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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.1

PREFERRED SHARES                                              PREFERRED SHARES

NUMBER                                                        SHARES

P______________                                               ________________

_______________                                               ________________

                             BOYKIN LODGING COMPANY

THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN                          CUSIP 103430 20 3
  CLEVELAND, OH AND NEW YORK, NY
                                                           SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR
                                                           CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF
            THE STATE OF OHIO

THIS CERTIFIES THAT

IS THE OWNER OF

FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE 10 1/2% CLASS A CUMULATIVE PREFERRED SHARES, SERIES
2002-A, WITHOUT PAR VALUE, ($250.00 LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE PER SHARE) OF

Boykin Lodging Company transferable on the books of the Corporation by the
holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this
certificate properly endorsed. This certificate and the shares represented
hereby are issued and shall be held subject to all the provisions of the
Articles of Incorporation and amendments thereto as filed in the office of the
Secretary of State of Ohio, to which the holder by acceptance hereof, assents.
This certificate is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the
Transfer Agent and Registrar.

         In Witness Whereof, the Corporation has caused this certificate to be
executed by the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures
of its duly authorized officers.

COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:

                        NATIONAL CITY BANK
                                              TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
Dated:

BY:
 /s/ Andrew Alexander                     /s/ Robert W. Boykin
            Assistant Secretary               Chairman of the Board of Directors

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                             BOYKIN LODGING COMPANY

         The Cumulative Preferred Shares represented by this certificate are
subject to restrictions on transfer for the purpose of the Corporation's
maintenance of its status as a real estate investment trust under the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). No Person may (i) Beneficially
Own or Constructively Own Common Shares in excess of 9% of the number of
outstanding Common Shares, (ii) Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of
any class or series of Preferred Shares in excess of 9% of the number of
outstanding shares of that class or series of Preferred Shares, (iii)
beneficially own Equity Shares that would result in the Equity Shares being
beneficially owned by fewer than 100 Persons (determined without reference to
any rules of attribution), (iv) Beneficially Own Equity Shares that would result
in the Corporation being "closely held" under Section 856(h) of the Code, or (v)
Constructively Own Equity Shares that would cause the Corporation to
Constructively Own 10% or more of the ownership interests in a tenant of the
Corporation's or of a Subsidiary's real property, within the meaning of Section
856(d)(2)(B) of the Code. Each holder of Equity Shares is required to furnish
the Corporation such information as the Corporation may request pursuant to
Section 6 of the Corporation's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation.
Any Person who attempts to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Equity Shares
in excess of the above limitations must immediately notify the Corporation in
writing. If those restrictions are violated, the Equity Shares represented
hereby in excess of those limitations will be transferred automatically by
operation of the Corporation's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to
a Trust and will be designated Shares-in-Trust. All capitalized terms in this
legend have the meanings defined in the Corporation's Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation, as they may be amended from time to time, a copy of
which, including the restrictions on transfer, will be sent without charge to
each shareholder who so requests.

         The following abbreviations when used in the instructions on the face
of this Certificate shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations.

<TABLE>
<S>                                                   <C>
TEN COM  --as tenants in common                          UNIF GIFT MIN ACT--____________Custodian____________
TEN ENT  --as tenants by the entireties                                        (Minor)             (Cust)
JT TEN   --as joint tenants with right of                             under Uniform Gifts to Minors
           survivorship and not as tenants                            Act_____________________
           in common                                                          (State)
</TABLE>

     Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

                                   ASSIGNMENT

         For value received,________________________________________________
hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

________________________
________________________

(Please print or typewrite name and address, including zip code, of assignee)
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________ Preferred Shares represented by the within
Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint

______________________________________________________________________ Attorney
to transfer the said Preferred Shares on the books of the within named
Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:_______________________     X_____________________________________________

                                    NOTICE: The signature to the assignment must
                                    correspond with the name as written upon the
                                    face of this Receipt in every particular,
                                    without alteration or enlargement or any
                                    change whatever.

SIGNATURE GUARANTEED:

By
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The signature(s) should be guaranteed by an
eligible guarantor institution (Banks,
Stockbrokers, Savings and Loan Associations and
Credit Unions with membership in an approved
signature guarantee medallion program), pursuant to
S.E.C. Rule 17Ad-15.<PAGE>
                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.2

                         RECEIPT FOR DEPOSITARY SHARES,
                EACH REPRESENTING 1/10 OF A SHARE OF 10 1/2% CLASS A
                   CUMULATIVE PREFERRED SHARES, SERIES 2002-A

                             BOYKIN LODGING COMPANY

 THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN    CUSIP  103430 30 2
     CLEVELAND, OH AND NEW YORK, NY

INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF          SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
            THE STATE OF OHIO

