Sheffield hotels: 26 photos give first look inside Marriott at Catcliffe as it prepares to open

Business Editor

Published 13th Dec 2025, 05:01 BST

A £20m Rotherham hotel is finished and ready to welcome its first guests after a two-year delay.

The Marriott Hotel in Catcliffe opens on Tuesday, December 16 and new photos show how it will look inside.

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Construction of the 150-room hotel started in 2022 and it was due to open in summer 2023.

But work halted in summer 2023. Builders returned in January 2025.

Here are 26 photos tracing its tumultuous journey from drawing board, to abandonment, to final completion.

Staff celebrate the launch of the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Rotherham.

1. Marriott hotel Rotherham

Staff celebrate the launch of the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Rotherham. | RBH

Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Catcliffe, Rotherham.

2. Days from opening

Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Catcliffe, Rotherham. | im Photo: Dean

Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Catcliffe, Rotherham.

3. Terrace

Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Catcliffe, Rotherham. | im Photo: Dean

Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Catcliffe, Rotherham.

4. Awaiting guests

Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Catcliffe, Rotherham. | Marriott

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