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  Prime Hospitality Converts Four Howard Johnson Inns 
to Wellesley Inns & Suites 

FAIRFIELD, N.J., July 19, 2001 - Prime Hospitality Corp.  (NYSE: PDQ) has continued its aggressive expansion of its Wellesley Inns & Suites brand with the addition of four recently converted properties in Whippany, NJ, Wayne, NJ, Santa Clara, CA and Atlanta, GA.  The hotels, previously operated as Howard Johnson Inns, will be managed by Prime.

The Wellesley Inn Wayne, NJ is located at 1850 Route 23 and Ratzer Road.  A $3.5 million renovation encompassed the exterior facade as well as the complete rebuilding of the lobby area and refurbishment of 147 guest rooms, including new furnishings, carpeting and draperies.  The two-story hotel now features expanded complimentary continental breakfast, an outdoor pool, guest laundry facilities and exercise room.  Each guest room offers high-speed Internet access, coffee makers, cable television with HBO and pay-per-view movies, and dataport telephones with voice mail.  The Wellesley Inn is located within one mile of Packanack Golf Course and Packanack Lake, four miles from William Patterson College and Willowbrook Mall, and 25 miles from Newark International Airport and Mountain Creek Ski Resort.

The Wellesley Inn Whippany, NJ is a two-story, 108 room property located at 1255 Route 10.  The extensive $1.5 million renovation included all guestroom and bathroom refurbishment, the construction of a breakfast and kitchen area and new lobby and front desk area.  Guest rooms were all equipped with new voice mail and satellite TV network systems as well as new 25" televisions; a state-of-the-art fire detection and sprinkler system were also installed.  The hotel offers an outdoor pool, guest laundry and valet services, free continental breakfast and meeting facilities.  Situated within a mile of Nabisco, Lucent Technologies and Chubb Institute offices, the hotel is 15 miles from the Paper Mill Playhouse, 20 miles from Waterloo Village and 30 miles from New York City.

The Wellesley Inn Santa Clara, CA is located at 5405 Stevens Creek Blvd.  Its 96 guest rooms feature cable television with pay-per-view movies and dataport phones with voicemail.  The hotel offers a heated outdoor pool, meeting facilities, use of a local fitness center and free continental breakfast.  Nearby corporate offices include Intel and Hewlett Packard and area attractions include the Winchester Mystery House (two miles), Great America Amusement Park (six miles) and downtown San Jose (six miles).  It is also 15 minutes from area wineries and Monterey.

The six-story, 191 room Wellesley Inn Atlanta, GA is located at 1377 Virginia Avenue, minutes from Hartsfield International Airport.  All public areas and guest rooms were recently completely refurbished, with new carpeting, draperies and furniture.  The hotel features an outdoor pool, over 2,000 square feet of meeting space, an exercise facility, free continental breakfast, free airport transportation and guest laundry and valet services.  An adjacent restaurant -- Hartsfield's -- serves lunch and dinner and provides room service.  The property is within one mile of Delta Headquarters and the Ford Motors Assembly Plant, and within 12 miles of Turner Field and downtown Atlanta.  It is also 17 miles from Six Flags Over Georgia and 20 miles from Atlanta International Raceway.

"Previous Wellesley conversions have been very successful and we are confident these four hotels will experience similar results," said Prime's CEO and Chairman A.F. Petrocelli.  "We have great faith in the chain's potential to become a leading limited-service brand, and each new conversion helps demonstrate the chain's potential to prospective franchisees."

Wellesley Inns & Suites is a limited-service hotel chain serving both transient and extended-stay travelers seeking high levels of service and amenities at affordable prices.  There are currently 72 Wellesley Inns & Suites in 22 states, with several others under development. 

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Contact:
Prime Hospitality Corp.
Mafalda Arena 
+1-973-882-7685
http://www.wellesleyinnandsuites.com

Also See Prime Hospitality Reflagging 38 of 43 HomeGates to Wellesley Inn and Suites / Sept 1999 
Prime Hospitality Finds a New Distribution Channel For Room Inventory / May 2001 


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