(Money Manager) - Innkeepers USA Trust: this REIT is a hotel based investor, it owned big names such as the Marriott and Hyatt, this company is based in Palm Beach Florida. Innkeepers USA Trust is a company that invests only in high end hotels and long stay apartment buildings they were once one of the largest hotel REITs in the business. This REIT owned about 75 hotels in dozens of states these hotels were both and owned and managed by the company, the total rooms that were owned by Innkeepers USA Trust as of 2004 was approx. 10,000 these rooms and hotels are spread out amongst 19 different states in which the company has investments.

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(Money Manager) - Starwood Lodging Trust: The largest hotel investment trust in the USA and perhaps the world. This company has some of the largest numbers in the hotel business, Starwood lodging trust owns most big hotel brands in North America such as Westin, Sheraton and The Four Points among a few. This stock has been the pride of the hotel investment trust for years. Although with the recession Starwood Lodging Trust has seen a drop in investors and stock prices as well, but as occupancy numbers grow so will the stock prices and the company’s net worth.

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(Money Manager) - Sunstone Hotel Investors INC: This is a real estate investment company that invests and manages hotels around the country; This Company manages high end hotels such as The Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt, Starwood and Fairmount. The main objective of this real estate investing trust is to buy and invest in hotels that are under an already recognized name and add them to their own portfolio.

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