The majority of the hotels are in the select service segment, comprising a total of 4,579 rooms, including: 14 Hampton Inns, 4 Holiday Inns, 3 Holiday Inn Expresses, 3 Residence Inns, 3 Sheratons, 2 Sheraton Four Points, 1 Courtyard, 1 Homewood Suites and 1 Ramada.
 
Thomas J. Hutchison III, CEO of CNL Hotels & Resorts, stated, �This sale demonstrates our continued ability to leverage a healthy lodging market by recycling capital through the sale of non-strategic assets. Further, this transaction marks a significant step in our efforts to refine the quality and distinction of our portfolio, intensifying our focus on luxury and upper-upscale assets as we seek ways to maximize shareholder value by the end of 2007, as provided by our charter.� 

CNL Hotels & Resorts intends to use the net proceeds from the sale, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2007, for general corporate purposes including the retirement of long-term debt. The transaction is subject to certain closing conditions and there can be no assurance that the sale will be completed.

About CNL Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 

CNL Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is a leading real estate investment trust and owner of one of the most distinctive portfolios in the lodging industry. With a focus on luxury and upper-upscale properties, the company currently has approximately $6 billion in total assets with 91 hotels and resorts across North America that operate under premium brands such as The Waldorf=Astoria Collection, Hilton, The Ritz-Carlton, JW Marriott, Marriott and Hyatt. For more information, please visit www.cnlhotels.com.

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