POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of David Bulger, Gregory M.
Fay and Mark A. Murphy, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or trustee of
Innkeepers USA Trust (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to
complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments
thereto, and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any
stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing that, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to
this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-
in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and
every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and
powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present,
with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of
the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms
3, 4 or 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of the __ day of
______, 200_.



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