National City Bank, as Depositary (the "Depositary"), hereby certifies that

is the registered owner of                                  DEPOSITARY SHARES

 ("Depositary Shares"), each Depositary Share representing 1/10 of one share of
fully paid and nonassessable 10 1/2% Class A Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series
2002-A, without par value ("the Shares"), of Boykin Lodging Company, a
corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Ohio
("the Corporation"), on deposit with the Depositary, subject to the terms and
entitled to the benefits of the Deposit Agreement dated as of October 7, 2002
(the "Deposit Agreement"), among the Company, the Depositary and the holders
from time to time of Receipts for Depositary Shares. By accepting this Receipt,
the holder hereof becomes a party to and agrees to be bound by all the terms and
conditions of the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary Shares represented by this
Receipt are transferable on the books of the Corporation in person or by duly
authorized attorney upon surrender of this Receipt properly endorsed. This
Receipt shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose or entitled to any
benefits under the Deposit Agreement unless it shall have been executed by the
Depositary by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer or,
if a Registrar in respect of the Receipts (other than the Depositary) shall have
been appointed, by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized
officer of such Registrar.

         Witness the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile
signatures of its duly authorized officers.

Dated:

                                Countersigned: NATIONAL CITY BANK DEPOSITARY
                                                  (CLEVELAND, OH)
                                By:

/s/ Andrew Alexander                    /s/ Robert W. Boykin
         Assistant Secretary                Chairman of the Board of Directors

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                             BOYKIN LODGING COMPANY

         Each Depositary Share represented by this certificate, represents a
1/10 interest in one 10 1/2% Class A Cumulative Preferred Share, Series 2002-A.
Because the Preferred Shares are subject to restrictions on transfer for the
purpose of the Corporation's maintenance of its status as a real estate
investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code") the ownership of Depositary Shares is also subject to the restrictions
on transfer and ownership limitations applicable to Preferred Shares. No Person
may (i) Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Common Shares in excess of 9% of
the number of outstanding Common Shares, (ii) Beneficially Own or Constructively
Own shares of any class or series of Preferred Shares in excess of 9% of the
number of outstanding shares of that class or series of Preferred Shares, (iii)
beneficially own Equity Shares that would result in the Equity Shares being
beneficially owned by fewer than 100 Persons (determined without reference to
any rules of attribution), (iv) Beneficially Own Equity Shares that would result
in the Corporation being "closely held" under Section 856(h) of the Code, or (v)
Constructively Own Equity Shares that would cause the Corporation to
Constructively Own 10% or more of the ownership interests in a tenant of the
Corporation's or of a Subsidiary's real property, within the meaning of Section
856(d)(2)(B) of the Code. Each holder of Equity Shares is required to furnish
the Corporation such information as the Corporation may request pursuant to
Section 6 of the Corporation's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation.
Any Person who attempts to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Equity Shares
in excess of the above limitations must immediately notify the Corporation in
writing. If those restrictions are violated, the Equity Shares represented
hereby in excess of those limitations will be transferred automatically by
operation of the Corporation's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to
a Trust and will be designated Shares-in-Trust. All capitalized terms in this
legend have the meanings defined in the Corporation's Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation, as they may be amended from time to time, a copy of
which, including the restrictions on transfer, will be sent without charge to
each shareholder who so requests.

         The Depositary will furnish without charge to each registered holder of
receipts who so requests a copy of the Deposit Agreement with respect to the
10 1/2% Class A Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series 2002-A of Boykin Lodging
Company. Any such request is to be addressed to the Depositary named on the face
of this Receipt.

         The following abbreviations when used in the instructions on the face
of this receipt shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations.

<TABLE>
<S>                                                      <C>
TEN COM  - as tenants in common                                UNIF GIFT MIN ACT __________Custodian __________
TEN ENT  - as tenants by the entireties                                            (Minor)            (Cust)
JT TEN   - as joint tenants with right of                             under Uniform Gifts to Minors tenants
           survivorship and not as tenants                                  Act ______________
           in common.                                                              (State)
</TABLE>

       Additional abbreviations may be used though not in the above list.

                                   ASSIGNMENT

         For value received, _______________________________________hereby
sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

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(Please print or typewrite name and address, including zip code, of assignee)

_______________________________________________________________________________
Depositary Shares represented by the within Receipt, and do hereby irrevocably
constitute and appoint

___________________________________________________________________________
Attorney to transfer the said Depositary Shares on the books of the within named
Depositary with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:  _______________________   X____________________________________________
                                    NOTICE: the signature to the assignment must
                                    correspond with the name as written upon the
                                    face of this Receipt in every particular,
                                    without alteration or enlargement or any
                                    change whatever.

SIGNATURE GUARANTEED:

By _________________________________________________
The signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible
guarantor institution (Banks, Stockbrokers, Savings
and Loan Associations and Credit Unions with
membership in an approved signature guarantee
medallion program), pursuant to S.E.C. Rule 17Ad-15.

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