PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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     THIS  PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of the     day of          2001, between
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HERSHA HOSPITALITY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Virginia limited partnership (the
"Seller"), and RIVERFRONT HOTEL ASSOCIATES, a Pennsylvania limited partnership
(the "Purchaser"), provides:

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                       DEFINITIONS; RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
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     1.1     Definitions.   The following terms shall have the indicated
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meanings:

          "Act of Bankruptcy" shall mean if a party hereto or any general
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partner thereof shall (a) apply for or consent to the appointment of, or the
taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee or liquidator of itself
or of all or a substantial part of its property, (b) admit in writing its
inability to pay its debts as they become due, (c) make a general assignment for
the benefit of its creditors, (d) file a voluntary petition or commence a
voluntary case or proceeding under the Federal Bankruptcy Code (as now or
hereafter in effect), (e) be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, (f) file a
petition seeking to take advantage of any other law relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, winding-up or composition or adjustment of debts,
(g) fail to controvert in a timely and appropriate manner, or acquiesce in
writing to, any petition filed against it in an involuntary case or proceeding
under the Federal Bankruptcy Code (as now or hereafter in effect), or (h) take
any corporate or partnership action for the purpose of effecting any of the
foregoing; or if a proceeding or case shall be commenced, without the
application or consent of a party hereto or any general partner thereof, in any
court of competent jurisdiction seeking (1) the liquidation, reorganization,
dissolution or winding-up, or the composition or readjustment of debts, of such
party or general partner, (2) the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee
or liquidator or such party or general partner or all or any substantial part of
its assets, or (3) other similar relief under any law relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, winding-up or composition or adjustment of debts,
and such proceeding or case shall continue undismissed; or an order (including
an order for relief entered in an involuntary case under the Federal Bankruptcy
Code, as now or hereafter in effect) judgment or decree approving or ordering
any of the foregoing shall be entered and continue unstayed and in effect, for a
period of 60 consecutive days.

          "Assignment and Assumption Agreement" shall mean that certain
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assignment and assumption agreement whereby the Seller (a) assigns and the
Purchaser assumes the Leases, (b) assigns and the Purchaser assumes the
Operating Agreements that have not been canceled at Purchaser's request and (c)
assigns all of the Seller's right, title and interest in and to the Intangible
Personal Property, to the extent assignable.

          "Authorizations" shall mean all licenses, permits and approvals
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required by any governmental or quasi-governmental agency, body or officer for
the ownership, operation and use of the Property or any part thereof.

          "Bill of Sale -Personal Property" shall mean that certain bill of sale
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conveying title to the Tangible Personal Property, Intangible Personal Property
and the Reservation System from the Seller to the Purchaser's property manager,
lessee or designee.


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          "Closing" shall mean the closing of the sale and purchase of the
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Property.

          "Closing Date" shall mean the date on which the Closing occurs.
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          "Deed" shall mean that certain deed conveying title to
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the Real Property with general warranty covenants of title from the Seller to
the Purchaser, subject only to Permitted Title Exceptions.  If there is any
difference between the description of the Land, as shown on Exhibit A atatched
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hereto and the description of the Land as shown on the Survey, the description
of the Land to be contained in the Deed and the description of the Land set
forth in the Title Commitment shall conform to the description shown on the
Survey.

          "Escrow Agent" shall mean the Sentinel Agency, 2146 North Second
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Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110, Telephone: 717/234-2666, Fax:
717/234-8198.

          "Governmental Body" means any federal, state, municipal or other
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governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality,
domestic or foreign.

           "Guest Ledger" shall mean that certain guest ledger
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dated as of November 1, 2001, certified by the Seller, a copy of which is
attached hereto as ExhibitC. The Guest Ledger shall be updated and recertified
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as of the Closing Date.

          "Hotel" shall mean the hotel and related amenities located on the
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Land.

          "Improvements" shall mean the Hotel and all other buildings,
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improvements, fixtures and other items of real estate located on the Land.

          "FIRPTA Certifcate" shall mean the affidavit of the
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Seller certifying (i) that the Seller are not a foreign corporation, foreign
partnership, foreign trust, foreign estate or foreign person (as those terms are
defined in the Internal Revenue Code and the Income Tax Regulations) under
Section 1445 of the Internal Revenue Code, (ii) the information to complete IRS
Form 1099S, and (iii) the information to complete any required state income or
recordation tax reporting requirement, prepared by counsel to the Purchaser and
in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser.

          "Intangible Personal Property" shall mean all intangible
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personal property owned or possessed by the Seller and used in connection with
the ownership, operation, leasing, occupancy or maintenance of the Property,
including, without limitation, the right to use any trade name associated with
the Real Property and all variations thereof, all of the Leases and any future
leases of space in the Property, all Operating Agreements, Authorizations,
escrow accounts, insurance policies, general intangibles, business records,
plans and specifications, surveys and title insurance polices pertaining to the
Real Property, the Tangible Personal Property and intangible personal property,
all licenses, permits and approvals with respect to the construction, ownership,
operation, leasing, occupancy or maintenance of the Property and any unpaid
award for taking by condemnation or any damage to the Land by reason of a change
of grade or location of or access to any street or highway, and the share of the
Tray Ledger determined under Section6.5, but excluding (i) any of the aforesaid
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rights the Purchaser elects not to acquire and (ii) the Seller's cash on hand,
in bank accounts and invested with financial institutions, and (iii) the
accounts receivable except for the above described share of the Tray Ledger.


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          "Inventory" shall mean all "inventories of merchandise" and
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"inventories of supplies", as such terms are defined in the Uniform System of
Accounts for Hotels [9th Revised Edition] as published by the Hotel Association
of New York City, Inc., as revised, and similar consumable supplies.

          "Land" shall mean that certain parcel of real estate lying and being
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located at 525 S. Front Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin Cunty, Pennsylvania, more
commonly known as the Comfort Inn Inn, as more particularly described on Exhibit
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A attached hereto, together with all easements, rights, privileges, remainders,
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reversions and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any way appertaining, and
all of the estate, right, title, interest, claim or demand whatsoever of the
Seller therein, in the streets and ways adjacent thereto and in the beds
thereof, either at law or in equity, in possession or expectancy, now or
hereafter acquired.

          "Leases" shall mean all of the leases, if any, now in effect with
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respect to the Property or any portion thereof, under which the Seller are
either a landlord or tenant, and all addenda, modifications or amendments
thereto, certified true copies of which have been delivered by the Seller to the
Purchaser.

