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                                                                    Exhibit 10.2

                          WYNDHAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                        RESTRICTED UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

                          Dated as of April 12, 2001


     Wyndham International, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of
Delaware (the "Company"), hereby awards to _______________ (the "Participant"),
as of the date hereof (the "Award Date"), an Award (the "Award") of ________
Restricted Units ("Restricted Units"), each such Restricted Unit covering the
right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock of the Company, subject to
the terms and conditions set forth below.  Such grant is pursuant to the Second
Amendment and Restatement of the Wyndham International, Inc. 1997 Incentive Plan
(the "Plan").

1.   Award Subject to Acceptance of Agreement.  The Award shall not be valid and
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     binding unless the Participant accepts this Agreement by executing it in
     the space provided below and returning such original execution copy to the
     Company.

2.   Vesting of Award.  Except as set forth below in this Agreement, and subject
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     to the discretion of the Committee or the Board of Directors to accelerate
     the vesting schedule ("Vesting Schedule") hereunder, this Award shall be
     vested and nonforfeitable with respect to the indicated number of
     Restricted Units on the dates indicated in the following Vesting Schedule
     provided the Participant has remained employed by the Company or an
     Affiliate to such date:


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           Number of Restricted Units
               Subject to Vesting               Date Restrictions Lapse
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                     ______                 3rd anniversary of  Award Date
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                     ______                 4th anniversary of Award Date
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                     ______                 5th anniversary of Award Date
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          In the event of a Change in Control of the Company after the date
     hereof during the Participant's employment with the Company, the vesting
     date for any Restricted Units which have not yet vested shall be
     accelerated to the first anniversary of the Change in Control provided the
     Participant has remained employed by the Company or an Affiliate to such
     first anniversary.

          If in connection with any such Change in Control, the outstanding
     shares of Class A Common Stock are changed into or exchanged for stock or
     other securities of any other corporation or entity or cash or any other
     property, whether by merger, consolidation, amalgamation, liquidation or
     otherwise (each a "Transaction"), then proper provision shall be made so
     that upon consummation of such Transaction:
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               (a)  each Restricted Unit covered by this Award shall thereafter
          represent, in lieu of the right to receive a share of Class A Common
          Stock, the right to receive the stock, other securities, cash and/or
          other property to which a Participant would have been entitled upon
          consummation of such Transaction if such Restricted Unit had been
          vested and a certificate for such share of Class A Common Stock had
          been delivered to the Participant pursuant to Section 5(c) hereof
          immediately prior to such consummation (or, if applicable, any record
          date with respect to such Transaction);

               (b)  the Company or other corporation or entity surviving such
          Transaction shall within 15 days of consummation of such Transaction
          place such stock, other securities, cash and/or other property to
          which the Participant would have been so entitled in escrow pursuant
          to arrangements that are mutually acceptable to the Company or other
          corporation or entity surviving such Transaction and the Participant
          (the "Escrow") and shall cause the Escrow to be maintained until the
          earlier of the date of the vesting of the Restricted Unit or the date
          such Restricted Unit is otherwise terminated or forfeited;

               (c)  in the event of a decline in the value of such stock or
          other securities between (i) the date of consummation of the
          Transaction or if all holders of Class A Common Stock who receive
          stock or other securities in the Transaction are restricted from
          reselling such stock or other securities for a period of time after
          the consummation of the Transaction, then the earliest date on which
          such restriction lapses (the later of the consummation date and, if
          applicable, the earliest date of termination of such restriction being
          the "Commencement Date") and (ii) the date of vesting of such
          Restricted Unit (whether on the first anniversary of the Change in
          Control or earlier as provided in the Vesting Schedule or in Section 3
          below), the Participant shall be entitled to receive, in addition to
          such stock or other securities, cash in an amount equal to the
          difference between the market value of such stock or other securities
          on the Commencement Date and the market value of such stock or other
          securities on the date of vesting;

