"The Renaissance-era building that will house the Four Seasons is called Palazzo della Rovere, the Renaissance-era home to Domenico della Rovere, a noted cardinal from Italy’s northern Piedmont region. Today, the owners are the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, a lay institution protected by the Holy See dating back to 1336, with 30,000 members in close to 40 countries. Fort Partners signed a 30-year lease with the order and brought in hospitality partner Four Seasons to run the hotel. The hotel is a three-minute walk to St. Peter’s Basilica and plans to have a restaurant in the large courtyard shaded by trees. The renovation will double as a restoration project of the crumbling building, which once housed the modest Hotel Columbus that shut in 2018. Fort Partners is footing the bill for the $58 million renovation, allowing the order to continue donating its member contributions to the Holy Land. The Italian architect behind the project is Fabrizio Casiraghi. The hotel will open in 2025, in time for the next Catholic Jubilee, with about 55 to 60 guest rooms." - Jennifer Flowers