          "Operating Aareements" shall mean the management agreements,
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service contracts and other agreements, if any, in effect with respect to the
construction, ownership, operation, leasing, occupancy or maintenance of the
Property. All of the Operating Agreements in force and effect as of the date
hereof are listed on Exhibit B attached hereto.
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          "Owner's Title Policy" shall mean an owner's policy of title insurance
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(ALTA Form B-1970) issued to the Purchaser by the Title Company, pursuant to
which the Title Company insures the Purchaser's ownership of fee simple title to
the Real Property (including the marketability thereof), subject only to
Permitted Title Exceptions (which shall exclude all preprinted, standard,
general or similar exceptions), and which provides such affirmative coverages
and endorsements reasonably requested by the Purchaser. The Owner's Title Policy
shall insure the Purchaser in the amount of the Purchase Price and shall be
acceptable in form and substance to the Purchaser. The description of the Land
in the Owner's Title Policy shall be by courses and distances and shall be
identical to the description shown on the Survey.

          "Permitted Title Exceptions" shall mean those exceptions to title to
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the Real Property set forth in the Title Commitment (a) which do not require or
secure the payment of money and (b) to which Purchaser makes no objection under
Section 2.3(d).

          "Property" shall mean collectively the Real Property, the Inventory,
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the Tangible Personal Property and the Intangible Personal Property.

          "Purchase Price" shall mean Eight Million and Five Hundred
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Thousand Dollars  ($8,500,000.00).

          "Real Property" shall mean the Land and the Improvements.
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          "Reservation System" shall mean the Seller's Reservation Terminal
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and Reservation System equipment and software, if any.


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          "Seller's  Financial Information" shall mean that certain financial
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information relative to the Seller and the Property, including the income and
expense statements for the Property for the period commencing on the 1st of
January, 2001, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit D.
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          "Survey" shall mean the survey to be delivered pursuant to Section
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5.4.

          "Tangible Personal Property" shall mean the inventory and all other
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items of personal property owned by the Seller, used in connection with the
Property, including, without limitation, those items listed on Exhibit E hereto.
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          "Title Commitment" shall mean the commitment by the Title Company to
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issue the owner's Title Policy.

          "Title Company" shall mean a title insurance company selected by the
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Purchaser.

          "Tray Ledger" shall mean the final night's room revenue (revenue from
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rooms occupied as of 12:01 a.m. on the Closing Date, exclusive of food,
beverage, telephone and similar charges which accrue prior to Closing),
including any sales taxes, room taxes or other taxes thereon.

          "Utilities" shall mean public sanitary and storm sewers, natural
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gas, telephone, public water facilities, electrical facilities, cable television
facilities and all other utility facilities and services necessary for the
operation and occupancy of the Property.

     1.2  Rules of Construction. The following rules shall apply to the
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construction and interpretation of this Agreement:

          (a) Singular words shall connote the plural number as well as the
singular and vice versa, and the masculine shall include the feminine and the
neuter.

          (b) All references herein to particular articles, sections or
subsections, subsections or clauses are references to articles, sections,
subsections or clauses of this Agreement.

          (c) The headings contained herein are solely for convenience of
reference and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement nor shall they
affect its meaning, construction or effect.

          (d) Each party hereto and/or its counsel have reviewed and revised (or
requested revisions of) this Agreement, and therefore any usual rules of
construction requiring that ambiguities are to be resolved against a particular
party shall not be applicable in the construction and interpretation of this
Agreement or any exhibits hereto or amendments hereof.


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                                    ARTICLE 2
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                    PURCHASE AND SALE; ACCESS; STUDY PERIOD;
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                            PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE
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          2.1  Purchase and Sale.  The Seller agree to sell and the Purchaser
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agrees to acquire the Property for the Purchase Price and in accordance with the
other terms and conditions set forth herein.


          2.2  Intentionally Ommitted.
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          2.3  Intentionally Omitted.
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          2.4 Inspection of Books and Records; Access. The Purchaser, from the
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date hereof until termination of this Agreement, shall have complete and free
access during normal business hours to all documents, agreements and other
information in the possession of the Seller and their agents pertaining to the
ownership, use, rental and operation of the Property and to the Seller's
representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein, including but not
limited to financial records, tax assessments, bills and leases, and the
Purchaser shall have the right to inspect and make copies of the same. The
Seller hereby grant to the Purchaser and its officers, agents, servants,
employees, assigns and independent contractors a license to enter upon the
Property and the full right of access to the Real Property for the purposes of
inspecting the condition or status of the Property and the books and records
maintained by the Seller or their agents with respect to the Property,
undertaking any tests and inspections desired by Purchaser hereunder and
verifying the Seller's representations, warranties and covenants set forth
herein.
          2.5 Payment of Purchase Price. The Purchase Price shall be paid to the
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Seller in the following manner:

          (a) The Purchaser shall receive a credit against the Purchase Price in
an amount equal to the Seller's closing costs assumed and paid for by the
Purchaser pursuant to Section 6.4 hereof.

          (b) The Purchaser shall receive a credit against the Purchase Price in
an amount equal to the outstanding balance (principal, interest, fees and the
like), as of the date of Closing, of the existing mortgage loan encumbering the
property in the amount of $2.5 Million as such balance is evidenced by a letter
from the lender, which loan the Purchaser shall take subject to or, if
requested, assume.

          (c)  The Purchaser shall pay the balance of the Purchase Price, as
adjusted by the prorations pursuant to Section 6.5 hereof, in the form of the
lawful money of the United States.

          2.6 Allocation of Purchase Price. The parties agree that the Purchase
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Price shall be allocated among the various components of the Property in the
manner indicated by the Purchaser at Closing.

          2.7.  Intentionally Omitted.
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          2.8   Intentionally Omitted.
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          2.9   Intentionally Omitted.
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          2.10  Intentionally Omitted.
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          2.11  Intentionally Omitted.
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          2.12  Confidentiality. Except as hereinafter provided, from and after
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the execution of this Agreement, the Purchaser and the Seller shall keep the
terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement confidential and neither
shall make any public announcements hereof unless the other first approves of
same in writing, nor shall either disclose the terms, conditions and provisions
hereof, except to persons who "need to know", such as their respective
attorneys, accountants, engineers, surveyors, financiers and bankers.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is acknowledged that the general partner of
the Seller has elected to be a real estate investment trust ("REIT") and that
the REIT has sold shares and may seek to sell additional shares to the general
public and that in connection therewith, the Seller will have the absolute and
unbridled right to market such securities and prepare and file all necessary or
reasonably required registration statements, disclosure statements, and other
papers, documents and instruments necessary or reasonably
 required in the Seller's judgment and that of its attorneys and underwriters
with respect to the REIT's shares with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission and/or similar state authorities and to cause same to become
effective and to disclose therein and thus to its underwriters, to the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission and/or to similar state authorities and to
the public all of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement.


                                    ARTICLE 3
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                  SELLER'S REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
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          To induce the Purchaser to enter into this Agreement and to purchase
the Property, and to pay the Purchase Price therefor, the Seller hereby makes
the following representations, warranties and covenants with respect to the
Property, upon each of which the Seller acknowledge and agrees that the
Purchaser is entitled to rely and has relied:

          3.1  Organization and Power. The Seller are an entity duly formed and
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validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of its
organization and has all requisite powers and all governmental licenses,
authorizations, consents and approvals to carry on its business as now conducted
and to enter into and perform its obligations hereunder and under any document
or instrument required to be executed and delivered on behalf of the Seller
hereunder.

