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                                                                    Exhibit 10.1

                                 PROMISSORY NOTE


$216,000.00                                                  Phoenix, Arizona
-----------                                                  June 12, 2001
                                                             Note Doc.061201216


FOR VALUED RECEIVED, and legally bound hereby, RRF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
("Maker"), a Delaware partnership, InnSuites Hospitality Trust, General Partner,
an Ohio real estate investment trust, having an office at 1615 East Northern
Avenue, Suite 102, Phoenix, Arizona 85020 hereby promises to pay to the order of
Rare Earth Development Company ("Payee"), an Arizona corporation, 1615 East
Northern Avenue, Suite 102, Phoenix, Arizona 85020 or a such other place as the
holder hereof may from time to time designate in writing, the principal sum of
TWO HUNDRED SIXTEEN THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($216,000.00), with interest on
the unpaid principal balance thereon from time to time outstanding, at the rate
of seven percent (7.00%) per annum, computed on a three hundred sixty (360)-day
year, to be due and payable in installments of principal and interest as
follows:

         (A)      Commencing on July 15, 2001, one annual payment of accrued but
                  unpaid interest on the outstanding principal balance
                  hereunder; and on July 15, 2001 (the "Maturity date"), one
                  payment in the amount of the then unpaid principal balance
                  hereunder and all sums and charges due and unpaid by Maker
                  (collectively, the "Note").

Payments shall be applied first to any charges or sums (other than principal and
interest) due and payable by Maker, second to accrued and unpaid interest on the
principal balance hereof, and then to further reduce the principal balance of
this Note.

Maker shall gave the right any time during the term of this Note to repay all or
part of the unpaid principal amount of the Note, together with any accrued and
unpaid interest thereon any other sums or charges due hereunder without any
prepayment premium or penalty.

Maker hereby waives for itself and, to the fullest extent not prohibited by
applicable law, for any subsequent lienor, any right Maker may now or hereafter
have under the doctrine of marshaling of assets or otherwise which would require
Payee to proceed against certain property before proceeding against any other
property.

Maker hereby agrees that in the event part of principal or interest is not paid
when due or the entire Note is not paid when due, then the rate of interest on
this Note shall, at the election of Payee upon ten (10) days prior written
notice, each of which is hereby expressly waived, be increased to nine and
00/100 percent (9.00%) per annum or the

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highest rate for which the parties may agree under applicable law, whichever is
less (the "Default Rate"). Maker shall be obligated thereafter to pay interest
on the then unpaid principal balance of the Note at the Default Rate, both
before and after judgment, to be computed from the due date through and
including the date of actual receipt of the overdue payment, whether a payment
of interest or the entire Note. Nothing herein shall be construed as an
agreement or privilege to extend the date of the payment or any installment or
the entire Note, or as a wavier of any other right or remedy accruing to Payee.

In the event that any regular payment of interest herein provided shall not be
received by Payee on the date such payment is due, Payee shall have the right to
assess Maker a late payment charge in the amount of two percent (2.0%) of such
overdue quarterly installment, which shall become immediately due to Payee for
the additional cost agreed compensation to Payee for the additional costs and
expenses reasonable expected to be incurred by Payee by reason of such
nonpayment. Maker acknowledges that the exact amount of such cost and expenses
may be difficult, if not impossible, to determine with certainty, and further
acknowledges and confesses the amount of such charge to be a consciously
considered, good faith estimate of the actual damage to Payee by reason of such
default. The Default Rate will only accrue for periods of delinquent
installments except for such when Payee accepts late payments of installments
accompanied by a late payment charge as specified above.

