walls and on the vaults are still all splendidly preserved in the Hotel. * The building is equipped with a lobby with a 24-hour reception and a currency exchange desk. The stylish interior decoration is similar to a 15th century palace. * Guests are also offered a bar, a pub and an air-conditioned restaurant. Those arriving by car may make use of the car park or garage. Laundry services and medical assistance round off the offers available. * La Veranda is the excellent restaurant of the Hotel, it proposes fabulous wines of the highest standard and the very best Italian and International cuisine which may be savoured in the Pinturicchio frescoes interior or outside in the elegance of the garden. * Amenities include complimentary high-speed Internet connections, minibars, laptop-sized safes, and satellite television. Modern bathrooms come with phones and shower/tub combinations or walk-in showers. Columbus Hotel occupies a palace that housed cardinals for 65 years and priests for 200 years, and lies 400 metres from St Peter’s Basilica and 300 metres from the River Tiber. A splendid 15th century building, inside which the very latest comforts have been installed in an harmonious manner... * River Tiber – 300 metres * Ponte Sant'Angelo (pedestrian bridge) – 400 metres * Sant'Angelo Castle (historical site) – 400 metres * St Peter's Basilica – 400 metres * Vatican Museums/Sistine Chapel – 800 metres * Piazza Navona – 1 kilometre * Pantheon – 1.5 kilometres * Rome Fiumicino Airport - 30 kilometres