               (d)  the Company or other corporation or entity surviving such
          Transaction shall within 15 days of the Commencement Date place in the
          Escrow an appropriate hedging instrument or instruments covering any
          such decline in the market value of such stock or other securities
          between the Commencement Date and the vesting date or otherwise place
          in the Escrow cash in an amount sufficient to cover any such decline;
          and

               (e)  the issuer of any such stock or other securities shall
          promptly file a registration statement under the Securities Act of
          1933, as amended (the "Act"), with respect to the stock or other
          securities receivable upon vesting of a Restricted Unit and shall use
          its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become and
          remain effective such that upon vesting of the Restricted Units, such
          stock or other securities received by the Participant shall not be
          "restricted securities" within the meaning of Rule 144(a) under such
          Act.

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          The Company shall not be a party to any Transaction unless prior to
     consummation thereof, each corporation (other than the Company) or other
     entity which may be required to deliver (or, as applicable, register) any
     stock, securities, cash or other property in connection with the vesting of
     Restricted Units shall assume, by written instrument, a copy of which shall
     be delivered to the Participant, the obligation to so deliver to the
     Participant (or to so register) such shares of stock, securities, cash or
     property in connection with such vesting and to comply with the other
     provisions of this Award.

3.   Termination of Employment.  If the Participant's employment by the Company
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     or an Affiliate is terminated prior to the dates the restrictions lapse as
     set forth above, the Participant shall forfeit all Restricted Units which
     have not yet vested, except as provided below. Any transfer of employment
     from the Company to an Affiliate shall not be deemed to be a termination of
     employment for purposes of this Agreement.

     (a)  Termination Due to Death. If the Participant's employment terminates
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          by reason of death prior to the dates the restrictions lapse as set
          forth above, the Participant's estate shall become fully vested in all
          the Restricted Units.

     (b)  Termination Due to Disability. If the Participant's employment
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          terminates by reason of disability as described in Subparagraph 6(b)
          of the Employment Agreement between the Participant and the Company
          (as the same may be amended from time to time, the "Employment
          Agreement") prior to the dates the restrictions lapse as set forth
          above, the Participant shall become fully vested in all the Restricted
          Units.

     (c)  Termination for Cause or Without Good Reason.  If the Participant's
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          employment is terminated by the Company or an Affiliate for Cause (as
          defined in the Employment Agreement) or if the Participant terminates
          his employment for any reason other than Good Reason (as defined in
          the Employment Agreement), the unvested portion of the Award shall
          terminate immediately and the Participant shall have no further rights
          or interest therein.

     (d)  Termination without Cause or for Good Reason. The following provisions
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          shall apply if the Participant's employment is terminated by the
          Company or an Affiliate without Cause (as defined in the Employment
          Agreement) or the Participant terminates his employment for Good
          Reason (as defined in the Employment Agreement):

          (i)   if such termination occurs (x) after the Company has executed a
                letter of intent or a definitive agreement relating to a
                transaction that would constitute a Change in Control and (y) on
                or prior to the date of a Change in Control occurring within 24
                months after the date of execution of such letter of intent or
                definitive agreement, then Participant shall continue to vest in
                accordance with the Vesting Schedule as set forth in Section 2
                until such Change in Control, at which time Participant shall
                become fully vested in all the Restricted Units,

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          (ii)  if such termination occurs after a Change in Control but on or
                prior to the first anniversary of the Change in Control, then
                the Participant shall become fully vested in all the Restricted
                Units upon such termination, and

          (iii) if such termination occurs at any time other than as specified
                in Sections 3(d)(i) and (d)(ii) above, then the Award shall
                continue to vest in accordance with the Vesting Schedule as set
                forth in Section 2 for an additional 24 months and any portion
                of the Award that is not vested at the end of such 24 months
                shall terminate immediately and the Participant shall have no
                further rights or interest therein.

          Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant breaches any of the
          provisions contained in Paragraphs 4 or 5 of the Employment Agreement,
          (i) any portion of the Award that will vest by virtue of this Section
          3(d) shall immediately terminate upon any such breach and the
          Participant shall have no further rights or interest therein, and (ii)
          to the extent any portion of the Award has vested by virtue of this
          Section 3(d), the Participant shall be required upon any such breach
          to pay to the Company the fair market value per share of Class A
          Common Stock on the date of vesting, multiplied by the number of
          shares of Class A Common Stock received by the Participant (or after a
          Transaction the aggregate fair market value on the date of vesting of
          the stock, other securities, cash and/or other property received by
          the Participant upon such vesting).

4.  Incorporation of Plan.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
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    this Award shall be subject to and governed by all the terms and conditions
    of the Plan. Capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning
    specified in the Plan, unless a different meaning is specified herein. In
    the event of any conflict between any provisions in the Plan and the
    provisions in this Agreement, the provisions of the Plan shall govern.

5.  Additional Terms and Conditions of Award.
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    (a)   Non-Transferability of Award. The Restricted Units shall not be
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          assignable or transferable by Participant other than by will and the
          laws of descent and distribution until the restrictions on the
          Restricted Units lapse. The Restricted Units shall not otherwise be
          transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated for any purpose
          whatsoever and are not subject, in whole or in part, to execution,
          attachment, or similar process. Any attempted assignment, transfer,
          pledge or hypothecation or other disposition of the Restricted Units,
          other than in accordance with the terms set forth herein, shall be
          void and of no effect.

    (b)   Delivery of Certificates. Upon the vesting of any part of the Award by
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          virtue of the lapse of the restriction period pursuant to Section 2 or
          3 above, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
          Participant a stock certificate covering the requisite number of
          shares of Class A Common Stock (or following a Transaction,
          certificates covering the requisite amount of stock or other
          securities into which the Class A Common Stock shall have been changed
          or exchanged) so vested, registered in the name of the Participant on
          the books of the Company (or after a Transaction, on the books of the
          issuer of such stock or other securities).

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          Upon receipt of such certificate(s), Participant is free to hold or
          dispose of such certificate(s) at will, subject to any applicable
          securities laws.

    (c)   Award Confers No Rights as Stockholder.  The Participant shall not be
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          entitled to any privileges of ownership with respect to shares of
          Class A Common Stock (or stock or other securities into which the
          Class A Common Stock shall have been changed or exchanged in a
          Transaction) subject to the Award unless and until certificates for
          such shares (or such stock or other securities) are delivered to the
          Participant upon the vesting of the Award and the Participant becomes
          a holder of record with respect to such delivered shares (or such
          stock or other securities); and the Participant shall not be
          considered a stockholder of the Company (or of the issuer of such
          stock or other securities) with respect to any such shares (or such
          stock or other securities) not so delivered. Any rights the
          Participant may at any time have against the Company (or such issuer
          of such other stock or securities) with respect to the Award shall be
          solely those of an unsecured creditor of the Company (or such issuer).

    (d)   Decisions of Committee. The Committee shall have the right to resolve
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          all questions which may arise in connection with the Award, the lapse
          of the restrictions, the Plan or this Agreement. Any interpretation,
          determination or other action made or taken by the Committee regarding
          this Agreement shall be final, binding and conclusive.

    (e)   Reservation of Shares.  The Company (and following a Transaction, any
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          issuer of stock or other securities into which the Class A Common
          Stock shall have been changed or exchanged) shall at all times prior
          to the expiration or termination of the Award (excluding periods
          during which the Escrow is in effect) reserve or cause to be reserved
          and keep or cause to be kept available, either in its treasury or out
          of its authorized but unissued shares of Class A Common Stock (or
          after a Transaction, such stock or other securities), the full number
          of shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company (or after a
          Transaction, such stock or other securities) subject to the Award from
          time to time.

    (f)   Change in Capital Structure. The terms of this Award shall be adjusted
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          as the Committee determines is equitably required in the event the
          Company (or following a Transaction, any issuer of stock or other
          securities into which the Class A Common Stock shall have been changed
          or exchanged) effects one or more stock dividends, stock split-ups,
          subdivisions or consolidations of shares or other similar changes in
          capitalization.

