5 star luxury hotel with all the perks near the vatican luxury on the tiber combining 5 star resort style luxury with a prime location on the banks of the tiber gran melia rome gives its guests a peaceful green oasis in central rome youll be a 5 minute walk from st peters and 10 minutes from castel santangelo also on the tiber rome is your oyster walk south along the river 20 minutes to explore the cobbled streets and piazzas of old trastevere or head across the bridge to reach piazza