Boykin Lodging Sets Date for Special Meeting of Shareholders

CLEVELAND, Aug. 4  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boykin Lodging Company (NYSE:BOY), a hotel real estate investment trust (REIT), today announced that it will hold a Special Meeting of Shareholders to approve and adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 19, 2006 among Braveheart Investors LP, Braveheart II Realty (Ohio) Corp., Braveheart II Properties Holding LLC, Braveheart II Properties Company LLC, the Company and Boykin Hotel Properties, L.P., on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. local time. The meeting will take place at the Cleveland Airport Marriott, 4277 West 150th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44135.  Holders of record of the Company's common shares as of the close of business on August 4, 2006 will be entitled to vote at the meeting and will receive the Company's definitive proxy statement related to the Special Meeting via mail.

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 20 hotels containing a total of 5,637 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/.

Forward Looking Statements:

This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 regarding the Company, including those statements regarding the expected effects, timing and completion of the proposed transactions, among others. Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that may cause results to differ materially from those set forth in those statements.  For example, among other things, (1) the Company may be unable to obtain shareholder approval required for its proposed merger with Braveheart Investors LP; (2) conditions to the closing of the proposed merger may not be satisfied; (3) the proposed merger may involve unexpected costs or unexpected liabilities; (4) the businesses of the Company may suffer as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed merger; (5) there is shareholder litigation pending against the Company and its directors with respect to the contemplated transactions; and (6) the Company may be adversely affected by economic, business, and/or competitive factors, including real estate conditions, and hotel acquisition and disposition programs.  Additional factors that may affect the future results of the Company are set forth in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at http://www.boykinlodging.com/ and http://www.sec.gov/.  Unless required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward- looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Additional Information and Where to Find It:

In connection with the proposed transaction, a definitive proxy statement of Boykin Lodging Company and other materials will be filed with the SEC. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND THESE OTHER MATERIALS CAREFULLY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT BOYKIN LODGING COMPANY AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement (as available) as well as other filed documents containing information about Boykin Lodging Company at http://www.sec.gov/, the SEC's free website.  Free copies of Boykin Lodging Company's SEC filings are also available on Boykin Lodging Company's website, http://www.boykinlodging.com/.

Participants in the Solicitation:

Boykin Lodging Company and its executive officers and directors may be deemed, under SEC rules, to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Boykin Lodging Company's shareholders with respect to the proposed transaction.  INFORMATION REGARDING BOYKIN LODGING COMPANY'S EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS IS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY'S DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT FILED ON APRIL 25, 2006 AND THE COMPANY'S PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC ON JUNE 21, 2006 AND JULY 24, 2006.  More detailed information regarding the identity of potential participants, and their direct or indirect interest, by securities, holdings or otherwise, will be set forth in the definitive proxy statement and other material to be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction.

   Contact: Tara Szerpicki
            Investor Relations
            Boykin Lodging Company
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Web site:  http://www.boykinlodging.com/

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