          3. 2  Authorization and Execution. This Agreement has been
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duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Seller, has been duly
      executed and delivered by the Seller, constitutes the valid and binding
    agreement of the Seller and is enforceable in accordance with its terms.

          3.3  Noncontravention. The execution and delivery of, and the
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performance by the Seller of their obligations under this Agreement do not and
will not contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of applicable
Law or regulation, the Seller's organizational documents or any agreement,
judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon the Seller,
or result in the creation of any lien or other encumbrance on any asset of the
Seller. There are no outstanding agreements (written or oral) pursuant to which
the Seller (or any predecessor to or representative of the Seller) have agreed
to sell or has granted an option to purchase the Property (or any part thereof).


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          3.4 No Special Taxes. The Seller has no knowledge of, nor has it
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received any notice of, any special taxes or assessments relating to the
Property or any part thereof or any planned public improvements that may result
in a special tax or assessment against the Property.

          3.5 Compliance with Existing Laws. The Seller possesses all
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Authorizations, each of which is valid and in full force and effect, and no
provision, condition or limitation of any of the Authorizations has been
breached or violated. The Seller has not represented or failed to disclose any
relevant fact in obtaining all Authorizations, and the Seller has no knowledge
of any change in the circumstances under which those Authorizations were
obtained that could result in their termination, suspension, modification or
limitation. The current use and occupancy of the Property as a hotel are
permitted as a principal use under all laws applicable thereto without the
necessity of resort to any grand fathered or nonconforming use status, or any
special use permit, special exception or other special permit, permission or
consent. The Seller has no knowledge, nor has it received notice within the past
three years, of any existing or threatened violation of any provision of any
applicable building, zoning, subdivision, environmental or other governmental
ordinance, resolution, statute, rule, order or regulation, including but not
limited to those of environmental agencies or insurance boards of underwriters,
with respect to the ownership, operation, use, maintenance or condition of the
Property or any part thereof, or requiring any repairs or alterations other than
those that have been made prior to the date hereof.

          3.6 Personal Property. All of the Tangible Personal Property and
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Intangible Personal Property are owned and will be conveyed by the Seller free
and clear of all liens and encumbrances. The Seller has good, merchantable title
thereto and the right to convey same in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.

          3.7 Title and Survey Matters. The Seller is the sole owner of full
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legal, equitable and beneficial title to the Property and no consent of or
joinder by any other person is required for the Seller to convey the full legal,
equitable and beneficial title to and ownership of the Property to the Purchaser
in accordance with this Agreement. Except to the extent such obligations may be
inconsistent herewith, the Seller shall perform all of its obligations under all
documents affecting title to all or any part of the Property and shall not
permit or allow to continue any defaults thereunder. The Seller shall not, after
the date of this Agreement, subject the Property to any liens, encumbrances,
covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements or other title matters or seek
any zoning or other land use changes or take any other action which may affect
or modify the status of title to or the permitted uses of the Property without
the Purchaser's prior express written consent.

          3.8 Status of Leases. Each of the Leases is valid and in full force
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and effect, have not been further modified or amended and is assignable to
Purchaser without the consent of the other party thereto. There are no defaults
under any of the Leases by the Seller or, to the best of the Seller's knowledge,
by the other party thereunder, and no fact or circumstance has occurred that, by
itself or with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both, would
constitute such a default by the Seller or, to the best of the Seller's
knowledge, by the other party thereunder. The Seller have the sole right to
collect the rent under the Leases and neither such right nor any of the Leases
has been assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered. From the date
hereof through and including the date of Closing, the Seller shall not modify
any of the Leases in any material manner. The Seller shall perform all of its
obligations under the Leases from the date hereof through and including the date
of Closing.


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          3.9 Operating Agreements. Each of the Operating Agreements may be
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terminated by the Seller or the Purchaser upon not more than 30 days' prior
written notice and without the payment of any penalty, fee, premium or other
amount. The Seller have performed all of their obligations under each of the
Operating Agreements and no fact or circumstance has occurred which, by itself
or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute a
default under any of the Operating Agreements. The Seller shall not enter into
any new management agreement, maintenance or repair contract, supply contract,
lease (as lessor or lessee) or other agreements with respect to the Property,
nor shall the Seller enter into any agreements modifying the Operating
Agreements, unless (a) any such agreement or modification will not bind the
Purchaser or the Property after the Closing Date or (b) the Seller have obtained
the express prior written consent of the Purchaser to such agreement or
modification. The Seller agrees to cancel and terminate all of the Operating
Agreements as of the Closing unless the Purchaser requests in writing prior to
Closing that one or more remain in effect after Closing.

          3.10 Warranties and Guaranties. The Seller shall not before or after
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Closing, release or modify any warranties or guarantees, if any, of
manufacturers, suppliers and installers relating to the Improvements and the
Tangible Personal Property and Intangible Personal Property or any part thereof,
except with the prior written consent of the Purchaser.

          3.11 Insurance. All of the Seller's insurance policies are valid and
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in full force and effect, all premiums for such policies were paid when due and
all future premiums for such policies (and any replacements thereof) shall be
paid by the Seller on or before the due date therefor. The Seller shall pay all
premiums on, and shall not- cancel or voluntarily allow to expire, any of the
Seller's insurance policies unless such policy is replaced, without any lapse of
coverage, by another policy or policies providing coverage at least as extensive
as the policy or policies being replaced. The Seller shall name the Purchaser as
an additional insured on each of the Seller's insurance policies. The Seller
agrees to transfer any such policies as of the Closing Date upon the written
request of the Purchaser and the premiums on any of such policies that the
Purchaser elects to have assigned to it shall be allocated between the Seller
and the Purchaser as of the Closing Date.

          3.12 Condemnation Proceedings; Roadways. The Seller has not received
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notice of any condemnation or eminent domain proceeding pending or threatened
against the Property or any part thereof. The Seller has no knowledge of any
change or proposed change in the route, grade or width of, or otherwise
affecting, any street or road adjacent to or serving the Real Property.

          3.13 Litigation. There is no action, suit or proceeding pending or
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known to be threatened against or affecting the Seller or any principal,
subsidiary or affiliate of the Seller in any court, before any arbitrator or
before or by any Governmental Body which (a) in any manner raises any question
affecting the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other
agreement or instrument to which the Seller are parties or by which they are
bound and that is or is to be used in connection with, or is contemplated by,
this Agreement, (b) could materially and adversely affect the business,
financial position or results of operations of the Seller or any principal,
subsidiary or affiliate of the Seller, (c) could adversely affect the ability of
the Seller to perform its obligations hereunder, or under any document to be
delivered pursuant hereto, (d) could create a lien on the Property, any part


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thereof or any interest therein, (e) the subject matter of which concerns any
past or present employee of the Seller or their managing agent or (f) could
otherwise adversely affect the Property, any part thereof or any interest
therein or the use, operation, condition or occupancy thereof.

