Exhibit 21.1

EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC.  CORPORATE SUBSIDIARIES  at December 31, 2003

|CORPORATE ENTITY |  | STATE OF INCORPORATION
|---------------- |  | ----------------------
|ESA 0102, Inc.   |  | Georgia               
|ESA 0106, Inc.   |  | North Carolina        
|ESA 0121, Inc.   |  | Tennessee             
|ESA 0123, Inc.   |  | Alabama               
|ESA 0124, Inc.   |  | Alabama               
|ESA 0125, Inc.   |  | Tennessee             
|ESA 0127, Inc.   |  | North Carolina        
|ESA 0153, Inc.   |  | Illinois              
|ESA 0155, Inc.   |  | Alabama               
|ESA 0161, Inc.   |  | North Carolina        
|ESA 0163, Inc.   |  | Tennessee             
|ESA 0174, Inc.   |  | Florida               
|ESA 0186, Inc.   |  | North Carolina        
|ESA 0201, Inc.   |  | North Carolina        
|ESA 0206, Inc.   |  | North Carolina        
|ESA 0231, Inc.   |  | North Carolina        
|ESA 0232, Inc.   |  | North Carolina        
|ESA 0280, Inc.   |  | North Carolina        
|ESA 0302, Inc.   |  | Florida               
|ESA 0303, Inc.   |  | Florida               
|ESA 0305, Inc.   |  | Tennessee             
|ESA 0311, Inc.   |  | Colorado              
|ESA 0315, Inc.   |  | Tennessee             
|ESA 0328, Inc.   |  | Florida               
|ESA 0370, Inc.   |  | North Carolina        
|ESA 0371, Inc.   |  | North Carolina        
|ESA 0373, Inc.   |  | Georgia               
|ESA 0381, Inc.   |  | Florida               
|ESA 0382, Inc.   |  | Georgia               
|ESA 0417, Inc.   |  | North Carolina        
|ESA 0450, Inc.   |  | Tennessee             
|ESA 0454, Inc.   |  | New Jersey            
|ESA 0455, Inc.   |  | New Jersey            
|ESA 0479, Inc.   |  | New Jersey            
|ESA 0510, Inc.   |  | Illinois              
|ESA 0525, Inc.   |  | Illinois              
|ESA 0527, Inc.   |  | Michigan              
|ESA 0530, Inc.   |  | Illinois              
|ESA 0532, Inc.   |  | Illinois              
|ESA 0541, Inc.   |  | Illinois              
|ESA 0552, Inc.   |  | Michigan              
|ESA 0600, Inc.   |  | Michigan              
|ESA 0640, Inc.   |  | Illinois              
|                 |  |                       

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|ESA 0646, Inc. |  | New Jersey    
|-------------- |  | --------------
|ESA 0660, Inc. |  | Illinois      
|ESA 0670, Inc. |  | Michigan      
|ESA 0675, Inc. |  | Michigan      
|ESA 0677, Inc. |  | Illinois      
|ESA 0680, Inc. |  | Michigan      
|ESA 0733, Inc. |  | Minnesota     
|ESA 0734, Inc. |  | Minnesota     
|ESA 0737, Inc. |  | Minnesota     
|ESA 0745, Inc. |  | Minnesota     
|ESA 0752, Inc. |  | Illinois      
|ESA 0753, Inc. |  | Illinois      
|ESA 0780, Inc. |  | Michigan      
|ESA 0788, Inc. |  | Georgia       
|ESA 0789, Inc. |  | Florida       
|ESA 0858, Inc. |  | Nevada        
|ESA 0859, Inc. |  | Nevada        
|ESA 0860, Inc. |  | Nevada        
|ESA 0861, Inc. |  | Nevada        
|ESA 0869, Inc. |  | Florida       
|ESA 0884, Inc. |  | Florida       
|ESA 0885, Inc. |  | Colorado      
|ESA 0901, Inc. |  | Colorado      
|ESA 0990, Inc. |  | Georgia       
|ESA 0991, Inc. |  | Georgia       
|ESA 0992, Inc. |  | Georgia       
|ESA 0993, Inc. |  | Georgia       
|ESA 0994, Inc. |  | Colorado      
|ESA 0996, Inc. |  | Georgia       
|ESA 1500, Inc. |  | North Carolina
|ESA 1501, Inc. |  | Georgia       
|ESA 1502, Inc. |  | Georgia       
|ESA 1510, Inc. |  | Florida       
|ESA 1514, Inc. |  | North Carolina
|ESA 1546, Inc. |  | Florida       
|ESA 1550, Inc. |  | Georgia       
|ESA 1591, Inc. |  | North Carolina
|ESA 1594, Inc. |  | North Carolina
|ESA 1596, Inc. |  | North Carolina
|ESA 1812, Inc. |  | North Carolina
|ESA 2509, Inc. |  | New Jersey    
|ESA 2522, Inc. |  | New Jersey    
|ESA 2653, Inc. |  | New Jersey    
|ESA 3504, Inc. |  | Minnesota     
|ESA 4012, Inc. |  | Illinois      
|ESA 4013, Inc. |  | Michigan      
|ESA 4016, Inc. |  | Illinois      
|ESA 4019, Inc. |  | Illinois      
|ESA 4023, Inc. |  | Illinois      
|ESA 7502, Inc. |  | Colorado      
|               |  |               

