EXHIBIT 10.2.4

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO
SENIOR SECURED CREDIT AGREEMENT

     FOURTH AMENDMENT TO SENIOR SECURED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of October 22, 2003 (the “Amendment Date”), is among INTERSTATE OPERATING COMPANY, L.P. (fka MeriStar H & R Operating Company, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, as the Borrower (“Borrower”); the Guarantors; SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”); and the Lenders a party hereto.

RECITALS:

     A. The Borrower; the Administrative Agent; the Lenders and certain other parties are party to that certain Senior Secured Credit Agreement dated as of July 31, 2002, as amended by First Amendment to Senior Secured Credit Agreement dated as of August 15, 2002, Second Amendment to Senior Secured Credit Agreement dated as of January 10, 2003, and Third Amendment to Senior Secured Credit Agreement dated as of July 31, 2003 (as amended, the “Original Credit Agreement”).

     B. The parties hereto desire to amend the Original Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) as hereinafter provided.

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

     1. All terms used in this Amendment, but not defined herein, shall have the meaning given such terms in the Original Credit Agreement.

     2. This Amendment shall become effective as of the Amendment Date if on or prior to the close of business on October 31, 2003 (the “Termination Date”) the following conditions precedent have been satisfied:

a. Documentation. The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment executed by the Borrower, the Guarantors and the Required Lenders.

b. Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties contained in this Amendment, and in each Credit Document shall be true and correct in all material respects both as of the Amendment Date and the date the other conditions to this Amendment’s effectiveness are satisfied except for changes which individually or in the aggregate do not constitute a Material Adverse Change.

c. No Default. No Default or Event of Default shall exist as of either the Amendment Date or the date the other conditions to this Amendment’s effectiveness are satisfied.

d. Subordinated Credit Agreement. The Subordinated Credit Agreement shall be amended in a manner substantially similar to the amendments to the Original Credit Agreement set forth in this Amendment and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

If this Amendment does not become effective prior to the Termination Date, this Amendment shall be null and void; provided however that the Borrower shall still be obligated to reimburse Société Generale for costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Amendment.

     3. The term “Credit Agreement” as used in the Credit Documents, shall mean the Original Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.

     4. The definition of “Responsible Officer” is amended by adding the phrase “Chairman of the Board,” immediately before the phrase “Chief Executive Officer”.

     5. Section 8.01(l) is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

   “(l) Change in Ownership or Management. Any of the following occur without the written consent of the Required Lenders: (i) a Change in Control occurs for either the Parent or the Borrower; (ii) the Parent and any wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Parent collectively owns less than 70% of the legal or beneficial interest in the Borrower; (iii) unless a Specified Change of Control Event shall have occurred, the Parent and MHC shall cease to have the same individual serving as the Chairman of the Board of their respective Boards of Directors, and, within 120 days following such occurrence for any reason, another person acceptable to the Required Lenders in their sole discretion is not employed as the Chairman of the Board of both respective Boards of Directors;”

     6. Each party hereto represents to the other parties hereto that such party is authorized to execute this Amendment. In addition, the Borrower and the Guarantors represent and warrant to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent that (a) the representations and warranties contained in this Amendment, and in each Credit Document are true and correct in all material respects as of the Amendment Date except for changes which individually or in the aggregate do not constitute a Material Adverse Change, (b) no Default or Event of Default exists as of the Amendment Date except for any such Default or Event of Default as is expressly waived or eliminated by this Amendment, and (c) such Persons have no claims, offsets, or counterclaims with respect to their respective obligations under the Credit Documents as of the Amendment Date.

     7. This Amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute but one Amendment.

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EXECUTED as of the date first referenced above.

BORROWER:
INTERSTATE OPERATING COMPANY, L.P.
By:	Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc., its general partner
	By:
	Name:
	Title:

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SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, individually as a Lender and as Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Alternate Currency Swing Line Lender
By:
	Thomas K. Day Managing Director

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CITICORP REAL ESTATE, INC.

By:

Name:

Title:

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LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.