          3.14 Labor and Employment Agreements. There are no labor disputes
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pending or, to the best of the Seller's knowledge, threatened as to the
operation or maintenance of the Property or any part thereof. The Seller is not
a party to any union or other collective bargaining agreement with employees
employed in connection with the ownership, operation or maintenance of the
Property. The Seller is not a party to any employment contracts or agreements,
written or oral, with any persons employed with respect to the Property that
will be binding on the Purchaser on or after the Closing. Neither the Seller nor
their managing agent (if any) will, between the date hereof and the Closing
Date, enter into any new employment contracts or agreements or hire any new
employees that will be binding on the Purchaser on or after the Closing. The
Purchaser will not be obligated to give or pay any amount to any employee of the
Seller or the Seller's managing agent. The Purchaser shall not have any
liability under any pension or profit sharing plan that the Seller or its
managing agent may have established with respect to the Property or their or its
employees.

          3.15 Financial Information. All of the Seller's Financial Information
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is correct and complete in all respects and presents accurately the results of
the operations of the Property for the period commencing on the 1st of January
2001 prior to the Closing. Since the date of the last financial statement
included in the Seller's Financial Information, there has been no material
adverse change in the financial condition or in the operations of the Property.
The Seller will provide access by Purchaser's representatives, to all financial
and other information relating to the Property, and such representatives shall
determine that such information is sufficient to enable them to prepare audited
financial statements in conformity with Regulation S-X of the Securities and
Exchange Commission and any registration statement, report or disclosure
statement filed with and any rule issued by, the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The Seller will provide a signed representation letter as prescribed
by Generally Accepted Auditing Standards as promulgated by the Aud1ting
Standards Division of the American Institute of Public Accountants which
representation is required to enable an independent public accountant to render
an opinion on such financial statements.

          3.16 Organizational Documents. The Seller's Organizational Documents
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are in full force and effect and have not been modified or supplemented, and no
fact or circumstance has occurred that, by itself or with the giving of notice
or the passage of time or both, would constitute a default thereunder.

          3.17 Excluded Liabilities.
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               (i) The Purchaser is not assuming or undertaking to assume and
shall have no responsibility for any expenses, debts, obligations, liabilities,
claims, demands, fines or penalties, whether fixed or contingent, past, present
or future, or direct for indirect, arising out of or in connection with the
conduct by the Seller of their business or the ownership and use of the Property
prior to the Closing (the "Excluded Liabilities''), including without
limitation, any of the Excluded Liabilities arising out of or in connection with
the failure by the Seller to comply with any applicable Environmental Laws
including, without limitation any Environmental Laws regarding pollution
control, underground storage tanks, asbestos or other environmental matters
applicable to the Property.


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               (ii) The Seller agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the
Purchaser from and against any of the Excluded Liabilities and any other
damages, losses, costs, expenses, claims or demands (including fines, penalties,
diminution in value of the Property, court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees)
that may be incurred by or imposed on the Purchaser as a result of (i) the
conduct by the Seller of their business in connection with the Property prior to
the Closing and (ii) any material breach by the s of any representation or
warranty of the Seller contained herein applicable to the Property.


          3.18 Historical Districts. Neither the Property, nor any portion
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thereof, is (a) listed, or eligible to be listed, in any national, state or
local register of historic places or areas, or (b) located within any designated
district or area in which the permitted uses of land located therein are
restricted by regulations, rules or laws other than those specified under local
zoning ordinances.


          3.19 Brokerage Commission. The Seller has not engaged the services of,
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nor are they or will they or Purchaser become liable to, any real estate agent,
broker, finder or any other person or entity for any brokerage or finder's fee,
commission or other amount with respect to the transactions described herein on
account of any action by the Seller.

          3.20 Environmental.
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               (i) The Seller, and any person or entity for whose conduct the
Seller is liable, has no liability under, has never materially violated, and is
presently in material compliance with, all federal, state and local
environmental or health and safety-related laws, rules, regulations and
ordinances (together, Environmental Laws) applicable to the Property.

               (ii) There exist no environmental conditions with respect to the
Property that could or do result in any damage, loss, cost, expense or liability
to or against the Seller or the Purchaser.

               (iii) Other than those hazardous or toxic substances commonly
used in the operation of a hotel, which hazardous or toxic substances are stored
in accordance with all applicable Environmental Laws, the Seller, and any other
person or entity for whose conduct Seller is liable, has not generated,
transported, stored, handled or disposed of any hazardous or toxic substances at
the Property, and has no knowledge of any release or threatened release of any
hazardous or toxic substance at the Property or in the vicinity of the Property.

               (iv) No lien has been imposed on the Property by any federal,
state or local governmental agency in connection with the presence at or near
the Property of any hazardous or toxic substance.

               (v) The Seller, and any person or entity for whose conduct the
Seller is responsible, has not (i) entered into or been the subject of any order
or decree with respect to environmental matters with respect to the Property,
(ii) received notice under the citizen suit provisions of any Environmental Law
in connection with the Property, (iii) received any request for information,
notice, demand letter, administrative inquiry or formal or informal complaint or
claim in respect of any environmental condition relating to the Property, or
(iv) been subject to or threatened with any governmental or citizen enforcement


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action with respect to the Property; and the Seller, and any other person for
whose conduct the Seller are liable, have no reason to believe that any of the
foregoing will be forthcoming.

               (vi) The Seller has all licenses, permits or approvals, if any,
required for the activities and operations conducted at the Property and for any
past or ongoing alterations or improvements on the Property.

          3.21 Sufficiency of Certain Items. The Property contains not less
               ----------------------------
than:

               (a) a sufficient amount of kitchen equipment, bar equipment,
refrigeration equipment, silverware, glassware, china, dishes, "small goods",
napkins, tablecloths, paper goods and other such personal property to
efficiently operate each of the restaurants, bars and lounges, located upon or
within the Improvements;

               (b) a sufficient amount of furniture, furnishings, color
television sets, carpets, drapes, rugs, floor coverings, mattresses, pillows,
bedspreads and the like, to furnish each guest room, so that each such guest
room is, in fact, fully furnished; and

               (c) a sufficient amount of towels, washcloths and bed linens, so
that there are two and one-half sets of towels, washcloths and linens for each
guest room (one on the beds, one on the shelves, and one-half in the laundry),
together with a sufficient supply of paper goods' soaps, cleaning supplies and
other such supplies and materials, as are reasonably adequate for the current
operation of the Hotel.

