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ATLANTA – February 4, 2013 – Hotel AG announced today the firm closed 5 hotel transactions in the month of January. The brands represented included a Courtyard, Hawthorn Suites, Clarion, La Quinta and an independent bank-owned hotel. The properties are located in the North West, South Central, Mountain Region and Florida. The clients represented included LNR, US Bank, a regional lender and a private seller. For the trailing 12 months ending January 2013, Hotel AG has closed 79 separate hotel transactions. 40 of the 79 closings were the upper tier, select service brands Hilton, Marriott and IHG. Today, the firm has 278 hotels on the market totaling $2.7 billion with 31 properties under sale agreement expected to close within the 1st quarter of 2013. Hotel AG has closed 1 hotel transaction every 7 days for the past 30 months. The 79 transactions represented are as follows: Doubletree – North Central Courtyard by Marriott – North West Hilton Garden Inn – Southeast Fairfield Inn & Suites – North Central Hampton Inn – North Central Courtyard by Marriott – Florida Hampton Inn & Suites – Florida Hampton Inn – North Central Hampton Inn & Suites – North Central Hampton Inn & Suites – North Central Residence Inn – North Central Residence Inn – North Central Springhill Suites – North Central Hampton Inn & Suites – Southeast Courtyard by Marriott – West Coast Hilton Garden Inn – Florida Hilton Garden Inn – Northeast Hilton Garden Inn – Southeast Hampton Inn & Suites – Southeast Hilton Garden Inn – Southeast Hilton Garden Inn – Southeast Holiday Inn – Mid West Holiday Inn Express – Upper Mid West Holiday Inn – South Central Hampton Inn & Suites – South Central Holiday Inn Express – South Central Holiday Inn Express & Suites – South Central Fairfield Inn & Suites – South Central Hampton Inn & Suites – South Central Holiday Inn Express & Suites – South Central Hampton Inn & Suites – South Central Candlewood Suites – South Central Holiday Inn Express & Suites – South Central Hampton Inn & Suites – South Central Courtyard by Marriott – South Central Holiday Inn Express – South Central Courtyard by Marriott – South Central Hampton Inn & Suites – South Central Courtyard by Marriott – South Central Hampton Inn – Mid West Doubletree – North Central Hawthorn Suites – North West La Quinta – South Central Quality Inn – Florida Independent Hotel – Mountain Region Comfort Inn – South Central Country Inn & Suites – South Central Best Western – Southeast Development Site – Florida Comfort Inn – South Central Fairbridge – North West Sleep Inn – Florida Red Roof Inn – Southeast Red Roof Inn – South Central Sleep Inn – Florida Independent Hotel – Southeast Days Inn – Southeast Mariner Hotel – Mid West Red Roof Inn – South Central Clarion – Florida Super 8 – South Central Ramada Inn – Florida Independent Hotel – Northeast Independent Hotel – Southeast Motel 6 – Southeast Holiday Inn – North Central Days Inn – Southeast Independent Hotel – Southeast Holiday Inn – Southeast Quality Inn – Southeast Comfort Inn – Southeast Holiday Inn Express – Southeast Days Inn – Florida Comfort Inn – Mountain Region Maingate Inn – Florida Independent Inn – Southeast Ramada Inn – Southeast Ramada Inn – Southeast “We believe transaction volume will be sustainable through the first 3 quarters of 2013 and that public money views hotel investments as the ‘darlings of the industry,'” commented H. Keith Thompson, principal of Hotel AG. “That said, we see debt compression as the major obstacle to continued growth in the hotel real estate sector.”

About Hotel AG Hotel AG is a specialized hospitality brokerage firm offering hotel specific real estate within the US. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company has 15 brokers, 19 partners and operates in 48 states. The firm conducts business with REITs, public and private companies, institutional clients and individual owner operators. Hotel AG can be found online at www.hotelassetsgroup.com.

Doubletree – North Central Courtyard by Marriott – North West Hilton Garden Inn – Southeast Fairfield Inn & Suites – North Central Hampton Inn – North Central Courtyard by Marriott – Florida Hampton Inn & Suites – Florida Hampton Inn – North Central Hampton Inn & Suites – North Central Hampton Inn & Suites – North Central Residence Inn – North Central Residence Inn – North Central Springhill Suites – North Central Hampton Inn & Suites – Southeast Courtyard by Marriott – West Coast Hilton Garden Inn – Florida Hilton Garden Inn – Northeast Hilton Garden Inn – Southeast Hampton Inn & Suites – Southeast Hilton Garden Inn – Southeast Hilton Garden Inn – Southeast Holiday Inn – Mid West Holiday Inn Express – Upper Mid West Holiday Inn – South Central Hampton Inn & Suites – South Central Holiday Inn Express – South Central Holiday Inn Express & Suites – South Central Fairfield Inn & Suites – South Central Hampton Inn & Suites – South Central Holiday Inn Express & Suites – South Central Hampton Inn & Suites – South Central Candlewood Suites – South Central Holiday Inn Express & Suites – South Central Hampton Inn & Suites – South Central Courtyard by Marriott – South Central Holiday Inn Express – South Central Courtyard by Marriott – South Central Hampton Inn & Suites – South Central Courtyard by Marriott – South Central Hampton Inn – Mid West Doubletree – North Central Hawthorn Suites – North West La Quinta – South Central Quality Inn – Florida Independent Hotel – Mountain Region Comfort Inn – South Central Country Inn & Suites – South Central Best Western – Southeast Development Site – Florida Comfort Inn – South Central Fairbridge – North West Sleep Inn – Florida Red Roof Inn – Southeast Red Roof Inn – South Central Sleep Inn – Florida Independent Hotel – Southeast Days Inn – Southeast Mariner Hotel – Mid West Red Roof Inn – South Central Clarion – Florida Super 8 – South Central Ramada Inn – Florida Independent Hotel – Northeast Independent Hotel – Southeast Motel 6 – Southeast Holiday Inn – North Central Days Inn – Southeast Independent Hotel – Southeast Holiday Inn – Southeast Quality Inn – Southeast Comfort Inn – Southeast Holiday Inn Express – Southeast Days Inn – Florida Comfort Inn – Mountain Region Maingate Inn – Florida Independent Inn – Southeast Ramada Inn – Southeast Ramada Inn – Southeast Contact:

Wendy Blissett, CCIM Hotel Assets Group, LLC 678-596-9669 direct 678-261-6514 facsimile [email protected] www.hotelassetsgroup.com

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