Extended Stay America, Inc. 4Q 2000 Earnings Report Scheduled for Tuesday, January 23, 2001

Press Release
January 17, 2001
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL -- Extended Stay America, Inc. (NYSE:ESA) will release its fourth quarter 2000 financial earnings on Tuesday, January 23, 2001.

To announce the earnings results, the company will host a live webcast at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). The webcast can be accessed via the company's website at www.extstay.com in the Investor Information section.

An online replay of the webcast will be archived on the Company's website immediately following the presentation and will remain on the site until the Company's next earnings announcement in April 2001.

Founded in 1995 by Mr. George D. Johnson, Jr., CEO, Extended Stay America, Inc. and H. Wayne Huizenga, Chairman of the Board, Extended Stay America, Inc. and Chairman of the Board, AutoNation, Inc., Extended Stay America, Inc. develops, owns and operates three brands of extended-stay lodging hotels designed for business and personal travelers in need of affordable, high quality accommodations for a week or more.

Selected as a Best Practices Champion by Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration and named one of America's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies by Fortune magazine for the second year in a row, Extended Stay America, Inc. currently owns and operates 392 extended stay lodging hotels in 38 states which includes 93 StudioPLUS Deluxe Studios, 260 Extended StayAmerica Efficiency Studios and 39 Crossland Economy Studios facilities.

For reservations, locations or additional information on Extended Stay America, Inc., please call 1-800-EXT-STAY or visit the Company's Web site at www.extstay.com.

NOTE TO EDITORS: For copies of recent press releases from Extended Stay America via fax, at no charge, call 888/395-STAY (7829). For company information, logo and photos via the Internet, visit http://www.extstay.com

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Contact: 

     Extended Stay America, Fort Lauderdale
     Monique J. Damiano, 954/713-1624
     mdamiano@extstay.com
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