4 star hotel steps from the vatican near river tiber minutes from the vatican the baroque styled starhotels michelangelo sits just outside of vatican city the bustle of st peters basilica and its famed square are just 2 blocks away a half mile walk brings you to the sprawling vatican museum and sistine chapel timeless river tiber you can take a stroll along the river tiber a 15 minute walk from the hotel the same path also leads to the former papal fortress castel santangelo with its