          3.22 Operation of Property Prior to Closing. Between the date of this
               --------------------------------------
Agreement and the Closing Date, Seller shall operate the Property in compliance
with all laws and in the same manner in which Seller operated the Property prior
to the execution of this Agreement, so as to keep the Property in good
condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted, and so as to maintain the existing
caliber of the Hotel operations conducted at the Property and the reasonable
good will of the tenants, the Hotel guests, the employees and other customers of
the Hotel. The Seller shall continue to use its best efforts to take guest room
reservations and to book functions and meetings and otherwise to promote the
business of the Property in generally the same manner as the Seller did prior to
the execution of this Agreement. All advance room bookings and reservations and
all meetings and function bookings shall be booked at rates, prices and charges
heretofore customarily charged by the Seller for such purposes, and in
accordance with Seller's published rate schedules. From and after the execution
and delivery of this Agreement, the Seller shall not (i) make any agreements
which shall be binding upon the Purchaser with respect to the Property, or (ii)
reduce or cause to be reduced any room rents or any other charges over which
Seller have operational control. Between the date hereof and the Closing Date,
the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser monthly reports (or for the partial
monthly period up to the Closing Date) showing the income and expenses of the
Hotel and all departments thereof, together with such periodic information with
respect to room reservations and other bookings, as the Seller customarily keep
internally for its own use. The Seller agree that they will operate the Property
and the Hotel in accordance with the provisions of this section between the date
hereof and the Closing Date.

          3.23 Utilities. All Utilities required for the operation of the
               ---------
Property either enter the Property through adjoining streets, or they pass


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through adjoining land, do so in accordance with valid public easements or
private easements, and all of said Utilities are installed and operating and all
installation and connection charges therefor have been paid in full.

          3.24 Curb Cuts. All curb cut street opening permits or licenses
               ---------
required for vehicular access to and from the Real Property from any adjoining
public street have been obtained and paid for and are in full force and effect.
The Real Property has a right of unrestricted access to a public street.

          3.25 Room Furnishings. Each room in the Hotel available for guest
               ----------------
rental is and at Closing will be furnished in accordance with Licensor's
standards for the Hotel and room type.

          3.26 Franchise Agreement. The franchise agreement with respect to the
               -------------------
Hotel is, and at Closing will be, valid and in full force and effect, and Seller
are not and will not be in default with respect thereto (with or without the
giving of any required notice and/or lapse of time).

                                    ARTICLE 4
                                    ---------

              PURCHASER'S REPRESENTATIONS; WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
              -----------------------------------------------------

          To induce the Seller to enter into this Agreement and to sell the
Property, the Purchaser hereby makes the following representations, warranties
and covenants with respect to the Property, upon each of which the Purchaser
acknowledges and agrees that the Seller are entitled to rely and has relied:

          4.1 Power. The Purchaser has all powers and all governmental
              -----
licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to carry on its business as now
conducted and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and
any document or instrument required to be executed and delivered on behalf of
the Purchaser hereunder.

          4.2 Execution. This Agreement has been executed and delivered by
              ---------
the Purchaser, constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Purchaser and
is enforceable in accordance with its terms.

          4.3  Noncontravention.  The  execution  and  delivery  of and the
               ----------------
performance by the Purchaser of its obligations hereunder do not and will not
contravene, or constitute a default under, any provisions of applicable law or
regulation, or any agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other
instrument binding upon the Purchaser or result in the creation of any lien or
other encumbrance on any asset of the Purchaser.

          4.4 Litigation. There is no action, suit or proceeding, pending or
              ----------
known to be threatened, against or affecting the Purchaser or any principal,
subsidiary or affiliate of the Purchaser in any court or before any arbitrator
or before any Governmental Body which (a) in any manner raises any question
affecting the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other
agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser is a party or by which it is
bound and that is to be used in connection with, or is contemplated by, this
Agreement, (b) could materially and adversely affect the business, financial
position or results of operations of the Purchaser or any principal, subsidiary
or affiliate of the Purchaser, (c) could adversely affect the ability of the
Purchaser to perform its obligations hereunder, or under any document to be
delivered pursuant hereto, (d) could create a lien on the Property, any part


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thereof or any interest therein or (e) could adversely affect the Property, any
part thereof or any interest therein or the use, operation, condition or
occupancy thereof.

          4.5 Bankruptcy. No Act of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the
              ----------
Purchaser.

          4.6 Brokerage Commission. The Purchaser has not engaged the services
              --------------------
of, nor is it or will it become liable to, any real estate agent, broker, finder
or any other person or entity for any brokerage or finder's fee, commission or
other amount with respect to the transaction described herein.

                                    ARTICLE 5
                                    ---------
                       CONDITIONS AND ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
                       -----------------------------------

          The Purchaser's obligations hereunder are subject to the satisfaction
of the following conditions precedent and the compliance by the Seller with the
following covenants:

          5.1 Seller's Deliveries. The Seller shall have delivered to the
              -------------------
Purchaser, on or before the Closing Date, all of the documents and other
information required of Seller pursuant to Section 6.2.

          5.2 Representations, Warranties and Covenants; Obligations of Seller;
              -----------------------------------------------------------------
Certificate. All of the Seller's representations and warranties made in this
-----------
Agreement shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date as if then made,
there shall have occurred no material adverse change in the financial condition
of the Seller or the physical or financial condition of the Property since the
date hereof, the Seller shall have performed all of its covenants and other
obligations under this Agreement and the Seller shall have executed and
delivered to the Purchaser at Closing a Certificate to the foregoing effect.

          5.3 Title Matters. Purchaser shall have received from Seller a copy of
              -------------
Seller's Owner's Title Policy. The Purchaser shall have determined that the
Seller are the sole owner of good and marketable fee simple title to the Real
Property free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, restrictions, conditions and
agreements except for Permitted Title Exceptions. The Seller shall not have
taken any action from the date hereof and through and including the Closing Date
that would adversely affect the status of title to the Real Property. Fee simple
title to the Real Property shall be insurable as such by the Title Company at or
below its regularly scheduled rates subject only to Permitted Title Exceptions.

          5.4 Survey. The Purchaser shall have received the most recent Survey
              ------
of the Land obtained by or in the possession of Seller. The Survey provided by
the Seller (or a survey obtained by Purchaser if Seller's Survey was prepared
more than one year earlier) shall be adequate for the Title Company to delete
any exception for survey in the Owner's Title Policy.

          5.5 Condition of Improvements and the Tangible Personal Property. The
              ------------------------------------------------------------
Improvements and the Tangible Personal Property (including but not limited to
the mechanical systems, plumbing, electrical, wiring, appliances, fixtures,
heating, air conditioning and ventilating equipment, elevators, boilers,
equipment, roofs, structural members and furnaces) shall be in good condition
and working order and shall have no material defects, structural or otherwise,
and there shall be no deferred maintenance with respect to the Real Property,
the Tangible Personal Property or any part thereof, and the Seller shall not


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have diminished the Inventory. The Seller, at their expense, shall have
maintained the Real Property and the Tangible Personal Property in compliance
with all applicable laws and in at least as good condition as they are in as of
the date hereof, normal wear and tear excepted. The Seller shall not have
diminished the quality or quantity of maintenance and upkeep services heretofore
provided to the Real Property and the Tangible Personal Property. The Seller
shall not have removed or caused or permitted to be removed any part or portion
of the Real Property or the Tangible Personal Property unless the same is
replaced, prior to Closing, with similar items of at least equal quality and
acceptable to the Purchaser.

