Travellers who want to stay at Thunder Bay's new waterfront hotel will have to wait a little longer before getting a room for the night.

The Delta Mariott, under construction since 2014, had a recently targeted opening date of December, 2018. The hotelier's website now shows the building will open February 2019, with online room reservations available starting March 6.

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Caption: The original opening date of the waterfront hotel was spring 2016. (Jeff Walters/CBC)

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The hotel was originally supposed to open in spring of 2016, but numerous construction delays, legal battles and liens were registered against the property.

The general contractor building the eight-story, 149 room structure was also changed part way through the build.

Construction was nearly non-existent in 2016 and 2017 as the project's developer, Gisele MacDonald sorted out issues with the previous contractor, Man-Shield Construction. The dissolving of that relationship led to the hiring of Burmet Northern Limited as the new general contractor.

When completed, the hotel will feature 149 guest rooms, a lounge, restaurant and 6,500 square feet of conference space.