    (g)   Fractional Shares. Fractional shares shall not be issuable hereunder,
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          and when any provision hereof may entitle Participant to a fractional
          share such fraction shall be paid out in cash.

    (h)   Meaning.  Upon consummation of a Transaction, references herein to the
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          Company shall mean the Company or other corporation or entity
          surviving such transaction.

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6.  Tax Withholding.  The Participant shall, not later than the date as of which
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    the vesting of this Award becomes a taxable event for Federal income tax
    purposes, pay to the Company or make arrangements satisfactory to the
    Committee for payment of any Federal, state, and local taxes required by law
    to be withheld on account of such taxable event. Subject to the approval of
    the Committee, the Participant may elect to have such required minimum tax
    withholding obligation satisfied, in whole or in part, by (i) authorizing
    the Company to withhold from the shares of Class A Common Stock to be
    issued, or (ii) transferring to the Company a number of previously owned
    whole shares of Class A Common Stock (which the Participant has held for at
    least six months prior to the delivery of such shares or which the
    Participant purchased on the open market and for which the Participant has
    good title, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances) having an
    aggregate Fair Market Value, determined as of the date of vesting, that
    would satisfy the withholding amount due.

7.  Miscellaneous Provisions.
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    (a)  Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
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         benefit of any successor or successors of the Company and any person or
         persons who shall, upon the death of the Participant, acquire any
         rights hereunder in accordance with this Agreement or the Plan.

    (b)  Notices.  All notices, requests or other communications provided for in
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         this Agreement shall be made, if to the Company, to the Secretary of
         the Company at the Company's principal executive office, and if to the
         Participant, to his or her address on the books of the Company (or to
         such other address as the Company or the Participant may give to the
         other for purposes of notice hereunder).

         All notices, requests or other communications provided for in this
         Agreement shall be made in writing either (a) by personal delivery to
         the party entitled thereto, (b) by facsimile with confirmation of
         receipt, (c) by mailing in the United States mail to the last known
         address of the party entitled thereto or (d) by express courier
         service. The notice, request or other communication shall be deemed to
         be received upon personal delivery, upon confirmation of receipt of
         facsimile transmission or upon receipt by the party entitled thereto if
         by United States mail or express courier service; provided, however,
         that if a notice, request or other communication in not received during
         regular business hours, it shall be deemed to be received on the next
         succeeding business day of the Company.

    (c)  Governing Law.  This Agreement and all determinations made and actions
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         taken pursuant hereto and thereto, to the extent not governed by the
         laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State
         of Delaware and construed in accordance therewith without giving effect
         to principles of conflicts of laws.

    (d)  Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two counterparts, each
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         of which shall be deemed an original and both of which together shall
         constitute one and the same instrument.

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    (e)  Force and Effect. The various provisions of this Agreement are
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         severable in their entirety. Any determination of invalidity or
         unenforceability of any one provision shall have no effect on the
         continuing force and effect of the remaining provisions.

    (f)  Further Assurances.  The Company and the Participant shall execute and
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         deliver such further instruments and take such additional action as
         each party may reasonably request to effect, consummate, confirm or
         evidence the grant of the Award to the Participant, and they shall each
         execute such documents as may be reasonably necessary to assist each
         other in preserving or perfecting their respective rights in the Award.

    (g)  Conflict with Employment Agreement. If there shall be any conflict
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         between provisions in this Agreement and the provisions in the
         Employment Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern. It
         is expressly understood and agreed that the provisions of Subparagraph
         8(a)(iii) of the Employment Agreement concerning the vesting of stock-
         based awards following a Change in Control shall not apply to this
         Award and that the vesting of this Award shall be governed by the terms
         of this Agreement.

    (h)  No Right to Continued Employment.  This Award does not confer upon
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         Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company or an
         Affiliate, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the
         Company or an Affiliate to terminate such employment at any time.

                                           WYNDHAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.


                                           By:    ______________________________
                                           Title: ______________________________


Accepted as of the 12/th/ day of April, 2001.


_____________________________________
"Participant"

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