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|ESA 7508, Inc.           |  | Colorado      
|------------------------ |  | --------------
|ESA 7513, Inc.           |  | Colorado      
|ESA Arizona, Inc.        |  | Arizona       
|ESA Arkansas, Inc.       |  | Arkansas      
|ESA COL, Inc.            |  | Colorado      
|ESA Connecticut, Inc.    |  | Connecticut   
|ESA Florida, Inc.        |  | Florida       
|ESA Georgia, Inc.        |  | Georgia       
|ESA Idaho, Inc.          |  | Idaho         
|ESA Illinois, Inc.       |  | Illinois      
|ESA Indiana, Inc.        |  | Indiana       
|ESA International, Inc.  |  | Delaware      
|ESA Iowa, Inc.           |  | Iowa          
|ESA Kansas, Inc.         |  | Kansas        
|ESA Kentucky, Inc.       |  | Kentucky      
|ESA Louisiana, Inc.      |  | Louisiana     
|ESA Maine, Inc.          |  | Maine         
|ESA Management, Inc.     |  | Delaware      
|ESA Maryland, Inc.       |  | Maryland      
|ESA Michigan, Inc.       |  | Michigan      
|ESA Minnesota, Inc.      |  | Minnesota     
|ESA Mississippi, Inc.    |  | Mississippi   
|ESA Missouri, Inc.       |  | Missouri      
|ESA Montana, Inc.        |  | Montana       
|ESA Nevada, Inc.         |  | Nevada        
|ESA New Hampshire, Inc.  |  | New Hampshire 
|ESA New Jersey, Inc.     |  | New Jersey    
|ESA New Mexico, Inc.     |  | New Mexico    
|ESA New York, Inc.       |  | New York      
|ESA Ohio, Inc.           |  | Ohio          
|ESA Oklahoma, Inc.       |  | Oklahoma      
|ESA Oregon, Inc.         |  | Oregon        
|ESA Rhode Island, Inc.   |  | Rhode Island  
|ESA Services, Inc.       |  | Delaware      
|ESA South Carolina, Inc. |  | South Carolina
|ESA Spartanburg, LLC     |  | South Carolina
|ESA Tejas, Inc.          |  | Texas         
|ESA Tennessee, Inc.      |  | Tennessee     
|ESA Utah, Inc.           |  | Utah          
|ESA Virginia, Inc.       |  | Virginia      
|ESA Washington, Inc.     |  | Washington    
|ESA West, Inc.           |  | Nevada        
|ESA Wisconsin, Inc.      |  | Wisconsin     
|Extended Stay 0453, Inc. |  | Pennsylvania  
|Extended Stay 0463, Inc. |  | Pennsylvania  
|Extended Stay 0507, Inc. |  | Pennsylvania  
|Extended Stay 0547, Inc. |  | Pennsylvania  
|Extended Stay 2506, Inc. |  | Pennsylvania  
|Extended Stay 2511, Inc. |  | Pennsylvania  
|Extended Stay 2565, Inc. |  | Pennsylvania  
|                         |  |               

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|Extended Stay 2667, Inc.     |  | Pennsylvania 
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|Extended Stay 2675, Inc.     |  | Pennsylvania 
|Extended Stay 2739, Inc.     |  | Pennsylvania 
|Extended Stay CA, Inc.       |  | Delaware     
|Extended Stay MA, Inc.       |  | Massachusetts
|Studio Plus Hotels, Inc.     |  | Delaware     
|Studio Plus Properties, Inc. |  | Virginia     

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