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	Sep. 30, 2013 Consolidated quantity	Sep. 30, 2013 Unconsolidated quantity	Sep. 30, 2013 Hampton Inn Boston Braintree Consolidated quantity	May 31, 2012 Hampton Inn Boston Braintree Consolidated	Sep. 30, 2013 Hilton Garden Inn New Orleans French Quarter/CBD Consolidated quantity	Jun. 08, 2012 Hilton Garden Inn New Orleans French Quarter/CBD Consolidated	Sep. 30, 2013 Lake Arrowhead Resort Resort and Spa Consolidated quantity	Jul. 09, 2012 Lake Arrowhead Resort Resort and Spa Consolidated	Sep. 30, 2013 Courtyard San Diego Mission Valley Consolidated quantity	Dec. 06, 2012 Courtyard San Diego Mission Valley Consolidated	Sep. 30, 2013 Hampton Inn Atlanta Downtown Consolidated quantity	Feb. 14, 2013 Hampton Inn Atlanta Downtown Consolidated	Sep. 30, 2013 Hampton Inn Frisco Legacy Park Consolidated quantity	Feb. 14, 2013 Hampton Inn Frisco Legacy Park Consolidated	Sep. 30, 2013 Hampton Inn & Suites Memphis-Beale Street Consolidated quantity	Feb. 14, 2013 Hampton Inn & Suites Memphis-Beale Street Consolidated	Sep. 30, 2013 Hampton Inn Birmingham Colonnade Consolidated quantity	Feb. 14, 2013 Hampton Inn Birmingham Colonnade Consolidated	Sep. 30, 2013 Hilton Garden Inn Baton Rouge Airport Consolidated quantity	Feb. 14, 2013 Hilton Garden Inn Baton Rouge Airport Consolidated	Sep. 30, 2013 Courtyard Pittsburgh Shadyside Consolidated quantity	Mar. 12, 2013 Courtyard Pittsburgh Shadyside Consolidated	Sep. 30, 2013 Hutton Hotel Nashville Consolidated quantity	May 29, 2013 Hutton Hotel Nashville Consolidated	Sep. 30, 2013 Holiday Inn Manhattan 6th Avenue Chelsea Consolidated quantity	Jun. 06, 2013 Holiday Inn Manhattan 6th Avenue Chelsea Consolidated	Sep. 30, 2013 Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa Consolidated quantity	Jul. 10, 2013 Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa Consolidated	Sep. 30, 2013 Marriott Raleigh City Center Consolidated quantity	Aug. 13, 2013 Marriott Raleigh City Center Consolidated	Sep. 30, 2013 Hyatt New Orleans French Quarter Unconsolidated quantity	Sep. 06, 2011 Hyatt New Orleans French Quarter Unconsolidated	Sep. 30, 2013 Westin Atlanta Perimeter North Unconsolidated quantity	Oct. 03, 2012 Westin Atlanta Perimeter North Unconsolidated	Sep. 30, 2013 Hawks Cay Resort Consolidated Subsequent Event quantity
Hotel Details
State			Massachusetts		Louisiana		California		California		Georgia		Texas		Tennessee		Alabama		Louisiana		Pennsylvania		Tennessee		New York		California		North Carolina		Louisiana		Georgia
Rooms	2,611	626	103		155		173		317		119		105		144		133		131		132		247		226		226		400		254		372		177
Ownership interest, consolidated			100.00%		88.00%		97.00%		100.00%		100.00%		100.00%		100.00%		100.00%		100.00%		100.00%		100.00%		100.00%		75.00%		100.00%						100.00%
Ownership interest, unconsolidated																															80.00%		57.00%
Our investments	$ 607,655	$ 26,170		$ 12,500		$ 16,176		$ 24,039		$ 85,000		$ 18,000		$ 16,100		$ 30,000		$ 15,500		$ 15,000		$ 29,900		$ 73,600		$ 113,000		$ 76,647		$ 82,193		$ 13,000		$ 13,170	$ 133,800
Acquisiton Date			May 31, 2012		Jun. 08, 2012		Jul. 09, 2012		Dec. 06, 2012		Feb. 14, 2013		Feb. 14, 2013		Feb. 14, 2013		Feb. 14, 2013		Feb. 14, 2013		Mar. 12, 2013		May 29, 2013		Jun. 06, 2013		Jul. 10, 2013		Aug. 13, 2013		Sep. 06, 2011		Oct. 03, 2012
Hotel Type			Select-service		Select-service		Full-service		Select-service		Select-service		Select-service		Select-service		Select-service		Select-service		Select-service		Full-service		Full-service		Full-service		Full-service		Full-service		Full-service