          5.6 Utilities. All of the Utilities shall be installed in and
              ---------
operating at the Property, and service shall be available for the removal of
garbage and other waste from the Property. Between the date hereof and the
Closing Date, the Seller shall not have received notice of any extraordinary or
material increase or proposed increase in the rates charged for the Utilities
from the rates in effect as of the date hereof.

          5.7 Land Use. The current use and occupancy of the Property as a hotel
              --------
and for hotel-related purposes are permitted as a principal use under all laws
applicable thereto without the
     necessity of resort to any grandfathered or permitted nonconforming use
status, or any special use permit, special exception or other special permit,
permission or consent.

          5.8 Lease Estoppel Certificates. The Purchaser shall have received an
              ---------------------------
estoppel certificate for each of the Leases as provided herein and, if required
by the Purchaser's lender, subordination, attornment and nondisturbance
agreements acceptable to such lender, all in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to the Purchaser. The Seller, at their expense, shall request and use
Seller's best efforts to obtain a lease estoppel certificate from all of third
parties under all of the Leases prior to Closing Date.

          5.9 Franchise. The Purchaser or its designee shall have received, at
              ---------
the Purchaser's option and expense, an assignment or transfer of any existing
franchise agreement currently applicable
     to the Hotel or a new franchise agreement from Choice Hotels International
(the "Franchisor''), together with an estoppel certificate from the existing
Franchisor in form and substance acceptable to the Purchaser, which the Seller
agree to use its best efforts to obtain.

          5.10 Operational Licenses. Purchaser shall have obtained all permits,
               --------------------
licenses, approvals and Authorizations necessary or desirable to operate the
Hotel and all restaurants, bars and lounges presently located in the Hotel,
including, without limitation, liquor licenses or alcoholic beverage licenses.
To that end, the Seller and the Purchaser shall have cooperated with     each
other, and each shall have executed such transfer forms, license applications
and other documents as may be necessary or desirable for Purchaser to obtain
such permits, licenses, approvals and Authorizations.

          5.11 Securities Compliance. Seller shall cooperate with Purchaser to
               ---------------------
provide all information and execute all documents necessary for Purchaser to
comply with all applicable state and federal securities laws.

          5.12 First Right of Refusal. Seller or any of their officers or
               ----------------------
affiliates shall have right to acquire, develop, manage, lease, operate, or have
any interest in any hotel or lodging establishment in any location within any
distance from the Property (Riverfront Comfort Inn).  However, the Purchaser
shall have a first right of refusal to purchase such a hotel or lodging


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establishment within a fifteen (15) mile radius of the Property during a period
of five (5) years from the Closing Date. This provision shall survive the
Closing Date.

          Each of the conditions and additional covenants contained in this
Section are intended for the benefit of the Purchaser and may be waived in whole
or in part, by the Purchaser, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the
Purchaser.

                                    ARTICLE 6
                                    ---------
                                     CLOSING
                                     -------


          6.1 Closing. Closing shall be held at the offices of the Purchaser or
              -------
its counsel on or before November 1, 2001, upon ten (10) days notice from
Purchaser to Seller commencing at 9:00 AM local time unless otherwise agreed by
the Purchaser and the Seller. The Purchaser shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to extend the Closing Date, one or more times, but not beyond, 2001,
by written notice thereof to the Seller. Possession of the Property shall be
delivered to the Purchaser at-Closing, subject only to Permitted Title
Exceptions.

          6.2 Seller's Deliveries.
              -------------------

               (a) At Closing, the Seller shall deliver to Purchaser all of the
following instruments, each of which shall have been duly executed and, where
applicable, acknowledged on behalf of the Seller and shall be dated as of the
Closing Date:

                   (i)     The certificate required by Section 5.2.
                                                   -----------
                   (ii)    An Assignment of Leases, if applicable
                   (iii)   Lease estoppel certificates, if applicable.
                   (iv)    The FIRPTA Certificate.
                   (v)     The Assignment and Assumption Agreement.
                   (vi)    Settlement Sheet.
                   (vii)   Bill of Sale for all Tangible Personal Property.
                   (viii)  Deed.

                   (ix)    Opinion of counsel or other evidence (such as
organization documents including certificates and authorizing resolutions)
satisfactory to Purchaser as to Seller's authority to enter into and consummate
this Agreement.

                   (x)     Such agreements, affidavits or other documents as may
be required by the Title Company to issue the Owner's Title Policy.


               (b)  At Closing, the Seller shall also deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Purchaser the following:

                   (i)     The originals of any Leases or true, correct and
complete copies thereof certified by the Seller.

                   (ii)    A valid, final and unconditional certificate of
occupancy as to the Real Property issued by the: appropriate governmental
authority.


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                   (iii)   If part of the Tangible Personal Property consists of
a motor vehicle titled under state law, a duly executed and delivered document
transferring title pursuant to applicable state law and related documents.

                   (iv)    True, correct and complete copies of all plans,
specifications, guaranties and warranties, if any, of contractors,
subcontractors, manufacturers, suppliers and installers possessed by the Seller
and relating to the Improvements and the Tangible Personal Property and
Intangible Personal Property, or any-part thereof.

                   (v)     Copies of all correspondence, files, documents,
records and data relating the operation of the Property for the period
commencing on January 1, 1999 until Closing.

                   (vi)    All keys for the Property.

                   (vii)   A complete list of all advance room reservations,
functions and the like, including all deposits thereon, in reasonable detail
specified by the Purchaser.

                   (viii)  Updated Guest Ledger.

                   (ix)    Any other document, instrument, information or item
reasonably requested by the Purchaser or required hereby.

          6.3 Purchaser's Deliveries. At Closing, the Purchaser shall pay,
              ----------------------
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Seller, as appropriate, the following.

               (a) The Purchase Price in the manner set forth in Section 2.5
hereof.

               (b) The Assignment and Assumption Agreement.

               (c) Any other document or instrument reasonably requested by the
Seller or required hereby.

          6.4 Closing Costs. The Seller shall pay (i) all applicable sales and
              -------------
use taxes (if any) levied on the transfer of the Tangible or Intangible Personal
Property, (ii) any expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Seller. The
Purchaser shall pay     (i) all Title Company charges, (ii) all of the recording
taxes and fees, (iii) all costs of the transfer of franchise and assignment of
mortgage secured on the Property, and (iv) any expenses incurred by or on behalf
of the Purchaser. Each party hereto shall pay its own legal fees and expenses.

