BOY Boykin Lodging

Boykin Lodging Announces Sale of Yakima Hotel CLEVELAND, June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boykin Lodging Company (NYSE:BOY), a hotel real estate investment trust, today announced that it has sold the Clarion Hotel & Conference Center in Yakima, Washington to an unrelated third party for a price of $4.2 million. The net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes. The sale is a continuation of the Company's plan to dispose of non-core assets, those which are not consistent with the Company's strategy of focusing on major metropolitan areas and beachfront markets. Boykin Lodging Company is a real estate investment trust that focuses on the ownership of full-service, upscale commercial and resort hotels. The Company currently owns interests in 21 hotels containing a total of 6,019 rooms located in 13 states, and operating under such internationally known brands as Doubletree, Marriott, Hilton, Radisson, Embassy Suites, and Courtyard by Marriott among others. For more information about Boykin Lodging Company, visit the Company's website at http://www.boykinlodging.com/ . Contact: Tara Szerpicki Investor Relations Boykin Lodging Company (216) 430-1333 DATASOURCE: Boykin Lodging Company CONTACT: Tara Szerpicki, Investor Relations of Boykin Lodging Company, +1-216-430-1333, or Web site: http://www.boykinlodging.com/

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