By:

Name:

Title:

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CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH, individually as a Lender and as Documentation Agent

By:

Name:

Title:

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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, acting through its
New York Agency

By:

Name:

Title:

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ACCESSION AGREEMENT, JOINDER, CONSENT AND RATIFICATION

Each of the following entities (each a “Company”) which is not yet a Guarantor under the Senior Secured Credit Agreement dated as of July 31, 2002 (as amended or modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among MERISTAR HOSPITALITY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, as the Borrower, SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), the Lenders and the other parties thereto, hereby agrees with (i) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Credit Agreement; (ii) the parties to the Environmental Indemnification Agreement (the “Environmental Indemnity”) dated as of even date as the Credit Agreement and executed in connection with the Credit Agreement, (iii) the parties to the Guaranty and Contribution Agreement (the “Guaranty”) dated as of even date as the Credit Agreement and executed in connection with the Credit Agreement, and (iv) the parties to the Pledge Agreement (the “Pledge Agreement”) dated as of even date as the Credit Agreement and executed in connection with the Credit Agreement, as follows:

     Each Company hereby agrees and confirms that, as of the date hereof, it (a) intends to be a party to the Environmental Indemnity, the Guaranty and the Pledge Agreement and undertakes to perform all the obligations expressed therein, respectively, of an Indemnitor, a Guarantor and a Debtor (as defined in the Environmental Indemnity, the Guaranty and the Pledge Agreement, respectively), (b) agrees to be bound by all of the provisions of the Environmental Indemnity, the Guaranty and the Pledge Agreement as if it had been an original party to such agreements, (c) confirms that the representations and warranties set forth in the Environmental Indemnity, the Guaranty and the Pledge Agreement, respectively, with respect to the Company, a party thereto, are true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Accession Agreement and (d) has received and reviewed copies of each of the Environmental Indemnity, the Guaranty and the Pledge Agreement.

     For purposes of notices under the Environmental Indemnity, the Guaranty and the Pledge Agreement the address for each Company shall be the same address as the address of the Parent.

     The Guarantors (including each Company and all previously existing Guarantors) join in and consent to the terms and provisions of the attached Amendment and agree that the Security Agreement, the Environmental Indemnification Agreement and the Guaranty and Contribution Agreement (the “Guaranty”) to which each of the Guarantors is a party each dated July 31, 2002 remain in full force and effect, and further that the Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the Guaranty) include the additional obligations of the Borrower under the attached Amendment.

     This Accession Agreement, Joinder, Consent and Ratification is dated as of the date of the Amendment.

GUARANTORS:

INTERSTATE HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.
a Delaware corporation

By:

Name:

Title:

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BRIDGESTREET CORPORATE HOUSING WORLDWIDE, INC.
a Delaware corporation

By:

Name:

Title:

MERISTAR MANAGEMENT (CANMORE) LTD.
a British Columbia (Canada) corporation

By:

Name:

Title:

MERISTAR MANAGEMENT
(VANCOUVER-METRTOWN) LTD.
a British Columbia (Canada) corporation

By:

Name:

Title:

BRIDGESTREET CANADA, INC.
an Ontario (Canada) corporation

By:

Name:

Title:

BRIDGESTREET ACCOMMODATIONS, LTD.
Incorporated under the laws of England and Wales

By:

Name:

Title:

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BRIDGESTREET ACCOMMODATIONS
LONDON LIMITED
Incorporated under the laws of England and Wales

By:

Name:

Title:

BRIDGESTREET WARDROBE PLACE LIMITED
Incorporated under the laws of England and Wales

By:

Name:

Title:

LORYT(1) LIMITED
Incorporated under the laws of England and Wales

By:

Name:

Title:

APALACHEE BAY SAS
Incorporated under the laws of France

By:

Name:

Title:

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INTERSTATE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
MERISTAR AGH COMPANY, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
CAPSTAR WINSTON COMPANY, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
CAPSTAR BK COMPANY, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
CAPSTAR KCII COMPANY, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
CAPSTAR WYANDOTTE COMPANY, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
CAPSTAR ST. LOUIS COMPANY, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
MERISTAR LAUNDRY, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
MERISTAR PRESTON CENTER, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
MERISTAR HGI COMPANY, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
MERISTAR STORRS COMPANY, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
MERISTAR VACATIONS, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
THE NETEFFECT STRATEGIC ALLIANCE, LLC a Delaware limited liability company
MERISTAR FLAGSTONE, LLC a Delaware limited liability company
By:	MeriStar H & R Operating Company, L.P. a Delaware limited partnership, its managing member
	By:	Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc. a Delaware corporation, its general partner
		By:
		Name:
		Title:

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BRIDGESTREET MARYLAND, LLC a Delaware limited liability company
BRIDGESTREET MINNEAPOLIS, LLC a Delaware limited liability company
BRIDGESTREET MIDWEST, LLC a Delaware limited liability company
BRIDGESTREET ARIZONA, LLC a Delaware limited liability company
BRIDGESTREET NEVADA, LLC a Delaware limited liability company
BRIDGESTREET SOUTHWEST, LLC a Delaware limited liability company
BRIDGESTREET OHIO, LLC a Delaware limited liability company
BRIDGESTREET CALIFORNIA, LLC a Delaware limited liability company
BRIDGESTREET COLORADO, LLC a Delaware limited liability company
BRIDGESTREET NORTH CAROLINA, LLC a Delaware limited liability company
BRIDGESTREET RALEIGH, LLC a Delaware limited liability company
By:	MeriStar H & R Operating Company, L.P. a Delaware limited partnership, their sole member
	By:	Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc. a Delaware corporation, its general partner
		By:
		Name:
		Title:

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BRIDGESTREET TEXAS, L.P. a Delaware limited partnership
By:	BridgeStreet Nevada, LLC a Delaware limited liability company, its partner
	By:	MeriStar H & R Operating Company, L.P. a Delaware limited partnership, its member
		By:	Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc. a Delaware corporation, its general partner
			By:
			Name:
			Title:
By:	BridgeStreet Arizona, LLC a Delaware limited liability company, its partner
	By:	MeriStar H & R Operating Company, L.P. a Delaware limited partnership, its member
		By:	Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc. a Delaware corporation, its general partner
			By:
			Name:
			Title:

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INTERSTATE HOTELS COMPANY
a Delaware corporation

INTERSTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
a Delaware corporation

INTERSTATE PARTNER CORPORATION
a Delaware corporation

INTERSTATE PROPERTY CORPORATION
a Delaware corporation

INTERSTATE/KP HOLDING CORPORATION
a Delaware corporation

NORTHRIDGE HOLDINGS, INC.
a Delaware corporation

IHC HOLDINGS, INC.
a Delaware corporation

INTERSTATE MEMBER INC.
a Delaware corporation

CROSSROADS HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT COMPANY
a Delaware corporation

COLONY HOTELS AND RESORTS COMPANY
a Delaware corporation

By:

Name:

Title:

NORTHRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY
a corporation organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands

By:

Name:

Title:

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INTERSTATE PROPERTY PARTNERSHIP, L.P. a Delaware limited partnership
By:	Interstate Property Corporation a Delaware corporation, its general partner
	By:
	Name:
	Title:
INTERSTATE/DALLAS GP, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
By:	Interstate Property Corporation a Delaware corporation, its managing member
	By:
	Name:
	Title:
INTERSTATE KISSIMMEE PARTNER, L.P. a Delaware limited partnership
By:	Interstate/KP Holding Corporation a Delaware corporation, its general partner
	By:
	Name:
	Title:

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INTERSTATE PITTSBURGH HOLDINGS, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
INTERSTATE MANCHESTER COMPANY, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
By:	Interstate Property Partnership, L.P. a Delaware limited liability company, their sole member
	By:	Interstate Property Corporation a Delaware corporation, its general partner
		By:
		Name:
		Title:
INTERSTATE HOUSTON PARTNER, L.P. a Delaware limited partnership
INTERSTATE/DALLAS PARTNERSHIP, L.P. a Delaware limited partnership
By:	Interstate Property Corporation a Delaware corporation, their general partner
	By:
	Name:
	Title:
INTERSTATE HOTELS, LLC a Delaware limited liability company
By:	Northridge Holdings, Inc. a Delaware corporation, its managing member
	By:
	Name:
	Title:

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CONTINENTAL DESIGN AND SUPPLIES COMPANY, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
IHC MOSCOW SERVICES, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
PAH-HILLTOP GP, LLC a Delaware limited liability company
PAH-CAMBRIDGE HOLDINGS, LLC a Delaware limited liability company
CROSSROADS HOSPITALITY COMPANY, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
IHC INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (UK), L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
IHC SERVICES COMPANY, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
CROSSROADS HOSPITALITY TENANT COMPANY, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
By:	Interstate Hotels, LLC a Delaware limited liability company, their managing member
	By:		Northridge Holdings, Inc. a Delaware corporation, its managing member
		By:
		Name:
		Title:

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HILLTOP EQUIPMENT LEASING COMPANY, L.P. a Delaware limited partnership
By:	PAH-Hilltop GP, LLC a Delaware limited liability company, its general partner
	By:	Interstate Hotels, LLC a Delaware limited liability company, its sole member
		By:	Northridge Holdings, Inc. a Delaware corporation, its managing member
			By:
			Name:
			Title:

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IHC/MOSCOW CORPORATION a Delaware corporation
By:
Name: Title:	Christopher L. Bennett Senior Vice President and Secretary
FUTURE FINANCING MEMBER CORPORATION a Delaware corporation
By:
Name: Title:	Christopher L. Bennett Senior Vice President and Secretary
CROSSROADS/MEMPHIS FINANCING CORPORATION a Delaware corporation
By:
Name: Title:	Christopher L. Bennett Senior Vice President and Secretary
CROSSROADS/MEMPHIS FINANCING II CORPORATION a Delaware corporation
By:
Name: Title:	Christopher L. Bennett Senior Vice President and Secretary

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CROSSROADS FUTURE COMPANY, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
By:	Interstate Member, Inc. a Delaware corporation, its member
	By: Name: Title:	____________________________ Christopher L. Bennett Senior Vice President and Secretary
By:	Crossroads Hospitality Company, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company, its member
	By:	Interstate Member, Inc. a Delaware corporation, its member
		By: Name: Title:	____________________________ Christopher L. Bennett Senior Vice President and Secretary
	By:	Interstate Hotels, LLC a Delaware limited liability company, its member
		By:	Northridge Holdings, Inc. a Delaware corporation, its managing member
			By: Name: Title:	____________________________ Christopher L. Bennett Senior Vice President and Secretary

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CROSSROADS FUTURE FINANCING COMPANY, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
By:	Crossroads Future Company, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company, its sole member
	By:	Interstate Member, Inc. a Delaware corporation, its member
		By: Name: Title:	____________________________ Christopher L. Bennett Senior Vice President and Secretary
By:	Crossroads Hospitality Company, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company, its member
	By:	Interstate Member, Inc. a Delaware corporation, its member
		By: Name: Title:	____________________________ Christopher L. Bennett Senior Vice President and Secretary
	By:	Interstate Hotels, LLC a Delaware limited liability company, its member
		By:	Northridge Holdings, Inc. a Delaware corporation, its managing member
			By: Name: Title:	____________________________ Christopher L. Bennett Senior Vice President and Secretary

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CROSSROADS/MEMPHIS COMPANY, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
By:	Interstate Member, Inc. a Delaware corporation, its member
	By: Name: Title:	____________________________ Christopher L. Bennett Senior Vice President and Secretary
By:	Crossroads Hospitality Company, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company, its member
	By:	Interstate Member, Inc. a Delaware corporation, its member
		By: Name: Title:	____________________________ Christopher L. Bennett Senior Vice President and Secretary
	By:	Interstate Hotels, LLC a Delaware limited liability company, its member
		By:	Northridge Holdings, Inc. a Delaware corporation, its managing member
			By: Name: Title:	____________________________ Christopher L. Bennett Senior Vice President and Secretary

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CROSSROADS/MEMPHIS PARTNERSHIP, L.P. a Delaware limited partnership
By:	Crossroads/Memphis Company, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company, its general partner
	By:	Interstate Member, Inc. a Delaware corporation, its member
		By: Name: Title:	____________________________ Christopher L. Bennett Senior Vice President and Secretary
By:	Crossroads Hospitality Company, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company, its member
		By:	Interstate Member, Inc. a Delaware corporation, its member
			By: Name: Title:	____________________________ Christopher L. Bennett Senior Vice President and Secretary
	By:	Interstate Hotels, LLC a Delaware limited liability company, its member
		By:	Northridge Holdings, Inc. a Delaware corporation, its managing member
			By: Name: Title:	____________________________ Christopher L. Bennett Senior Vice President and Secretary

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CROSSROADS/MEMPHIS FINANCING COMPANY, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
CROSSROADS/MEMPHIS FINANCING COMPANY II, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company
By:	Crossroads/Memphis Partnership, L.P. a Delaware limited partnership, their sole member
	By:	Crossroads/Memphis Company, L.L.C. A Delaware limited liability company, its general partner
		By:	Interstate Member, Inc. a Delaware corporation, its member
			By: Name: Title:	____________________________ Christopher L. Bennett Senior Vice President and Secretary
	By:	Crossroads Hospitality Company, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company, its member
		By:	Interstate Member, Inc. a Delaware corporation, its member
			By: Name: Title:	____________________________ Christopher L. Bennett Senior Vice President and Secretary
		By:	Interstate Hotels, LLC a Delaware limited liability company, its member
			By:	Northridge Holdings, Inc. a Delaware corporation, its managing member
				By: Name: Title:	____________________________ Christopher L. Bennett Senior Vice President and Secretary