          6.5 Income and Expense Allocations.
              ------------------------------

               (a) At Closing, all income and expenses with respect to the
Property, and applicable to the period of time before and after Closing,
determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied, shall be allocated between the Seller and the Purchaser as
of the Closing Date. The Seller shall be entitled to all income, including the
Tray Ledger, and responsible for all expenses for the period of time up to but
not including the Closing Date, and the Purchaser shall be entitled to all
income and responsible for all expenses for the period of time from, after and
including the Closing Date. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,


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Seller shall pay to Purchaser or Purchaser shall pay to Seller at Closing, or
there shall be an appropriate Closing adjustment for, the net cash payable to
the Purchaser or Seller, as appropriate, based on the allocation set forth
above. All adjustments shall be shown on the settlement statement or may be done
outside the settlement statement (with such supporting documentation as the
parties may reasonably require being attached as exhibits to the settlement
statements or submit to the parties as appropriate) and if on the settlement
statement shall increase or decrease (as the case may be) the balance of the
Purchase Price payable by the Purchaser at Closing. The Seller shall pay at
Closing all special assessments and taxes applicable to the Property and
relating to the period prior to Closing.

               (b) If accurate allocations cannot be made at Closing because
current bills are not obtainable (as, for example, in the case of utility
bills), the parties shall allocate such income or expenses at Closing on the
best available information, subject to adjustment upon receipt of the final bill
or other evidence of the applicable income or expense. Any expense paid by the
Seller or the Purchaser with respect to the Property after the Closing Date
shall be promptly allocated in the manner described herein and the parties shall
promptly pay or reimburse any amount due.

               (c) Purchaser shall have no obligation to collect any accounts
receivable allocable to the period prior to Closing. All income attributable to
the Property collected by the Purchaser after the Closing Date shall be first
applied against accounts receivable and other obligations allocable to the
period after the Closing Date. The Seller shall not sue an obligor with respect
to the Property that maintains a contractual relationship with the Purchaser
after the Closing Date.

                                    ARTICLE7
                                    -------
                           CONDEMNATION: RISK OF LOSS
                           --------------------------

          7.1 Condemnation. In the event of any actual or threatened taking,
              ------------
pursuant to the power of eminent domain, of all or any portion of the Real
Property, or any proposed sale in lieu thereof, the Seller shall give written
notice thereof to the Purchaser promptly after the Seller learns or receives
notice thereof. If all or any part of the Real Property is, or is to be, so
condemned or sold, the Purchaser shall have the right to terminate this
Agreement pursuant to Section 8.3. If the Purchaser elects not to terminate this
                      -----------
Agreement, all proceeds, awards and other payments arising out of such
condemnation or sale (actual or threatened) shall be paid to the Purchaser at
Closing.

          7.2 Risk of Loss. The risk of any loss or damage to the Property prior
              ------------
to the Closing shall remain upon the Seller. If any such loss or damage occurs
prior to Closing, the Purchaser shall have the right to terminate this Agreement
pursuant to Section 3.3. If the Purchaser elects not to terminate this
            -----------
Agreement, it may choose to restore the Property itself, in which
event Seller shall assign or pay, or cause to be paid, to Purchaser all
insurance proceeds payable on account of such loss or damage and the Seller
shall not be responsible to the Purchaser for any additional sums required to
restore the Property.


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                                     TICLE 8
                                     -------
               LIABILITY OF PURCHASER; INDEMNIFICATION BY SELLER;
               --------------------------------------------------
                               TERMINATION RIGHTS
                               ------------------

          8.1 Liability of Purchaser. Except for any obligation expressly
              ----------------------
assumed or agreed to be assumed by the Purchaser hereunder, the Purchaser does
not assume any obligation of the Seller or any liability for claims arising out
of any occurrence prior to Closing.

          8.2 Indemnification
              ---------------

               (a) The Seller hereby indemnifies and holds the Purchaser
harmless from and against any and all claims, costs, penalties, damages, losses,
liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) that may at any
time be incurred by the Purchaser, whether before or after Closing, as a result
of any material breach by the Seller of any of Seller's representations,
warranties, covenants or obligations set forth herein or in any other document
delivered by the Seller under this Agreement, or as a result of acts or events
occurring prior to the Closing Date.

               (b) The Purchaser hereby indemnifies and holds the Seller
harmless from and against any and all claims, costs, penalties, damages, losses,
liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) that may at any
time be incurred by the Seller, whether before or after Closing, as a result of
any material breach by the Purchaser of any of Purchaser's representations,
warranties, covenants or obligations set forth herein or in any other document
delivered by the Purchaser under this Agreement, or as a result of acts or
events occurring after the Closing Date.

          8.3 Termination by Purchaser. If any condition set forth herein cannot
              ------------------------
or will not be satisfied prior to Closing, or upon the occurrence of any other
event that would entitle the Purchaser to terminate this Agreement and its
obligations hereunder, the Purchaser, at its option, may elect either (a) to
terminate this Agreement and all other rights and obligations of the Seller and
the Purchaser hereunder shall terminate immediately and the Deposit, if any,
shall be returned to the Purchaser or (b) to waive its right to terminate and to
proceed to Closing. If the Purchaser terminates this Agreement as a consequence
of a material misrepresentation or breach of a warranty or covenant by the
Seller, or a failure by the Seller to perform their obligations hereunder, the
Purchaser shall have all remedies available hereunder or at law or in equity,
including but not limited to the right to specific performance of this
Agreement.

          8.4 Termination by Seller. If, prior to Closing, the Purchaser
              ---------------------
defaults in performing any of its obligations under this Agreement (including
its obligation to purchase the Property), the Seller's sole remedy for such
default shall be to terminate this Agreement and receive the Deposit, if any.
The Seller and the Purchaser agree that, in the event of such a default, the
damages that the Seller would sustain as a result thereof would be difficult if
not impossible to ascertain. The Seller hereby waive and release any and all
other rights and remedies for a default by the Purchaser. Therefore, the Seller
and the Purchaser agree that, the Seller shall retain the Deposit, if any, as
full and complete liquidated damages and as the Seller's sole remedy.

                                    ARTICLE 9
                                    ---------
                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
                            ------------------------

          9.1 Completeness; Modification. This Agreement constitutes the entire
              --------------------------
agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby and supersedes all prior discussions, understandings, agreements and
negotiations between the parties hereto. The provisions of the prior sentence
reflects the true intent of the Seller and the Purchaser and is intended to be


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enforceable, notwithstanding any existing or further case law to the contrary.
This Agreement may be modified only by a written instrument duly executed by the
parties hereto.