Upon any of the following Events of Default, at the election of Payee, the
entire unpaid principle balance of the Note, together with all accrued but
unpaid interest thereon at the Default Rate and all other sums or changes due
hereunder, shall become due and payable:

                  (a)      Maker's failure to pay when due any installment
                           required to be paid hereunder, on or before the tenth
                           (10th) day following the applicable due date;

                  (b)      Maker's failure to pay when due any other payment
                           required to be under this Note, subject to any notice
                           and applicable grace period, if any;

                  (c)      Maker's breach of any other covenant or agreement
                           herein and such breach remains uncorrected at the
                           expiration of any applicable grace period expressly
                           provided for herein;

                  (d)      Any creditor's proceeding in which Maker consents to
                           the appointment or a receiver or trustee for any of
                           its property;


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                  (e)      if any order, judgment or decree shall be entered,
                           without the consent of Maker, upon an application of
                           a creditor approving the appointment of a receiver or
                           trustee for any of its property, and such order,
                           judgment, decree, or appointment is not dismissed or
                           stayed with an appropriate appeal bond within sixty
                           (60) days following the entry or rendition thereof;
                           or

                  (f)      if Maker (i) makes a general assignment for the
                           benefit of creditors, (ii) fails to pay its debts
                           generally as such debts become due, (iii) is found to
                           be insolvent by a court of competent jurisdiction,
                           (iv) voluntarily files a petition in bankruptcy or a
                           petition or answer seeking readjustment of debts
                           under any state or federal bankruptcy or like law, or
                           (v) any such petition is filed against Maker and is
                           not vacated or dismissed within sixty (60) days after
                           filling thereof.

Notice of such election by Payee is hereby expressly waived as part of the
consideration for this loan. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to
restrict the exercise of any other rights or remedies granted to Payee hereunder
upon the failure of Maker to perform any provision hereof.

If this Note is not paid when due, whether at maturity or by acceleration, Maker
promises to pay all costs incurred by Payee, including without limitation
reasonable attorney's fees to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, and all
expenses incurred in connection with the protection or realization of any
collateral, whether or not suit is filed hereon or on any instrument granted a
security interest.

Maker hereby expressly acknowledges and represents that the indebtedness is for
a business purpose and not consumer or household purposes.

Maker hereby waves demand, presentment for payment, protest, notice of protest,
notice of non-payments and any and all lack of diligence or delays in collection
or enforcement of this Note, and expressly consents to any extension of time of
payment hereof, release of any party primarily or secondarily liable hereunder
or any of the security for this Note, acceptance of other parties to be liable
for any of the Note or of other security therefore, or any other indulgence or
forbearance which may be made, without notice to any party and without in any
way affecting the liability of any party.

No failure by Payee to exercise any right hereunder shall be construed as a
waiver of the right to exercise the same or any other right any time or from
time to time thereafter.


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This Note shall be construed and enforced according to, and governed by the laws
of the State of Arizona.

Any notice required hereunder shall be in writing, and shall be given to the
receiving party the notice by personal delivery or be certified mail, postage
prepaid, return receipt requested, as follows:

         if to Payee, then addressed to Payee at 1615 East Northern Avenue Suite
102, Phoenix, Arizona 85020, (Tel.(602) 944-1500, Fax (602) 678-0281, with a
copy to James W. Reynolds, Esq., Dillingham Cross, P.L.C., 5080 North 40th
Street, Suite 335, Phoenix, Arizona 85018, (Tel.(602) 468-1811, Fax (602)
468-0442);

         if to Maker, then addressed to maker at 1615 East Northern Avenue,
Suite 102, Phoenix, Arizona 85020, Attn: President (Tel.(602) 944-1500, Fax
(602) 678-0281), with a copy to James B. Aronoff, Esq., Thompson Hine & Flory,
LLP, 3900 Key center, 127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 (Tel.(216)
566-5500, Fax (216) 566-5800).

Any party may, be given notice in writing to designate another address as a
place for service of notice. Such notices shall be deemed to be received when
delivered, if delivered in person, or seven (7) business days after deposited in
the United States mails, if mailed as herein above provided.

By acceptance of this Note, Payee agrees that, upon payment in full of the then
unpaid principal balance of this Note, together with all unpaid interest and
other sums payable to Payee under this Note, (a) Note shall be fully satisfied,
(b) Payee shall promptly mark this Note as being paid in full, satisfied and
discharged and shall return the same to Maker.


                                        RRF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a
                                        Delaware limited partnership,
                                        InnSuites Hospitality Trust,
                                        General Partner, an Ohio real estate
                                        investment trust



                                        By:       /s/ Marc E. Berg
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                                              Name: Marc E. Berg
                                              Title:   Executive Vice-President


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