ADVISORY/RFS Hotel Investors, Inc. --NYSE:RFS-- 4th Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call

Press Release
January 5, 2001
*T RFS HOTEL INVESTORS, INC. (NYSE:RFS) -- 4th QUARTER EARNINGS RELEASE and CONFERENCE CALL

Thursday January 25, 2001

10:00 am Eastern Time

Dial In pound sign and 415/228-5024 (15 min. prior to start of call)

Passcode: RFS, Leader - Solmson Replay pound sign and 402/998-1315 available until April 25, 3:00 pm CT

WebCast and the conference call replay is accessible

@ www.rfshotel.com

For questions concerning either the earnings release or the conference call, please contact me at 901/682-1360. Thanks, and we look forward to talking with you on January 25th!
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Contact: 
     Mimi Hall Communications
     Mimi Hall, 901/682-1360