          9.2 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the
              ----------------------
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

          9.3 Days. If any action is required to be performed, or if any notice,
              ----
consent or other communication is given, on a day that is a Saturday or Sunday
or a legal holiday in the jurisdiction in which the action is required to be
performed or in which is located the intended recipient of such notice, consent
or other communication, such performance shall be deemed to be required, and
such notice, consent or other communication shall be deemed to be given, on the
first business day following such Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. Unless
otherwise specified herein, all references herein to a "day" or "days" shall
refer to calendar days and not business days.

          9.4 Governing Law. This Agreement and all documents referred to herein
              -------------
shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws
of the state wherein the Property is located.

          9.5 Counterparts. To facilitate execution, this Agreement may be
              ------------
executed in as many counterparts as may be required. It shall not be necessary
that the signature on behalf of both parties hereto appear on each counterpart
hereof. All counterparts hereof shall collectively constitute a single
agreement.

          9.6 Severability. If any term, covenant or condition of this
              ------------
Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall to
any extent be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement, or the
application of such term, covenant or condition to other persons or
circumstances, shall not be affected thereby, and each term, covenant or
condition of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent
permitted by law and shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent of
the parties.

          9.7 Costs. Regardless of whether Closing occurs hereunder, and except
              -----
as otherwise expressly provided herein, each party hereto shall be responsible
for its own costs in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, including without limitation fees of attorneys, engineers
and accountants.

          9.8 Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications
              -------
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand, by telecopy,
overnight delivery service, or by the United States mail, certified, postage
prepaid, return receipt requested, at the addresses and with such copies as
designated below. Any notice, request, demand or other communication delivered
or sent in the manner aforesaid shall be deemed given or made (as the case may
be) when actually delivered to the intended recipient.


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If to the Seller:          Hasu P. Shah
-----------------          Hersha Hospitality Limited Partnership
                           148 Sheraton Drive, Box A
                           New Cumberland, PA 17070
                           Fax: (717) 774-7383



With a copy to:            Lok Mohapatra, Esquire
---------------            Shah Ray & Byler, LLP
                           Penn Mutual Towers
                           510 Walnut Street, 9th Floor
                           Philadelphia, PA 19106
                           Fax: (215)238-0157

If to the Purchaser:       Kiran P. Patel
--------------------       Riverfront Hotel Associates
                           148 Sheraton Drive, Box A
                           New Cumberland, PA 17070
                           Fax: (717) 774-7383



With a copy to:            Lok Mohapatra, Esquire
--------------             Shah Ray & Byler, LLP
                           Penn Mutual Towers
                           510 Walnut Street, 9th Floor
                           Philadelphia, PA 19106
                           Fax: (215)238-0157

     Any party hereto may change its address or designate different or other
persons or entities to receive copies by notifying the other party in a manner
described in this Section.

     9.9 Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent referred to in the definition thereof
         ------------
contained in Paragraph 1.1 hereof has agreed to act as such for the convenience
of the parties without fee or other charges for such services as Escrow Agent.
The Escrow Agent shall not be liable: (a) to any of the parties for any act or
omission to act except for its own willful misconduct; (b) for any legal effect,
insufficiency, or undesirability of any instrument deposited with or delivered
by Escrow Agent or exchange by the parties hereunder, whether or not Escrow
Agent prepared such instrument; (c) for any loss or impairment of funds that
have been deposited in escrow while those funds are in the course of collection,
or while those funds are on deposit in a financial institution, if such loss or
impairment results from the failure, insolvency or suspension of a financial
institution; (d) for the expiration of any time limit or other consequence of
delay, unless a properly executed written instruction, accepted by Escrow Agent,
has instructed the Escrow Agent to comply with said time limit; (e) for the
default, error, action or omission of either party to the escrow. The Escrow
Agent shall be entitled to rely on any document or paper received by it,
believed by such Escrow Agent, in good faith, to be bona fide and genuine. It is


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agreed that the Escrow Agent shall not be disqualified from representing either
party in connection with any litigation which might arise out or in connection
with this Agreement, merely by virtue of the fact that such Escrow Agent has
agreed to act as Escrow Agent hereunder. Further, in that event of any dispute
as to the disposition of the Deposit, if any, or any other monies held in
escrow, the Escrow Agent may, if such Escrow Agent so elects, interplead the
parties by filing an interpleader action in any court having subject matter
jurisdiction of such a matter (to the personal jurisdiction of which both
parties do hereby consent), and pay into the registry of the court the Deposit,
if any, and any other monies held in escrow, including all interest earned
thereon, whereupon such Escrow Agent shall be relieved and released from any
further liability as Escrow Agent hereunder. In the event of such interpleader
action, the Escrow Agent shall not be disabled from representing a party hereto.
Escrow Agent shall not be liable for Escrow Agent's compliance with any legal
process, subpoena, writs, orders, judgments and decree of any court, whether
issued with or without jurisdiction, and whether or not subsequently vacated,
modified, set aside or reversed.

          9.10 Incorporation by Reference. All of the Exhibits attached hereto
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are by this reference incorporated herein and made a part hereof.

          9.11 Survival. All of the representations, warranties, covenants and
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agreements of the Seller and the Purchaser made in, or pursuant to, this
Agreement shall survive Closing and shall not merge into any document or
instrument executed and delivered in connection herewith.

          9.12 Further Assurances. The Seller and the Purchaser each covenant
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and agree to sign, execute and deliver, or cause to be signed, executed and
delivered, and to do or make, or cause to be done or made, upon the written
request of the other party, any and all agreements, instruments, papers, deeds,
acts or things, supplemental, confirmatory or otherwise, as may be reasonably
required by either party hereto for the purpose of or in connection with
consummating the transactions described herein.

          9.13 No Partnership. This Agreement does not and shall not be
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construed to create a partnership, joint venture or any other relationship
between the parties hereto except the relationship of Seller and Purchaser
specifically established hereby.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Purchaser have caused this Agreement
to be executed in their names by their respective duly-authorized
representatives as a sealed instrument.

                         SELLER:

                         HERSHA HOSPITALITY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Pennsylvania
                         a limited partnership

                         By   HERSHA HOSPITALITY TRUST, a Maryland
                              business trust, its sole general partner

                         By:
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                              Hasu P. Shah, President


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                         PURCHASER:

                         RIVERFRONT HOTEL ASSOCIATES, a Pennsylvania limited
                         partnership

                         By:  SHREENATHJI ENTERPRISES, LTD., a Pennsylvania
                              corporation, its general partner

                         By:
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                              Kiran P. Patel, Secretary



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                                LIST OF EXHIBITS

Exhibit A          Deed
Exhibit B          Operating Agreements
Exhibit C          Guest Ledger
Exhibit D          Seller's Financial Information
Exhibit E          Tangible Personal Properties



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                                    EXHIBIT A
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                                      Deed



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                                    EXHIBIT B
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                              Operating Agreements



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                                    EXHIBIT C
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                                  Guest Ledger



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                                    EXHIBIT D
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                         Seller's Financial Information



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                                    EXHIBIT E
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                           Tangible Personal Property



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